THATS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR INC
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Programs and results
What we aim to solve
The problem, as we see it, is the over population of homeless animals in our local communities, and the lack of low cost spay/neuter and other veterinarian services available. There is a large population of poverty level people and a lack of understanding about the importance of spay/neuter and regular veterinary care for companion animals. This causes unwanted litters of cats and dogs, abandonment, abuse and surrender to already over burdened shelters.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Spay/Neuter Program
We provide low or no cost vouchers for the spay/neuter of dogs and cats, as well as their rabies vaccination for people that cannot otherwise afford it, in the many counties of the Central Savannah River Area, in and around Augusta, Georgia.
Vet Assist Program
We give financial assistance to petowners that encounter extraordinary expenses in veterinarian medical care, especially in the event of life and death decisions, for pets in the many counties of the Central Savannah River Area, based in Augusta, Georgia.
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 spayed and neutered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
Spay/Neuter Program
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
It is our goal to dramatically reduce the rate of euthanasia and the numbers of homeless animals in and around our local communities. We work to promote spay/neuter, responsible pet ownership, and kindness and generosity through our networking. Our fundraising events bring like minded people together and cause a domino effect, growing our impact on people and animals.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We hold fundraising events throughout the year, Augusta's Next Top Dog competition, a photo shoot with Santa, and many others, as well as accept donations from individuals that wish to support our work. We send out fundraising letters twice each year that brings is significant donations. We seek grant funding to help support our work. We offer low and no cost vouchers for the expenses of spay/neuter and vaccines for individuals that cannot afford them, as well as helping with the financial burden of medical/veterinarian procedures to save or improve the lives of pets. We use social media and other media to get our message out about the importance of spay/neuter. We network with many local and national animal rescue, welfare and advocacy organizations. We hope GuideStar will help us in our endeavors.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We are Network Partners with Best Friends Animal Society and participate in their conferences, learning new programs and increasing our network. We have a team of volunteers that help people with getting pets as well as not yet owned pets the vetting they need, We work with many animal rescue groups and help them with expenses as needed, while they work to get more animals adopted into loving homes or transported to other states for better adoption opportunities. With more funding, we are capable of saving them all. So we work hard to get the message out through our work, articles we write for local newspapers. Our network is growing, but has the potential to grow to a point where we can save all the adoptable and treatable dogs and cats. We believe we can save them all.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We see our progress in the eyes of adults and children that are reunited with a lost pet, or are able to keep a furry family member because we paid for their medical expenses. We see it in the happy animals that are given a chance for a good life when they are adopted into a loving family. But we hope to see even stronger results as we move forward, in the statistical reports compiled by our local animal shelters.
The reported statistics show that over 70% of animals that enter the animal control facility do not leave alive. We hope to get that number down to 10-20%, through our spay/neuter program, our vet assist program and by spreading the word that compassion and creativity can solve many of the issues they encounter.
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THATS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR INC
Board of directorsas of 07/14/2023
Mrs. Lorna Barrett
That's What Friends Are For, Inc.
Term: 2009 -
Mrs. Tara Ford-Romes
That's What Friends Are For, Inc.
Term: 2016 -
Tara Romes
That's What Friends Are For, Inc.
Meredith Gentry
That's What Friends Are For, Inc.
Judy McCarty
That's What Friends Are For, Inc.
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
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CEO oversight
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Ethics and transparency
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Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Not applicable -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable