Our Mission - Get Off The Couch
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.
Do YOU or a Sheep Dog You Know Need Assistance?
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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Yellowstone Adventure Provides Camaraderie, Healing for Veterans & First Responders
Sheep Dogs Arrive at Yellowstone for Camaraderie & Snowmobiling Wednesday, January 29, was a beautiful day at the Bozeman, Montana, airport as Sheep Dog Impact Assistance (SDIA) welcomed more than 35 veterans and fi... Read MoreFacebook Feed
BREAKING NEWS!
Our 10th Anniversary Collection is available NOW on SDIATactical.com!
Help us in celebrating 10 years of helping Sheep Dogs #getoffthecouch. We would not have been able to come this far without the help and support of people like YOU!
100% of the proceeds from SDIA Tactical go directly towards supporting the mission of SDIA.
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#nwagives - a region-wide giving day that benefits #NorthwestArkansas nonprofits - is April 2!
Sheep Dog Impact Assistance is part of the NWA Gives network, and we hope you'll become one of our valued supporters by donating on April 2. Your donation will allow #SDIA to continue helping #veterans and #firstresponders #getoffthecouch and reengage in living an active, meaningful and productive life.
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Society and the media have painted a picture of our veterans as DAMAGED. They have focused on things like post-traumatic stress, physical injuries, and the high rates of addiction and suicide.
But WE KNOW BETTER! We see how capable and powerful our veterans (and first responders) are, and through SDIA’s mission to empower Sheep Dogs to #GetOffTheCouch and find the strength within themselves to GROW and THRIVE, we prove society and the media wrong.
Join us. Visit www.SheepDogIA.org
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This is Jim Thorpe. Look closely at the photo, you can see that he's wearing different socks and shoes. This wasn't a fashion statement. It was the 1912 Olympics, and Jim, an American Indian from Oklahoma represented the U.S. in track and field. On the morning of his competitions, his shoes were stolen. Luckily, Jim ended up finding two shoes in a garbage can. That's the pair that he's wearing in the photo. But one of the shoes was too big, so he had to wear an extra sock. Wearing these shoes, Jim won two gold medals that day. This is a perfect reminder that you don't have to resign to the excuses that have held you back. So what if life hasn't been fair? What are you going to do about it today? Whatever you woke up with this morning; stolen shoes, ill health, failed relationships, failed business, don't let it stop you from running your race. You can experience more in life if you'll get over the excuses and get on with living. You can have reasons or you can have results...but you can't have both.
#noexcuses
#StruggleWell
#getoffthecouch
#liveyourbestlife
Love it
HE WAS A TRUE AMERICAN HERO.
Zac Mc
This story is awesome!
Great man and advice
Roy
He was thrown many obstacles in life. He was a great man
Thought you might like this Thomas Ripley
Great! I'm always proud of my native American heritage. Many nights I sat and listened to my father tell me of our ancestors. Proud of each one!
Imagine if he had true support and proper tools and equipment
Awesome read
Hero then, hero now, hero forevermore.
His is a great and sad story.
Just shows the best equipment cant make you win
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Beautiful!
In my opinion the greatest athlete of the 20th century!! Between him and Jim Brown!!
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HEART HEART HEART
Wow! What a wonderful share!!
Inspiration! With determination!
He didn't let anything stand in his way. Real American Hero.
Katie Barrantes Doer 💪
If you haven't had a chance to #GetOffTheCouch on this beautiful Saturday, now is your chance! 🌞
If you don't have the opportunity to do these moves right now, click the 3 dots in the upper right-hand corner of this post! You can choose "Save Post", and it will save it in a list for later!
This week we are focusing on those legs! 🏋🏼
As always, be sure to work at the level YOU are comfortable at. We provide a mid-level, modified, and intensified option!
Be sure to check out our stories for information to ensure that you are completing the movements correctly! 👆🏼
💪🏻20 seconds Mountain Climbers
💪🏻10 reps Surrenders
💪🏻20 seconds Wall Sit
Repeat all 3 exercises 2 more times for an even bigger challenge!
Congrats! 🎉 You did it! 🎊 Be sure to celebrate your “wins” no matter how small!! 🏅
If you do the challenge, let us know below so that we can celebrate with you!
#sdia #sheepdog #military #posttraumaticgrowth #usmc #army #police #firefighter #beginnerworkout #workout #workoutmotivation #legday #motivation #fitness #squats #fitnessmotivation #fitlife #legs #glutes #instagood #inspiration #strong #strength
Awesome !!
Thanks guys! This is awesome!!! 😍😍😍
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