Preserving Families: Keeping Pets and People Together

Purpose of category:

This grant will support programs that facilitate interventions for people and their pets at the point of imminent relinquishment or separation. The intervention takes place at a pivotal point of transition for the human, that will risk the bond between human and animal. The interventions have an identifiable time frame, such as short-term sheltering, may be co-located with a pet or human service agency, and provide a temporary service.

Types of animals served:

Any owned companion animal. These are animals that are kept primarily for a person’s companionship.

Applicants should include one or more of the following:

• Time frame: Pet sheltering for short-term/identifiable time frame
• Urgency: Housing for moments of acute crises
• Partnerships and collaboration: Programs that involve collaborative partnerships between social services, animal welfare and/or for profit organizations
• Leveraged infrastructure: Co-housing that supports shelter for people and their pets or repurposed space in an animal shelter
• Data collection: Programs that are unique and innovative that have strong data collection and can build an example for other organizations

Who can apply:

• Open application to animal welfare organizations, government entities, or human social service agencies
• View the sample Preserving Families Grant Application

This grant category is currently closed.

If you have any questions or experience difficulties in the submission process,
please contact us directly at grants@petsmartcharities.org