Welcome! 1 Fostering 4 R Rock Stars Learn How to Rock Kitten - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Welcome! 1

Fostering 4 R Rock Stars Learn How to Rock Kitten Season! 2

Presented by: K Kristi Brooks Director o of Operations at C Cat Adoption Te Team 3

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Poll: W Who A Are Yo You? 5

Cat A Adoption Team’ m’s Fo Foster Program • 1 Foster Coordinator • 100 Foster Families • 1000 Moms & Kittens 6

Why H Have a F Foster Program? m? Increase ¡ capacity Less ¡ Good ¡ illness ¡ feeling and ¡death Shelter ¡ without ¡ walls Costs ¡less ¡ Better ¡ than ¡ socialized ¡ shelter ¡ kittens housing Medical ¡ history ¡– Good ¡start ¡ to ¡life 7

X-Factors fo for S Success • Structure! • Medical Protocols • Training • Mentors • Baby Bags Full of Supplies • Pre-adoption • Money for the Program 8

Pyrami mid of F f Fostering Staff Foster ¡ Mentors Foster ¡ Parents ¡ 9

Staff ff Support • All Aboard! • Medical Protocols • Training • Trust the People and Program 10

Pyrami mid of F f Fostering Staff Foster ¡ Mentors Foster ¡ Parents ¡ 11

Me Mentors • Knows Your Program Well • Good with Cats and People • Medically Trained • Trustworthy 12

Me Mentors – Re Responsibilities/Training • Calls and Emails • Available After- Hours • Travel to Homes • Recognize Illness • Vaccines • Sub-q Fluids 13

Mentor R Resources • Mentor Manual • Training • Quarterly Meetings • Mentor Google Group • Resources to Call • Permission to Advise • Mentor Bag 14

Mentor S Supplies 15

• Gloves • Hand sanitizer • Karo syrup • Different canned foods • 1ml and 3ml syringes • Small vaccine cooler • Baby shampoo/wash cloths • Note pad and paper • Flea comb • 1 bag of LRS (fluids) • Amoxicillin • Sharpie to mark the sub-q bag • Digital Scale • Scalp vein sets 23G/19G • Quick Read Thermometer • 50 ml syringe • Rubbing alcohol/lubricant • 18G needles • Strongid • Gauze pads • Nursing kit/KMR (4 wks. & • Little Noses saline under) • Old plastic peanut butter jars for • Fecal container sharps • A&D ointment • Long cotton swabs • Nail trimmers • Fortiflora 16

Eme mergencies 17

Pyrami mid of F f Fostering Staff Foster ¡ Mentors Foster ¡ Parents ¡ 18

Recruit Yo Your Rock Stars! • #1 - Word of Mouth • Current Volunteers • Website • Social Media • Local Media • Events 19

Fo Foster Parents • Foster Training • Foster Manual • Limits • Toxic Fosters • Continuing Education • Assigned a Mentor 20

Room S m Set-up up 21

Supplies Su 22

Successfu ful I Intake = Successfu ful F Foster Parents Home Matches Need? • Have a Plan (if possible) • Be Selective • This ¡OR ¡That 23

Calling A All Foster Parents • Group E-Mail • 1-Hour Phone List • Fosters in Waiting Take me home! • Proper Placement 24

Find T Them H m Home mes! Pre-Adoption: • Must Meet Kitten • Adoption Counseling Done • Adoption Fee Paid • Ownership Transfers After S/N Surgery • This Is Not a Hold! • Saves Two Lives 25

Adoption Events Ad 26

Sp Spay/Neuter • 8 weeks/2 lbs. • Increase Surgery Capacity • Personality Profiles Filled Out • Space at the Shelter • Going Back to Foster 27

Thank T Them/ m/Retention • Personalized • Take the Time • Send a Card • Recognition 28

Program E m Expenses • Intake Expenses • Baby Bags • Spay/Neuter • Make a Budget • Increased Shelter Expenses • Track What You Spend • Fundraise to Offset Expense 29

Kitten Baby S Shower 30

www.catadoptionteam. m.org/fostering4rocksta rs rs 31

Questions? Qu 32

ASPCApro.org/kittenfoster 33