GreenHouse Theatre Project co-founder/artistic director ELIZABETH BRAATEN PALMIERI invites everyone to come see 'MO Love: Letters from the Archive', an original piece that's based on a true story and is in collaboration with the State Historical Society of Missouri! Also, JANEENE JOHNSTON has been really busy lately, but it's "a good problem to have!" Janeene is with Columbia's Spay Neuter Project. (4:38) November 15, 2022
COLUMBIA - Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses and organizations faced a lot of hardships.
From closing down for a short amount of time, in some circumstances for good, to suffering from staff and volunteer shortages, the pandemic has had an effect on almost everything.
Nonprofit organizations are one particular group that were hit hard from the pandemic.
There are 142 nonprofit and charity organizations in the city of Columbia alone.
One nonprofit organization that was affected in Columbia is Rainbow House.
Over the course of the pandemic, Rainbow House has suffered from staff and volunteer shortages.Â
Richie Vanskike, the Director of Development at Rainbow House, described the struggles of not having volunteers coming in to the organization.
Animal advocates increase efforts as temperatures plunge
Animal advocates have stepped up their work in recent days to protect pets safe from the extreme cold the metro is experiencing.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. â Animal advocates have increased their work in recent days to keep pets safe from the extreme cold the Kansas City metro is experiencing.
During her waking hours, Rae Lindsey with the Pet Resource Center of Kansas City, formerly Spay Neuter KC, is part of the team making dozens of house calls and stops around the metro daily. This is the worst winter I ve seen in this field of work, Lindsey said. It s the kind of thing that makes you lose sleep at night.
A Bend animal shelter is celebrating 60 years of serving people and animals in the High Desert. The Humane Society of Central Oregon (HSCO) shelter location, name and mission statement has changed over the decades, as they continue to care for animals and providing services to the community. "The foundation of HSCO's success is our community of supporters, adopters, volunteers, business partners, veterinarians, and media partners that have helped improve the lives of animals in our county, and beyond, over the past sixty years," said Sabrina Slusser, executive director of the Humane Society of Central Oregon. HSCO will celebrate the human-animal bond and share our story throughout the year. In 1960, the population in Bend was 11,936 and Deschutes County was 23,100. A small grassroots group of animal lovers decided that Bend needed a Humane Society. After research, fundraising, and lots of hard work, the Deschutes County Humane Society became a reality on February 14, 196
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March, pet rescues and shelters across California have seen kitten and dog adoptions soar to the point that they have waiting lists.
Some adopters, interested in companionship and a stress relief amid the lockdown, are willing to wait weeks for a pet.
A lack of veterinary services and COVID restrictions on opening facilities made wait times to adopt pets even longer.
Dog adoptions quadrupled in spring during the stay-at-home order, said Venus Hocking, manager at Happy Tails Pet Sanctuary in Sacramento. Her pet rescue received 25 to 30 dog adoption applications daily in March. Willing to drive ten hours to adopt