Because we’re a No-Kill animal rescue group, Safe Haven saves lives. Hundreds of them.
Instead of cramming kitties into tiny cages, our cats roam freely in our cat rooms. But there are many more than we can accommodate in our Adoption Center. So the vast majority live in the homes of Safe Haven foster volunteers. These kind souls open their homes and welcome these animals into their lives, and care for them until a permanent home is found. It’s much healthier and happier for both.
It’s a great feeling, knowing that you’re saving cats who might have been put down at the average overcrowded shelter.
Want some unconditional love in your life?
Consider becoming a Safe Haven foster volunteer. All it takes is a little time, patience and love.
No, you don’t have to be home all day! Most of our foster volunteers have full-time jobs.
Safe Haven will teach you everything you need to know. You’ll have a “foster buddy” on call to answer your questions and help you get set up.
Safe Haven pays all vet bills, of course. If you can afford the food and litter for your foster animal, it will free up funds to pay our other expenses. But if you can’t, we understand and will provide you with what you need.
We need more foster volunteers!
The love you take is equal to the love you make. By showing a homeless cat some kindness and affection, somehow you get back more than you give.
A lot more cats are out there, hungry, scared and lonely. Often they’re sick, abandoned or abused. They need our help. But until the PowerBall people give us the winning numbers in advance, we’re limited by the number of foster volunteers we have. We need more NOW! How about you? Won’t you help? Do you have a friend or co-worker who would?
If you’ve ever wanted to help the animal cause in a personal and direct way, fostering may be the perfect solution.
What kind of animals need foster care?
Most are simply in need of a temporary home until they are adopted. Many were just unlucky. Maybe their owners moved away, or decided they just didn’t want a cat anymore, and turned them over to us. 
Others endured a pretty rough life of neglect and even abuse before they were rescued. Our volunteers have found kittens abandoned in cardboard boxes by the side of the road, left in a neighbor’s driveway — you get the idea.
We’ve even rescued housecats stranded by their owners deep in the woods, at the mercy of predators like fishers and God knows what else. Many of these kitties still bear emotional or physical wounds that need healing. What better place than in the loving care of someone like you?
Healthy and FIV positive
Sometimes we get “special needs” cats who require experienced foster volunteers. Nursing mothers and kittens, and cats with upper respiratory infections are both at-risk, but they thrive in foster care. We want to save them all, but we need more people like you to help.
A few cats test positive for feline leukemia or the FIV (feline AIDS) virus, like Traveler here (left). Does this guy look sick to you? Conventional wisdom says these cats are doomed. Not so. Often the virus lies dormant their whole lives, and they remain perfectly healthy. Traveler is FIV positive and has been completely healthy for years now. (OK, he could stand to lose a few pounds. Who couldn’t?)
Even the small percentage who do develop a disease deserve a life of love and happiness. Aren’t all lives are worth saving?
Won’t you consider becoming a foster volunteer? Your home can be the temporary “safe haven” they need until they’re adopted.
Read the terms and foster care agreement. Then download our application form
Or contact us for more information.
