Mission
The mission of PAWS Chicago's Community Outreach and Humane Education Program is to support PAWS Chicago's efforts to alleviate our city's tragic pet overpopulation problem -- 18,969 homeless pets were euthanized in 2007 alone! PAWS Chicago envisions a no-kill Chicago--a city in which pets are not destroyed just because they are homeless.  In order to accomplish this goal we have a three pronged approach:  innovative adoption programs, targeted spay and neuter and humane education.

Get involved!
We believe the solution to pet overpopulation is spay/neuter - first and foremost!
We need your help spreading the word about our spay and neuter services at the Lurie Family Spay/Neuter Clinic. Volunteer your time to help educate the public about responsible pet ownership, the benefits of spaying and neutering pets and the humane treatment of all animals. Volunteer opportunities include:

	working at the Lurie Clinic humane education presentations for children and adults creating PowerPoint presentations working at fairs, festivals and food pantries basic office administrative help: research, mailings, phone calls helping with various CAN TV and other media events
Comprehensive training is provided to every volunteer

Call or email today!
Susan A. Robinson
Community Outreach Manager
PAWS Chicago
773-475-9425
surobinson@pawschicago.org

Presentation at the Seward Communication Arts Academy in Back of the Yards.

Upcoming Community Outreach and Humane Education Events

**Help Wanted Today**

• Spanish Speaking Volunteers to help translate in Spanish speaking targeted communities.
• Therapy Dog Teams to assist us with our Humane Education outreach programs. Please email me back for more information.

Upcoming Opportunities:

Sofitel & Animal Care and Control Presentation
We have been invited by ACC to the Sofitel located 5550 North River Road in Rosemont, IL to present to children and families before their movie night. We will be covering: Beware the Bite, spay/neuter, adoption and proper pet care. The presentation will take place on Friday April 17 from 6:30PM-7:30PM. We will need presenters, assistance and therapy dog teams. Please email Susan Robinson at surobinson@pawschicago.org if you are interested in attending.


Training for Community Outreach and Humane Education
Session 1
We will be holding the first of three training sessions for Community Outreach and Humane Education on Saturday, April 18 from 11AM-1:15PM. Come learn more about our programs, receive information on tabling and adult Humane Education. The training will be held at the New Adoption Center located at 1997 N. Clybourn. All new CO tablers and new Humane Education presenters need to attend this training.Please email Susan Robinson at surobinson@pawschicago.org if you are interested in attending.


Training for Community Outreach and Humane Education
Session 2
We will be holding the second of three training sessions for Community Outreach and Humane Education on Saturday, April 18 from 1:15PM-3:30PM. Come learn more about our programs, receive information on Children and Humane Education. The training will be held at the New Adoption Center located at 1997 N. Clybourn. All new Humane Education presenters interested in presenting to children need to attend this training. Please email Susan Robinson at surobinson@pawschicago.org if you are interested in attending.


Training for Community Outreach and Humane Education
Session 3
We will be holding the third of three training sessions for Community Outreach and Humane Education on Saturday, April 18 from 4:00PM-6:00PM. This will be the hands on practice session/testing session after you have attended Session 1 and 2 and have had a chance to practice the presentation. This Session is for both adult and child Humane Education Presentations. The training will be held at the New Adoption Center located at 1997 N. Clybourn. All new Humane Education presenters need to participate in this session after having completed Session 1 and 2. Please email Susan Robinson at surobinson@pawschicago.org if you are interested in attending.


DAWG (Dog Advisory Work Group) Meeting
Come to the DAWG (Dog Advisory Work Group) Meeting, learn how to become a court advocate and how to fight animal abuse and dog fighting in your neighborhood at their monthly meeting on Monday April 27 6:00PM-7:30PM at the 18th Police District station located at 1160 N. Larrabee. Please call them at 312-409-2169 x3 to RSVP.


Trap Neuter Return/Outdoor Cats Workshop
We are pleased to join Tree House Humane Society and Alley Cat Allies in presenting Helping Community Cat workshops. We will be holding these free workshops every first Saturday and fourth Tuesday of the month. The next one will be on Tuesday April 28 from 6:30PM-8:00PM at the PAWS Chicago Adoption Center located at 1997 N. Clybourn. Space is limited. We need 1-2 volunteers to assist. Please email surobinson@pawschicago.org if you are interested in attending.


Animal Welfare League
We have been invited to distribute materials at the AWL Food Pantry on Thursday April 30 from 11AM-3:00PM. AWL is located at 6224 S. Wabash. They are our target market - come help us persuade them to spay and neuter their pets! We will need 3-4 volunteers. Please email surobinson@pawschicago.org if you are interested in attending.


Trap Neuter Return/Outdoor Cats Workshop
We are pleased to join Tree House Humane Society and Alley Cat Allies in presenting Helping Community Cats workshops. We will be holding these free workshops every first Saturday and fourth Tuesday of the month. The next one will be on Saturday May 2 from 1:00PM-3:00PM at the Lurie Family Spay Neuter Clinic located at 3516 W. 26th Street. Space is limited. Please email surobinson@pawschicago.org if you are interested in attending. We will need 1-2 volunteers to assist.


Cinco de Mayo Parade
We will be walking in the 26th annual Cinco de Mayo parade this year! The parade will take place on Sunday, May 3th from approximately 11:00AM-2PM and begins at the corner of Cermak and Damen. We will be marching and passing out information. Please email surobinson@pawschicago.org if you are interested in attending. We need dog walkers, a Poindexter a Pepe and dogs! We will need 20-30 volunteers and well behaved pooches! Our goal is to pass out 10,000 flyers! Friends, family neighbors are welcome!


Great American Mutt Show
We have been invited to participate in the Great American Mutt Show on Saturday, May 16th and Sunday, May 17th from 9AM to approximately 5PM. The event is held at Morton High School, in Berwyn Illinois. We will be doing a tabling at the event on both days. Also, the Chicagoland Dock Dogs will be there! Come help us persuade people to spay and neuter their pets and talk about the no-kill movement. Please email surobinson@pawschicago.org if you are interested in attending. We will need at least 12-15 volunteers each day. Shifts will be assigned.


Dog Walking, Cat Socializing, Office Work on 26th Street
We are in need of volunteers to come to 3516 W. 26th Street during the week and help with animal/admin/office work for Intake and Community Outreach. The hours are M-S 9:30AM-6:00PM. Please email surobinson@pawschicago.org if you are interested in attending.

Special CO Opportunities

Trap Neuter Return for Outdoor Cats
Learn more about the care of outdoor cats, trap neuter return, the Cook County TNR Ordinance and how you can help the outdoor cats in your neighborhood. Free workshops are available. For more information our Trap Neuter Return Information Page. Please email surobinson@pawschicago.org if you are interested.

Volunteer for Voucher Program
We want to make sure everyone can afford to get their companion animal spayed and neutered. If someone does not qualify for our free or lowest cost services at the Lurie Family Spay Neuter Clinic they can call us and sign up to volunteer for a free S/N voucher. We are always looking for volunteers to help us manage this program. Please email surobinson@pawschicago.org if you are interested.

PAWS Chicago Pet Food Bank
PAWS Chicago is committed to helping companion animals stay in their homes. In these difficult financial times our Pet Food Bank will supply those in extreme financial need with pet food and supplies for 3-6 months. We are always looking for donations and volunteers to help us manage this program. Please email surobinson@pawschicago.org if you are interested.

Safe Humane Chicago
Everyone has been talking about dog fighting and asking "what can I do about it?" Check out this wonderful new and innovative program for children and adults sponsored by DAWG (The Dog Advisory Workgroup), the CPD and the Ministers' Alliance for Peace. You can find out more at www.dawgsite.org. We are looking forward to being a part of this promising program.

KIND News
Would you like to make it possible for a classroom in our targeted zip codes to receive a monthly newsletter teaching kindness to animals, proper pet care and the importance of spaying and neutering? Check out KIND News here: http://www.nahee.org/Adopt_a_Classroom

And please email Susan at surobinson@pawschicago.org to sponsor a classroom today!

Pepe the PAWS Chicago Mascot
Want to inspire laughter and applause and maybe sign some autographs?  We have a terrific mascot costume and we know Pepe will be a big hit with the kids but we need someone willing to be Pepe the PAWS Chicago mascot at all of the above presentations! Please email Susan at surobinson@pawschicago.org if you are interested in this star making opportunity!

Past events

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Call or email today!
Susan A. Robinson
Community Outreach Manager
PAWS Chicago
773-475-9425
surobinson@pawschicago.org