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

  • Clayton & Ansley

    Well done!! 

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  • We create relationships that provide support without judgement

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    Thanks to the generosity of our donors, we are able to offer our services to Maine veterans free of charge.

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    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.

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