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K9S FOR FREEDOM & INDEPENDENCE

So That 4 Paws, Opens Doors and Minds

Collinsville, TX   |  www.k9sforfreedom.org

Mission

We train Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) K9s. We find and screen dogs from shelters or foster groups. We train the dog for First Responder Agencies to help the employees, Officers, Fire Fighters, Community Members, School Children and Staff cope with extraordinary stressful situations in their work lives. We are focusing on law enforcement agencies due to the unjust criticism on police right now. We DO NOT charge the agency for our services or for the dog. These dogs are extremely useful during investigations, natural disasters, special needs children, social events with law enforcement just to name a few. If we can help prevent well trained officers and employees from walking away due to stress, lack of support, family pressure, we all win.

Notes from the nonprofit

We are a small non profit doing big things to help 1st Responders recover from the things they see and deal with on a daily basis. Our growth is getting even better because of the special dogs we produce and the training we provide.

Ruling year info

2012

Founder/Chairman

Janeen Baggette

Main address

PO Box 136

Collinsville, TX 76233 USA

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EIN

45-3620942

NTEE code info

Other Services (D60)

Other Mental Health, Crisis Intervention N.E.C. (F99)

Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (E01)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-N.

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Programs and results

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Our programs

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What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

May 2017 Graduation

We will be graduating 5 Teams from the program. We will have several Veterans, Police and possibly a Fireman.

Population(s) Served
Emergency responders
Veterans

We are needing a place for the dogs to stay during the day, while not training. This will be for approximately 1 week to 1 month depending on Foster Home Availability.

Population(s) Served

A building to do Service Dog, Therapy Dog, Detection Dog and Obedience training/education. It can also be used as a meeting place for First Responders to get together talk shop and support each other.

Population(s) Served

We are training even more dogs to assist agencies, their employees, their communities.

Population(s) Served
Emergency responders
Military personnel
Veterans

Where we work

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Our Sustainable Development Goals

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Goals & Strategy

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Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

To help 1st Responders deal with the horrific things they see on a daily basis, that is causing more of them to commit suicide. To assist victims of violent crimes tell their story to investigators so the guilty party can be found and prosecuted. To assist 1st Responders dealing with community members in crisis. To bridge the gap between the 1st Responder and the community in need. All of this is done using a specially trained dog that we donate to agencies across the country as Official K9's. They are a combination of handicap service dogs, detection dogs and therapy dogs that we call, Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) K9.

Networking, fundraising, grants, training events, speaking engagements

We are working with other 1st Responder agencies and organizations, volunteers, to produce more dogs, get the word out, raise awareness, raise money, product donations and buy in by the general public, and the 1st responder community.

We have placed even more dogs this year across the country, speaking engagements, networking have really helped to get even more support.

How we listen

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Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

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  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback

Financials

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K9S FOR FREEDOM & INDEPENDENCE

Board of directors
as of 11/10/2022
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Board chair

Janeen Baggette

K9's For Freedom & Independence

Pete Rollins (Deceased)

K9's For Freedom & Independence

Lori Olson

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Terri Donsbach

K9's For Freedom & Independence

Amber Rollins

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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? Not applicable
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Not applicable
  • 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
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Not applicable
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 11/5/2022
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female
Disability status
Person with a disability

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Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

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Disability