Provide free preventative veterinary care to pets of people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, homelessness. Click here for upcoming clinics.

Due to the number of teams and patients SDC now treats, we cannot commit to a set amount of funds per team per year, but we can evaluate on a case by case basis to determine if funds are available to help cover the cost of additional veterinary care outside the street clinic setting.

Offering death with dignity and after-care scatter cremation when treatment is not feasible and euthanasia is the most humane option. For more info, click here.

Because spay/neuter procedures typically cannot be done in the field, we work with collaborating veterinary hospitals and animal rescues to provide S/N surgeries using a voucher system. SDC provides the pet parent with a S/N voucher, and then we cover the cost once the surgery is complete.

Salute and support veterans by caring for their pets who are often their lifeline. For more info, click here.

In unbridled collaboration with Worldwide Vets, we have launched a Veterinary Mobile Outreach Program as a part of Operation Ukraine. We purchased a 25 foot long mobile veterinary clinic that will travel throughout Ukraine with the goal of treating, vaccinating and/or sterilizing 10,000 animals over 10,000 miles over twelve months. For more info, click here.

Provide community-centered healthcare services to at-risk people and pets living in rural areas. For more info, click here.

Provide high risk pet owners with additional one-on-one support. For more info, click here.

Make public transportation more pet friendly since many people experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness depend on public transportation, and they cannot leave their pet behind. For more info, click here.

Provide a temporary safe haven for women with pets living on the street by covering the cost of a motel room for two nights. This pilot program is currently operating in Northern Colorado, but we are looking for more funding to expand. For more info, click here.

Pair well-behaved shelter animals with appropriate pet owners experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness under the oversight of an SDC Advocate. For more info, click here.

Develop a model of care that includes multiple health professionals at as many SDC locations as possible, including street clinics and tent city outings. We have had success with this model through our One Health Mobile Outreach (OHMO) efforts where we mobilize rotating health professionals and students to provide care to underserved communities. For more info, click here.

Engage students in volunteer and research opportunities to pique their interest in street medicine and helping the underserved. For more info, click here.

Encourage human AND animal shelters with the capacity to accommodate unsheltered pet owners and their pets to modify existing facilities for overnight care. For more info on co-sheltering, we encourage you to click here and learn more about the work being done by another great nonprofit called My Dog Is My Home.