HERO DOGS INC
Service Dogs for America's Heroes
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2014, there were 3.8 million Veterans with a service-connected disability rating. Of this number, 1.1 million had a rating of 70 percent or higher. Additionally, there are thousands of other Veterans and first responders who have non-service-connected injuries or currently have a disability. Some of these include: blindness, hearing loss, amputated or loss of use of limbs; spinal cord injuries; traumatic brain injuries; or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Puppy Raising Program
Obtaining suitable canine candidates, recruiting volunteer foster homes to raise and care for puppies, providing veterinary care and supplies for puppies in program, providing support to volunteer puppy raisers, providing group and individual instruction to volunteer puppy raisers to aid them in raising and training their service puppy candidates.
Service Dog Training Program
Providing professional training to service dog candidates who have completed the puppy program, including housing, veterinary care, and supplies for service dog candidates. Meeting or exceeding all applicable training standards defined as industry best practices and required for accreditation.
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
In many cases, service dogs can significantly improve quality of life and help to restore independence to a person with a disability.
The positive impact service dogs have on individuals who are disabled is well-documented (Hall, MacMichael, Turner, Mills, 2017) . A service dog not only assists with physical tasks that may be difficult or impossible for a person with a disability to accomplish, but also can perform tasks to assist with mental health challenges.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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HERO DOGS INC
Board of directorsas of 12/16/2021
James Crimmins
Jennifer Lund, Ph.D.
Hero Dogs
Bryan DuChene
Department of Justice
Joe Trella
Senior Strategic Consultant
Bess Amerman
College Summitt
Linda Phipps
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Jim Crimmins
J. Blair Fishburn
Rob Grubbs
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Christy Tosatto
Jeanie Wade
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Glenn Wasik
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
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