Company Profile
Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS NY)
Company Overview
The mission of Pets Are Wonderful Support (PAWS NY) is to help New York City’s most vulnerable residents remain with their pets by delivering critical programs and services through a community of partners and volunteers. Our programs help keep pets in their homes while protecting and promoting the human-animal bond that is so physically and psychologically valuable to our clients. Thus, our motto: helping people by helping pets.
Company History
The PAWS NY story began in 2008. Our founder, Rachel Herman, used to walk by a young homeless couple and their dog outside of her local grocery store. As an animal lover, she felt great empathy for this underserved, mixed-species family, so she would occasionally donate pet food or change. Eventually, she started to ask herself the questions that would lead to PAWS NY’s founding: “Are there other people in New York City that have pets but struggle to provide adequate care for them? And how can I provide more meaningful assistance?” After some research, she recognized that there was a huge need and no organization in New York City to provide for that need. Ultimately, with a Board, our 501(c)(3) certification, and our first group of volunteers, PAWS NY was born. More than a year later, on November 11th, 2009, our first volunteer visited our first client, and the PAWS NY story has continued on ever since.