Dr. Kwane Stewart is CNN’s Hero of the Year!
Dr. Kwane Stewart, veterinarian and co-founder of Project Street Vet and a Maddie’s Fund® grantee, has been named at the 2023 CNN Hero of the Year for his incredible work with pets and people. As CNN Hero of the Year, Dr. Stewart will receive $100,000 to expand his work. During his acceptance speech, he promised to split the monies evenly amongst his nine fellow nominees. “An act of kindness can change your day, change someone’s day. An act or gesture of kindness can change somebody’s life,” Dr. Stewart...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Open Arms Challenge, keeping tenants & pets together and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Join us for the final webcast of 2023: Keeping Tenants & Their Pets TogetherJoin us on Thursday, December 21 at 12:00 PM PT / 3:00PM ET for a question and answer session with housing rights expert Dianne Prado of HEART LA. Hear about the three most important things you can ask and do to help a person with a pet who is facing housing insecurity or unable to… Learn More Get your first year of Shelterluv FREEShelterluv is running a Giving Season...
Join us for the final webcast of 2023: Keeping Tenants & Their Pets Together
Join us on Thursday, December 21 at 12:00 PM PT / 3:00PM ET for a question and answer session with housing rights expert Dianne Prado of HEART LA. Hear about the three most important things you can ask and do to help a person with a pet who is facing housing insecurity or unable to find housing because of their pet. This will be a highly interactive discussion, so bring your questions as well as any issues or topics related to pets and housing that you have. Attendees will also learn the basic eviction process, leave with concrete steps to...
Last chance to register for Camp Maddie: Foster Edition!
Camp Maddie: Foster Edition is this Thursday! Be sure to register as soon as possible. Camp Maddie is a free, new learning series beginning with a virtual half-day dog foster edition on Thursday, December 7, 9am-1 pm PT (12 pm-4 pm ET). At Camp Maddie, we will cover various topics in to-the-point presentations, panel discussions, strategy-sharing seminars, videos and question and answer sessions. Presenters will discuss breaking down barriers in the foster field, how they recruit foster caregivers and provide insight into strategies they use...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Camp Maddie is almost here, Family Bondedness and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. The next Maddie’s Insights will cover the Family Bondedness ScaleJoin us on December 14th for the next webcast in the Maddie’s® Insights series, “The Development of and Research on the Family Bondedness Scale.” This one hour event will be presented by William M. Nugent, PhD, Professor at the College of Social Work, The University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN. The Family Bondedness Scale (FBS) was… Learn More New research...
The next Maddie’s Insights will cover the Family Bondedness Scale
Join us on December 14th for the next webcast in the Maddie’s® Insights series, “The Development of and Research on the Family Bondedness Scale.” This one hour event will be presented by William M. Nugent, PhD, Professor at the College of Social Work, The University of Tennessee in Knoxville, TN. The Family Bondedness Scale (FBS) was designed to measure scores which represent the degree to which a person is emotionally and affectionately bonded to a pet as a member of their family. This presentation will cover...
New research shows how to best engage more diverse communities in the pet fostering process
Is your animal organization trying to reach a more diverse audience for pet foster care? Research published by the pet product retailer, Chewy, found pet fostering has increased by 17% over the past year, with 8% of U.S. households fostering pets (HumanePro, 2022). However, little research has addressed the disparities between marginalized audiences and their white counterparts when it comes to pet fostering and overall knowledge about the pet fostering process. Through a combination of a survey and focus group discussions with...
Maddie’s Weekly Roundup: Inclusivity, Camp Maddie and more!
Happy Monday! Below is a brief roundup of resources added over the past week. Register now for Camp Maddie: Foster Edition!Have you registered for Camp Maddie yet? Registration is free! Camp Maddie is a new learning series beginning with a virtual half-day dog foster edition on Thursday, December 7, 9am-1 pm PT (12 pm-4 pm ET). At Camp Maddie, we will cover various topics in to-the-point presentations, panel discussions, strategy-sharing seminars, videos and question and answer… Learn More How this Open Arms Challenge Grand...
Register now for Camp Maddie: Foster Edition!
Have you registered for Camp Maddie yet? Registration is free! Camp Maddie is a new learning series beginning with a virtual half-day dog foster edition on Thursday, December 7, 9am-1 pm PT (12 pm-4 pm ET). At Camp Maddie, we will cover various topics in to-the-point presentations, panel discussions, strategy-sharing seminars, videos and question and answer sessions. Presenters will discuss breaking down barriers in the foster field, how they recruit foster caregivers and provide insight into strategies they use to make fostering...
How this Open Arms Challenge Grand Prize winner took inclusivity to the next level
Open Arms Challenge Grand Prize winner, Companion Animal Alliance (CAA), is no stranger to progressive policies. The open-intake shelter in Baton Rouge, LA, prides itself on being a welcoming and understanding place. It frequently waives return-to-owner fees in order to keep pets with their people, provide free pet food for those who need it and waive adoption fees in order to keep barriers to adoption low. During the month of the Open Arms Challenge in April 2023, CAA aimed to focus on improving messaging, marketing and communications to its...
