Here at KHS, we believe that any home can be a foster home! In 2021, over 1,000 animals spent time in our foster homes and now we are working to continue increasing that number, “One of our biggest goals at KHS is to switch to a foster-centric model of sheltering, meaning that we have more animals in foster homes than at the shelter and we can’t do this without more foster homes!” said Holly Faccenda, KHS Foster Manager. With this foster-centric ideal in mind, we are expanding our foster care program by actively working to increase accessibility and decrease barriers to fostering in our community.

Part of making fostering more accessible means educating our community on what a commitment to fostering looks like. Who and how long you foster for is totally up to you! Any amount of time an animal spends in a foster home is beneficial, whether that’s giving short-term kennel breaks to stressed dogs or raising kittens and puppies until they’re old enough to be adopted! “Even if you can’t commit to something long-term, you can make a positive and lasting impact on an animal’s life,” said Faccenda.

Become a Foster volunteer now!