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Causes: Animal Protection & Welfare, Animals
Mission: Women for Paws is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to provide financial support to individuals who are experiencing temporary financial hardship or going through medical treatment and who cannot take care of their family pet. We provide financial support to pet owners who need assistance with expenses related to pet emergencies, surgeries, medical treatment, medicine, vaccines, neutering, temporary boarding, and food. Our values and goals are to retain the family pet from going to a shelter. We understand how important it is not to lose your paw family member and we will do what we can to prevent you losing your pet.
Results: Our results so far has helped families in need of financial assistance to pay for medical bills to save their pet's life. We have helped neighborhoods by providing financial support for cat colonies in getting neutering and medicine for them. We have helped pet owners in desperate need of temporary boarding their dog due to domestic violence abuse, where the dog has been the target for punishment. We help pet owners that do not have enough money to pay for the unexpected pet medical emergencies.
Target demographics: We provide financial support to pet owners who are struggling financially to save their pet's life.
Direct beneficiaries per year: Last year we helped more than 50 dogs and cats.
Geographic areas served: South Florida
Programs: Our program includes financial support for pet emergencies, surgeries, treatment, medicines, temporary boarding, and food.
Grace, founder of Women for Paws is an incredible women with a true passion and love for animals.
We can not thank her enough for all that she did to assist us with Jazmyne (Jazzy). Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
God bless your hands and the work that you do for others, and God bless all the paws that you come in contact with!
The Garcia family
Miami, Fl.
