Organizations Filed Purposes:
TEXAS HEARING AND SERVICE DOGS (DBA SERVICE DOGS, INC) TRAINS DOGS TO ASSIST TEXANS LIVING WITH HEARING OR MOBILITY CHALLENGES. SDI TRAINS FIRST RESPONDER DOGS TO HELP MITIGATE THE EMOTIONAL STRESS OF FRONTLINE WORKERS, AND COURTHOUSE DOGS TO ASSIST CHILDREN AND VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
TRAIN SERVICE DOGS FOR DISABLED PERSONS.
THE ORGANIZATION TRAINS TWO TYPES OF ASSISTANCE DOGS. HEARING DOGS ALERT THEIR DEAF PARTNERS TO IMPORTANT SOUNDS IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT BY LEADING THEM TO THE SOUND SOURCE. MOBILITY SERVICE DOGS ASSIST PARTNERS IN WHEELCHAIRS, WALKERS, OR WITH OTHER MOBILITY IMPAIRMENTS IN HANDLING DIFFICULT TASKS (I.E. OPENING DOORS, RETRIEVING DROPPED OBJECTS, PULLING THE WHEELCHAIR, BRACING TO HELP THEIR PARTNER MOVE TO/FROM THE WHEELCHAIR, ETC.). THE ORGANIZATION ALSO TRAINS TWO TYPES OF FACILITY DOGS. COURTHOUSE DOGS COMFORT CHILDREN BEING INTERVIEWED OR TESTIFYING IN COURT ABOUT ABUSE AND OTHER CRIMES. THEY WORK WITH VICTIMS ASSISTANCE STAFF IN DISTRICT ATTORNEYS' OFFICES. FIREHOUSE DOGS PROVIDE EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO FIRST RESPONDERS AND OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY, SUCH AS CHILDREN RECEIVING MEDICAL TREATMENT AT HOSPITALS. THEY ARE HANDLED BY A STAFF MEMBER OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT/EMERGENCY MEDICAL TREATMENT TEAM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Sheri Soltes | PRESIDENT | 40 | $74,964 |
| Alexandra Miller | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Mickey | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Amrita Prasad Adhikary | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Douglas Fullerton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jonathan Bickham | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Yordi | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Stephanie Beardsley | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Spencer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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