A Hope

Access to Affordable Veterinary Care Program: Every 2 weeks A HOPE loads a van with a minimum of 50 cats and dogs belonging to the public and transports them to the nearest low cost spay neuter veterinary clinic located 120 miles from location in Milton FL. In 2023 a total 1,105 of cats and dogs were transported to be spay neutered vaccinated and micro chipped at the low cost of approximately $55 cat and $85 dogs.

Community Outreach Program: A HOPE's community outreach is achieved primarily through two initiatives that assist low income families by providing food and other basic supplies for their pets at no charge. In 2023 the Pet Food Pantry program provided 60 households with 1,559 pounds of dry food and 420 cans of wet food to help feed 81 dogs and 428 pounds of dry food and 1,102 cans of wet food for 132 cats. This assistance provided the means for these families to keep their pets at home instead of placing them in shelters because of the lack of financial resources to adequately care for them. As noted at Section III line 3 this program was conditionally put on hold in May of this year. The Bowl Fillers program provides food treats and litter to live-in senior owners unable obtain food for their pets on their own. Each month A HOPE volunteers recruit a different sponsoring organization from the area to donate the items for this program. In 2023 Bowl Fillers provided in addition to other treats and toys 715 pounds of food to help feed 14 dogs and 803 pounds of food to help feed 100 cats in 45 total households.

Rescue and Rehabilitation Program: The primary purpose of A HOPE's rescue program is to take in cats and kittens with medical problems provide them with care often lifesaving and place them in our volunteer foster homes for convalescence and social development to ultimately be adopted into permanent homes. In 2023 A HOPE pulled 363 animals from local shelters other rescue operations and the public. 281were cats and kittens of which 247 were adopted and 51returned to their owners.