Our Grants
Ending Discrimination, Keeping Dogs Out Of Shelters, And Moving Communities Forward
Our grants are focused on addressing the human issues that keep dogs and people apart, as well as ways to bring dogs and people together to make the world better for all individuals.
Pet-Accessible Housing Grant
Keeping People and Pets in Their Homes
The lack of pet-accessible housing and insurance not only separates families
Often times, pet inaccessible housing isn’t about dogs at all. It’s about classism and/or racism. If your organization is working on breaking down housing and insurance barriers, you can apply for our Pet-Accessible Housing Grant.
Questions? Email Melanie Lindmark or call 845-867-7646
Community Impact Grant
Bringing Dogs and People Together to Change Lives
Our Community Impact Grant is for innovators, community-changers, and those who stand up against discrimination locally or nationally. We want to hear your ideas for how you want to bring dogs and people together to change lives.
Possible opportunities include, but are not limited to:
- Fighting discrimination against people with service dogs, like Delta’s “pit bull” dog ban
- Ending breed-specific policies at pet-related facilities
- Pairing foster dogs with people recovering from addiction
- Creating pet-accessible shelters for the houseless or people fleeing domestic abuse
- Programs offering low-cost or free veterinary services
Questions? Email Melanie Lindmark or call 845-867-7646
Detection dog grant
creating safe environments for everyone
The K9 detection dog teams trained by our grantee Sector K9 work to create safer, more connected communities. The dogs are trained to detect guns and drugs. Some of them work in schools with the extra job of teaching kids to be better humans.
Dogs Playing for Life Sponsorship
Playgroup Seminars to Help Every Dog Show Who They Really Are
We sponsor seminars with Dogs Playing for Life. DPFL “uses playgroups to help socialize, evaluate, and change the lives of shelter dogs.”
The shelter environment can be stressful, which prevents many dogs from showing their true personality, leading to longer lengths of stay and even misconceptions about a dog’s behavior. Playgroups give dogs the chance to play, run, and be free to express who they really are.
Shelters interested in applying for a DPFL sponsorship should do so via the DPFL website.
Questions? Email Melanie Lindmark or call 845-867-7646
News and Articles
Help Willow Heal
This sweet girl had a ruptured disc in her spine and medical treatment costing $6,000. Please contribute to her care.
We Don’t Need Pet Food Pantries, We Need Collaborative Community Resources
How and why you should work with your community’s existing food pantry to meet the needs of dog owners.