Detroit , MI
Our Detroit team works in unbridled collaboration to raise money for their local chapter of The Street Dog Coalition. To donate to their efforts to provide free veterinary care to pets of people experiencing homelessness in Detroit, click here.
Team Leads:
Linda Kaplan, DVM
Linda graduated in 2023 from University of Arizona and works in both small animal emergency and primary care. She volunteered at her first Street Dog Coalition event and fell in love immediately, soon becoming involved with SDC in Lansing and Detroit. She’s looking forward to serving her community and bridging the gap between veterinary access and people experiencing homelessness with their pets.
Caitlyn Rize, DVM
Rize graduated from University of Minnesota in 2021 where she fell in love with community medicine. She then went on to practice at various nonprofits in Denver, Minneapolis, and Charlotte before returning to the Ann Arbor area, where she grew up. Outside of veterinary medicine, Rize spends most of her free time playing soccer and pickleball. She has one cat named “John Juwan Howard,” but he prefers "Howie."
Partners & Resources:
Burners without Borders Detroit
Capital Area Humane Society
Detroit Street Medicine
Dog Aide
Mariners Inn
Michigan Coalition for Human Rights
Michigan Humane
Street Outreach Teams
Wobbly Kitchen
Press:
MCSC Newsletter September 2024
9.24.23 WLNS.com Channel 6 coverage
3.27.23 WLNS.com Channel 6 coverage
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