Enriching Lives
and Building Relationships
Serving Veterans
with Invisible Wounds
Our Graduates are
Better Together
The Maine Paws for Veterans program matches qualified dogs with veterans living with military-related PTS. In this unique program, pairs progress through service dog training together, enriching both lives while building peer relationships.
17
U.S. Veterans per day die by suicide
1 in 10
Maine residents are veterans
1 in 5
Middle East veterans reported symptoms of PTSD
Hear from our graduates
We create relationships that provide support without judgement
You can help our mission
Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we are able to offer our services to Maine veterans free of charge.
Join with us in making a difference in the lives of those who have given the most.
Maine Paws for Veterans, Inc. is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and equitable environment where all staff, volunteers, participants, and associates are treated with respect and dignity. For this statement, diversity refers to race, gender, ethnicity, nationality, religion, sexual identity, familial status, age, disability, socioeconomic, or military status. Inclusion is valuing, respecting, and encouraging the full participation of everyone in the life and leadership of the organization. Equity is a process that ensures all people can contribute, develop, and grow despite historical, structural, legislative, racial, and socio-economic inequities.
Maine Paws for Veterans does not and shall not discriminate based on race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status in any of its activities or operations.