Vets To Vets United, Inc.
Veterans Organization
Why pick this one
Vets To Vets United provides a two-year rescue-dog training program at no cost to eligible veterans within 180 miles of the Triangle.
Best for
- U.S. military veterans seeking a companion, therapeutic, or service dog
- Veterans with PTSD, traumatic brain injury, physical disability, depression, or loneliness
- Veterans needing free dog training and reduced-cost veterinary care
- Applicants located within 180 miles of the North Carolina Triangle area
Look elsewhere if
- People who are not U.S. military veterans
- Applicants living more than 180 miles from the Triangle area
- People seeking immediate placement because the program has an extensive waiting list
- People unable to commit to the two-year training, volunteer, evaluation, and community-service requirements
Specialties
- Rescue dog matching for veterans
- Free service dog training
- Companion, therapeutic, and emotional support dogs
- Reduced-cost veterinary care for enrolled veterans
- Animal-assisted therapy visits
Certifications
- IRS 501(c)(3) public charity
- North Carolina charitable solicitation license
What makes them different
- Exclusively serves U.S. military veterans experiencing loneliness, depression, PTSD, traumatic brain injury, or physical disability
- Provides rescue dogs and free training to eligible veterans
- Offers significantly reduced veterinary care through partner veterinarians for the animal's life
- Uses a two-year training process with public access, therapy, and service dog team evaluations
- Considers applicants living within 180 miles of the Triangle area
- Serves
- Durham, Raleigh
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 2510 Glendale Ave, Durham, NC 27704-4114
- Phone
- 19194528745
- Website
- https://www.vetstovetsunited.org
- tmorris@vetstovetsunited.org
Services
- Veteran enrollment and screening
- Rescue dog placement
- Custom dog training
- Service dog team evaluation
- Therapy dog evaluation
- Veterinary care partnerships
- Community service activities