NEW YORK, January 5, 2023 – Through a successful year-end fundraising campaign, Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS) NY has raised more than $114,000 from individual donors, corporations, and foundations, surpassing the organization’s initial goal by 52% and allowing PAWS NY to continue its services into the new year. PAWS NY provides pet care support to older adults and individuals living with illness or disability in New York City and has been in service since November 2009.

“We are once again blown away by the generosity of our community this holiday season,” said Rachel Herman, the founder and executive director of PAWS NY. “By raising more than $114,000 from our supporters, PAWS NY will continue to help families stay together with their animal companions, further promoting the human-animal bond that is so valuable. We understand the important role these pets play in the lives of their guardians and are so grateful for all the support we’ve received to continue to help these families.

In addition to donations collected from dozens of individual supporters, PAWS NY collaborated with dog food brand PetPlate, which donated a percentage of new sales in November and December to the organization. PAWS NY was also honored to participate in Credit Suisse’s Holiday Charity Initiative, which raised $27,170 from the company. Several foundations and individuals also provided funding matches during the holiday campaign. The Irving and Phyllis Millstein Foundation for Animal Welfare Ltd. matched donations made on Giving Tuesday, and PAWS NY also worked with board member Karin Magnuson and volunteers Tim Kirk and Diana Romero on a separate donation-matching campaign in December as well.

As an organization, PAWS NY supported more than 229 individuals in caring for their pets during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. This includes 71 New Yorkers and their 91 pets who are part of the PAWS NY Housecall Program. During the year, volunteers made 7,290 visits to these clients’ homes to help with dog walking, litter box maintenance, transportation of pets to the veterinarian, and more. Additionally, PAWS NY provided more than 7,340 pounds of pet food and supplies worth $20,309 and coordinated 96 vet visits, with a retail value of $29,909, during the fiscal year.

PAWS NY also manages a program providing foster and emergency care to pets whose guardians are hospitalized, through a partnership with Animal Haven, Search and Care, and PetSmart Charities. You can learn more about PAWS NY’s work during the 2022 fiscal year in its Annual Report, available online.

“We’re thankful for everyone who donated and spread the word about our year-end fundraising campaign,” Herman said. “We cannot do this work without our amazing volunteers and the incredibly generous donors and funders who understand the importance of the human-animal bond and want to help us protect that connection. Thank you!”

If you’d like to learn more about PAWS NY or sign up to volunteer, please visit our website.

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About PAWS NY

The mission of PAWS NY is to help New York City’s most vulnerable residents remain with their pets by delivering critical programs and services through a community of partners and volunteers. Our programs help keep pets in their homes while protecting and promoting the human-animal bond that is so physically and psychologically valuable to our clients.  Thus, our motto: helping people by helping pets. To learn more, visit www.pawsny.org.

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Contact:

PAWS NY: Kimberly Green
(o): 212-203-4760, x304
(e): Kimberly.Green@pawsny.org

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A Kinder World Foundation, a long-time partner of PAWS NY, awarded the organization a large grant.

The grant will be used for programmatic support, including veterinary care for our clients’ pets. PAWS NY will also use this grant to help reopen our Housecall Program and maintain, and ideally grow, our impact for New Yorkers and pets in need. Thank you to A Kinder World Foundation for your ongoing support!

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PAWS NY Masks & Merchandise

Want to share the PAWS love with your friends or family? Or show the world your support for the organization? Then shop our t-shirts, tote bags, mugs, and more in the PAWS NY Store.

Plus, for a limited time only, we’re selling PAWS NY masks via Bonfire! All proceeds support our 2020 Holiday Fundraising campaign, so get your own PAWS NY mask now and stay safe as we move into 2021!

Amazon Smile

Planning a lot of Amazon purchases this year? If so, be sure to go through Amazon Smile and support PAWS NY while you shop. Use this link to assign PAWS NY as your preferred nonprofit. Then we receive a donation of 0.5% of what you spend!

Grounds & Hounds Coffee Co.

Earlier this year, PAWS NY partnered with Grounds & Hounds Coffee Co., which means you receive a 15% discount on all of their coffee products, plus the company will donate 10% of the sales using our discount code to PAWS! Use this link or enter the code PAWSNY at checkout to get the deal!

5=TEN

Recently, this apparel company became a supporter of PAWS NY and has offered our fans & friends a 10% discount using this code: PAWSNY10. Check out 5=TEN’s full collection of men’s underwear, athletic wear, and more!

Five individuals started 5=TEN with the sole purpose of creating better underwear for all men. In addition, they wanted to make a difference in the world by giving back 10% to charity. Combining premium products with philanthropy is in 5=TEN’s DNA.

gorjana

California-based jewelry company gorjana has supported PAWS NY in the past, most recently with a gorjana Virtual Give Back event in June. Check out their beautiful jewelry pieces and support a generous company with your purchase.

Chewy

If you’re a new Chewy customer, use this link to set up your first purchase and PAWS NY will receive a donation from this pet retailer.

Donation to PAWS NY

Last but not least on this Gift Guide, you can also donate to PAWS NY in honor of a person or pet as a gift this holiday season. Click here to make a donation in someone’s name and send the recipient a note as well!

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PAWS NY has partnered with Grounds & Hounds Coffee Co. to receive a 15% discount on all of their coffee products, plus the company will donate 10% of the sales using our discount code to PAWS! Also, click here to see other PAWS NY partners and supporters.

In conclusion, use this link or enter the code PAWSNY upon checkout to get your 15% off and to donate to PAWS at the same time!

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Thank you to our partner A Kinder World Foundation for its generous support!

With the recent grant of $31,000 dedicated to program expansion, PAWS NY will be able to increase support that helps our clients and their pets remain together. Thank you so much!

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In lieu of our in-person fundraising event, we are collecting donations to help support PAWS NY and our work to help vulnerable New Yorkers and their pets during this unprecedented time and beyond. We are also still hosting our online silent auction, and bidding will open soon. Stay tuned!

We are also still hosting our online silent auction, which is now OPEN FOR BIDDING! Visit the auction website to see all 30+ items and to make your bid.

Plus, a special thanks to our Cool Cat Sponsor

How Will Your Online Donation Help?

Please make a donation and help us raise the money we need to support our clients during this crisis and prepare for what’s next! As a consequence of the cancelled event, our revenue will be down, and now more than ever, we are relying on YOU, our community, to pitch in with donations. Every dollar will go directly toward helping our clients and their pets get through this difficult time by enabling us to provide pet food, foster care, and critical veterinary care that they would otherwise go without.

Another great way to help is to spread the word! Please share on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and with your friends and family to help us reach our goal so we can continue to support our clients and their pets today and in the future.

Why Your Support Matters

While our volunteer Housecall Program is on hold, we are increasing support of foster care, emergency vet care, and pet food deliveries. We have a higher number of foster situations taking place, and in March alone, we spent an additional $5,000 to send pet food and supplies to our clients across New York City. With your help, we will continue to do so for the entirety of this crisis.

PAWS NY is providing constant support to vulnerable New Yorkers who need to stay with their pets in their homes — and we’re doing what we can to prepare for what comes next.

Here are some of the things PAWS is doing RIGHT NOW:

• We delivered extra pet food, litter, wee-wee pads, and other supplies to every client, and we will continue to do so throughout this crisis.
• We offered highest need clients foster care for their pets, and all clients were helped with any non-pet-related needs that were communicated to our team.
• Volunteers have been encouraged to remain in contact with clients via phone calls.
• We are developing virtual orientations so we can continue to train volunteers.

From all of us at PAWS NY, we thank you for being a part of this amazing and resilient community, and we wish you and your loved ones safety and health during this difficult time.

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