Campaign invites the public to honor Veterans by supporting Service Dogs for those living with PTSD, traumatic brain injury and military sexual trauma
PONTE VEDRA, Fla. – November 11, 2026 – K9s For Warriors, the nation’s leading provider of trained Service Dogs to military Veterans suffering from PTSD, traumatic brain injury (TBI) and/or military sexual trauma (MST), is marking Veterans Day with its Veterans Day of Giving campaign today, Wednesday, November 11, 2026. The campaign, presented by the Schoen Foundation and Vehicles for Veterans, calls on supporters nationwide to give in honor of the men and women who have served, and to further its mission to save lives at both ends of the leash.
Every day in the United States, roughly 20 Veterans die by suicide and more than 1,000 dogs are euthanized. K9s For Warriors was founded to address both crises at once, providing highly trained Service Dogs, many of them rescues, to Veterans suffering from PTSD, TBI and/or MST at no financial cost.
“Veterans Day is a time to say thank you to those who have proudly served our Nation, and at K9s For Warriors we believe the most meaningful thank you is action,” said K9s For Warriors CEO Daniel Bean. “Every gift helps place a trained Service Dog beside a Veteran who is fighting to feel safe again. We are deeply grateful to the Schoen Foundation, Vehicles for Veterans, and every sponsor and supporter standing with us to improve and save lives.”
Supporters can donate today on Veterans Day, November 11, at k9sforwarriors.org/veterans-day-of-giving or by texting K9FW to 50155. Follow along on social media throughout the day as K9s For Warriors celebrates the Veterans it serves, the Service Dogs helping them heal and the sponsors who made the campaign possible.
Thanks to a generous $500,000 matching gift from the Schoen Foundation, every dollar donated to K9s For Warriors on Veterans Day will be matched, doubling the impact for Veterans living with the invisible wounds of war. The Schoen Foundation is dedicated to strengthening communities by supporting nonprofit organizations that improve Veterans’ lives through education, health research and treatment, wellness initiatives and family support services.
With this latest contribution, the Schoen Foundation has now invested $3.4 million in K9s For Warriors, demonstrating its longstanding commitment to help expand access to life-changing Service Dogs for Veterans nationwide.
“On this Veterans Day, we are honored to support K9s For Warriors and the important work they do to assist Veterans living with invisible wounds of war,” said the Schoen Foundation. “We are proud to help advance their mission and recognize the sacrifices of our nation’s service members.”
Vehicles for Veterans, another presenting sponsor of Veterans Day of Giving, is a vehicle donation program of the Car Donation Foundation that benefits disabled Veterans and the charities that serve them. Since 2021, Vehicles for Veterans has donated $2.5 million to K9s For Warriors’ lifesaving mission of saving lives at both ends of the leash.
“Honoring Veterans means supporting them long after their service ends,” said Randy Heiligman, Co-Founder and CEO of National Fundraising Management, the fundraising arm of Car Donation Foundation. “Through Vehicles for Veterans, we’re proud to help K9s For Warriors bring renewed hope and independence to those who have sacrificed so much.”
K9s For Warriors also thanks Dogtopia, the Dogtopia Foundation and the Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski II Memorial Fund for their generous support of Veterans Day of Giving.
Since its founding in 2011, K9s For Warriors has paired more than 1,350 Veterans with life-changing Service Dogs and rescued more than 2,500 dogs. To learn more about K9s For Warriors, visit k9sforwarriors.org.
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ABOUT K9S FOR WARRIORS:
Determined to end Veteran suicide, K9s For Warriors is the leading nonprofit organization that provides trained Service Dogs to military Veterans nationwide suffering from PTSD, traumatic brain injury, and/or military sexual trauma — at no financial cost to the Veteran. Backed by groundbreaking scientific research from the University of Arizona’s OHAIRE Lab, the program demonstrates how Service Dogs can help mitigate symptoms of PTSD while simultaneously restoring confidence and independence. Founded in 2011 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, K9s For Warriors is committed to saving lives at both ends of the leash by primarily rescuing dogs and pairing them with Veterans in need. The organization is also dedicated to raising awareness about Veterans’ mental health and driving policy-level reform. To date, K9s has paired more than 1,350 Veterans with life-changing Service Dogs and rescued more than 2,500 dogs.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Alaina Bundy
K9s For Warriors PR Manager
(904) 305-2054 | abundy@k9sforwarriors.org