American Red Lion Disaster Fund

Our Solution
Donate through American Red Lion to divert to the smaller local organizations who are actually doing the rescuing. We have the resources to thoroughly identify, research, and vet these organizations for their authenticity and sustainability. By utilizing our National IRS list of charities and following the top news journalists and emergency management news during disasters 24/7, we are able to find out which organizations are credible, sustainable, and actually doing the rescuing. At that point, we can quickly divert these funds and/or send supplies to these groups so they can quickly continue with their rescue missions.
NOTE: 79% of all households in the US own at least one dog or one cat. But there is no system in place for families to bring their pets when disaster strikes. As a result, people are forced to leave their animals behind to suffer and die.
Our Vision
To create a permanent and universal system for housing animals during disasters. If the local animal shelters and hospitals have funds and a venue to house the animals, many are willing and capable of staying with family pets during the disaster until they can be reunited with their families.

GOALS:

1.
We start by utilizing our IRS national list of Animal Welfare nonprofit organizations and Animal Hospitals broken down by city, state and zip-code, to identify the groups that exist in the affected region. We then utilize the same list to identify each groups ratings and authenticity with the IRS, and the American Veterinary Medical Association, by confirming their EIN# or license#. We read about the organization’s mission, goals, and success by googling their organization's website, Facebook page, press releases, and testimonials to validate their work. Lastly, we follow the highest rated Animal News Journalists and Emergency Management and Disaster News 24/7 to find out who is actually on the front lines doing the rescuing.

Our solutions are laser-focused on the needs of local animal welfare organizations who are working on the front lines during disastrous situations and who have a history of success and are most likely to sustain.


2.
By interviewing local animal welfare organizations and small livestock farmers to find out what their needs are during disasters.
By creating public awareness via social media.
By lobbying and working with our local government.
We believe we can utilize the local manpower and resources of animal welfare organizations and local municipalities to accomplish this.

1. To increase donations by 50% each year.

2. To continue to report our findings of evacuation methods for pets during disasters as well as to expand our exposure online via Facebook, Social Media sites, and
giving platforms who utilize corporate matching giving programs.

3. To increase our volunteer base by 100% each year. Utilizing Volunteer Match and advertising locally.

4. Apply for grants.

5. To work with the government to provide funding for animal welfare organizations from the grants awarded to the state to help people recover from disasters.

American Red Lion Disaster Fund donations increased 790% in 2018.

We have provided funds or supplies to 33 animal welfare organizations including farms for the last 5 major disasters.
Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Florence, Hurricane Michael, and the California Wildfire.

In 2019 we are planning to become more recognized on a local level where American Red Lion Disaster Fund is located by working with the community businesses to create awareness about the need to find solutions to transport and house animals during disasters.

We are also visiting with an employee from Wake County Human services located in Raleigh, NC who worked with the homeless housing venue for the many evacuees during Hurricane Florence. Most of these evacuees had to leave their animals behind because there was no transportation or crates to house the animals in these venues.