The Hand2paw Foundation

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• The Hand2Paw Foundation is a Philadelphia based 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization that empowers homeless young adults to volunteer and intern in animal shelters.Hand2Paw was started as a program in 2009 by a 19 year old Penn student who was shocked to learn of the shared plight facing homeless youth and shelter animals in Philadelphia. She took an activity these homeless teens love caring for animals to reach and teach homeless youth what they need to know to function in the adult world. She called her program Hand2Paw.Thus far, The Hand2Paw Foundation has helped social service agencies and animal shelters develop programming for dozens of homeless youth in Philadelphia. Some youth have even been offered jobs in the animal care industry as a result of their involvement with Hand2Paw. Just as important, Hand2Paw has helped provide additional care, training, socialization, and grooming to over 2,000 shelter animals in Philadelphia.Hand2Paw is the recipient of a grant from DoSomething.org and was the 2011 1st Place Winner of the National Students in Service Awards from Washington Campus Compact and the 2012 Philadelphia 76ers Hometown Heroes Award. Hand2Paw has been featured in USA Today, The Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Examiner, the Jewish Exponent, The Daily Pennsylvanian, the Penn Current, The Phillipian, and on NBC, Q102, and Radio 104.5.The Hand2Paw Foundation is registered with the IRS as a 501c3 (tax exempt) charitable organization.
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  Headquarters:315 Market Street , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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  Website: https://www.hand2paw.org

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  Employees:7

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  Revenue:$1 - 10M

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  Legal Name:The Hand2paw Foundation

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• |  NAICS Code: 561599  |

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