Hi Liz,
I hope you are enjoying your Friday! I'm glad to hear you are getting back into the animal welfare industry-that's exciting.
The transition from a 501(c)3 organization to a municipal setting with no vet services sounds like quite a shift, but it's clear you're dedicated to making the foster program successful and supportive for both the animals and the fosters.
I understand your concern about after-hours support for fosters, especially with kitten season ramping up. Ensuring fosters feel supported is crucial.
I wanted to share a resource that might be helpful for you and your fosters. We have a program called Doobert Connect, which provides 24/7 support for fosters, addressing both basic questions and medical concerns. This includes access to vet services to determine whether a concern needs immediate attention. The program is designed to help shelter staff by being an extra set of hands while ensuring that fosters have the help they need when they need it. This way, you can maintain that important work-life balance for your team while still offering robust support to your fosters.
I'd love to connect with you to explore more options around this if you're up for it! Just let me know. Either way, I hope you find a great resource to help your team and your fosters.
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Kimberly Ruiz
Doobert.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 05-30-2024 09:37 AM
From: Liz Gonzalez
Subject: Medical and Emergency protocols for fosters
Hi everyone! I hope that you are having a great week!
I just restarted my career in animal welfare after about a four-year break. This time, I'm in a municipal shelter setting with no vet services as opposed to a 501(c)3 organization that had a vet services department. This is quite a difference for me and the foster program.
How do you/your shelter handle after-hours foster emergencies? With kitten season coming along nice and busy, I want to find a way to properly support our fosters and the pets that they take care of for us. In the past, I've used an on-call system with employees at the shelter. While this was okay, I wasn't a huge fan of it because I feel as if time away from work/the shelter is really important for our emotional, physical, and mental well-being.
Thank you so very much for any and all ideas! I want our foster program to be more successful and for our fosters to understand that they have support and are very appreciated.
#FosterPrograms
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Liz Gonzalez
Operations Coordinator
Jeffersonville Animal Shelter
IN
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