Paws Crossed Animal Rescue Fetches 'Life-Saving' $75K Grant

ELMSFORD, NY — The Paws Crossed Animal Rescue mission "to rescue one by one until there are none" just got a Great Dane-sized boost.

Paws Crossed Animal Rescue just announced that they have received a $75,000 grant from Phillips Charitable Foundation, Inc. to help them in their capital campaign, "There’s No Place Like Home." Patricia Napolitano, Manager of Grants and Due Diligence at Phillips Charitable, delivered the check to Paws Crossed on Sep. 24, at Paws Crossed’s big community event at FDR Park in Yorktown Heights.

"This incredible gift is truly a dream come true in helping us to build our new adoption center and to increase our mission 'To Rescue One By One Until There Are None'," Paws Crossed Business and Development Director Julie Potter said. "The impact of this gift and of this Chapter in our mission 'There’s No Place Like Home' Campaign will be significant and life-saving for both orphaned pets and the people and the community that love them."

With this newest chapter comes a brand new adoption center, 4 new cat rooms, 3 meet-and-greet rooms, a pet supply store, an increase of office space, a community room for important programming and a much needed, much requested clinic.

"Paws Crossed has been a member of the Phillips Charitable Foundation grantee family since soon after our inception. Beginning with a 'Marie Barth - Small Grants Award' in 2018 to emergency funding during the pandemic and now with their expansion, we’ve been delighted to provide funding for important needs. Under the leadership of Jennifer Angelucci and Julie Potter, Paws Crossed has grown into an organization with tremendous community connections and support," said Eileen Gross, Founder, Phillips Charitable Foundation. "We are thrilled to help them realize their dream of expanding the facility through their 'There’s No Place Like Home' campaign."

Marie Barth-Phillips was the mother of Howard W. Phillips, Jr. who is the benefactor of the Phillips Charitable Foundation. More information on the Phillips Charitable Foundation can be found on their website.

More information on the Capital Campaign, "There’s No Place Like Home," and renderings/plans for the new Adoption Center, can be found here.

Find out more about the history of Paws Crossed and ways you can adopt, volunteer or donate, on their website or at their Facebook page.