PETS Project Receives Major Grant

JASA was pleased to learn that the PETS Project had received a grant of $40,000 from Amie’s Place Foundation to expand the PETS Project within Manhattan. The PETS Project provides volunteer and financial support to help older adult pet owners keep their animal companions for as long as possible. The grant will enable the PETS Project to serve up to 150 clients in Manhattan from Battery Park to 125th Street.

The Amie’s Place Foundation grant will help JASA to hire new staff person to support the expansion and will ensure that more seniors are able to receive the critical pet assistance they need. The new social worker will act as a liaison to seniors living throughout Manhattan and will provide overall support to the PETS program.

Support from Amie’s Place Foundation will better position JASA to provide much needed help and support to senior pet owners in Manhattan. By keeping seniors and pets together, JASA enables seniors to continue living independently in their homes and communities with dignity and autonomy.

Amie’s Place Foundation was established to fund organizations that provide programs for people who are at risk of losing their pets at times of crisis and help overcome barriers limiting access to their pets when they most need each other. In light of the profound healing effect that pets have on individuals who are going through a difficult, sometimes life-changing event, the Foundation works to provide necessary pet-care assistance and to promote public awareness of the unique bond a beloved pet and its human companion share.