We are excited to introduce one of June’s Spotlight Nonprofits, Paws for Purple Hearts Virginia.

Paws for Purple Hearts teaches Veterans with PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) to train service dogs for fellow comrades with combat related injuries.

Paws for Purple Hearts is the world’s only service dog organization for wounded Service Members and Veterans that partners with Bergin College of Canine Studies. Bergin College is the first and only college in the world that focuses on training and learning about dogs. It was founded and continues to be led by the famous canine researcher and inventor of the service dog concept, Dr. Bonnie Bergin.

Through its unique mission to advance human-canine studies, it produces some of the best service dog trainers and highest quality assistance dogs. Although Paws for Purple Hearts is now separate from Bergin College, all of their trainers are Bergin graduates.

Paws for Purple Hearts

UPCOMING VIRGINIA EVENT

Paws for Purple Hearts is celebrating their 11-Year Anniversary in June by hosting their First Annual PTSD Awareness Move-A-Thon: Pawsitive Miles for Positive Minds!

Visit https://myevents.active.com/PawsforPurpleHearts to sign up to walk in the Ruther Glen category. Their local team will be hosting walking groups and highlighting participants on their social media pages throughout the month.

On their anniversary (June 29, 2022), they will be holding a wrap-up party at their facility. Register today to get an event t-shirt, an invite to the anniversary celebration, and support their mission of providing the highest quality assistance dogs and canine-assisted therapies to our Warriors.

Paws for Purple Hearts Anniversary

Want to support our military heroes?


Your generous, tax-deductible donation helps thousands of Warriors facing the visible and invisible wounds of war. Their Canine Assisted Warrior Therapy helps them heal as they help others – all with the goal of raising top tier service dogs for Veterans and active duty Service Members with mobility and trauma challenges.


To vote for them to win $500 from Give Back Team in June, click here