Overview
Employees
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Ponte Vedra, FL
Category
Social Assistance
K9s For Warriors is the nation’s largest non-profit organization providing service canines to warriors suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and/or Military Sexual Trauma (MST) as a result of military service post-9/11. Our goal is to empower them to return to civilian life with dignity and independence. We specialize in obtaining and training service dogs to place with disabled American veterans who served post-9/11. Over 500,000 of our warriors have come home disabled. One in five suffers from post-traumatic stress, and one in six will attempt suicide. We are dedicated to defeating veteran suicide by pairing war veterans with our trained service dogs, over 90% of which come from rescue shelters. With over a third of our staff being veterans, we are proud to have received the Outstanding Veteran Employer Award from VetJobs in 2016. In May, 2017, we won the Excellence in Giving, Certified Transparency award, given to nonprofits for their openness in program reporting. In January 2018, we opened our second campus near Gainesville, FL, and ran our first classes there starting in the fall. Called the Gold Family Campus, it is a donated, 67-acre property with nine bedrooms and seven bathrooms. It is energy-independent thanks to $1 million worth of solar panels. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and visit our YouTube Channel. Founded in 2011 as a 501(c) 3 organization by Shari Duval, K9s For Warriors is dedicated to providing service canines to our warriors suffering from post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury and/or military sexual trauma as a result of military service post 9/11. Our goal is to give a new leash on life to rescue dogs and military heroes, empowering warriors to return to civilian life with dignity and independence.
