Posted on Jul 23, 2020
Does anyone know of organizations that place service animals with service members or veterans in Minnesota?
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PTSD
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Minneapoolis
St. Paul
Mental Health
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It's possible the MN VA may have resources or know of local programs that might help.
https://mn.gov/mdva/
https://mn.gov/mdva/
Department of Veterans Affairs / Minnesota Department of Veteran Affairs - State of Minnesota
The Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs runs Minnesota's five state Veterans Homes and assists Minnesota's over 300,000 Veterans and their dependents to obtain the benefits and services provided by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Sure do.
https://www.pawsitivityservicedogs.com/
VA does as well, but with a number of hoops to jump through.
https://www.pawsitivityservicedogs.com/
VA does as well, but with a number of hoops to jump through.
MN service dog charity that rescues dogs and trains them as service dogs for people with disabilities.
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It depends on what you are needing. A mobility assistance dog is different then a hearing dog, which is different then a psychiatric assistance dog.
Are you wanting to go through the VA to do it or are you looking to do this on your own?
If you are wanting to go through the VA the organization will have to be ADI certified, and there is a procedure for getting a “need” from your caregiver, having the Prosthetics and Sensory Aid Department get you in touch with the proper organization that trains and places. This is so you can get the benefit through the VA for the dog and equipment needed.
If you want to go the other route and do it on your own, you could still look on the ADI website at https://assistancedogsinternational.org/resources/member-search/ where you can search for ADI organizations that are near you.
Also try general web searches with keywords for your area and service dogs, assistance dogs, etc.
You can also try local VSO, American Legion or VFW post to see if they have leads. Also try contacting any and all dog trainers in your area to see if they do any work with service dogs. Sometimes they know of a breeder that reserves a few dogs specifically for Veterans.
Are you wanting to go through the VA to do it or are you looking to do this on your own?
If you are wanting to go through the VA the organization will have to be ADI certified, and there is a procedure for getting a “need” from your caregiver, having the Prosthetics and Sensory Aid Department get you in touch with the proper organization that trains and places. This is so you can get the benefit through the VA for the dog and equipment needed.
If you want to go the other route and do it on your own, you could still look on the ADI website at https://assistancedogsinternational.org/resources/member-search/ where you can search for ADI organizations that are near you.
Also try general web searches with keywords for your area and service dogs, assistance dogs, etc.
You can also try local VSO, American Legion or VFW post to see if they have leads. Also try contacting any and all dog trainers in your area to see if they do any work with service dogs. Sometimes they know of a breeder that reserves a few dogs specifically for Veterans.
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