2021 Adoption Goal: 3,500
2021 Adoptions: 2,158 (as of September 27, 2021)
2020 Adoptions: 3,122
2021 Adoptions: 2,158 (as of September 27, 2021)
2020 Adoptions: 3,122
Gulf Coast Humane Society Adoption Center Hours: Sunday - 12-4 p.m. Monday: 12-7 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday: 12-5 p.m. Thursday: 2-7 p.m. Friday-Saturday: 12-5 p.m.
Gulf Coast Humane Society's Mission Statement
Gulf Coast Humane Society is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, no-kill, animal welfare organization established as the first non-profit animal welfare organization in southwest Florida in 1947. Our shelter does not receive any federal, state, or county funding and no funding from the Humane Society of the United States or ASPCA. We rely solely on donations, grants, bequests and fundraising events to further our mission of caring for the neglected and abandoned pets of Southwest Florida. As a no-kill facility, the pets of the Gulf Coast Humane Society remain in our care until they find their forever home.
Our mission is to provide humane care for surrendered animals by offering refuge, providing medical care, and facilitating an adoptive home. Each year we take in more than 2,000 animals in need of compassionate care.
The work we do to care for these animals is all possible thanks to the support of those of you in the community who care deeply about the welfare of homeless pets. They thank you - and so do we.
Our mission is to provide humane care for surrendered animals by offering refuge, providing medical care, and facilitating an adoptive home. Each year we take in more than 2,000 animals in need of compassionate care.
The work we do to care for these animals is all possible thanks to the support of those of you in the community who care deeply about the welfare of homeless pets. They thank you - and so do we.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Statement
Gulf Coast Humane Society practices and encourages diversity, equity and inclusion on every level in the organization.
First, the GCHS staff is diverse through open and fair hiring practices. Hiring is not determine at all by race, sexuality or sex. The staff is diverse and no one is discriminated against by their self-expression, such as tattoos. Our staff still practices professionalism to the highest extent, but self expression is encouraged and is an important aspect for our employees. Employees are hired and judged based on their work ethic and dependability.
Second, our volunteer base is as diverse as can be. No one is turned down to volunteer (unless they have a prior felony conviction on their record) and GCHS averages over two thousand new volunteers annually. Inclusion is very important in our volunteer base. Our volunteer coordinator, along with staff, accommodates volunteers with physical or mental handicaps. In fact, GCHS hosts several special education groups in the mornings on certain days of week, with each group's duties including doing laundry and cleaning the Adoption Center.
Third, GCHS' adoption clientele are never discriminated against, because we believe furever families are not based on race, sexuality or age, but instead based on love and a passion for animals. Every day, shelter animals are adopted by a highly diverse demographic, which reflects the Fort Myers area. For us, the smiles after an adoption and the wagging tails is all that counts!
GCHS employs many initiatives and programs which feature inclusion, the most notable being our Senior to Senior program. This program has expanded greatly and is robust in the community and features our Outreach Coordinator visiting area senior homes and centers, along with GCHS senior furry ambassadors (a dog is considered senior after eight years of age). The visitations also include centers for individuals with special needs. The visits are positive on both spectrums, as the senior citizens get to experience the joy a furry friend brings, and the furry ambassador gains the valuable socialization from people.
Overall, GCHS' philosophy towards inclusion, equity and diversity reflects directly from our Board of Directors. The Board feels when they implement policies and rules, they all include these aspects of inclusion, diversity and equity.
From top to bottom, the entire GCHS organization feels confident and steadfast in its beliefs of diversity, inclusion and equity. Afterall, everyone who is involved with GCHS all have the same goal in common - animal welfare and to find as many happy furever homes as possible!
First, the GCHS staff is diverse through open and fair hiring practices. Hiring is not determine at all by race, sexuality or sex. The staff is diverse and no one is discriminated against by their self-expression, such as tattoos. Our staff still practices professionalism to the highest extent, but self expression is encouraged and is an important aspect for our employees. Employees are hired and judged based on their work ethic and dependability.
Second, our volunteer base is as diverse as can be. No one is turned down to volunteer (unless they have a prior felony conviction on their record) and GCHS averages over two thousand new volunteers annually. Inclusion is very important in our volunteer base. Our volunteer coordinator, along with staff, accommodates volunteers with physical or mental handicaps. In fact, GCHS hosts several special education groups in the mornings on certain days of week, with each group's duties including doing laundry and cleaning the Adoption Center.
Third, GCHS' adoption clientele are never discriminated against, because we believe furever families are not based on race, sexuality or age, but instead based on love and a passion for animals. Every day, shelter animals are adopted by a highly diverse demographic, which reflects the Fort Myers area. For us, the smiles after an adoption and the wagging tails is all that counts!
GCHS employs many initiatives and programs which feature inclusion, the most notable being our Senior to Senior program. This program has expanded greatly and is robust in the community and features our Outreach Coordinator visiting area senior homes and centers, along with GCHS senior furry ambassadors (a dog is considered senior after eight years of age). The visitations also include centers for individuals with special needs. The visits are positive on both spectrums, as the senior citizens get to experience the joy a furry friend brings, and the furry ambassador gains the valuable socialization from people.
Overall, GCHS' philosophy towards inclusion, equity and diversity reflects directly from our Board of Directors. The Board feels when they implement policies and rules, they all include these aspects of inclusion, diversity and equity.
From top to bottom, the entire GCHS organization feels confident and steadfast in its beliefs of diversity, inclusion and equity. Afterall, everyone who is involved with GCHS all have the same goal in common - animal welfare and to find as many happy furever homes as possible!
GCHS Long-Termers Looking for Homes!
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2019 Shelter Stats
The collection and publication of this data is sponsored by Maddie's Fund, #ThanksToMaddie. Gulf Coast Humane Society is a proud recipient of funding from Maddie's Fund, helping to achieve a no-kill nation. www.maddiesfund.org The GCHS 2019 Stats Here |
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Pet overpopulation continues in our area and the GCHS Spay/Neuter Clinic will help those in our community who lack affordable, accessible pet care that most of us take for granted. It is projected that Lee County alone has over 645,000 companion pets and nationwide, the percentage of pets living in communities who are not spayed or neutered is estimated at 87%. With the help of the Florida Animal Friend Grant program we will be able to focus efforts on the Pit Bull and Pit Bull mix in the Lehigh Acres area.
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Consumer's Certificate of Exemption No. 85-8012648238C-7
