Jalynn’s Pawsitively Fabulous Fundraiser!
A nonprofit fundraiser supporting
Gateway Pet GuardiansPlease donate to my Beyond Rescue fundraiser to support accessible pet care programs!
$314
raised by 4 people
$2,500 goal
Update #1
Hello! I joined the team at Gateway Pet Guardians in May 2024 as an animal care specialist and I can't wait to share what this work means to me.
Every day I am so proud to work for one of the leading animal wellbeing organizations in the country. We are a no-kill shelter, but what makes Gateway stand out is that we are a PET RESOURCE CENTER serving some of the poorest households in the nation. The Resource Center is a former elementary school that now has a public-facing low-cost vet clinic, a pet supply store, an affordable groomer, a pet food pantry, low-barrier adoptions, and judgment-free intakes.
We are still renovating the building to make the classrooms into proper kennels with floor drains and we desperately need a new roof, but first things first.
Most of the families we work with find a stray dog or cat and decide to take care of it. Or a family member becomes sick and they inherit the pet.
Rather than judge or admonish this decision, we encourage people to care for the pet by giving them access to free or low-cost pet care services.
I hope you'll donate because this work is not really funded by anyone else. There are no federal grants for animal welfare. Taxes barely cover the expenses at the county animal control, which is typical. Nonprofits like our serve a vital function of keeping families together AND responding to crisis when we encounter it. At Gateway, we rely on individual donors like you to help us continue this lifesaving work.
In 2024, we are likely to bring in 1200 homeless dogs and cats and find homes for the majority of them. We are likely to provide affordable vet care to 400 owned pets in the community. And, we literally distribute TONS of pet food to families in need every year. Our outreach team will probably visit about 100 households a month and give them everything from food, shelters, and information about our free or low-cost programs. I want to include a video about our free spay/neuter program, which includes free transportation of pets to and from the clinic.