by Admin | Aug 30, 2021 | 2021, East St. Louis, Our Shelter
From the desk of the Executive Director, Emily Stuart Potted daisies and hanging ferns decorate a porch. Rich stone of a Greek Revival shines from a recent rain. A couple of neighbors trade conversation about cars as a cat lounges between them on a red brick walkway....
by Admin | Jun 24, 2021 | 2021, East St. Louis, Health and Wellness, Our Shelter
We estimate 15-20 percent of the dogs in our community require regular grooming, but there are no salons available in the communities we serve. Earlier this month, we officially launched our affordable, professional grooming services at our Pet Spa! In the first week,...
by Admin | May 29, 2021 | 2021, East St. Louis, Our Shelter
From the desk of the Executive Director, Emily Stuart In the late 1990s, a team of academics at the University of Kansas formalized the Strengths-Based Approach, now used widely in social work. Over the last 20 years, human service organizations have moved away from a...
by Admin | May 21, 2021 | 2021, East Side Pet Crisis Fund, East St. Louis
Back in March, community resident, Dartallius reached out to us for assistance after his best buddy, Rosco was attacked by another dog that came on their property. Dartallius rushed Rosco to an emergency veterinary clinic and was told it would be over $1,000 to...
by Admin | May 17, 2021 | 2021, East St. Louis, Happy Tails
Sweet Chihuahua mix, Dyno and his mom, Brietta were recently reunited all thanks to a microchip. Earlier this month, Brietta visited our drive-thru clinic to get Dyno’s annual vaccines. Although Dyno had never gone missing, Brietta decided to also get him...
by Admin | Feb 23, 2021 | 2021, East St. Louis, Our Shelter
School is officially in session but the new students look a little different! “Its funny when people walk in, some people are still like man I feel like I’m back at school again or this smells like my grade school,” says Jamie Case, Executive Director of the Gateway...
