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Stories of Impact

WCC Service Dog-in-Training Scores a Page in a Maryland Middle School Yearbook

May 8, 2020/in Stories of Impact /by WCC Comms

This year’s St. Jude Regional Catholic School yearbook features a very special pupil — one with four legs, a wet nose and a tail. After spending several months attending classes at the school, students decided that Andrew, a service dog in training with Warrior Canine Connection (WCC), should be included in their 2019-2020 yearbook.  Middle school teacher Pat O’Connell, who was a puppy parent […]

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ISI Demolition Helps Warrior Canine Connection Remove Barriers for Barn Renovation Project

April 28, 2020/in Stories of Impact /by WCC Comms

This month, Warrior Canine Connection came 4,000 tons closer to its large barn renovation project taking shape. The centerpiece of its headquarters, the iconic Schaeffer Farm dairy barn, is getting a major overhaul to transform the 1930s-era structure into a new facility needed to breed, train and place future service dogs.   As scenic as the farm is, there were many tons of concrete that had been dumped on […]

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DAV Charitable Trust Helping Veterans Heal Through Support of WCC’s Mission Based Trauma Recovery Training Program

April 24, 2020/in Stories of Impact /by WCC Comms

Doug Arbon and his family can’t say enough about how much they’ve enjoyed participating in Warrior Canine Connection’s Mission Based Trauma Recovery (MBTR) training program. The MBTR training program is unique in that it enlists Service Members and Veterans in recovery to help train service dogs for a fellow Warrior. Those involved in the training […]

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Virtual Classes New Norm for WCC

March 31, 2020/in Stories of Impact /by WCC Comms

Over the past couple of weeks, thousands of schools, universities and other organizations have transitioned to online meetings and learning, and Warrior Canine Connection is no exception. Due to COVID-19 concerns, WCC recently moved its focus to support Veterans by using new virtual formats.  Veterans whose Mission Based Trauma Recovery (MBTR) programming was interrupted by the current global crisis are receiving weekly emails from WCC with resources and instructional videos. The content focuses on training […]

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Love at First Click

March 30, 2020/in Stories of Impact /by WCC Comms

It was eight years ago now. Stacey Rumptz was at her local library using one of its computers. She landed on a website that had an ad to “watch puppies.” A dog lover, she clicked on it and was instantaneously hooked.  “There were these six puppies and this mom, and she was so good with these puppies,” said Stacey. […]

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Warrior Canine Connection Earns GuideStar’s Platinum Status

March 4, 2020/in Stories of Impact /by WCC Comms

Great news! Warrior Canine Connection (WCC) has received the Platinum Seal of Transparency from GuideStar, the world’s largest source of nonprofit information. GuideStar launched the Platinum participation level to help nonprofits celebrate their results. By sharing metrics that highlight the progress WCC is making toward its mission, the organization is helping donors better evaluate and […]

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