Chaffeeâs Got Heart Committee recognized Amber van Leuken, Executive Director for Ark-Valley Humane Society.Â
âPrior to COVID-19 we were shelter based,â van Leuken said. âBefore the stay-at-home order, the majority of animals came into our shelters and stayed there until they were adopted or reclaimed by their owners.â Â
Once stay-at-home came into effect, the shelter shifted to a foster-based model of care which is not the standard of care the majority of animals in the shelterâs care.Â
Ark-Valley also shifted to virtual services.Â
âWe first scrambled to get all our forms and service information available through our website and made it possible for people to pay through our website for our services,â van Leuken said.Â
Chaffeeâs Got Heart Committee recognized Amber van Leuken, Executive Director for Ark-Valley Humane Society.Â
âPrior to COVID-19 we were shelter based,â van Leuken said. âBefore the stay-at-home order, the majority of animals came into our shelters and stayed there until they were adopted or reclaimed by their owners.â Â
Once stay-at-home came into effect, the shelter shifted to a foster-based model of care which is not the standard of care the majority of animals in the shelterâs care.Â
Ark-Valley also shifted to virtual services.Â
âWe first scrambled to get all our forms and service information available through our website and made it possible for people to pay through our website for our services,â van Leuken said.Â
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This county-wide portal is purpose-built to make volunteering simple for community members and nonprofit organizations.
Community members can use the portal to find and sign up to participate in volunteer opportunities and organizations who align with their personal values, skills and interests.
Local nonprofit organizations and other organizations who need volunteers can sign up with the Community Foundation to participate in the portal.
Volunteers In Action as a concept was identified as a part of the Envision Chaffee County process as one of the forty-plus projects that could have deep impact toward the common good.
Pairing this initial identification with input from its Food Access Cohort grantees over the summer of 2020, the Foundationâs board committed to researching, identifying, and hosting the appropriate cloud-based technology solution to make VIAChaffee available to the Chaffee community.
Kennebec Valley Humane Society Suffers Flooding & Asking For Help
Kennebec Valley Humane Society
Kennebec Valley Humane Society (KVHS) discovered on a recent Friday morning that both levels of their facility on Pethaven Lane in Augusta had been met with a flooding disaster. The culprit? Faulty pipes.
This wasn t a minor leak, either. The basement was under 3 to 4 inches of standing water that was dripping from the ceiling
How are the Animals?
Thankfully, no animals were harmed in the incident. KVHS even notes that some even loved the change in environment and splashed around until staff arrived at the facility. Each animal was thoroughly checked before being moved to dry areas.