Homeward Hounds: the first homeless shelter of its kind
“Homeward Bound and the The Roice-Hurst Humane Society have partnered to work on a new project to provide shelter for people experiencing homelessness with their pets.
‘This project is designed to make sure that regardless of your living situation,’ said Roice-Hurst CEO Anna Stout. ‘That you can keep your family in tact and that includes all members of your family, even your pets.’
‘We need to find a way to serve the population that we’re not serving,’ said Homeward Bound Board Chairman Bill Wade. ‘We know there’s lots of people to whom their pets are very critical. We entered into conversations with Roice-Hurst and we have created here the first installation of its kind in the entire United States.’
The two organizations partnered up after seeing an unfulfilled need not only in the community, but throughout the country.”