TADSAW Mission

The TADSAW, INC. mission is to provide for the training of a Medical Alert Service Dog, as designated by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990/2010 guidelines, for any wounded Veteran Service Member (Active Duty. Retired, Discharged) surviving with Military Induced Anxiety Depression Syndrome (MIADS), post traumatic stress disorder (ptsd), Military Sexual Trauma (MST) and/or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), in order to restore and improve the Veteran’s Quality of Life with a canine ‘Battle Buddy’, at NO CHARGE  to the Veteran or the family.

TADSAW Diversity

TADSAW is the leader of Service Dog Providers in the area of Diversity, Equality and Inclusion striving to mirror the demographics of Our Military and Veteran population with disabilities. TADSAW Statistics thru  December 31st 2022:

• 29% of Our Teams are Female Veterans (#405)
• 24% of Our Teams are MST Survivors (#344 – Female & Male)
• 26% of Our Teams are Minorities (accredited #368 Service Dog Teams)
  134 African-American Teams: M: 58//F: 76
  188 Hispanic-Latina Teams: M: 119//F: 69
    16 Native American Teams: M: 9//F: 7
    17 Jewish American Teams: M: 13//F: 4
   13 Asian Pacific American Teams: M: 6//F: 7
• Military Branch Statistics (Includes the TADSAF program)
  852 U.S. Army (61.87%) (M:618//F:234)
  165 U.S. Marine Corps (11.98%) (M:131//F:34)
  167 U.S. Navy (12.13%) (M:126//F:41)
  144 U.S. Air Force (10.46%) (M:78//F:66)
      8 U.S. Coast Guard (0.58%) (M:4//F:4)
      9 First Responder (0.66%) (M:6//F:3)
    32 Civilian (2.32%)  (M:6//F:26)

“Do not get lost in a sea of despair. Be hopeful, be optimistic.
Our struggle is not the struggle of a day, a week, a month, or a year, it is the struggle of a lifetime. Never, ever be afraid to make some noise and get in Good trouble, Necessary trouble.”
Congressman John R. Lewis
June 2018

TADSAW Demographics

December 2022 • November 2022