Home-Home.org

● Not Portland specific, but people can sign up through them to be foster parents fortemporary fosters for emergencies.

● People needing a temporary foster home (or permanently rehome) can create a profilefor their pet. People interested in fostering or adopting a new pet can see all pet profilesand directly contact pet parents for more information.

○ This would not be the best choice for somebody needing to foster ASAP. Potentialfoster parents can sign up for email alerts, but the time to find a foster home canstill vary. The FAQ section states “Home To Home is designed in a way that cantake some time. We encourage you to still post your pet as soon as possible withclear, urgent language in the biography. If you need to surrender your petimmediately, we urge you to contact your local animal shelter or humane society.”

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CatAdoptionTeam.org

● Provides financial assistance through their Keeping Cats in Homes Fund (KCIH) that can

be used for emergency boarding (and other things like veterinary care and medical supplies,

pet behavior consultations, pet-related moving costs, and cat care supplies)

● Those needing assistance can send an email to helpline@catadoptionteam.org or call

(503) 925-8903 ext. 5.

○ Sometimes, CAT can provide services directly, such as emergency boarding and

veterinary care, but they also distribute funds to help cover costs at other

facilities.

● They work with clients and cats living in the Portland metro area and extending to

Washington, Multnomah, Clackamas, Yamhill, and Marion Counties in Oregon, as well

Clark County in Washington state.

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ArrayCrisisFostering.org

● Those needing assistance can fill out the temporary foster application here:

https://new.shelterluv.com/form/other/AAR/115420-temporary-foster-application

Additional questions/inquiries can be emailed to arraycrisisfostering@gmail.com or call

503-851-4459.

● Sliding scale rate depending on income. Sliding scale application form

Oregon residents only

● Will foster for up to 3 months

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SouthwestHumane.org (Humane Society for Southwest Washington)

● Those needing temporary boarding can fill out the Safe Haven request form or email

safehaven@southwesthumane.org for any additional questions. They can also call

360-213-2630 option #2, but email is preferred.

● Only for Clark and Cowlitz County residents.

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FernsPlace.org

● Offers free temporary foster placement for those entering in-patient addiction treatment or medical treatment

● Those needing assistance can fill out the online application

● Additional questions can be emailed to fernsplaceinfo@gmail.com or call/text

503-893-5531 (text preferred)

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PDX Cat Foster and Adoption Facebook Group

● Private Facebook group where those needing assistance can post their cat to find

somebody who can adopt/foster.

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RedRover.org

● The RedRover Relief Safe Escape grant program helps families with pets safely escape

domestic violence together. Funding is mainly provided to help with the cost of up to 45

days of pet boarding while a survivor is in a domestic violence shelter, though other

costs associated with boarding (like vaccinations) can be considered.

● Applications must be submitted by a domestic violence advocate, not the individual

seeking assistance.

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DomesticShelters.org

● helps secure on-site housing and off-site housing for people and pets who need a safe

escape from domestic violence.

● Those needing assistance can search for nearby shelters and filter for ones that accept

pets/provide pet assistance (also has many other filters for a wide variety of needs).

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SafeHavensForPets.org

● Safe Havens for Pets is a searchable directory to find nearby safe havens for pets of

individuals who are experiencing domestic violence and/or homelessness.

● Those needing assistance can search by zip code to find nearby organizations. Most

organizations have a hotline, email, and website listed.

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SAFTProgram.org/shelters/

● Provides a list of pet-friendly domestic violence shelters by state

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Portland Animal Welfare (PAW) Team

● Their crisis fostering program is small but they are working on expanding it. Priority goes

to pets who are already patients at PAW Team, but they do take requests from any

individuals looking for temporary care/boarding for their pets due to personal trauma or

crises.

● Program is designed for temporary care (1-90 days)

● Foster pets must be spayed or neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped before their care

term begins

● Phone: 503-206-6033