Resource Guide: Linking Older Adults with Homeless Pets

RESOURCES ON AGING

Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (the Area Agency on Aging for Philadelphia)
642 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19130
Senior Helpline, 215.765-9040, 215.765.9041 (TDD)
PCA’s Website, www.pcacares.org
- List of Philadelphia’s Senior Housing, Senior Centers List and Adult Day Care Centers
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Members of the Aging Network (all organizations in Philadelphia that serve older people)
- Health and Legal Services for Older People
Pets for the Elderly Foundation, www.petsfortheelderly.org, 440.347.9710
AARP Pet Page: http://www.aarp.org/family/love/pets/,
www.aarp.org/community/AARPPA
Berks County’s Ani-Meals on Wheels Program (Also serves Montgomery County)
www.berkshumane.org/services/services_meals.asp
Jennifer Long, Community Outreach Director
610.921.2348, ext.13
jlong@berkshumane.org

Animal Shelters Offering Adoptions in the City of Philadelphia
- Philadelphia Animal Control Shelter: 111 W. Hunting Park Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19140, 267.385.3800
- Pennsylvania SPCA: 350 E. Erie Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19134, 215.426.6300, www.pspca.org
- PAWS Adoption Center, 100 N. 2nd Street (at Arch), Philadelphia, PA 19106, 215.238.9901, www.phillypaws.org
- Morris Animal Refuge, 1242 Lombard Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147, 215.735.3256

Additional Resources in Philadelphia
- Philadoptables (Friends of the Philadelphia Animal Control Shelter): P.O. Box 43762, Philadelphia, PA 19106 www.philadoptables.org, 215.305.7893
- Citizens for a No-Kill Philadelphia: P.O. Box 3863, Philadelphia, PA 19146, www.phillynokill.com
- The Humane League of Philadelphia: P.O. Box 23819, Philadelphia, PA 19143, www.thehumaneleague.com, 484.904.6004

Petfinder (online search engine for adoptable pets; also includes rescue groups): www.petfinder.com

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