Give! Nonprofit profile: Happy Cats Haven
What
Happy Cats Haven is a 95% community funded, local, no-kill feline rescue that serves the Pikes Peak region. The mission of Happy Cats is to ensure that each cat and kitten that comes into the shelter has an opportunity to regain their personality and sense of security after experiencing trauma, abandonment and homelessness. With behavior training, socialization, time and love, it is our goal to help abandoned and homeless Colorado cats and kittens find their purrfect forever home.
Why
Eighty percent of all felines born in the US are born outside and struggle to survive on the streets. These homeless cats and kittens often experience cruelty, disease and early deaths without ever feeling the loving touch of a human. When rescues come to Happy Cats Haven, we give them all the time they need to recover, allowing their true personalities to shine through so they may one day have a loving family of their own.
Goals
We hope to increase our lifesaving capacity by cultivating our Feline Fosters Program to provide more safe spaces for abandoned cats and kittens to land. We are also expanding training for our Feline Behavior Program to continue solving issues before they become surrenders, keeping adopted cats at home.
Did you know
Last year, 56% of our adoptions went to loving homes for adult and senior cats. We work just as hard to find perfect families for our at-risk adults as we do our easily adopted kittens!
Donate
Help fund the good work of Happy Cats Haven at Campaign.GivePikesPeak.org/nonprofit/happy-cats-haven.
“We adopted our two 6-month-old kittens at Happy Cats Haven. They emailed over all their records same day as adoption. The process was very simple, we found the kitties we wanted to meet online and put in a free application for them via their website. They helped us complete our family.” — Anonymous adopter in March 2024
Give! Nonprofit profile: Manitou Art Center
What
The Manitou Art Center’s mission is to cultivate an inclusive and resilient creative economy of people and resources through active participation and outreach. We have 14+ studios complete with equipment in a 20,000 sq. ft. facility. We support over 250 classes, a and programs monthly. Values: Encouragement of Creative Expression, Community Building through Collaboration, Sustainability and Inclusivity drive our daily work and are visible throughout our spaces. We hope you’ll want to be a part of the MAC!
Why
We are the future. Launching a business, learning something new, managing your mental health or connecting to people/community? The MAC is here! We share resources and spaces, eliminate barriers and create opportunities that are necessary and imperative to our health and wellbeing. We collaborate with Pikes Peak Library District to provide free access and free equipment certifications. The MAC has 3000+ members.
Goals
1. Manage the Manitou Springs Library transition from the MAC back to the Carnegie
2. Conduct and begin implementing an ADA assessment of our facility and website
3. Launch our Manitou Cares Community Refillables Station and partnership with Galvanize Recycling
Did you know
Did you know that the Manitou Art Center is the largest makerspace in the state of Colorado?
Donate
Help fund the good work of the Manitou Art Center at Campaign.GivePikesPeak.org/nonprofit/manitou-art-center.
“After traveling the whole United States, I have never seen anything like the MAC. I believe that it is the best place on earth.” — Martha Durham
