We can’t get ready for the next round of Innovation Grants without giving big congratulations to the grantees from last round, can we? Of course not! So, please join us in congratulating the 116 Innovation Grant recipients from April 2018!
“The category was Innovative Foster Care, and we were thrilled to see so many organizations embracing progressive ideas like day outings, foster field trips and sleepovers,” said Kelly Clardy, Senior Grants Specialist at Maddie’s Fund®. “Other ideas that help fostering become more convenient and accessible to potential fosters included offering transportation to/from vet appointments, supplies/kits for fosters and online foster portals that offer online scheduling and training.”
One of our favorites came from Placer SPCA in Roseville, CA. They created a “Kitten Day Care” where fosters can bring their kittens to their center in the morning and pick them up in the evening.
Others were Coastal Humane Society in Brunswick, ME, and Tyson’s Chance Animal Foundation in Shelbyville, KY. They’re both creating field trip programs for fosters and volunteers to take dogs out off campus!
Below is the complete list of recipients from the April 2018 Innovation Grant cycle. And, in case you’re wondering, the next round of Innovation Grants is July 30 – August 6, 2018!
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| Organization Name | State | Project |
|---|---|---|
| Coastal Humane Society | ME | “Doggie’s Day Out” Field Trip Program |
| Siskiyou SNIP | CA | “Maddie’s Welcome Home” New Foster Kits |
| Colleton County Animal Shelter | SC | “Picture Me” in Your Home |
| Tyson’s Chance Animal Foundation | KY | 1 Hour 1 Dog – Foster Field Trips |
| Bowling Green/Warren County Humane Society | KY | 2018 Foster Kitten Spring Upswing |
| Arlington Animal Services | TX | A Great Start for Bottle Babies |
| Kitsap Humane Society | WA | A Safe Place – A Foster Program to Help Pets and People |
| A Purr-Fect Fit Animal Rescue & Adoption Center, Inc. | NY | Advance and Grow Their Neonatal Kitten Foster Program |
| Muddy Paws Rescue | NY | Advanced Behavior Management Training Program for Fosters |
| Humane Society of South Mississippi | MS | Ageless Love – Foster with Senior Centers |
| Humane Society of Morgan County | GA | Ambassadors for Adoption/Rescue Rangers |
| Beck’s Place | WA | Beck’s Place Foster Boarding Program |
| Snap2It | GA | Bitty Baby Bag |
| Homeward Pet Adoption Center | WA | Bottle Baby Foster Care Program |
| Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) | PA | Bottle Kittens Lifeline |
| Northwoods Humane Society | MN | Hospice Foster Program |
| Pet Rescue Solutions | CA | College Kids to the Rescue |
| Doxie Rescue of Bucks County & NJ | PA | Creating a Fear Free Foster Environment |
| Animal Care Centers of NYC | NY | Dedicated Foster Veterinarian |
| Silicon Valley Pet Project | CA | Dog Foster Program Expansion |
| Tipton County Paws and Claws | TN | Educating a Generation Through Foster Care |
| Animal Care and Control Team of Philadelphia | PA | Endless Pawsibilities |
| Wisconsin Humane Society | WI | Expanding Foster Care at Newly Acquired Shelters |
| Saving Grace | OR | Expanding Kitten Foster Care |
| Kentucky Humane Society | KY | Fast-Forward Fostering! |
| Humane Society Silicon Valley | CA | Feline Foster Mentor Program |
| Stone County SPCA | MS | Feline Fostering |
| Paws for Life Rescue | MI | Feral & Shy Kitten Carriers |
| Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services | FL | Finders to Fosters Program |
| Natchitoches Hope for Paws | LA | Finding Fosters for Behavior-Challenged Dogs |
| Metro East Humane Society | IL | Foster Animal Memory Care Collaboration |
| LARAS House | TX | Foster Awareness for a Small Town |
| Campbell County Fiscal Court | KY | Foster Care Program |
| Good Lif3 Bully Rescue | TX | Foster Community Awareness |
| Brother Wolf Animal Rescue | NC | Foster Education Program |
| Meow Parlour Cats | NY | Foster Educational Programs |
| Humane Society of Union County | NC | Foster Family Recruiting |
| Paws for Life Utah | UT | Foster Forum and Mobile Resource Center |
| Foster Army Animal Rescue | CA | Foster Friends Initiative |
| Austin Humane Society | TX | Foster Friends Program and Foster Communication |
| Asheville Humane Society | NC | Foster Homecare Assistant Pilot Program |
| Oregon Humane Society | OR | Foster Mentorship to Save More Animals |
| The Little Red Dog, Inc. | CA | Foster Portal Project |
| Animal Allies Humane Society | MN | Foster Program Expansion into Day Trips and Overnights |
| Pawsitive Tails Rescue | KS | Foster Recruit/Training |
| Foster Dogs Incorporated | NY | Foster Roster Mobile Recruitment |
| New Beginnings for Cats | IL | Foster to Save a Life |
| Pet Alliance of Greater Orlando | FL | Foster Volunteer Video Series |
| Benewah County Humane Society | ID | Foster-to-Adopt Expansion |
| Angel’s Furever Foundation, Inc. | MO | Foster-For-A-Day |
| Humane Society of Utah | UT | Fostering Animals With Behavioral Needs |
| Stray Haven Humane Society & SPCA | NY | Fostering Cats in a Rural Community |
| Almost Home Humane Society | IN | Fostering for the Future |
| Paws for Life NC | NC | Fostering Heartworm Positive Dogs; Giving Foster Kittens a Great Start |
| San Antonio Pets Alive | TX | Fosters and Friends Community Crusade |
| A Home 4 Spot | NV | Fosters Helping Fosters |
| Shelter to Home | MI | Helping People Do Something About It |
| Homeward Bound Cat Adoptions | NV | Fospice Program |
| Humane Society of Yates County | NY | Hope for the Helpless Foster Care Program |
| Michigan Orphan Kitten Rescue | MI | Incubators for Neonates |
| Humane Society of Indianapolis, Inc. | IN | Medical Foster Program |
| Acadiana Animal Aid | LA | Infant Vet Care on Wheels – Foster Care |
| HARTT Rescues | TN | Innovative Foster Care for Parvo Treatment |
| PAWS Shelter & Humane Society | TX | Innovative Foster Program |
| Kokomo Humane Society | IN | Innovative Foster Programs |
| Brevard Humane Society | FL | Itty Bitty Kitty Kits |
| Santa Paula Animal Rescue Center | CA | Kitten Ambassador Program |
| St. Sophia’s Forgotten Felines | IL | Kitten Crash-Pad Kits |
| Placer SPCA | CA | Kitten Day Care |
| The PAW Mission | CA | Kitten Foster Program |
| Clermont Animal CARE Humane Society | OH | Launch a Shelter Foster Care Program |
| Contra Costa Humane Society | CA | Local Lives Matter – Saving Animals in Contra Costa County! |
| McKamey Animal Center | TN | McKamey Trailblazer Adventure Club |
| Moore County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services Division | NC | Foster Program for Kittens and Nursing Moms |
| Valley Animal Haven | CA | Mutts on the Move |
| Michigan Humane Society | MI | Neonatal Kitten Project |
| Capital Area Humane Society | MI | P.J. Pups |
| One Tail at a Time | IL | Parvo Program |
| Marley’s Mutts | CA | Pawsitive Change |
| Pivot Educational Outreach | CA | Pawsitve Changes Innovative Foster Care |
| Los Angeles County Animal Care Foundation | CA | Pee Wee Program |
| Lynchburg Humane Society | VA | Petcation Program |
| Pets for Refugees Inc. | NY | Implementing a Foster Program with Refugees |
| PetsEmpower | RI | Expansion Initiative |
| PACT | PA | Putting PACT into Orbit to Save More Companion Pets |
| Sheboygan County Humane Society | WI | Quick Care Foster |
| Saint Seton’s Orphaned Animals | VA | RAFFT – Resource Adoption Foster Families Team |
| Wood County Humane Society | OH | Redefining Fostering: Expand Volunteer Involvement in the Community |
| Belleville Area Humane Society | IL | Rehabilitation at its Finest |
| SPCA of Florida | FL | Rent-A-Friend |
| A Life to Live | TX | Ringworm Protocol, Training and Care Kits for Cat and Kitten Fosters |
| Tri City Animal Sanctuary | TX | Senior for Senior Foster Program |
| It Takes A Village Canine Rescue | IN | Seniors for Seniors Foster Program |
| Lee County Domestic Animal Services | FL | Seniors for Seniors |
| PAWsibilities | PA | Seniors for Seniors and More |
| Foothills Animal Rescue | AZ | Seniors Saving Lives |
| Vanderburgh Humane Society, Inc. | IN | Slumber Party Supplies |
| Riverhead Shelter Volunteer Program | NY | Someone To Watch Over Me |
| Help Orphan Puppies | NY | Special Foster Homes Needed |
| Humane Rescue Alliance | DC | Spread(sheet)ing Foster Magic |
| The Animal Interest League and Sanctuary | CO | Tails Haven |
| Fayette Humane Society | GA | Temporary Foster Program |
| Arizona Humane Society | AZ | Ring-Busters Recruitment Campaign |
| Helping PAWS Pet Rescue, Inc. | WI | The Many Hats of Foster Cats |
| Ohio Alleycat Resource & Spay/Neuter Clinic | OH | The Reba Project |
| Senior Dog Sanctuary of Maryland Inc | MD | The Senior Dog Sanctuary of Maryland Loving Last Home Program |
| Rainbow Rescues Inc | MA | The TLC Club |
| Shelter From The Storm Animal Rescue | WI | The Waggin’ Wagon |
| Jacksonville Humane Society | FL | Three Steps to Saving Kittens |
| 4 R Friends: The Street Vets | CA | Transitional Foster Care |
| Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter | MI | “Forever Foster” Program |
| Eskie Rescuers United | MD | Vets Foster Pets |
| ALIVE Rescue | IL | Weekend Fosters |
| Home for Good Dog Rescue, Inc. | NJ | Whelping Box Kits for Fosters |
| CATNIP Foundation at Big Sky Ranch | LA | Whiskers Kitten Foster Certification Program |
| Zeus’ Rescues | LA | Innovative Foster Care Program |