By Genevieve Frederick, Founder/President of Feeding Pets of the Homeless I just finished “My Dog Always Eats First – Homeless People and Their Animals” by Leslie Irvine an associate professor of sociology at the University of Colorado at Boulder. For anyone interested in the study of homelessness this is a must read. Irvine conducted interviews...
You can’t do much without ID. For the homeless, lack of identification can complicate employment, access to food stamps, welfare and Social Security benefits – even getting a motel room for the night. One of the few things a homeless person can get without nine digits or a recent photo is the love and companionship...
Can a homeless person with a service animal be denied entrance to a homeless shelter? The answer is no. If the animal is a service animal then they must be allowed access to public buildings and public-access areas per the Americans With Disabilities Act. To read more… http://www.ada.gov/qasrvc.htm These are the requirements that a service...
Author: Patricia Schoenberger He’d lost everybody Everthing All he had was the Clothes on his back, And his dog, Piper. She was his last friend, He’d known her Most of his life, Watched her mother Birth her litter on His bed. She didn’t care That his clothes were dirty And torn, Didn’t care That maybe...
A homeless gentleman and his beloved puppy named Roxanne contacted Pets of the Homeless because her paws were raw from too much walking. We asked him if he would rest for a few days to let her pads heal. Now that he is not walking as far, she is doing much better. He has been...
Article in the Times Herald of PA Local effort devoted to Feeding Pets of the Homeless By GARY PULEO LOWER PROVIDENCE — If you suddenly found yourself homeless what would you do with your dog or cat? Would you dump your best friend off at the SPCA and say goodbye forever? Or would you decide...
Homeless or about to become homeless? Know someone that is homeless? Social Security has several programs that pay benefits to qualified homeless individuals. These programs include retirement, disability, and survivors’ benefits, as well as Supplemental Secuirty Income, which is a needs-based program for people who are blind, disabled, or age 65 or older. Social Security...
“PETS OF THE HOMELESS” IS NOT A SHELTER. IF YOU ARE IN NEED OF A SHELTER THAT ALLOWS OR PROVIDES FOR PETS, please visit the three websites below. RESOURCES: 1.) Sheltering Animals and Families Together 2.) Safe Havens Directory 3.) Pets of the Homeless ALSO, Homeless Veterans -Contact VA’s National Call Center for Homeless Veterans...
Ken White, President, Peninsula Humane Society; “Two topics which each, separately, invite a strong and often highly emotional response, put the phrase “homeless people” and “pets” into the same sentence and it’s likely a controversial if not explosive conversation will follow. And if that’s explosive, instead of the same sentence try putting them into the...
