Organizations Filed Purposes:
TADSAW INC s mission is to provide for the training of a Medical AlertService Dog with the 'Train a Dog - Save a Warrior' program, a Participant Trained Service Dog (PTSD) for any and all Veteran Service Members surviving with MIADS, ptsd, MST and/or TBI at NO CHARGE to the Veteran or Family.
) Since July 2010, TADSAW has accredited 1,185 Service Dog Teams (M:858//F:327) throughout the Nation, including 139 Vietnam Veteran (M:128//F:11) and TWO Korean War Veteran and 60 TADSAF ('Train a Dog - Save a Family' Member program) and 9 TADSAR (Train a Dog - Save a First Responder) and 26 TADSAC (Train a Dog - Save a Civilian) Teams. There are 604 Teams in Texas and 581 Teams Out-of-State. This means the Quality of Life for over 1,100 Veterans and their rescue/shelter "K9 Battle Buddies and their families, neighborhoods and Communities have changed for the BETTER. And TADSAW Medical Alert Service Dogs have prevented over 1,185+ Suicides since the beginning! In 2020, despite the Covid-19 pandemic, TADSAW accredited 85 Service Dog Teams (M:53//F:32), including 11 Vietnam Veteran (M:9//F:2) and 6 TADSAW and 2 TADSAR and 3 TADSAC Teams!!! There were 46 Teams in Texas and 39 Teams Out-of-State.
) TADSAW is the leader of Service Dog Providers in the area of Diversity, Equality & Inclusion striving to mirror the demographics of Our Veteran population with disabilities. 27% of Our Teams are Female Veterans. 25% of Our Teams are Minorities, having accredited 306 Service Dog Teams, including 108 African American (M:45//F:63) and 158 Hispanic Latina (M:100//F:58) and 15 Native American (M:9//F:6) and 11 Asian Pacific Americans (M:5//F:6) and 12 Jewish American (M:11//F:3) 40 other Ethnic (M:25//F:15) Teams throughout their communities The success of the TADSAW program is simple..include the Veteran throughout training!! The Participant Trained Service Dog (PTSD) enables the Veteran to learn how to train own Medical Alert Service Dog over a 20 to 25 week period getting their Military Induced Anxiety Depression Syndrome (MIADS) - an Occupation-Related Health Hazard - under control and destigmatizing your condition labeled as a Mental Health/Mental Illness issue the Department Of Defense and VA calls Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (ptsd!!). Fighting Fire With Fire!!! The official training culminates with the successful completion and accreditation of the Service Dog Team with the TADSAW Public Access Temperament Test (PATT); however, Service Dog training continues for the lifetime of the Team!! The TADSAW philosophy is " Together you train to hone your skills and BOND as a Team"!! This means the TADSAW INC Medical Alert Service Dogs and the Participant Trained Service Dog (PTSD) program is responsible for the prevention of over 1,180+ Veteran Suicides since 2010 !!
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 |
|---|
| Leah Patterson | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Joseph Schneider | Director | 10 | $0 |
| Brandon Sherwood | Secretary | 5 | $0 |
| Sherrie King | Treasurer | 10 | $0 |
| Brandon Sherwood | V-President/Secretary | 20 | $0 |
| Bart Sherwood | President | 40 | $0 |
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