Service Peace Warriors

11/05/2024

We are pleased to now be a part of the Fred Meyer Community Rewards Program.

If you are looking for another way to support Service Peace Warriors and its mission

visit https://www.fredmeyer.com. Once logged into your Fred Meyer account, you can search for Service Peace Warriors by either name or HU464 and then click Enroll.

Every dollar you spend there can help us continue providing smiling guys like this one cost free to our veterans.

10/30/2024

Thank You, Hanford Mission Integration Solutions, for your generous donation to help purchase dog supplies and veterinary care.

10/25/2024

Why we do what we do. Pure joy is the only time I see this look on my face. I love to see the same look on our veterans and first responders faces when they receive their service dogs. Changing lives four paws at a time.

10/23/2024

Thank You, 3 Rivers Financial Group, for all the hard work and time spent planning and hosting the fundraiser. We cannot express how much Service Peace Warriors has benefitted from your support this year and in previous years. Your organization is truly assisting us in changing lives four paws at a time.

10/12/2024

Another weekend of certifications and recertifications is in the books, and at this time, we would like to thank Republic Services for the grant they awarded us so that we could provide our graduating veterans with all the equipment and gear they will use for years to come with their Service Dogs.

10/09/2024

SPW Creed got to sit where the Mormon Tabernacle Choir suits abs sings. They mentioned that he was the first dog they ever allowed up there. Keep the good work up Creed, thank you for your service to one of our great veterans.

10/06/2024

SPW Charlotte working hard for her veteran this weekend. Thank you both for your service. Charlotte was a Mikeys Chance rescue puppy, she definitely has a purpose.

09/26/2024

What Service Peace Warriors does. A fully trained service dog can give back freedom to our veterans suffering with PTSD and other disabilities. Some battles are worth fighting.

09/22/2024

Come join us for a night out, meet some of our veterans and their service dogs. See how a real service dog works, it’s awesome.

09/17/2024

Notification of SPW Board Meeting…
Wednesday the 18th of September, 1830hrs, at SPW property…
All are welcome if you would like to see what the board is about, have ideas or concerns, etc.
Please wait til 1830 to enter the building as the board needs to set up and have closed discussions before and potentially after.
General meeting rules apply and direction of the meeting will be guided by me and the SAA.
We are always keeping our eyes out for people that are active with SPW, have SPW concerns in mind, and have SPW best in interests at heart to potentially become future board members.
These meetings are open to the public as we are a 501c3 (nonprofit), although certain portions of the meeting are kept to board members and staff only.
Thank you for your time…
Steve Cooper
SPW Board President

09/11/2024

09/10/2024

Thank you to everyone who took the time and stopped by our fundraiser on Saturday.

We want to thank all the local businesses that donated their time, money, or items Ranch & Home, Ice Harbor Brewery, Spokane Indians, Mattox Dog Training Academy, Papa Q Pizzeria, Richland Industrial, , Tumbleweeds, and Hedges Family Estate.

We also want to thank all our friends and volunteers who donated time and items.

Because of local businesses and individuals like yourselves, we can continue to change lives four paws at a time.

08/27/2024

BLOG: SAVING LIVES FOUR PAWS AT A TIME

July 30, 2024
The fact that 24 veterans kill themselves every day in America is why our goal at Service Peace Warriors is to match dogs and veterans. Our mission is to raise, train, and provide service dogs free of charge for honorably discharged veterans diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other disabilities. By doing this, we hope to empower these individuals to live the life that they deserve. SPW is the only service dog organization in Eastern Washington providing free, fully trained service dogs to veterans with service-connected Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). We have proudly placed ninety service dogs to date.
With support from the Disabled Veterans National Foundation, we can provide the equipment needed for ten teams (veteran, dog). The equipment is vital for veterans and their service dogs. They are trained from day one in the proper use of this equipment and to ensure they always have it with them. This equipment not only clearly identifies their service dog as a service animal but also provides them with the necessary help they need when navigating daily environments with their service dog.
Founder Mary Mattox has suffered from complex PTSD since childhood. After training her service dog Sky and seeing the significant impact she has made in her day-to-day life, she wanted to give back to others who were suffering from PTSD. With twenty-four veterans committing su***de daily, Mary Mattox, along with her son Chance Mattox, decided they wanted to give back to veterans and opened Service Peace Warriors.
Service Peace Warriors puppies all go out to puppy raisers who live in our community. Raisers raise the puppies for about 12 to 15 months and then returns the dog back to SPW so it can then go into obedience and vested service dog training. We used 4H kids, and families to puppy raise, and then once the dogs graduated training, we brought the raisers out to meet the veteran who received the dog they raised. This is usually an emotional meeting for the veteran and the family, being the veteran is grateful for the sacrifice the family made raising and loving a dog and then giving it back. Most families take another puppy and repeat the process.

08/23/2024

Lovely sweet Diesel, about 4 or 5 months old. Rest easy buddy, beside Cloud, Sky and Rain. You were my first to place with a veteran almost 10 years ago. You did an awesome job, thank you for your service.

08/15/2024

Hayden Homes has long supported our mission to place, service dogs with Veterans free of charge. We cannot thank them enough for coming to our facilities to present us with this generous donation.

08/09/2024

It’s with a heavy heart we announce the passing of SPW Diesel on August 6th. We have tried and tried to figure out what to say for this post but honestly anything falls short of everything he was. To his veteran he was his friend his rock his silent and sometimes not so silent therapist. Diesel was also part of the first class SPW ever put out and helped set the bar for a lot of what we do today. These are the parts of Diesel that will live on and matter to the lives his four paws directly and indirectly touched. He was laid to rest with SPW Cloud, SPW Sky, and SPW Rain.

07/30/2024

Our 2025 calendars are almost ready for printing. If anyone wants to purchase an ad, please email us and we will be happy to get your ad in the calendar. Thank You

07/26/2024

Three Service Dogs in a row flying home after representing SPW at the annual Service Dog Conference in St. Charles Missourri.

07/19/2024

Thank you to the Pacific Northwest Mustang Club for your donation. We are genuinely overwhelmed by the generosity and support you have shown to us and the veterans throughout our community.

07/16/2024

A new class was offered this year at the Service Dog Conference, we are now certified in Dog and cat CPR and basic first aid. We've been wanting to do this for a long time and are excited to teach our veterans, so they will have the knowledge to better care for their service dog.