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

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A three percent increase in adoptions among people of color would give 2 MILLION  pets a loving home.

97% of Animal Welfare holds an implicit bias against individuals from low socioeconomic status, and over 65% hold implicit bias toward Latin X and African Americans.

The work we do at CARE, Human and Animal Well-Being, addresses the bias within Animal Welfare in service to the field and marginalized people and their pets.

HUMAN AND ANIMAL WELL-BEING [HAW] is a unique method of community support and advocacy that centers the well-being of people, in contrast to Animal Welfare’s traditional animal only focus. Few organizations work in the same way as CARE. As illustrated below, we start with building trust with community leaders before attempting to implement programming.

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Our work beings with establishing trusting relationships within marginalized and underserved communities
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We ask those closest to community challenges for their insights by way of Community Participatory Research [CPR]
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Insights gains from CPR studies guide CARE’s program design and resource distribution in partnership with community partners
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Community Animal CARE is shelter intervention program that support families with pets and Proximate Leaders

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Everything we learn from our community partners and research is housed and shared within The Circle of Learning and Leadership
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Marginalized communities and People of Color suffer from negative stereotypes, our Narratives tell truer and beautiful story
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COMMUNITY ANIMAL CARE

Community Wisdom Amplified

Community Animal CARE [CAC] is an innovative Public Health centered program designed to prevent and solve persistent challenges to Human and Animal Well-Being. CAC delivers critical resources to community members led by our CARE Center Partners and Proximate Leaders. In particular, Access to Care and Prevention, Pet Behavioral Training, Pet Resources, Compliance Awareness, Lost and Found Pets, and Involuntary Surrender Prevention.

THE CIRCLE OF LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP

Informed people make better choices.

The Circle of Learning and Leadership is a unique BIPOC-led educational experience with an ecosystem centered on Racial Equity, Community Wisdom, and Access to Preventive Care. Our goal is to bridge the information gap between traditional Animal Welfare and marginalized communities.

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.

COLLABORATORS

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BHM James Baldwin