by Janet Alderson | Jun 14, 2020 | 2020, Community outreach, COVID-19, Ways to get involved
The Pet Food Pantry was curbside for the month of June, and we were so happy to see so many familiar faces! Volunteers practiced social distancing and wore masks, delivering food directly to each family’s trunk. We distributed 818 pounds of dog food, 96 pounds...
by Janet Alderson | Apr 9, 2020 | 2020, Community outreach, COVID-19, Ways to get involved
Before COVID-19 talk became the norm, the Gateway Pet Guardians community team created a program called WAG. Qualified families could become members of the WAG Program and get lots of freebies and discounts at our new Pet Resource Center. One perk was access to our...
by Janet Alderson | Mar 24, 2020
Pet Food Pantry Our Pet Food Pantry is accessible to Wellness at Gateway (WAG) program members. To qualify, families must provide the following at time of application: Proof of residency (62201, 62203, 62204, 62205, 62206, and 62207 only) Proof of need (link card,...
by Janet Alderson | Mar 14, 2020 | 2020, Community outreach, Ways to get involved
We made some adjustments to our pet food pantry distribution this month amid the COVID-19 events. GPG is focusing solely on mission critical programming, and we strongly believe access to pet food falls within this category. About 30 families a month rely on this...
by Janet Alderson | May 26, 2017 | 2017, Community outreach, East St. Louis, Ways to get involved
In September 2016, Gateway Pet Guardians and Bi-State Pet Food Pantry formed a partnership to bring pet food services to the Metro East community. Once a month, residents who qualify for the program pick up a month’s supply of food. Last weekend we distributed...
