ANIMAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS INC
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our greatest need is funding to be able to provide lower cost services. We would like to be able to offer Trap-Neuter-Return for free. Our current costs are $55 per cat plus supplies and we receive copays from participants ranging from $0-$45. Our Guardian Angels Program is funded by fundraisers on Facebook
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Guardian Angels
Provide food, supplies, programs and services to McHenry County and surrounding area homeless, abandoned horses, cats, kittens, dogs.
Provide lifesaving veterinary care to qualified families.
Trap-Neuter-Return
Provide low cost spay/neuter for free roaming unowned cats in McHenry and surrounding counties in Illinois and Southern WI
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Reduce the number of free-roaming cats/kittens in McHenry County, IL
Provide life-saving veterinary services to low income, SSI/Disabled and Senior citizens of McHenry County, IL
Provide pet food and supplies to qualified low income, SSI/Disabled and Senior citizens of McHenry County, IL
Provide Senior Citizens with free cat companions.
Provide shelter and care for unowned cats and kittens of McHenry County while waiting for permanent homes. Increase the increase the live release rate of McHenry County Animal Control cats.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Provide Trap-Neuter-Return for free-roaming cats in McHenry County and surrounding Counties in Illiois
Guardian Angels program currently provides life-saving veterinary services to qualified residents of McHenry County, IL
Guardian Angels program currently works in partnership with the social service agencies of McHenry County IL to provide pet food and supplies and veterinary services to their clients.
Adopt free of charge cats to Senior citizens
Provides shelter for homeless cats and kittens.
Taking any and all cats that the County is not able to house, adopt or care for.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Licensed by the Illinois Dept. of Agriculture as a shelter
Ability to house 200 cat/kittens at the shelter and through foster home.
Guardian Angels program for veterinary services is currently provide at 3 veterinary partner clinics.
Trap-Neuter-Return Program with 3 participating veterinarians.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We TNR'd over 15000 cats and kittens since organization was founded.
Adopted over 2000 cats and kittens and 147 horses .
We receive referrals from McHenry County social service agencies, Pioneer Center, Family Alliance and McHenry County Housing Authority to assist their clients in time of need.
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Operations
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ANIMAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS INC
Board of directorsas of 06/18/2019
Ms. Cindy Gaffney
No Affiliation
Term: 2008 - 2012
Sandra Heuer
Cindy Gaffney
No Affiliation
Polly Hall
Noble Oaks, LLC.
Catherine Bonner
No Affiliation
Sandra Heuer
No Affiliation
Christina Curtis
No Affiliation
Erin Ball
No Affiliation
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes