OUR MISSION
Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity (CARE), in the interest of Human and Animal Well-being, prioritizes and amplifies BIPOC and other Marginalized Voices using Narratives, Research, and Community-Centered Investments.
Our Method For Change
A BOOK FOR
PEOPLE & PETS
CARE is supplying much needed Food, Water, Health Supplies, and Love, to both people and pets suffering the aftermath of Storm Ian and other disasters. Purchasing AMONG THE BIRDS, I AM HUMAN, a book of Poems and Photographs by CARE’s Founder and CEO is a great way to help CARE continue to support victims of Environmental Injustice. 100% of the proceeds are going to support CARE’s Environmental Justice and Police Division.
AMONG THE BIRDS, I AM HUMAN Will be released for sale in the next few weeks. Please sign-up for our Newsletter below to be notified on the books release. Thank You!
NARRATIVES
Hear My Story. See My Heart.
Stories shape our vision of the world and often frame our perceptions and biases. For this reason, CARE is producing and sharing stories that celebrate the diversity within human and animal well-being.
CARE CENTERS
Community Wisdom, Community Solutions
CARE is supporting and investing in community leaders focused on sustainable and transformative solutions.
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE & POLICY
Advocating for those on the Frontline of Environmental Disasters
Black Indigenous and People of Color [BIPOC] AND their pets are on the frontlines of Global Climate Change, Air Pollution, and Rising Sea Levels. Millions are paying a price for policies they have little control over. CARE is determined to advocate for people of color and their pets facing Environmental Injustice.
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
The Science of Equity
CARE’s Research and Development team is data driven and equity centered. CARE is using evidence-based thought leadership that advances equity and reform for marginalized communities at the intersection of animal well-being and social justice.
CARE GIVERS CIRCLE
Where there are people, there is power
The power in diverse numbers stems from an array of talents, skills, and passionate voices. Our collective force of action takers focuses on supporting equitable and sustainable solutions.
“Know the ways of the ones who take care of you, so that you may take care of them.
Introduce yourself. Be accountable as the one who comes asking for life. Ask permission before taking. Abide by the answer.
Never take the first. Never take the last. Take only what you need.
Take only that which is given.
Never take more than half. Leave some for others. Harvest in a way that minimizes harm.
Use it respectfully. Never waste what you have taken. Share.
Give thanks for what you have been given.
Give a gift, in reciprocity for what you have taken.
Sustain the ones who sustain you and the earth will last forever.”
Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass
#thankful
Neighborhood Gem! 💎
Always love partnering with The Neighborhood Center, a light house in Camden.
Special thanks to @rarf for all the @purina resources!
#staytuned #camden #accesstocare
Day 2: Byproduct
Straw is the stalk of the plant after a plant has already put a significant amount of their available nutrients into the grain or seed they produce; straw remains the leftover stalks of the plants after harvest.
Straw is dried out and works well for building nests and providing cushioning for animals to sleep in. It is not moist like hay and is unlikely to mold.
When we take our time, step back, observe and listen… through rediscovery of ourselves, the planet, we can discover a new purpose. We can create a byproduct that makes us stronger together.
#stongertogether #thegathering #community #documentary #film #accesstoveterinarycare #minnesota #communityrescue #inclusionequalslifesaving
Day 1: Deep Listening
It is a privilege to be invited into these spaces. But the gift is learning from listening. Each person has a story. Each story reveals wisdom. Each wisdom has solutions. And this all takes time.
Thank you Monte, the Mille Lacs tribe, Secondhand Hounds and SIRVS. As Marilou says “relationships happens at the speed of trust”. 12 years has allowed a true partnership. Special thanks to Lauren and Raye. Our journey has just begun!
#communitywisdom #minnesota #communitymedicine #accesstoveterinarycare #preventativehealth #documentary #CAREcenters #strongertogether #inclusionequalslifesaving
The Tuskegee Airmen were the first Black military aviators in the U.S. Army Air Corps (AAC), a precursor of the U.S. Air Force. Trained at the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Alabama, they flew more than 15,000 individual sorties in Europe and North Africa during World War II. Their impressive performance earned them more than 150 Distinguished Flying Crosses, and helped encourage the eventual integration of the U.S. armed forces.
#veteransday
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