OUR NATIONAL IMPACT
Since our founding in 2011, Project 2 Heal has served veterans, children with special needs, and adults with disabilities by donating world-class puppies to more than 25 service dog training organizations nationwide.
Due to our innovative nurturing and development programs, the success rate of our puppies in service dog training is astronomically high. (Our longest running partnership has a 90% success rate with Project 2 Heal puppies.) Take a scroll through some of the lives our puppies have changed!
changing lives with our future service dogs
GIVING NEW PURPOSE TO INJURED ARMY VETERAN
After losing his right arm and left leg in a terrible explosion, a service dog named Griff has given retired Army Captain Ryan Kules a new mission in life.
VETERAN DROP 52 LBS thanks to service dog
After a period of depression induced by PTSD, a service dog helped Brian drop 52 lbs and stop taking 4 anxiety medications.
ART THERAPY & SERVICE DOG HELPS VETERAN HEAL
Art therapy and a service dog named Frankie help Staff Sergeant Val Schaefer reframed his future in a positive light.
SERVICE DOG HEALS PTSD FOR COMBAT VETERAN
Even after 26 surgeries to mend his wounded hand and leg, Staff Sergeant Nick Bennett wasn't completely healed until he received his service dog named Festus.
HEARING DOG helps LEAD fidos for freedom
As a recipient of a Project 2 Heal dog and the Executive Director of Fidos for Freedom, Diane Bernier knows well the impact of our pups!
PADDLE-BOARDING & RIDING THE WAVE OF Resilience
From paddle-boarding to everyday support, service dog Vinnie is an ultimate companion for Sergeant First Class Amanda Strimel.
OUR PUPPY TRAINED AS DIABETIC ALERT DOG
By imprinting a litter of Project 2 Heal puppies, Samantha chose a Labrador Retriever puppy she named Moonpie to train as her diabetic alert dog.
service dog brings hope to despairing woman
Relying on a wheelchair for mobility, Bitsy Anderson's service dog Maya has dramatically helped regain hope and independence.
(more stories coming soon!)
Monthly donors—which we call, "Healing Pawtners"—are the foundation of Project 2 Heal and our mission of reducing the cost and time it takes to place a service dog with a person in need. We're the only nonprofit in the country dedicated to breeding, nurturing, and donating Labrador Retriever puppies to become service dogs for veterans, children with special needs, and adults with disabilities. Our work can change—and in some cases, save—lives of people in need.
Through your monthly donation of $10, $30, $50 or $100, you provide Project 2 Heal with a consistent and reliable source of funding to allow us to meet our mission.
As a Healing Pawtner You'll Enjoy:
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Knowledge that your donation will be immediately put to work.
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Monthly "Pup-Dates" via email.
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Opportunity to tour and visit our facility.
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Access to playtime with our service puppies in training.
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Car magnet to display and show your support.
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Ability to change or suspend your donation at any time.
