FAYETTE HUMANE SOCIETY INC
A work of heart
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Reduce the population of homeless companion animals, reduce the county's euthanasia rate.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Foster Care and Adoption
FHS PROVIDES HOUSING, FOOD AND MEDICAL CARE FOR ABANDONED ANIMALS. We do not have a shelter, so the animals stay in foster homes with our voluteers until we can find them forever homes. We advertise available animals on our website and in the local newspaper. We also conduct weekend pet adoptions at the Peachtree City PetSmart.
low-income spay/neuter assistance
FCHS covers the costs of spay/neuter surgery for up to 3 pets (cats or dogs) in low-income households. After our staff verify the clients' eligibility, we provide a certificate which they take to an approved vet. Once the surgery has been performed, the vet submits the certificate to FCHS for reimbursement.
Community Education
We have volunteers who are teachers and/or Toastmasters willing to speak in local schools, libraries, and in front of any group who requests our presence. Topics include proper pet care and the importance of spaying or neutering to control overpopulation.
Feral Cat TNR
We work with other groups to control the feral cat population by setting up feeding stations and trapping, neutering, and vaccinating the feral cats. We place the kittens in foster homes for socialization and eventual adoption. We release the adults that cannot be tamed to the feral colony so they can live out their natural lives without reproducing.
Seniors for Seniors
Most people looking to adopt a pet want puppies or kittens; it is much harder to place older animals, which we often get through abandonment and owner surrenders. Many senior citizens live on fixed incomes and find it difficult to afford the adoption fee for a pet; also, many do not have the energy required to train and play with a young animal. Our "seniors for seniors" pairs older, more sedate cats and dogs with elderly clients at a reduced adoption fee. Funding is needed to make up the shortfall between the adoption fee collected and the additional medical care required to ensure the health of the older animals.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Nonprofit of the Year (Fayette County Chamber of Commerce) 2022
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of animal adoptions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Low-income people
Related Program
Foster Care and Adoption
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
FHS adopts cats and dogs
Number of animals receiving subsidized or free spay/neuter services
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
low-income spay/neuter assistance
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Owned cats and dogs as well as free-roaming community cats in Fayette and surrounding Georgia counties
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
The Fayette Humane Society strives to eliminate the needless killing of healthy, adoptable pets. We provide temporary foster care for homeless cats and dogs found as strays or surrendered by their owners. All pets we adopt out are vaccinated and spayed or neutered. Most are also microchipped. As funds permit, we provide spay/neuter assistance for low-income pet owners in an effort to reduce animal overpopulation. The Fayette Humane Society supports TNVR (Trap/Neuter/Vaccinate/Return) as the best method of controlling the community cat population.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
The FHS aggressively promotes spay/neuter as well as proper care and respect for animals. We provide education about the problem of pet overpopulation and the fact that cats and dogs can breed when they are as young as four months old. Unaltered companion animals, especially cats, can reproduce exponentially, and as a result, millions end up euthanized in shelters or killed on the highways because there are not enough homes.
We recently began partnering with other rescue groups and shelters to transport homeless animals from Georgia to northern states where the demand is greater.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
We have many dedicated volunteers who are committed to rescuing and caring for homeless animals until they can be placed with loving families. We also realize we cannot solve pet overpopulation through adoption alone, so we work to promote spay/neuter for all companion pets in the community. We are also reaching out to rescue groups in northern states where cold winters and stricter spay/neuter laws have limited puppy and kitten births.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
The FHS partners with the Fayette County Commissioners, other animal rescue organizations, and Fayette County Animal Control to spread the word about spay/neuter and puppy mills. We successfully completed a trial TNR program and worked with FCAC to rewrite local ordinances to make TNR protocol (instead of the traditional policy of trap and euthanize).
We plan to become more involved in transporting homeless animals to areas where the pet demand is greater.
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 strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback
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FAYETTE HUMANE SOCIETY INC
Board of directorsas of 06/26/2023
Rick DeLoach
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Term: 2021 - 2024
Sharon Marchisello
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Julie Lueder
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Rick DeLoach
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Penny Molis
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Lucy Hess
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Mary Ellen Willey
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Kristina Doyle
Corinne Eckert
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
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.