Might 24, 2024
In March 2024, Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) introduced suggestions to the Hays County Commissioners Courtroom on increase and release the Puppy Useful resource Heart for Hays County, really useful in a 2022 feasibility find out about compiled by way of Staff Refuge USA and Animal Arts.
The 2022 find out about proposed a puppy useful resource middle fashion because the method to Hays County’s increasing animal services-related wishes, and as a treatment to the overburdened regional sheltering fashion recently in apply. The brand new fashion thought is a smaller-scale refuge supported by way of powerful group programming and higher get admission to to assets, basically aimed toward protecting folks and pets in combination.
Austin Pets Alive! approached the paintings systematically via 3 lenses: facility making plans, program building, and operational making plans. With the steerage of a freelance committee, a chain of deliverables have been finished. Those incorporated:
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Social Media Outreach Technique
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Group Engagement
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Complete Program Plan
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Location Evaluation
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Plan to increase a Non-profit Fundraising Group to toughen the middle.
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Working Budgets, Staffing Plans, and Same old Working Procedures.
Different vital paintings additionally incorporated a crowning glory of the Group Want and Values Survey, launching Hays County P.A.S.S. digital useful resource middle, making a logo id proposal, incomes the designation of a Human Animal Beef up Products and services (HASS) pilot group, and partnering with the Central Texas Meals Financial institution for a larger-scale dog food distribution in Hays County.
Hays County P.A.S.S. – Digital Useful resource Heart
Introduced in January 2024, the Hays County digital puppy useful resource middle tripled use within the first two months! This system features a native puppy assets information as a central supply of data for the Hays County group and devoted on-line case control toughen.
Program management continues to collaborate with the San Marcos Regional Animal Refuge (SMRAS) group to function the give up prevention program. Thru this partnership, Hays County P.A.S.S. has decreased reaction time to these bearing in mind give up from 2 weeks to 24 hours. Nearly all of circumstances are rehoming help and navigating veterinary amenities prices.
As Hays County leaders imagine what steps to take subsequent, APA! continues to supply devoted toughen to homeowners dealing with pet-related demanding situations, via Hays County P.A.S.S. and partnering with different group organizations.