PAWS Chicago

What your coworkers look like when you intern at PAWS! Applications for our Spring Internships (January - April/May) are now open! Gain valuable experience in animal welfare and nonprofit work, earn academic credit, and cuddle a few PAWS pets along the way ❤️ We’re looking for interns in the following fields:
 🐾 Animal Care 🐾 Adoption Program 🐾 Graphic Design 🐾 Community Outreach …and more! Learn more at pawschicago.org/internship - applications close November 15!

Introducing a new volunteer program at PAWS - Junior Volunteers! Our Junior Volunteer team is for animal lovers age 12-17, where you can help care for PAWS pets and provide a clean, safe, loving environment while volunteering alongside a parent or guardian. Junior Volunteers can choose between our Adoption Center in Lincoln Park and our Medical Center in Little Village, with weekday and weekend availability. Sign up today and we’ll invite you to a virtual orientation to learn all about changing lives as a volunteer: pawschicago.org/jv Questions? Email us at JV@pawschicago.org

We want your corporate team in the PAWS 5K! The PAWS Chicago 5K Corporate Team Challenge is an opportunity to engage your employees, clients and customers in a family and dog-friendly event while supporting one of Chicago’s most beloved and well-known non-profits. Whether your employees want to take part in a little friendly competition with other companies, or an opportunity to enjoy an outdoor event with their families, colleagues and pets, our program is perfect for boosting positive team dynamics and employee morale. In fact, some companies offer our 5K corporate team registration as a part of their company wellness program! There is NO MINIMUM financial contribution to join as a corporate team and NO LIMIT to how many can join your team. For more information on the PAWS 5K and Corporate Team Challenge, contact PAWSChicago5K@pawschicago.org 

Our annual Beach Party is this Thursday, July 25, and we’ll be honoring two special community members for their commitment to raising awareness and bringing the community together for homeless pets and our No Kill mission! Candace Jordan is an award-winning media personality, associate publisher of Chicago Star Media, Crain's Chicago Business columnist, and founder of CandidCandace.com. After attending the first PAWS Chicago Fur Ball in 2002, Candace has become a regular at PAWS events and has served on multiple event committees. She joined the PAWS Development Board in 2008 where she helps raise critical funds for homeless dogs and cats. As a part of the PAWS Chicago community, Candace is a vocal advocate for our No Kill mission, saying, “I love that PAWS never gives up on the pets they take in.” Candace is also a proud dog mom, having adopted PAWS alum Penny the Pencil Neck this past year. Bill Jacobs owns and operates one of Chicago’s favorite pizza joints— Piece Pizzeria & Brewery in Wicker Park. In addition to baking New Haven pizza and brewing delicious craft beer, Bill has made giving back to the community an integral part of his restaurant. In 2008, Piece hosted a PAWS fundraiser called “Rock Star Delivery,” where Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen made a pizza delivery to the highest bidder on eBay. In 2014, they hosted “Halloween Xmas Carol Karaoke for PAWS at Piece,” which ran for several years. And in 2023, Piece launched “Slice to Meet You,” an annual, three-month-long campaign that sells specialty pies to benefit homeless pets and distributes adoption flyers on pizza boxes to help give homeless dogs and cats their second chance at life. “Homeless and at-risk pets are a societal issue. It is our obligation to care for these beautiful animals and give them a chance,” says Bill.  Please join us in celebrating these devoted animal lovers at this year’s Beach Party! Tickets are available at pawschicago.org/beachparty

Our Beach Party Silent Auction is now open for bids! From date night to spa services, staycations or weekend trips, there's a little something for everyone. Peruse all our prize packages and place your bids today. We couldn’t imagine a more rewarding way to support the pets you love! Auction closes Thursday, July 25, at 10 p.m. CST Bid here: https://lnkd.in/g4ETUJYi Need not be present to win - but it would be more fun if you were! Tickets to Beach Party are still available. Please join us July 25, 6–11 p.m. at Offshore at Navy Pier for a dog-friendly luau you’ll never forget. https://lnkd.in/gkp3e-8G

Check out Pickle and all his new friends from Google! This awesome team came by today to lend several hands for the PAWS pets and we are so grateful for their help! Volunteers make this lifesaving work possible 💚 Want to bring your organization to PAWS for a volunteer trip? Contact our team at volunteer1@pawschicago.org, and learn more about corporate opportunities at PAWS Chicago here: https://lnkd.in/graUUCV5

We have openings for Animal Care internships at both our Adoption Center and Medical Center! This internship is a great way to start off a career in Animal Care, Animal Science, Animal Sheltering, Veterinary Services, and more! You’ll get hands-on experience with the cats and dogs of PAWS - providing daily care, enrichment and socialization, and communicating animal health and behavior observations. Learn more and apply at https://lnkd.in/gE3FnqpJ

A huge thank you to Shore Capital Partners for spending a day at our Medical Center lending a huge helping hand! This wonderful group helped us out with prepping enrichment toys, cleaning out vans, loading up Pet Food Pantry supplies, and giving much appreciated cuddles and socialization to healing pups Wynona, Snoop, and many more! Volunteers are so crucial to our lifesaving work, from every dish cleaned to every snuggle given! Want to bring your organization to PAWS for a volunteer trip? Contact our team at volunteer1@pawschicago.org, and learn more about corporate opportunities at PAWS Chicago here: https://lnkd.in/graUUCV5

Thank you to the Banfield Pet Hospital & Mars Petcare teams for volunteering at our Medical Center this weekend! Snoop loved the extra playtime with his new friends, and we are so grateful for the extra help that makes our lifesaving work possible! Want to bring your organization to PAWS for a volunteer trip? Contact our team at volunteer1@pawschicago.org, and learn more about corporate opportunities at PAWS Chicago here: https://lnkd.in/graUUCV5

Thank you to the amazing folks at Deloitte who came to volunteer at our Adoption Center last week! PAWS volunteers are crucial to the lifesaving work we do, so we’re extra grateful that they chose to spend a day with us and the PAWS pets 💚 Want to bring your organization to PAWS for a volunteer trip? Contact our team at volunteer1@pawschicago.org, and learn more about corporate opportunities at PAWS Chicago here: https://lnkd.in/graUUCV5 #ImpactDay #ImpactThatMatters