Locations and Facilities

All of us at ECAD spend a LOT of time on the road!
Here's where you can find us throughout the week. . .
Torrington, Connecticut

Home of founders Lu and Dale Picard
Original kennel facility: Dale Picard
Location of the Laura J. Niles Breeding and Volunteer Center
All breeding and whelping: Dale Picard
Home for the Weekend Volunteer Program
Weekend Teen Volunteer Program
Dobbs Ferry, NY: Children's Village and Greenburgh Eleven USFD
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ECADemy program: Lu Picard, Barbara Jenkel, Yuka Koike
Main Office: Tara Riordan
Secondary kennel facility: Alex Hollo
Team Training location and residence: Alex Hollo
WAY (Work Appreciation for Youth job ) Program: Chris Conforti and Alex Hollo
Volunteer Program: Alex Hollo, Yuka Koike, Tara Riordan.
AAT program: Lu Picard, Tara Riordan
Best Friends AAA program: Yuka Koike, Cristina Sosa
Brewster, NY: Green Chimneys
ECADemy Program: Dale Picard
AAT Program: Dale Picard
Syosset, NY: mercyFirst Children's and Family Services
ECADemy Program: Alex Hollo
Volunteer Program
AAT Program
Hawthorne, NY and Bronx, NY: Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services
ECADemy Program: Chris Conforti
PALS program: Yuka Koike