Do you believe this?
If so, then here’s an opportunity that can require very little or much time – it’s all up to you!
People Care Pet Pantry can use your help! Can you:
- help distribute food on Sundays between 2 and 4?
- drive to take food to those who cannot get to them?
- drive to pick up food donations?
- help cover events?
- do research on-line (grant opportunities, donation opportunities, resources for clients)
- handle the lost and found pets that get reported to them? (This will also require on-line research and time)
If you would like to volunteer, please call 330-389-5116! You could be the one that changes the life of one who otherwise may have to say good bye to their beloved pet.
People Care Pet Pantry is a 501 (c) (3) Public Charity founded in 2009 by Rene and Tom Lamp. We serve over 200 families each month in northeast Ohio by distributing donated pet food and supplies to previously screened families experiencing temporary financial hardship.
We feed all pets from as small as a fish to as big as a horse. The only thing we do not feed is live animals to other animals (ie: mice to snakes), but if you have a pet mouse, we will help feed it, as long as the donated food it there.
People Care Pet Pantry has formed community partnerships with the Portage Animal Protective League (APL), the Portage Dog Pound, as well as various rescue groups and businesses. We are an available service through Family and Community Services 211, Kevin Coleman and the United Way among others.
Last year they fed over 8,000 pets from Portage County and surrounding areas.
By helping these people with their pets, they are able to help shelters reduce the influx of animal surrenders and unnecessary euthanasia, reducing their costs and securing better outcomes for people and pets.
Sunday, June 1, was another distribution day. They were very short on cat supplies and food.
Less then four pounds of food per family was distributed, regardless of how many cats, and very little litter. But they gave what they had.
Can you help? If anyone would like to donate some dry cat food or litter, or any other pet food, a list of donation locations is below.
If you would like to donate money, you may do so securely using Paypal or JustGive through their website.
Drop off points:
Few Bucks LLC
3440 State Route 59
Ravenna, Ohio 44266
Petco in the Brimfield Plaza
3975 Cascades Blvd.
Kent,Ohio 44240
Devil Strip Dollys
923 Bank Sreet
Akron, Ohio
Petco in Solon
6025 Kruse Drive
Solon,Ohio
Western Reserve Co-Op
467 Cleveland Rd
Ravenna, Ohio 44266
Hiram Police Dept.
11617 Ohio 700
Hiram, Ohio 44234
Springfield Twp. Boyer Esler Senior/Community Center
2491 Canfield Rd.
Akron, OH, 44312
Shaw’s Automotive
1244 S. Arlington St.
Akron, Ohio 44306
JT Graphix
1562 Massillon Rd.
Akron, Ohio 44312
Changing the world sounds impossible. Changing one life is the beginning. Get involved today!
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