Life Changing Service Dogs For Veterans is dedicated to helping the many Veterans who return home with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), emotional and mobility issues, and other visible and invisible injuries. Flashbacks of service-related events can lead to antisocial behavior, feelings of detachment, difficulty feeling like they belong, shame, and survivor’s guilt, any of which can keep our Veterans from enjoying the beauty of life and being the person they used to be or want to be. Life Changing Service Dogs For Veterans, an all-volunteer Pittsburgh-based not-for-profit, has raised more than $2.3 million to enable the gifting of a Service Dog to more than 55 Veterans in our Region.
Since its inception in 2015, Life. Changing Service. Dogs For Veterans has committed to turning over 100% of the funds it raises for Service Dogs. As an IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 37-2010072), all donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law. Separate fundraisers cover our operating expenses, enabling us to fulfill this promise.
Make A DonationProvide support to America’s Veterans with a Service Dog for those who suffer from visible and invisible disabilities including Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) or Post Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) with special focus on men and women who are Veterans of United States Military Service.
Life Changing Service Dogs For Veterans is focused on the needs of our Military Service Veterans by helping to raise sufficient funds to cover the costs of Medical Service Dogs for individual Veterans in need.
In 2015, two Viet Nam Veterans from the South Hills of Pittsburgh, Army Lieutenant Anthony “Tony” Accamando and Air Force Colonel George D’Angelo, were in search of a solution to the problem of 22 Veterans committing suicide daily. Their search led them to Medical Service Dogs and Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs, a Florida-based Service Dog breeder/trainer that gifted Service Dogs to disabled Veterans at no cost to the Veteran. Moreover, at that time and to the present (June 2024), no recipient of their Service Dog has committed suicide. Solution reached!
Life changing Service Dogs For Veterans is a group of unpaid volunteers working solely for the benefits of our regional Veterans. We are not aligned with any organization, other than Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs, Inc.; nor are we aligned with any political or private advocacy groups. We are driven solely by the desire to help meet the needs of the men and women who are Veterans of United States Military Service.
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