Mission
To offer refuge, medical care, nourishment and an opportunity for a second chance for life to unwanted animals in our community. To protect animals from cruelty, neglect, carelessness and ignorance. To encourage and promote responsible pet ownership. To educate and inform the public about animal issues, and to assist in the development of short and long term community oriented solutions to such problems.
Ruling year
1966
Interim Executive Director
Ashley Degraaf
Main address
752 Lovejoy Road NW
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 USA
EIN
59-0815515
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
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Volunteer Program
Volunteers are essential to the well being of animals at PAWS. PAWS depends on volunteers to contribute their time, energy & ideas to make PAWS a better place for animals. Volunteers are a tremendous source of PEOPLE POWER! Volunteers enrich programs at PAWS with their ability & willingness to get things done. By woring as a team with other people at PAWS, volunteers meet the needs of more animals.
Foster Program
Fostering is one of the most rewarding ways to help homeless pets find forever homes.
You provide the love. PAWS provides everything else – food, supplies and medical care.
Animal Control Services
Okaloosa County Animal Services at PAWS is chartered to enforce all state, county and municipal laws and ordinances. The purpose is to keep the public and animals safe. Our animal control officers have the authority to issue citations and perform other enforcement functions, but the emphasis is to gain compliance through education.
Contact Information:
If you need to contact our animal control officers, call (850) 243-1525, ext. 106, or email [email protected]
Where we work
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsNumber of animal adoptions
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of dogs spayed or neutered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of animals returned to their owner
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Children and youth
Related Program
Animal Control Services
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
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?
PAWS goals are to educate our community about the importance of spay/neuter to reduce the population of homeless, abused, and abandoned animals in our county.
We are expanding our low cost spay/neuter veterinary clinic , adoption & education center, and kennels in order to serve our community better and to expand our services within Okaloosa County.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
PAWS strategies are focused on Education, reduction of the pet population, and adoption services. PAWS engages the community to educate on the benefits of spay/neuter, proper training practices, and expectations of adopting a shelter animal. PAWS will continue to work to reduce the pet population through low-cost spay/ neuter clinics for the community. PAWS will continue to provide adoption counseling to ensure the pet and the adopter will be a forever family.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
PAWS has recently hired a full-time Veterinarian on staff, which allows for the low-cost spay/ neuter as well as low-cost exams and vaccinations for the public. This furthers the goal of controlling the pet population. The clinic also provides an opportunity to further educate the public on animal care best practices.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
The Clinic at PAWS has already reduced the back-log of unaltered animals in the shelter that were awaiting adoption clearance. Now the clinic will assist the wider community with low-cost vet care.
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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Who are the people you serve with your mission?
PAWS serves all 207,430 citizens of Okaloosa County.
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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 strengthen relationships with the people we serve
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What significant change resulted from feedback?
PAWS values all feedback from the community. Recently, the administration has provided training on the public facing members of the staff to better equip them with strategies to work with individuals who may be having a difficult experience.
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
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
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time
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Panhandle Animal Welfare Society
Board of directorsas of 10/11/2022
Randy Holland
ResortQuest
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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? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
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