By Devin Morrissey Large financial corporations have had their hand in nonprofit donations for decades. More recently, individuals have been donating cash and assets to donor-advised funds managed by these companies. For donors, there are favorable tax advantages, and it makes their donations easier to manage, but it has changed the way nonprofits are getting...
Recent initiatives aim to help vulnerable populations through their pets November 11, 2019 By Lisa Wogan Homelessness is regularly seen as a crisis in the United States. On a single night in 2018, approximately 553,000 people were in emergency shelters, transitional housing or on the street, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development....
A woman who lives in the woods, in a tarp structure that she made, has been homeless for over a year in Hattiesburg, MS area. She called Pets of the Homeless™ about her dog, Xzena, who is a gorgeous 8-year-old spayed brindle Boxer mix. Xzena tested heartworm positive at a local veterinarian’s office. Read the...
By: Devin Morrissey It’s no secret that those who end up homeless, no matter the underlying reasons, face extreme difficulties when it comes to getting out of the cycle of homelessness. Securing stable housing is a multi-faceted process that involves securing employment, participating in case management, pursuing treatment for mental health disorders and/or addiction, and...
(Photo is an example of an Oakland, CA homeless encampment) Pets of the Homeless™ received a voicemail from a very distraught woman, who is homeless in an encampment in Oakland, CA. In the voicemail which was left at the 10 o’clock p.m. hour the previous evening, she was explaining how her dog, Pretty Girl was...
A homeless man called Pets of the Homeless™ seeking assistance for his dog Whitey who had a deep gash on his back. Whitey is a 2-year-old neutered Labrador mix. The man does everything he can for his pets and he makes sure their needs are met before his own. He and his dogs sleep on...
A homeless woman in Fresno, CA called Pets of the Homeless™. She had been in a shelter, but most recently was in a motel for four days. She is disabled and receives SSI benefits. She called concerned about her one-month-old female Husky puppy, Blaize. Blaize fell and was limping. We verified her homelessness and approved...
An employed homeless woman who is living in a camper in Oneonta, NY for the past 6 months called Pets of the Homeless™. She called concerned about her dog, Doodle, a one-year-old female Pit Bull Terrier who hadn’t been eating for 5 days. We approved an examination at a participating network veterinarian. After the exam,...
A homeless woman who stays in a shelter in the San Diego, CA area called Pets of the Homeless™. She has been homeless for approximately two years, is disabled and receives SSI. She called about Bear, her 1-year old Chihuahua Terrier mix. Bear had been attacked by another dog the previous night. He had bite...
A disabled woman with no income who has been homeless for over two years called Pets of the Homeless™. During her homelessness she has lived in a car, in parks and wherever she can find some semblance of shelter. One month ago she finally got a space in a shelter in San Diego for herself...
