Program:
Volunteer Program
- Budget:
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$5,000
- Category:
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Animal-Related
- Population Served:
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Adults
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Children and Youth (infants - 19 years.)
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Young Adults (20-25 years) -- currently not in use
Program Description:
Animal Compassion Team has a volunteer program for people interested in becoming involved in the organization. Volunteers attend an orientation where they learn about ACT, spaying/neutering pets, volunteer opportunities, and what they are expected to do when they volunteer. Volunteer opportunities include: marketing, adoption agent, dog walker, cat cuddler, foster parent, rescue transport, and HOPE transport.
Program Long-Term Success:
ACT currently has over fifty volunteers in our program, and that number grows daily. We currently have no paid employees, so everything is done by people who volunteer their time. Our volunteer board members frequently volunteer over 40 hours a week. We hope to eventually have a tiered volunteer program, where volunteers can work their way up by putting in hours and attending educational classes. Each level would have different volunteer opportunities available to them, and various privileges/rewards for progressing through the levels.
Program Short-Term Success:
We have had two very successful volunteer orientations where over fifty people signed up to volunteer. Our volunteers have been doing a great job in our adoption center, and seem eager to become more involved.
Program Success Monitored by:
We monitor our success through feedback from the volunteers. Success is also monitored through the number of volunteers signing up, and the amount who continue to return to volunteer.
Program Success Examples:
There are over fifty people in our volunteer database, and our adoption center consistently has multiple volunteers at all times. Volunteers have also provided positive feedback, and showed interest in further involvement.
Program:
Foster Program
- Budget:
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$15,000
- Category:
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Animal-Related
- Population Served:
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Adults
Program Description:
Animal Compassion Team relies heavily on its foster p[rogram. Since we do not currently have a sanctuary, all of our animals live in foster homes until they are adopted. These foster homes provide food, shelter, medical care, socialization, and love. All our foster parents fill out a foster application and attend a foster orientation. Foster parents bring their animals to the adoption center once they are healthy, vaccinated, spayed/neutered, and microchipped.
Program Long-Term Success:
We currently have adopted out over 170 animals that were living in foster care. Many of these animals were rescued from various shelters and had various medical needs that included: parvo, hernia, cataracts, cherry eyes, and various infections. Through loving foster homes and medical care that ACT has funded, these animals not only survived, but thrived, and found their forever homes.
Program Short-Term Success:
We currently have approximately fifty animals in foster care, and over forty foster parents.
Program Success Monitored by:
We monitor success through feedback from foster parents and the health of our animals. We are constantly making sure our foster parents have the support they need, and that our animals receive the best care. Success is seen through the improvements we witness in our foster animals, and the amount who are successfully adopted.
Program Success Examples:
We recently adopted out a chihuahua mix who was rescued from the local animal shelter where he was scheduled to be euthanized. Prince Charming, nicknamed Charm, had many medical issues. He fought through and survived Canine Parvo Virus. Then he also made it through surgery to repair one of the largest hernias the vet had ever seen in such a small dog. Charm survived it all to become a wonderful, sweet dog, thanks to his wonderful foster home and the great medical care he received . Walter, a senior Boston Terrier, was rescued from the local shelter. He was covered in maggots, mostly blind, partially deaf, and had a prolapsed rectum. After a lot of medical care, and surgery to correct his rectum, Walter recovered and showed everyone what a wonderful elderly gentleman he was. Walter was recently adopted into a wonderful forever home where he can enjoy his golden years.
Program:
ACT's Big Dog Fix
- Budget:
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- Category:
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Animal-Related
- Population Served:
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Program Description:
Through a generous grant from DJ&T and the support of the HOPE Animal Foundation, ACT is able to provide spay and neuter vouchers so that members of the community can get their dog(s) fixed for what they can afford!
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Program:
Trap Neuter and Release (TNR)
- Budget:
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- Category:
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Animal-Related
- Population Served:
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Program Description:
Through generous contributions ACT has been able to TNR communities of feral cats in targeted areas.
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