I absolutely agree. Having similar issues here. Tallahassee Florida
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@Charlotte Otero (she/her) pet-programming-and-client-needs-assessment_final-report.pdf is great.
Unfortunately, PetSmart Charities granted funds ( I believe $100K) to Meals on Wheels America for a three-year partnership to provide home-delivered pet meals and veterinary care to pets of people in need doesn't seem to trickle down. I am speaking about Alameda County, CA experience.
People at our local Alameda Food Bank (operating under Meals on Wheels America) hasn't heard anything about this resource.
When asked PetSmart Charities, they were very responsive but said they do not have any insight of how MOWA actually have been using the money.
Contacted MOWA several weeks ago, but unfortunately no reply at all.
From our direct-to-client Pets-Meals-on-Wheels program perspective, such strategy just doesn't work.
It's the same with the GreaterGood Charities: where pet food/supplies distribution is centralized, in some areas, a chosen recipient is great alerting local animal welfare groups and making sure every group can benefit, but in some (including ours) it doesn't ever happen, alas.
My bigger point is when foundations give so much money to what they see "established" big organizations, in hope that resources will reach communities in need, the results are very uneven, to say the least.
#AccesstoCare