Kettering Nonprofits and Charities

I am a long time volunteer (more than 15 years) for SICSA. I both foster cats and kittens as well as do fundraising activities. However, when I moved to a new house last year, I "inhereited" a small colony of stray cats (and kittens), as well as a well-meaning neighbor couple who have been feeding them but had limited funds due to disability. For the first time, rather than just helping SICSA, I found myself needing SICSA's support to spay/neuter the feral moms, as well as take in, care for, spay, and adopt out 3 sets of kittens. It's been a time-consuming, stressful, and expensive year, but I am thrilled to say that today we caught and dropped off the last feral mom cat to be tested and spayed and released. I can't say enough for the patience, support, and assistance of SICSA and their outstanding staff during this stressful time. As an animal lover, I can't bear to see strays on the streets, but like anyone else, I can't financially support litter after litter of cats, nor do I want to have the stray problem perpetuated. SICSA was so flexible (it was SO difficult to catch these wily cats!) and worked with me and my neighbors to provide great services at very reasonable prices. I am even more committed to SICSA through this ordeal and I can attest to the fact that they are as wonderful to the "public" as they are their volunteers. It was great to see both perspectives - although now I hope I can go back to just being a volunteer, as my fingers are crossed that I've seen the last unaltered stray cat in my neighborhood for a long time. Thank you SICSA for what you do for the Dayton community!

I have volunteered for this charity for several years. I always feel so good afterwards. It is such a wonderful organization! When the children receive new shoes and socks that actually fit they are so happy! Sometimes the new shoes are 2 inches longer than the shoes they had been wearing! The children are surprised that their feet don't hurt anymore. That is how normal these children think being in pain is. That is how I know that this is a very needed service. Anyway you can help this great charity is important. Some charities do nice things for children, like giving them toys and such. This charity does something that is very needed in order to have these children grow up to be productive members of society! Help this charity and know that you are doing something great!

We Care Arts has been serving the Dayton Community for the past 26 years. It is a unique organization that works with individuals who are experiencing emotional, physical and developmental difficulities in their lives. The organization using art in many forms to hlep these individuals build their confidence and with the end result being more personal indipendence. The art the individuals produces will then be sold in the agencies year round gift shop with the artist/client receiving a protion on the selling price. The agency depends on individual, and coroporate donations for its financial stability. The agencies web site sell gift items also. Their address is www.wecarearts.org.