About Us

We are all about supporting our veterans, First responders, and their families. We are proud to be a support to blue star service dogs and michigan out-of-doors youth camp. through our fundraising efforts, we provide funding for the training and placement of service dogs along with three annual scholarships for the children of veterans and first responders to attend summer camp.

 Vision

Our vision is to bring Veterans and First Responders the power to elevate themselves out of the darkness of Post Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD) through Service Dogs. Along with providing opportunities to children of veterans and first responders the experience of summer outdoor camp.

Mission

Our mission is to organize and facilitate fundraising events to generate resources and funding for the acquisition and training of certified Service Dogs and summer camp for children of veterans and first responders.

Focus

  • The Who

    -Military Veterans and First Responders

    -Children of Veterans and First Responders

  • The What

    -Acquisition and training of Service Dogs

    -Scholarships to attend summer camps

  • The Why

    -Psychiatric support & personal growth to team members struggling with PTSD

    -Providing an opportunity for children explore the wonders of the great outdoors.

History

We started We Walk The Line organization when our son, Army Specialist Connor Shea died by suicide. As a long standing law enforcement family, we knew of the statistics involving suicide, but at that moment we experienced the tragedy of suicide at a very real and personal level. We had to find a way to heal, help, and find something good out of our catastrophic event.

We learned there is a suicide epidemic within the ranks of the United States Military and First Responders. With 22 a day lost, providing awareness was our first primary focus. We quickly learned that providing awareness took resources and clinical professionals that we could not provide. We wanted to focus our efforts at the individual level.

During our research we also realized that trust and pride play a huge role in individual wellness and treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Many military members and First Responders are too proud to ask for assistance. As we snuggled with our pup, we found that he created a calmness and trust for us. Our question of how we could help came in the form of our dog’s paw. Our answer was Psychiatric Service Dogs (PSD). To provide the resources, training and funding for these support dogs we created a small team of doers who helped in starting this journey to support our Veterans and affected First Responders. Our goal is to gather funding and resources towards service dog acquisition, training, and placement with Veterans and First Responders within Southeast Michigan.