Gateway Pet Guardians Community Programming was featured in this three-part series created and distributed by Maddie’s Fund, a national leader in animal welfare.
By the time COVID-19 hit East St. Louis, IL, Gateway Pet Guardians (GPG) felt prepared. Thanks to years of taking a holistic, needs-based approach with their community, the small organization already had numerous programs in place that were conducive to the “new” way of life. Now, they’re hoping to help others apply this approach to their respective communities.
Is your animal shelter or rescue organization seeking to build community programming? Jamie Case, Executive Director at Gateway Pet Guardians (GPG), and Community Director, Janet Alderson, share tips on how their organization built their community programming on a shoe-string budget.
Part 3: How Animal Shelters Can Overcome Barriers When Building Their Community Programming
While Gateway Pet Guardians (GPG) have been reimagining a new model for animal sheltering and community programming for quite some time, it hasn’t always been smooth sailing. Jamie Case, Executive Director of GPG and Janet Alderson, Community Director, share specific barriers and their advice on how best to address them.