• Right now, eligible and healthy donors are strongly urged to make an appointment to provide lifesaving blood products to patients. Please give now. Donating is a safe process and people should not hesitate to give or receive blood or platelets. We have implemented additional precautions to ensure safety of our donors and staff.

• Find Where you can Donate Blood

Donate pet food, cat litter and other pet items to PAWS. PAWS knows this is a tough time economically and wants to assist pet owners in need. Donating pet items like dry cat and dog food and cat litter helps PAWS continue to support pet owners during this time. You may also help support the community by reaching out to those who are sheltering in place to see how you may assist them and their pets.

PAWS is open seven days a week: Monday–Friday, 12–6 p.m., Saturdays 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sundays, 12 - 4 p.m. Donations of pet items can also be left under the covered area outside our doors at anytime as an option for minimizing contact. For more information please contact us at 615-898-7740 or email us at [email protected]

• Foster a pet for a rescue partner of PAWS. Although PAWS does not have a foster program, we do keep a foster contact list which is used to help provide fosters to rescue organizations with whom we are partnered and who help rescue pets directly from PAWS. Those added to the list would be contacted directly by one of our rescue partners as needed but would be fostering a pet coming directly from the PAWS shelter. For more information or to be added to the foster list, please contact us at 615-898-7740 or email us at [email protected]

• Help share awareness of pet adoption. If you know a friend, co-worker, neighbor or family member looking for a furry companion, recommend them to contact or visit PAWS to see if there is a good match for them.

• Find ways you can volunteer or donate locally through United Way of Rutherford & Cannon Counties

• Visit their Volunteer page to find places to volunteer locally.

• Charity Tracker: "We encourage all non-profit organizations, churches, and appropriate government agencies to register on Charity Tracker, our communications network and shared cased management platform for those providing health and human services. Charity Tracker provides an opportunity to communicate in real time among more than 140 agencies and service providers. Please contact Kristen Swann to register your organization"

• Community Care is accepting donations of facemasks, gowns, and disinfectant.

• Learn more about what we do, visit our facebook page, or call us at (615) 893-2624.

COVID-19 Response Fund: Donated funds received will provide additional support to those who may be out of work or have additional basic needs at this time. 100% of funds raised for COVID-19 relief will be used for:

• “ALICE” (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) families with children

• Workers with reduced wages

• People who do not have the resources they need to stay safe and well

• People who need up-to-date information on how to connect to resources

• People who need assistance with basic human services/needs

• Other target areas, as assessed

You may give through the following methods:

• Text COVIDRelief to 41444

• Online at http://igfn.us/form/8K0qNQ

• By check to P.O. Box 330056, Murfreesboro, TN 37133
  (please write COVIDRelief on memo line)

If your agency is collecting items in response to COVID-19 relief, please contact Amy Painter. The United Way will assist in promoting the collection of items such as food and supplies.

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