Outreach programs touch many lives. Our wonderful volunteer friends and supporters make these programs possible. We currently have four outreach programs in place; Foster Care, Pet Life-Line, Pet Therapy and Pit Stop. Won't you consider joining us?

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Foster Care
Foster Care is a service provided by volunteers like you, individuals and families in our community, who provide temporary care for homeless pets until adoption.  Foster parents ease the homeless pet's grief and anxiety in the transition to a new home.

Foster parents are always needed for cats, kittens, bottle babies, all size dogs and puppies.  Our greatest need is for foster parents for medium to large dogs and mother cats and their kittens.

We provide all the medical care and spay/neuter of the pet while you and your family provide love, exercise and socialization.  While you are preparing your foster pet for adoption, our Foster Care/Adoption Coordinator is working with you to post the pet's photo, personality description and any special needs on our website and Petfinder.com, to assist you, and to plan the pet's attendance at our regularly scheduled adoption days, where potential adopters can meet pets in foster care.  You can help with the adoption by putting up posters in your community or at your place of work.

Fostering a Pet
To foster a pet, download the dog and/or cat foster application, print it and fax to: 302-427-2855.

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Pet 'Life Line' (302.427.8008)
Our information and referral line is maintained by dedicated, trained volunteers.  They provide information, referrals and advice on pet care and responsible pet ownership:

	How to find a home for a stray or your own pet without having to relinquish them to a shelter
	Adoption advice
	Affordable Spay/Neuter Programs
	Delaware laws
	Breed-specific rescue groups
	Dog licensing locations
	Behavior tips and more

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Our Pet Therapy Program (Learn more about the Pet Therapy Program)
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Our Pit Stop Program

The Pit Stop, created by Faithful Friends no-kill shelter, is an education, outreach and intervention program for the local community serving the unique needs of pit bulls and pit bull mixes. This program was created to address the high rates of homelessness and euthanasia of pit bull and pit bull mixes occurring in Delaware. Our goal is to educate the community regarding the misunderstanding of the breeds’ needs which often leads to cruelty, neglect, abuse and problem behaviors. The Pit Stop will target owners of this breed and provide free services including: vaccinations, spay/neuter, micro-chipping, dog training and supplies.

The Pit Stop program will also enhance our current shelter adoption program by offering potential adopters advice, education about the breed, training, and adoption follow up. Our in-house dogs will receive training and kennel enrichment. Ultimately this program will allow us to introduce breed ambassadors to the community and create a brighter future for pit bulls.

If you need to have a pit bull or pit bull mix spayed or neutered, or you know about one that is being neglected, abused, or has been abandoned, please contact Jaime at 302-427-8514 ext. 4, or by email at dogmanager@faithfulfriends.us .