Department of Defense Grant Awarded to K9 Partners for Patriots
Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program
K9 Partners for Patriots is thrilled to announce that they have been awarded the Wounded Warrior Service Dog Program (WWSDP) Grant (not to be confused with Wounded Warrior). This Department of Defense grant is awarded by the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences for the period of September 2015 – September 2016 in the amount of $86,501.00.
This significantly paves the way for our Service Dog Training Program to press forward and expand our efforts in the training of Service Dogs with Veterans and Service Members who have been diagnosed with service related PTSD and/or TBI at no cost to our program Veterans and Service Members.
The good work K9 Partners for Patriots will do this year using this provision will be known as “OPERATION RESCUE”.
The tremendous benefits and transformative effects service dogs provide to soldiers and veterans diagnosed with PTSD and/or TBI is becoming more and more evident. Improved family relationships as well as increased social interactions, independence and reduced stress. In many cases medications are reduced or eliminated as quality of life improves.
Furthermore, many of the service dogs in the program are rescued from shelters, giving both the Veteran and the animal a new lease on life. The need for such dogs is growing and the expenses associated with their care and training are substantial.
Our Veterans and Service Members need and deserve our support. There aren’t words enough to express our gratitude for this generous grant award. We vow to use it wisely and do all that we may to provide support through our Service Dog Training Program to our Veterans, Active Military, their families and service animals with OPERATION RESCUE!
