What is Hand2Paw
Hand2Paw provides paid internships working with rescue animals as a way to strengthen connection, compassion, and community for young adults from underrepresented communities including those experiencing housing insecurity or foster care involvement.
Why This Matters
At Hand2Paw, we believe that compassion saves lives — for animals and for people. Through our foster program, we partner with local shelters and rescues to care for cats who are waiting to be adopted.
By fostering cats in-house, we give them a safe, loving space to thrive until they find their forever homes. At the same time, our youth interns — many of whom are overcoming significant life challenges — gain responsibility, job skills, and healing through daily animal care.
Caring for these cats gives our young people the chance to learn:
- How to provide daily feeding, cleaning, and enrichment.
- The value of patience, teamwork, and responsibility.
- The healing power of connection with animals who depend on them.
- But we can’t do it without you.
️What Your Gift Supports
When you donate, you change two lives at once. Rescue cats get the love and care they need to thrive until adoption, and youth gain job skills, healing, and hope for a brighter future.
Donate today — every gift, no matter the size, fosters compassion, connection, and a brighter future for both youth and animals.
Thank you for your support!
Organizer
Lateefah Strickland
Organizer
Philadelphia, PA
The Hand2Paw Foundation
Beneficiary