Stock Our Pantry

Help local families and pets in need by donating during our Fall Pet Food Pantry Donation Drive-Thru October 18-23! You can drop off sealed, unexpired dog and cat food in person between 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. that week or shop our Amazon Wishlist to send supplies directly to us. Learn more!

We’re Making a Difference Together!

In the first quarter of 2021-2022, we’ve been able to make a big impact for the cats in need in our community. We found homes for 298 cats plus spayed/neutered 1,258 cats and dogs!

That continues the work you helped us make possible last year. In the last 12 months we:

• Found homes for 941 cats and kittens through our adoption program
• Sterilized almost 2,000 kitties in the SAFE Care Clinic
• Completed our 12,000th adoption!
• Began a partnership with our friends at the Purr Cup Café, Raleigh’s first and only cat café

Learn all about our work in our Annual Report.

There’s Still Time!

Here’s an easy way to help our kitties every month if you’re a state employee: the State Employees Combined Campaign. It’s still happening so just pick code #2566 to help the kitties! Click here to set up your donations for 2022.

It’s a Match

Your donation can make even more of a difference when you donate by the end of the year. Thanks to the generosity of our community, we can match donations up to $150,000. Make your donation now!

Bewhiskered

We’re seeking volunteers to help staff an informational table and silent auction registration/checkout at North Carolina’s premier anthropomorphic community event – Bewhiskered on November 12-14 at the Marriott at Research Triangle Park. In addition to helping share information about SAFE Haven, each volunteer will get a pass to the event to enjoy the convention’s shopping, entertainment and dance competitions. Come with a warm heart, big smile and be ready to share information about the CATS!

Nominations Welcome

We were so proud to win to Best Volunteer Organization in last year’s WRAL’s Voters’ Choice Awards and are so grateful for everyone who voted for us. Think we’re still doing a great job? You can nominate us until October 10! Just click here to submit your nomination.

Save the Date

• October 9, 2021: Oktoberfest 4-Miler
• November 12-14, 2021: Bewhiskered
• December 4-5, 2021: Holly Days Holiday Market – Sanderson High School
• April 22, 2022: Tuxedo Cat Ball

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Maximize Your Giving

It’s that time of year again. If you’re a state employee, you can designate SAFE Haven as your payroll deduction during the State Employees Combined Campaign. Just pick code #2566 to help the kitties! Click here to set up your donations for 2022.

Almost a Record

We can’t believe it – we adopted 33 cats LAST Week! This is just one less than our record for a non-event week/day. Thank you to everyone who gave these kitties a home! Want to try and help us break our record? Meet the cats waiting for you.

Course Monitor Volunteers Needed

We are so grateful to the nOg Run Club for designating us as one of their charities! Please sign up at the links below to help out at one of the two upcoming races. Both take place at Raleigh Beer Garden, 614 Glenwood Avenue, in Downtown Raleigh.

St. Paddy’s 4 Miler – 8:45 am – 12:00 noon, Saturday, September 14, 2021 – nOg Run Club
Oktoberfest 4-Miler – 8:45 am – 12:00 noon, Saturday, October 9, 2021 – nOg Run Club

Email ginger@safehavenforcats.org to sign up or if you have any questions.

Whether you wear a kilt or lederhosen this is what you will be doing! Be sure to stay for live music and drinks too!

The city of Raleigh requires course monitors to be 21 years of age. The course monitors will meet at 8:45 am on race morning at the intersection of Johnson and West St. behind the Raleigh Beer Garden. At that time everyone will receive a map with their assigned position along the course as well as a bright yellow safety vest. After a safety talk with Raleigh Police Department, the volunteers will drive or walk to their assigned position. Course monitors will make sure cars do not turn on the course as well as contact the race committee if a participant is in need of medical assistance. Each will also have a course map and will help cars navigate around the closed roads. You will stay at your assigned position until the trail police car relieves you of your position. We will have a volunteer walk in front of the police car and collect the reflective vests.

Cat 101

What do you need to care for a cat? How can you help your kitty start off its life with you on the right paw? Cat ownership, especially for first-time owners, can be overwhelming but we’re here to help. Take a look at our Adoption Handouts & Videos page for do’s and don’t’s during the first week after adoption, how to introduce your new furry friend to your house and more.

Save the Date

• September 11, 2021: Apex Peak Fest
• September 18, 2021: St. Paddy’s 4-Miler
• September 26, 2021: Volunteer Open House
• October 9, 2021: Oktoberfest 4-Miler
• April 22, 2022: Tuxedo Cat Ball

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SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR CATS WITH A DONATION!

Legacy Planning for Everyone

Your legacy includes personal effects, family heirlooms, stories and accumulated wisdom. What will your legacy be? Please join certified financial planner Lisa Gabriel and estate attorney Shirley Diefenbach in person at SAFE Haven for a free presentation and Q&A about legacy planning, SAFE Haven’s Serenity Surviving Cat Program and more on Tuesday, September 14. Learn more information and register.

Meet Tiffany

We’re delighted to introduce Dr. Tiffany Kutner, SAFE Care Spay/Neuter Clinic’s medical director. “There are not enough words to describe how fulfilled and excited I am to be able to share my knowledge and skills with such a wonderful team and make such a large impact on the feline community in our state.” Get to know the newest member of our clinic family.

Spend Your Free Time with the Cats!

Want to get more involved in your community? We can help you! Volunteers help SAFE Haven save as many cats as we can. Come learn about our volunteer opportunities at our Volunteer Open House on September 26 and find the right task for you!

The Cats Miss You!

Come say “Hi!” and find that purr-fect match. Meet the cats waiting for you here at SAFE Haven and then start planning your visit now.

Please note: In concert with CDC and NC DHHS recommendations, the organization is strengthening its mask policy due to the uptick in Delta variant cases. All public, including volunteers, will be asked to wear masks.

So Many Cats

We just hit our 12,000th adoption! Jeannine and her wonderful family are first-time cat owners who were happy to give Jaxin a fur-ever home. Both sons fell in love with Jaxin and he with them. Congratulations! Read some more Happy Tails.

During 2020-21, we adopted out 941 cats, 100 more than we did in 2019-20. How did we do it? With your help! Watch for our Annual Report in September to read all about our amazing lifesaving year.

Spay & Neuter Time

With more than 100,000 cats and dogs living without a home in the Triangle, how can we make a difference? By spaying and neutering our pets! Reducing the chance of unexpected litters can help reduce the number of homeless animals. Make an appointment for your cat or dog at the SAFE Care Spay/Neuter Clinic now.

Can You Help?

SAFE Haven is once again participating in events in the area! We need volunteers for the following events:

• Apex PeakFest: Saturday, September 11th
• Course Monitors for the St. Paddy’s 4-Miler*: Saturday, September 18th
• Course Monitors for the Oktoberfest 4-Miler*: Saturday, October 9th

* SAFE Haven is the Charity for these races and some of the proceeds will come to the cats if we can have 10 volunteers at each race!

Email ginger@safehavenorcats.org if you would like more information about these events and if you can help!

Save the Date

• September 1, 2021: Start of the SECC Campaign
• September 11, 2021: Apex Peak Fest
• September 14, 2021: Protecting Your Cats in the Future
• September 18, 2021: St. Paddy’s 4-Miler
• September 26, 2021: Volunteer Open House
• October 9, 2021: Oktoberfest 4-Miler
• April 22, 2022: Tuxedo Cat Ball

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SHOW YOUR LOVE FOR CATS WITH A DONATION!