Prison programs in Ohio:
CANINE-INMATE PROGRAM / CORRECTIONAL RECEPTION CENTER
A.D.O.P.T. is partnered with the prison dog program at the Correctional Reception Center (CRC) in Orient, Ohio. Homeless dogs are paired with an inmate canine handler who lives with the animal 24 hours a day. While in the program, the dogs learn canine manners, how to obey basic commands (i.e. sit, stay, down, come), and are socialized with multiple people in a variety of situations.
Primary Contacts: adopt@adoptpetrescue.org
TENDER LOVING CARE / MANSFIELD CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
The Humane Society of Richland County has been involved with the Mansfield Correctional Institution's Tender Loving Dog Care Program since 2008. The inmate handlers teach the dogs basic obedience commands and crate train the dogs. The program is very beneficial for dogs in our care, as well as for the handlers themselves.
Primary Contact: adoptourstrays@yahoo.com or 419.774.4795
DOGS 4 WARRIORS / BELMONT CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
Many of the Dogs 4 Warriors service dogs go through the training program at Belmont Correctional Institution. There, each dog is paired with an incarcerated veteran, who has a secondary trainer to assist him. Dogs 4 Warriors places 12 dogs at a time in this program. This system provides benefits to the dogs, the inmates, the correctional institution as a whole, and most importantly to the veterans we serve.
Primary Contact: Sheila, Sheila@Dogs4Warriors.org
DASH ANIMAL RESCUE / ROSS CORRECTIONAL AND CHILLICOTHE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
DASH (Danielle's Animal Safe Haven) is a 100% volunteer based non-profit 501c3 rescue. Their Mission is to rescue and rehome companion animals. They spay and neuter to reduce overpopulation and to assist in reducing the euthanasia rate for companion animals. They do this by providing the best possible care and treatment while waiting to place dogs in safe and loving permanent homes.
Primary Contact: Danielle, dashrescue00@gmail.com
BEREA ANIMAL RESCUE FRIENDS / GRAFTON REINTEGRATION CENTER
ARF maintains an innovative Foster Care Program with several area correctional institutions, which benefits both the handlers and the animals in very profound ways. Established in May 2011, the Prison Foster Program provides us with consistent, trusted foster care for many more animals than we could care for within our physical shelter, and affords us the opportunity to accept short-term foster pets arriving through our Under the Wing Program.
P.U.P.P. / LONDON CORRECTIONAL
Purebred Rescue Organization (PRO) established the Pets Uniting People Program (PUPP) at London Correctional in 2003. At that time, PRO also had a program at Franklin Medical Center but that has since been discontinued. The PUPP program handlers train companion dogs in basic obedience, house training, and other home life skills, in order to prepare them for adoption. Dogs are typically in the program for 6-8 weeks.
Primary Contact: Ashley, ashley@prodogsohio.org
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Donna Miller
Happy Stripes, cat rescue in Ohio
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-25-2023 01:03 PM
From: Stacy Graves
Subject: Community Conversations - 1/23/23 - Foster Solutions
I would love to see a Community Conversations about how to work with prisons on programs for fostering and training.
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Stacy Graves
Volunteer
The Pet Connection
Original Message:
Sent: 01-23-2023 12:32 PM
From: Gwen Harding-Peets
Subject: Community Conversations - 1/23/23 - Foster Solutions
Thank you. You presented a lot of useful information and resources that I need to go digest. Someone in the chat commented that they do a foster program with prison inmates. I was wondering how many other groups have similar programs and what were the challenges and successes.
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Gwen Harding-Peets
Volunteer, TNR, foster, board member
PANT
Original Message:
Sent: 01-23-2023 12:12 PM
From: Kelly Duer
Subject: Community Conversations - 1/23/23 - Foster Solutions
- We had a few questions about foster training in the chat that I wanted to make sure to address-
- Research has shown that the single most important factor in foster retention is fosters feeling they've been adequately trained. This can be done in a way that's low-barrier and simple for staff.
- Some organizations are creating quick trainings that are automated and completely online, so they can be taken at any time and don't necessitate more work from foster staff. You can see some examples here and here.
- I'd recommend that most orgs have two ways to do training so that it is accessible to more people, and can be done on the spot. Checklists with topics to discuss can be really helpful here.
- One way organizations are providing more self-serve information for fosters is online foster resource pages and boards. Check these out:
- From what I've seen there isn't a standard training requirement for Foster to Adopt, but you can see examples of documents from several programs here.
- There was a question about foster manuals that could be used as templates-- yes, there are quite a few here in our resource library!
The slides from today's presentation are attached.
If anyone is interested in chatting further, I'm available to meet with you anytime to brainstorm solutions, troubleshoot, answer questions and connect you with foster resources. If you'd like to meet, you can can pick a time on my Calendly, and I'll add the Zoom link as soon as it creates the invite: https://calendly.com/duer/fosterconsult
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Kelly Duer
Senior Community Solutions Initiative Specialist
Maddie's Fund
Original Message:
Sent: 01-19-2023 12:03 PM
From: Maddie's Pet Forum Admin
Subject: Community Conversations - 1/23/23 - Foster Solutions
We hope you will join us on Monday, January 23, 2023 at 11am PT for our next Community Conversations call.
We will be joined by @Kelly Duer, Senior Community Solutions Specialist at Maddie's Fund for a presentation on Foster Solutions! Is your shelter or rescue full, or close to it? In this presentation, we'll look at successful techniques organizations around the country are using to place pets in foster homes and move foster pets on to permanent homes more quickly.
Register here for our Monday Community Conversations Calls: https://maddies.fund/CommunityConversationsRegistration
If you are unable to make it live on Monday, this thread will be updated with the recording and resources so you can watch and share whenever you'd like. After you watch the recording or attend the call, be sure to complete this January entry form to enter to win up to a $10,000 grant: https://www.maddiesfund.org/weekly-community-conversations-jan23-giveaway.htm
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Maddie's Pet Forum Admin
Maddie's Fund
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