Faith In Action Fremont County

TNR of Community Cats: "One pair of unspayed/unneutered cats and their offspring can produce 420,000 cats in just seven years." In 2024 with input from Fremont and Page County community members and the skilled help of volunteers, we transported 64 cats to Hearts United for Animals and other low-cost S/N clinics. 120 volunteer hours @ $27= $3240. 2277 miles were logged @ $1.00 to transport the cats = $2,277. Surgery cost @ $50 each = $3,200. Some cats needed vet care, vaccinations or medications. Pet owners and colony caregivers benefited from our support with donations of food and other supplies valued @ $3,878 for the year. Donations from the public to our TNR program = $3,566.

We now combine our HELP durable medical equipment loan/rental project with Assistance to Individuals. In 2024 we donated medical equipment valued @ $535 including 2 hospital beds complete, a transport chair and other items. We took in rental fees and 3 donations of equipment all valued at $617. Expanding our financial and services contributions to the Community, in 2024 we spent $679. One person needed car repairs, gas cards for another helped make some long drives to see a specialist, we bought a small fridge for a woman to store her insulin when her refrigerator suddenly died. We filled a community need for non-Medicaid, self pay transportation for two people on Dialysis 3/wk and another requiring rides to/from work: $4,633. We're called on most weeks to provide rides for local errands for shopping, banking, post office, veterinarian: $4,511.