The note continued: ‘My mom can’t keep me and is homeless with 2 kids. She tried her best but can’t get help.’ Source: Homeless mom left her dog with note, ‘please love me.’ A shelter reunited them.
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Out Of The Cold Provides Safe Environment For Those In Need
Out of the Cold is a low-barrier shelter that helps individuals at the “intersection of homelessness, mental health, substance use, and incarceration.” Homelessness can be a difficult topic to talk about. When people think of State College, the initial thought is geared toward privileged families and students. Individuals who aren’t fortunate enough to gather the…
Animal lovers donate land for pet adoption center
Nathan Wilson Edwina and Sam Friedman have agreed to donate six acres of land on Highway 1 Bypass to new animal welfare organization Friends All United for Natchitoches Animals(FAUNA) for construction of a pet adoption and community center. This marks the first milestone for FAUNA’s mission to improve animal welfare for the city and parish……
A Georgia Volunteer Is Helping Foster Cats Find Forever Homes by Teaching the Pets to ‘Talk’
Monesia Greene, a foster cat parent for Best Friends in Atlanta, has started training her foster cats to use recordable buttons to communicate Monesia Greene is a cat whisperer, and now she is teaching felines to talk back. According to Best Friends Animal Society, the animal lover volunteers with the nonprofit’s Atlanta program, regularly fostering cats…
West Texas nonprofit creates shelters for pets
MIDLAND, Texas — Fix West Texas is known for neutering and spaying cats and dogs to help curb intake and reduce euthanasia rates. They also provide shelter for our animals as well. “They’re just like us, if you can imagine spending the night outside in the freezing cold, that’s a lot of suffering and so…
A homeless man rescued all the animals at a shelter after it caught on fire
(CNN) A homeless man risked his life to save several cats and dogs trapped at an Atlanta animal shelter after it caught fire, the facility’s founder said. Keith Walker, 53, rushed into the W-Underdogs shelter on December 18 after a fire engulfed its kitchen. “I was nervous as hell, I’m not going to lie. I was…
Watch: Parents surprise daughter with dog she had been caring for at shelter
Just in time for Christmas, parents surprised their daughter with a dog she had been caring for at an animal rescue, and the heartwarming moment was caught on camera. Source: Watch: Parents surprise daughter with dog she had been caring for at shelter
Columbia Bank warms up homeless shelters
The Warm Hearts Winter Drive raised $209,335.96 and received 8,140 items for 54 homeless shelters across the Pacific Northwest.Columbia Bank, in its second year of the effort, donated the clothing and money collected to organizations in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. In Oregon, $59,500.55 in donation Source: Columbia Bank warms up homeless shelters
Homeless veterans take refuge at Arizona encampment
A camp in Tucson, Arizona, serves about 20 homeless people, the majority of them U.S. military veterans seeking shelter, food, camaraderie and refuge from the streets. The camp, run by the group Veterans on Patrol, has grown with the help of donations from local companies and residents. Mitchell Riley reports for Arizona Public Media. Source:…
Wrapping for charity in South Burlington
Multiple generations of the Lynch family pitched in their time on Saturday afternoon to wrap gifts to raise money for ANEW Place at the University Mall. The charity has raised money by recruiting volunteers to wrap gifts in exchange for a small fee for over two decades. ANEW Place is focused on long-term solutions to…