Who We Are
"HELPING OTHERS IS A WAY OF LIFE"
SDIA is a national non-profit organization that exists to engage, assist and empower the men & women who make up our nation's military, law enforcement, fire & rescue, and EMS professions - society's protectors, our "Sheep Dogs."
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Veterans Coming Home: Cibeles Ramirez Rodriguez
Sheep Dog Impact Assistance - Central Arkansas member Cibeles Ramirez Rodriguez recently told AETN how #SDIA helped her #GetOffTheCouch and positively impacted her and her son's lives. Do you know someone who needs to... Read MoreDo you know of a Sheep Dog in need of assistance?
Help us help them – click on the appropriate form below to begin.
Our Missions
Disaster Response Missions
This is what SDIA was founded on, and continues to be our primary continued service opportunity. When a natural disaster strikes, teams of skilled Sheep Dogs and other volunteers are deployed to provide immediate “impact assistance” to devastated communities.
Teams provide help through tree and debris removal, muck-out operations, covering roofs & windows, distributing food & water, and other meaningful tasks.
Outdoor Adventures
Disasters are not on a schedule, so we looked for other ways to keep our Sheep Dogs engaged each month – opportunities that would provide them with new challenges and foster camaraderie.
The Outdoor Adventures program accomplishes this, and includes hunting & fishing trips, obstacle course races, skydiving and scuba diving. For our sponsored Sheep Dogs (those injured in combat or the line of duty), these adventures present them with challenges that test their rehabilitation progress, restore independence and self-confidence, and reengage them in living life to the fullest. These opportunities for camaraderie and peer support are vital to inspiring a positive state of mind and perspective.
Holiday Assistance
The holidays are a wonderful, happy time for most, but for those dealing with financial hardships, medical issues, loss, or other troubles, the holidays can be especially difficult. Through our holiday programs, we are able to assist these struggling Sheep Dog families in two ways.
Through our Thanksgiving Outreach struggling Sheep Dog families are provided with a full, traditional Thanksgiving meal, and through our Christmas Outreach the children of struggling Sheep Dog families are adopted and each are given gifts of toys, clothing and other necessities.
SDIA members give back by volunteering their time to pack and deliver items to these families, and assisted Sheep Dogs can better enjoy the holidays.
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Happy 382nd Birthday, National Guard! Thank you for being Always Ready, Always There.
#ServiceBeforeSelf #SDIA #SheepDogs
Make no Mistake. I am a Sheep Dog.
#SDIA #ServiceBeforeSelf #HelpingOthersIsAWayOfLife #SheepDogs
Sheepdog and proud of it.
Amen!
Me too😍😍I am a Sheep Dog😍
Today is Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, dedicated to all those who made the ultimate sacrifice on December 7, 1941 - "a date which will forever live in infamy." To all those who answered the call to defend our nation, THANK YOU for your service and sacrifice.
#NeverForget #PearlHarbor #Remember #Honor
Our Heroes Freedom comes with a price❤️🙏🇺🇸
Amen
Christmas is 20 days away! If you're looking for a special gift for that Sheep Dog in your life, we've got a raffle that is just what you're searching for!
Up for raffle is a custom AR-15/5.56 with Aimpoint PRO Optic
No Spec Trigger, 1 x 30 Round Mag, Custom Engraved with Sheep Dog IA logo, Weapon Case, and Weapon Lock. Retails for $1,600.
Tickets are $5 each, and the drawing will be held on Christmas Eve (December 24, 2018). Winner need not be present to win; winner will be notified and will receive a gift certificate to redeem for the AR-15.
DON'T WAIT! Get your tickets today at raffles.ticketprinting.com/?r=8402
All proceeds benefit SDIA's mission to engage, assist and empower our nation's Sheep Dogs to #GetOffTheCouch through our Disaster Response, Outdoor Adventures and Holiday Assistance programs.
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TODAY is the last day for struggling Sheep Dog families to apply for our #ChristmasOutreach so their children will have gifts to open at Christmas. If you'd like to be considered, be sure to complete your application today: sheepdogia.org/about/our-programs/holiday-assistance/christmas.
#SDIA #HelpingOthersIsAWayOfLife #HelpingIsHealing
Christmas Outreach | Sheep Dog Impact Assistance
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SDIA’s Christmas Outreach is our annual program to adopt the child(ren) of military, law enforcement, fire & rescue, and/or EMS families that are in need of assistance during the holiday season. Each child adopted will receive toys from their wish list, clothing, shoes and other items that they ot...Thank you all for your labor of love for everyone you help.
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