FRIENDS OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER AND GUARDIANS OF THE HOMELESS ANIMALS
Home With Us Until They Are Home With You.
Mission
FOHA is the enduring standard for no-kill rescues, saving and improving lives one paw at a time. We strive to: -Bring an end to the unnecessary killing of companion animals -Provide a safe haven for abused and abandoned animals -Provide food, shelter, medical care, rehabilitation, and compassion to homeless animals -Find permanent, loving homes for the animals in our care -And, most importantly, bring about a time when there will be no more homeless pets and every dog and cat can be guaranteed a loving home
Ruling year
1974
Board President
Stacey Gimbert
Main address
39710 Goodpuppy Lane
Aldie, VA 20105 USA
EIN
23-7355910
NTEE code
Animal Protection and Welfare (includes Humane Societies and SPCAs) (D20)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Friends of Homeless Animals (FOHA) aims to address the problem of companion animal homelessness and unnecessary euthanasia. Many homeless dogs and cats find themselves in overcrowded shelters that still struggle caring for so many animals with limited recourses. Some shelters still rely on euthanasia as a means of managing over capacity. FOHA partners with shelters in the mid-Atlantic states to transport dogs and cats to our facility in northern Virginia. Our partner shelters believe that FOHA will give the dog or cat the best chance to find their forever family. Each dog and cat that arrives is a member of the FOHA family until (and after) he or she find a forever home.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Animal rescue and adoption services
Friends of Homeless Animals is the enduring standard for no-kill shelters, saving and improving lives one paw at a time. Dedicated to saving homeless dogs and cats, FOHA provides rescue, medical care, and adoption services in the Northern Virginia and Washington DC metropolitan areas. More than 16,000 cats and dogs have found a safe haven with FOHA over the last 47 years. FOHA relies on the support of volunteers and donations to continue our rescue efforts. Friends of Homeless Animals is a registered 501©(3) nonprofit organization. Your generous donations are tax-deductible.
FOHA is unique among the local animal rescue groups in its strict no-kill policies, the quality and extent of veterinary care it provides, training in basic manners and behavior modification when necessary, its lifetime return policy for all animals adopted, and the size and quality of its facilities, onsite staff, and volunteers.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of animals with freedom from hunger and thirst
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Animal rescue and adoption services
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Total number of animals in shelter.
Number of animals rehomed
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Animal rescue and adoption services
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Adoptions for each year
Number of animals euthanized
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Animal rescue and adoption services
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Decreasing
Number of animals rescued
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Animal rescue and adoption services
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Number of animals in shelter
Number of animal adoptions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Animal rescue and adoption services
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
Total adoptions
Average number of days of shelter stay for animals
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Animal rescue and adoption services
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Decreasing
Number of senior dogs (9+ years) rescued
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Animal rescue and adoption services
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of senior dogs (9+ years) adopted
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Animal rescue and adoption services
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our mission is "Home with us until they're home with you". We strive to fulfill this mission by working toward the following goals:
-Bring an end to the unnecessary killing of companion animals
-Provide a safe haven for abused and abandoned animals
-Provide food, shelter, medical care, rehabilitation, and compassion to homeless animals
-Find permanent, loving homes for the animals in our care
-And, most importantly, bring about a time when there will be no more homeless pets and every dog and cat can be guaranteed a loving home
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
FOHA has initiated a strategic plan for 2022-24 to support the efforts to achieve our mission of ending pet homelessness. The strategic plan is divided into 5 key areas.
1. Animal Care: Provide a true home for dogs and cats – with qualified staff and volunteers who offer compassionate and comprehensive care to ensure animals are adoptable.
2. Facilities: Assess the current state of facilities. Create and execute a long-term plan for the best use of facilities and grounds.
3. Fiscal Responsibility: Drive diversified revenue streams and expense control to ensure sustainable fiscal stability and operational effectiveness. Establish capital reserve.
4. Operational Efficiency: Continually evaluate and enhance use of technology. Document standard operating procedures to focus on efficiencies; standardization; and sustainability.
5. People: Build enduring organizational staff and volunteer capacity, that embodies diversity and inclusion, to enable strategic transformation.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
How we listen
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Operations
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FRIENDS OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER AND GUARDIANS OF THE HOMELESS ANIMALS
Board of directorsas of 11/09/2022
Stacey Gimbert
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