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Nominated Cause
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This is the official discussion thread for the cause NEADS. Its EIN is 23-7281887 and it's a public charity based in Princeton, MA. Research more info about the cause on GuideStar and Charity Navigator.
Animal charity offering wide array of service dog programs, while holding true to their mission of producing service dogs for individuals with disabilities.
NEADS:
- trains dogs to assist combat veterans; people with deafness, hearing loss, and other physical disabilities; and people with autism
- has received the highest rating on Charity Navigator and a silver medal on GuideStar
- stands for National Education for Assistance Dog Services
Service dogs bring freedom, physical autonomy, and relief from social isolation to their human partners who are deaf or have a disability. Thanks to NEADS, more than 96 dogs have been placed with Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans. NEADS offers facility-based education, a training method whereby deaf and disabled clients develop a strong working relationship with their assistance dog by living and training in a home-like environment on campus, while under the supervision of expert training staff.
Also read Charitocracy's blog post about NEADS!
- This topic was modified 4 years ago by Benj.