Tenth Life Cat Rescue
Giving cats the lives they deserve. Tenth Life. When nine aren't enough.
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
We believe that every cat, regardless of emotional or physical limitations, deserves the chance at a fulfilling and happy life. It is our goal to ensure that all cats receive a chance regardless of any special needs or injuries which may be too challenging or expensive for another rescue to take on. We aim to also put an end to unnecessary euthanasia and cat homelessness while spreading education about the importance of spaying and neutering to help bring shelter overcrowding to an end.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Rescue & Adoption
A majority of the cats we save are pulled from animal control facilities and humane societies in Saint Louis. In addition, when citizens contact us to help vulnerable strays, we first assist them in reuniting them with their families whenever possible. In cases where the cat is unsafe, injured, or has special needs, we admit the stray feline in need. We admit the neediest cats, provide them excellent veterinary care, and then find them forever homes.
Tenth Life Cat Companions
In July of 2013, Tenth Life Cat Rescue kicked off a brand new outreach program called Tenth Life Cat Companions. This free service engages trained volunteers who take temperament-tested cats to clients in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other community support organizations to provide therapeutic petting and play time with the cats. Response to the program has been incredible!
More than 3000 clients have been served by around 45 dedicated volunteers and approximately 12-15 cats. This adds up to more than 1000 "man hours" of visiting! Residents report feeling calmer, happier, and more content during and after our volunteers' visits. We are so grateful to be able to give back to the very community that has supported Tenth Life over the years! This program is currently paused until we can establish it safely once again.
Feline Behavior Help Line
Sometimes, cats' quirks are charming or endearing. Other times, their habits can be downright confusing. We at Tenth Life hope to demystify some of the odd things cats may do when they're confused, scared, ill, etc. Our goal is to help people better understand their feline friends and their behaviors while offering strategies for resolving unsavory behaviors. By looking at things from a cat's point of view, we hope to deepen people's relationships with their feline family members in the hope of maintaining or restoring peace to their homes.
To that end, we provide a completely free phone and email line to trained volunteer Behavior Counselors.
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.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsNumber of animals rescued
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Rescue & Adoption
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of animal adoptions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Related Program
Rescue & Adoption
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
2020 was an exceptionally good year. We have increased adoptions year over year and are steadily increasing outcomes of adoption as we increase intake.
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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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?
We aim to see a world in which unnecessary euthanasia and cat homelessness are a thing of the past and organizations like ours can focus on helping humans care for their pets.
Tenth Life feels strongly that all pets should be spayed and neutered. An unbelievable number of companion animals are euthanized each year simply because there are not enough homes for them and a paucity of resources to help pets remain with their families. We strive to support and assist our community and the wider public by offering a behavior resource line and through community outreach. We also ensure that all pets who pass through our doors are neutered or spayed. Our deeper goals include helping by providing financial assistance.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We provide veterinary care, foster homes, and adoptive placement to stray cats and kittens, prioritizing those with special needs which can be more expensive and more challenging. We also facilitate humane education and outreach to meet the goals of illuminating the importance of spaying and neutering in an effort to eliminate shelter overcrowding while providing safe judgment-free space for our community to come together toward a common goal. We believe judgment is separation and we work to remove barriers wherever they may exist.
Through collaborative partnerships with local animal control facilities and humane societies, we have continued to increase our ability to decrease euthanasia by pulling cats out of often overcrowded shelters and providing them excellent medical care and comfortable placement in a foster home or in our home-like adoption lounge until they are adopted.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
With more than 100 dedicated volunteers and nearly 2,000 active donors, Tenth life is capable of setting and achieving impactful goals each year. Using data, we can be intentional about our capacity for care and we're able to measure our impacts and modify our goals and tactics as needed.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
By December 31, 2022, we'd increased our intake by 11% over last year. As we expand, we will build our capacity and ability save lives and help people.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
We don't have any major challenges to collecting feedback
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Tenth Life Cat Rescue
Board of directorsas of 02/09/2023
Allison Price
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
Term: 2017 -
Kathy Jarowicz
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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 ? No -
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? No
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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