Hand2Paw

Hand2Paw www.hand2paw.org

Hand2Paw empowers at-risk youth who’ve faced housing insecurity, foster care, and justice involvement through hands-on animal care—helping them build confidence, skills, and stability while giving homeless pets safety, socialization, and love. Hand2Paw’s mission is to provide a safe and supportive work environment, for youth ages 16-24, who are experiencing housing insecurity or foster-care involv

ement, as a means of enhancing resilience, compassion, and connection with people, animals and the community of Philadelphia.

10/10/2025

Still feeling the excitement! 💙🐾 We’re so proud to share our full feature on The Kelly Clarkson Show one more time — a beautiful spotlight on the powerful connection between rescue animals and young people building brighter futures. ✨
Your support makes stories like this possible. Consider donating today to help us keep this life-changing work going: https://gofund.me/935c684b0

Tomorrow’s the day! 🎉 So excited to be part of the — tune in tomorrow to catch our feature and hear one of our amazing ...
10/06/2025

Tomorrow’s the day! 🎉

So excited to be part of the — tune in tomorrow to catch our feature and hear one of our amazing interns share how Hand2Paw has impacted her life. We can’t wait to share this moment with you! 💛🐾 Like and share so we can all tune in together!

October is Pit Bull Awareness Month! 💖 At Hand2Paw, we celebrate all of our furry friends—especially our amazing pit bul...
10/06/2025

October is Pit Bull Awareness Month! 💖

At Hand2Paw, we celebrate all of our furry friends—especially our amazing pit bulls! From staff pups to partner pups, these lovable dogs bring joy, loyalty, and lots of cuddles to our lives. 🐾

This month, take a moment to learn, share, and spread awareness about these amazing dogs. Let’s celebrate compassion, understanding, and the love these incredible dogs give every day! 💕

We’re bursting with excitement and can’t wait to share this with you! 📅 Tuesday, October 7th – save the date!Keep your e...
10/03/2025

We’re bursting with excitement and can’t wait to share this with you!

📅 Tuesday, October 7th – save the date!
Keep your eyes peeled for updates… big reveal coming soon! 🎉

We’re excited to partner with State Rep. Darisha Parker to host a special Hand2Paw Open House!This event is designed for...
09/29/2025

We’re excited to partner with State Rep. Darisha Parker to host a special Hand2Paw Open House!
This event is designed for community leaders, professionals, and organizations to see how Hand2Paw empowers youth through hands-on animal care—a unique model that transforms lives for both young people and homeless pets.
Join us for:
✨ An intern’s first-hand story
✨ A tour of our space + foster animals
✨ Networking with local leaders
✨ Light refreshments

📅 Friday, October 10 | 11 AM – 12 PM
📍 Hand2Paw, 5757 N. 5th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19120
👉 RSVP by October 4th: https://forms.gle/CsjTe9XguLCqxQQk9

Thank you to Rep. Darisha Parker and her team, as well as of the for visiting us at Hand2Paw today! We thoroughly enj...
09/10/2025

Thank you to Rep. Darisha Parker and her team, as well as of the for visiting us at Hand2Paw today! We thoroughly enjoyed having you and we are looking forward to the amazing work we will do together! 🧡🐾

🐾 Now Accepting Applications: Pawspurr Internship Program! 🐾A 6-week journey into humane education, career development, ...
08/28/2025

🐾 Now Accepting Applications: Pawspurr Internship Program! 🐾

A 6-week journey into humane education, career development, and compassionate animal care.

We’re thrilled to announce that applications are now open for Pawspurr, our 6-week internship program designed for young adults that are passionate about animal welfare and community impact.

Through Pawspurr, interns will:
✅ Learn the fundamentals of safe animal handling
✅ Build essential job readiness skills
✅ Participate in off-site visits to local animal welfare organizations
✅ Explore real-world careers in the field of humane education

This immersive experience offers hands-on learning, fostering connections between us and our furry friends, and presents interns with the opportunity to connect with professionals making a difference in animal care and advocacy.

Who should apply?
This program is ideal for students, aspiring animal care professionals, and anyone eager to explore a future in humane education. Applicants must be between the ages of 17-24.

📅 Application deadline: Friday, September 5th, 2025
📩 Apply now: hand2paw.org/apply

Spots are limited — we can’t wait to meet the next generation of animal advocates! 🐶🐱

🐾 Community in Action! 🐶🐱Our August Pet Pantry event was a huge success! 💙 Thanks to your support, we were able to serve...
08/27/2025

🐾 Community in Action! 🐶🐱
Our August Pet Pantry event was a huge success! 💙 Thanks to your support, we were able to serve:

✨ 118 community members
🐕 209 pets
🥫 419 lbs of dog food
🥫 519 lbs of cat food
🧻 672 lbs of cat litter

We can’t give enough thanks to our wonderful partners who helped us make sure the pets in our community were fed and cared for! A million claps to ACCT Philly, Waiting on a Friend Rescue and Olney Community Collaborative for showing up and showing out. 🤗

We have one more pet pantry planned for later this year, so keep an eye and ear out for our upcoming post dropping our next and final pantry for 2025. Together, we’re making sure no pet goes without. 🐾









As summer winds down, so does our programming — but there’s always time to celebrate the real MVPs of the season. Happy ...
08/26/2025

As summer winds down, so does our programming — but there’s always time to celebrate the real MVPs of the season. Happy to our furry friends who brought smiles, tail wags, and pure joy to our community. Special shoutout to Rotisserie, Sweet Dee, Atlas and Matcha, Buffalo Chicken Dip, Tyson, and Jack & Jill — thanks for being the goodest of good boys and girls! 🐶☀️🐾

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5757 North 5th Street
Philadelphia, PA
19120

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