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10th Anniversary Feature | First Funder
In today’s 10th Anniversary Feature, we’re highlighting a generous supporter that made so much possible: PAWS NY’s first institutional funder, Amie’s Place Foundation! We owe so much to this wonderful organization. In 2011, our founder, Rachel Herman, presented PAWS NY services at an event hosted by partner organization Search and Care. After hearing about our…
Read MorePAWS NY Rings Closing Bell of NYSE!
In honor of our upcoming tenth anniversary celebration, PAWS NY rang in the closing bell of the New York Stock Exchange on November 1st! What an honor! Click here to see the full video.
Read More10th Anniversary Feature | PAWS NY’s First Volunteer
In honor of PAWS NY’s 10th anniversary, over the next few weeks we’ll be highlighting a handful of the people and organizations who made it possible for PAWS NY to get its start. From our first volunteer, to our first employee, without the help of these amazing people and organizations who believed in PAWS NY,…
Read MorePAWS NY AND METROPLUS HEALTH PLAN TO PARTNER
Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS) NY is thrilled to announce a new partnership with MetroPlus Health Plan to provide programs and services enabling the health plan’s most vulnerable members to keep their pets at home. The partnership potentially pairs MetroPlus’ more than 500,000 members with New York City’s only nonprofit dedicated exclusively to helping at-risk…
Read MorePAWS NY Receives Grant from Marta Heflin Foundation for Foster and Emergency Care Program
Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS NY) is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded a generous renewal grant from Marta Heflin Foundation for its Foster and Emergency Care Program. Through this program, PAWS NY cares for pets whose guardians are hospitalized or facing medical emergencies. Individuals often neglect medical care and place their health…
Read MorePAWS NY’s 2019 Spring Benefit!
You’re invited! Tickets are on sale for our annual spring benefit to be held on Tuesday, May 14th at Helen Mills Event Space. We’ll have cocktails, vegetarian hors d’oeuvres, and an incredible silent auction. Our auction opens for bidding on Tuesday, April 30th, and you can see a list of available items here. Purchase Tickets or…
Read MorePAWS NY Receives Program Expansion Grant from New York Foundation for Eldercare
PAWS NY is thrilled to announce that it has received a $15,000 grant from New York Foundation for Eldercare for program expansion.
Read MoreAdoptive Home Needed for Sweet and Snuggly Pup!
UPDATE 11/12/18 Snowy has found her forever home! Thank you to everyone who was a part of her journey. If you would like to help other pups like Snowy remain at home with their guardians, please consider volunteering: Volunteer With PAWS NY This sweet pup, Snowy, needs a forever home! Snowy would be a perfect match…
Read MorePAWS NY + Strut Your Mutt 2018
We’re thrilled to announce that PAWS NY is participating in the Best Friends Strut Your Mutt event for the fourth year in a row! This year’s event will take place on Saturday, October 6th, and we hope you’ll join us! Strut Your Mutt is a charity dog walk and dog-themed festival benefiting animal welfare groups and Best Friends Animal Society.…
Read MoreSweet Pup Cody In Need of New Home
July 20, 2018: Update! Cody adopted! An enormous thank you to everyone who helped find Cody his fur-ever home. If you are still interested in getting involved, we are always in need of more volunteers! PAWS NY volunteers help provide pet care assistance for vulnerable New Yorkers who are facing health challenges, mobility impairment, and illness, with…
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