PPH DONOR PROGRAMS
THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO HELP PAWS FOR PURPLE HEARTS ACCOMPLISH OUR IMPORTANT MISSION
MATCHED GIVING
Did you know you can double your support for Paws for Purple Hearts, without even giving a dollar more? You can if your employer participates in our Matching Gifts Program.
PLANNED GIVING
Planned Giving allows you to contribute over the long term, including after you pass away, according to your circumstances and desires. We have options that can benefit you, your family and the Warriors we serve, and because we are a 501(c)(3) organization, there are tax benefits for donating.
CORPORATE DONORS
Make a real difference with your corporate giving by partnering with Paws for Purple Hearts. Show your company’s respect and admiration for our Veterans, and their families, by supporting the one service dog organization that optimizes every dog’s fullest potential.
INDIVIDUAL DONORS
Together We Can Serve Those Who Served.
Warriors Helping Warriors.
It is only through the caring of individuals like you that Paws for Purple Hearts exists. More than 95% of our fundraising money comes from patriots like you being moved by our mission.
DONATIONS HELP WITH:
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Food And Dietary Supplements
To learn nearly 100 service dog commands, each Paws for Purple Hearts dog needs proper nourishment. This includes premium food, supplements, and of course, treats to motivate learning. In the two-year service dog training period, nourishing each pup costs about $1,400.
In addition, high quality nourishment is essential to helping PPH pups thrive. After all, thriving puppies today become tomorrow’s top tier service dogs for Veterans and active duty Service Members. And just as importantly, it helps them live long, healthy, and productive lives.
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Medicine, Vaccines, And Veterinary Care
At PPH, we aim to to raise the healthiest and happiest service dogs for our Warriors. Puppies are vulnerable to illness, parasites, and many medical issues, so routine vet checkups and preventive treatments are critical. Paws for Purple Hearts spends an average cost of $2,925 on vet visits, exams, vaccines, and preventative care to ensure each our of dogs are in great health.
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Training Equipment & Simulation Materials
It’s a marvel to see our amazing PPH service dogs perform tasks. Paws for Purple Hearts dogs can open and retrieve items from the refrigerator. They can pull a wheelchair bound Warrior up a ramp. They nose light switches and elevator buttons. Teaching service dogs for Veterans and active duty Service Members to help means training them where people do these tasks.
This could be in a home-like environments created in our centers. For other tasks, we go to the right kind of location to work with them. On average, we spend about $2,500 per dog on training equipment for service dogs for Veterans and active duty Service Members.
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Operating PPH Training Centers
A PPH center is busy place! At any given time, we may have dogs at various levels of training, volunteers making treats or cleaning kennels, puppy parents doing pick-ups and drop-offs, or members of the community touring the facility.
Paws for Purple Hearts centers also hold therapeutic intervention sessions. Each week, Warriors take part in Canine Assisted Warrior Therapy at our PPH centers where they work with our highly-skilled trainers to learn to train our dogs.
Our centers are the hub for our important work – training service dogs for Veterans and active duty Service Members. While we try hard to control costs, each center costs around $300,000 to open and an addition $200,000 to operate per year.
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RECENT NEWS AND EVENTS
Find out the latest PPH news, happenings and “pup”dates on our blog.
Paws for Purple Hearts Virginia is located in Caroline County, a region known for its beautiful rural landscapes and tight-knit community bonds.