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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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?
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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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A message from SDIA Founder, SgtMaj Lance Nutt, USMC (Ret.)
#SDIADisasterRecoveryMission
#ServiceBeforeSelf
#GetOffTheCouch
Prayers for you all. Stay safe. God bless!!
Prayers for you all. God Bless you all.
Thank you for you do!!!! Prayers for all!!!!
I need the work text me if you need help
I can only afford prayers +!+
#SDIA has 5 Sheep Dogs out at Trinity Oaks in Texas for a weekend of deer hunting, outdoor activities and camaraderie. Two guys got 8pt bucks this morning! Thanks to #TrinityOaks for great accommodations, amazing food and hunting. Stay tuned for more photos and stories from this #OutdoorAdventure!
#GetOffTheCouch #HelpingOthersIsAWayOfLife
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