2022 Open Arms Challenge

Thanks to our speakers @Allison Cardona and @Alex Tonner for leading our second huddle today! The recording of huddle #2 is now available below if you were unable to make it or want to share with someone else on your team.

We had such an active chat today with resources that you can find below as well as a copy of the chat log. If you have a question that we didn't get a chance to answer during the live call, please ask them on this thread and our speakers will be available to answer them. 

Resources Shared On Today's Call
• Recording of Huddle #1 is now available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QcSTJAUDRzA
• Paws For Life People & Pet Innovation Center: https://pawsforlifek9.org/ppic/
• Inclusive Volunteering Opportunities - Tips to Overcome Common Challenges: http://thearc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/17-099-MLK-RFP-Promotion_inclusive-volunteering-FINAL.pdf
• Planning for Including People with Intellectual Disabilities in Volunteer Programs: http://thearc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/17-099-MLK-RFP-Promotion_Planning-FINAL.pdf
• Maddie's University courses that might help with piloting new programs:
     o Get Your Boss to Say Yes – Piloting New Programs in Shelters: https://university.maddiesfund.org/products/get-your-boss-to-say-yes-piloting-new-programs-in-shelters
     o Overcoming Obstacles: Wisdom of the Warrior with David Meyer: https://university.maddiesfund.org/products/overcoming-obstacles-wisdom-of-the-warrior-with-david-meyer
• 13TH is a very eye-opening documentary about prison and the criminalization of African Americans: https://www.netflix.com/title/80091741
• Centre for Mental Health, Restoring something lost: https://www.centreformentalhealth.org.uk/sites/default/files/2018-12/CentreforMentalHealth_Restoring_something_lost.pdf
• CareAWO Stories Matter: https://careawo.org/narratives/
    o Care Centers: https://careawo.org/care-centers
• Free Pet Adoptions Study Results: https://www.maddiesfund.org/free-pet-adoptions-study-results.htm
• Book – White Too Long The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity by Robert P. Jones: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/White-Too-Long/Robert-P-Jones/9781982122874

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Thanks again for all you do for people and pets and we'll see you next week!​​

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Charlotte Otero
Community Strategist at Maddie's Fund
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