ADOPT, FOSTER, DONATE, VOLUNTEER!
Hyde Park Cats is an all-volunteer 501©(3) rescue helping cats in and around Chicago’s Hyde Park since 2008.
Are you in a dorm but moving to a summer sublet that allows pets? Is your roommate leaving you all alone for months on end? Are you starting a summer internship and thinking “I wish there was a summer internship for owning a cat?” If so, considering joining us as a summer foster!
Volunteers will be available to meet and answer questions at events starting this weekend and running through June 7th, including our feature event, Foster Friends with Fiber Friends Studios on Saturday, May 30th, which will have foster parents and adoptable foster cats! First time fosters will also be assigned a foster mentor for additional support.
If you’d like to learn more, fill out our interest form here or email fostering@hydeparkcats.org.
We have set a goal of recruiting 10 new fosters by June 7th, but our first cat needs to move to a new home by May 29th, so there is no time to waste.
If you can’t foster, you can help by sharing our flyers on social media, posting them in your building, or forwarding this email to one friend who could use a cat this summer.
If you’re a current foster or volunteer and would like to help, please respond to this email to volunteer at upcoming events, learn about becoming a foster mentor, or send photos and videos to be shared on our social media to show what fostering a cat is like.
Adopt Me!
Lulu may be a bit cautious around new people and other cats at first, but with patience she blossoms into a loving companion. Lulu adores being close, soaking up pets, and ‘chatting’ with her favorite human. Want to meet her? Send an application to hydeparkcatsadoptions@gmail.com!
If you are interested in ADOPTING, check out our available cats and kittens here: http://hydeparkcats.org/adopt/ All of our adoptable kitties can be visited in their foster homes. For more information, including our adoption application, please contact us at hydeparkcatsadoptions@gmail.com
If you are interested in FOSTERING, read more about the benefits of fostering here: http://hydeparkcats.org/fostering-cats/ or learn more about our Community Foster Program here: https://hydeparkcats.org/community-foster-program/.
To apply for fostering, please contact us at hydeparkcatsadoptions@gmail.com. We always need fosterers, and every person who fosters for us makes a difference in saving a life, or several.
If you are interested in DONATING, THANK YOU for helping us do what we do! We gladly accept donations through our PayPal or Venmo account (visit our Donate page). We also welcome donations of food, litter, toys, scratching posts, etc. If you have something to donate, contact supplies@hydeparkcats.org and we will coordinate with you.
If you are interested in VOLUNTEERING, we’d love to hear from you. To find out more about how to volunteer, email us at hydeparkcats@gmail.com and keep an eye out for upcoming events on Facebook.
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