Meeting Agenda Meeting Slides Meeting Recording (coming soon) Member Highlight Peter B. Gudaitis, New York Disaster Interfaith Services Email: pgudaitis@nydis.org Danielle Emery, Urban Resource Institute Email: DEmery@urinyc.org Katie Campbell, RedRover Email: kcampbell@redrover.org Kristina Vesk, Cat Protection Society Email: kristina@catprotection.org.au Michelle Lem, Community Veterinary Outreach Email: michelle.lem@vetoutreach.org Jodi Peterson-Stigers, Interfaith Sanctuary Email: jodi@interfaithsanctuary.org Stacey Coleman, Animal Farm Foundation Email: scoleman@animalfarmfoundation.org Research Highlight Michelle Cleary, RN, PhD Central Queensland University, Australia Email: m.cleary@cqu.edu.au Working Groups We are seeking ways to have broader representation across staff roles in the Co-Sheltering Collaborative. Email chloe@mydogismyhome.org with questions. Co-Sheltering Collaborative Staff Participation Survey - Recruiting members from homeless shelters across all staff roles. Co-Sheltering Collaborative Community Participation Survey - Recruiting members from the community who have personal experience with housing insecurity. We are also looking to create/update our Pet-Inclusive Pledge. Interested parties should email chloe@mydogismyhome.org with your name, email, and the word “pledge” in the subject line. The basic information on our Pet-Inclusive Pledge is below: With a strong history rooted in racism that is still persistent to this day, Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) has a disproportionately negative effect on BIPOC individuals as well as others experiencing the negative effects of long-lasting systemic racism and prejudice. Additionally, those living in less affluent areas, those in supportive or public housing, those in private rental housing, and those experiencing housing insecurity in any other way are more vulnerable to the effects of additional state, local or landlord restrictions regarding companion animals in housing. When a family does not have the resources or ability to relocate and "getting rid of the dog" is not an option, keeping a beloved animal family member of a particular breed becomes a serious risk to housing security and is an unfair and unnecessary burden. We encourage members of the Co-Sheltering Collaborative to become familiar with the history of BSL as well as the current information demonstrating its inaccuracy and inefficacy, in order to understand how it may be impacting the communities in which you work. When available, we encourage members to sign our pet inclusivity pledge opposing BSL and other barriers to access.

Meeting Agenda Zoom Recording Presentation Slides Meeting Notes Member Hightlight Pete Monte, Animal Welfare Coordinator - GRACE Marketplace Email: pmonte@gracemarketplace.org Racial Justice Working Group: Staff Participation Survey The Co-Sheltering Collaborative strives to have diverse representation at its meetings and within its working groups. In order to create strong resources reflective of the needs of people experiencing homelessness with companion animals and the systems meant to serve them, we are recruiting members from homeless shelters across all staff roles. However, we understand that participation in the Co-Sheltering Collaboration discussions might be difficult for a variety of reasons. Please complete this short survey to help us understand what kind of support you need to participate in the Co-Sheltering Collaborative. Please be honest and dream big when answering this survey. We want to hear your honest comments. Racial Justice Working Group: Our Roadmap: Values, Vocabulary, and Our Commitment to Action The Racial Justice Working Group has been developed to advance racial justice and to uphold the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion: ​Internally, within the Co-Sheltering Collaborative. Externally, within the broader fields of the animal and veterinary care sector; the homeless services sector; and the interdisciplinary fields which encompass both human and animal welfare. Racial Justice Working group meetings are scheduled weekly via Zoom at 2-3pm ET. Please email mary@mydogismyhome.org if you are intersted in joining future meetings. Upcoming Working Group Meeting Scheduling Timely: Please complete the appropriate Doodle Poll if you are interested in participating in a working group. Resources and Staff Training: Doodle Poll (Proposed date range: Sept. 28 - Oct. 2, 2020) Effective implementation of co-sheltering programs will require knowledge, compassion, and commitment of staff members. Identifying and creating the most comprehensive, user-friendly, and targeted resources as possible will enable organizations to offer effective training that will include health and safety information and integration of animals into case planning. Identified goals include: Developing resources and staff training content in the areas of: Emotional support animals Human-animal bond Co-sheltering overall (logistics, implementation, etc.) Project Examples: Human-Animal Bond Training Video Service Animal, Emotional Support Animal, or Pet/Companion Animal? Working Group contacts: Leslie Brooks, DVM, MPH (SOAR Initiative): leslie.sadeghi.brooks@gmail.com Dana Teel (My Dog Is My Home): collaborative@mydogismyhome.org SOP Assessment & Evaluation: Doodle Poll (Proposed date range: Oct. 5-8, 2020) The Co-Sheltering Collaborative offers an opportunity to develop assessment and evaluation tools, with the benefit of direct input and opportunity for feedback from real-world experiences of our members and their pet owning clients. The SOP and Evaluation working group seeks to identify best practices by pursuing the following goals: Document existing processes in co-sheltering environments. Identify and evaluate program outcomes in co-sheltering environments. Develop and evaluate veterinary standard operating procedures for co-sheltering environments. Project Example: Document Resource Library/Database (waivers, contracts, etc.) Working Group contacts: Dana Teel (My Dog Is My Home): collaborative@mydogismyhome.org Resources and Events See the Meeting Agenda for links to new resources and events shared during this meeting Other member introductions: Andres Garcia - Executive Director of Emergency Shelter Network; NYC Abby Volin - President, Opening Doors Kim Wolf - Founder and Executive Director, Beyond Breed; Athens, GA Iliana Belinc - Executive Director, Pals N Pets; Los Angeles, CA Suzy Tam - Manager of community outreach and partnerships, Hawaiian Humane Society Shannon Glenn - Executive Director, My Pit Bull is Family; Shelter Supervisor, Matrix Housing Services; Minneapolis, MN Ann Dunn - Director, Oakland Animal Services; Oakland, CA

Meeting Agenda Zoom Recording Presentation Slides Meeting Notes Co-Sheltering Collaborative - Member Sharing Co-Sheltering People and their Companion Animals: An Exploratory Study Lisa Lunghofer, Ph.D. - Animals & Society Institute lisa.lunghofer@animalsandsociety.org Animal Care Guidelines For Emergency Co-Sheltering Michelle Lem, DVM - Community Veterinary Outreach michelle.lem@vetoutreach.org COVID-19 Guidelines for Co-Sheltering Environments Co-Sheltering Collaborative collaborative@mydogismyhome.org Guest Presenter Slides and Resources Save Them Dog Training Steffen Baldwin savethemdogs@gmail.com Recommended resource: The Muzzle Up! Project Vegan and Animal Professionals Insurance Agency Steven Griswold and Will Manderscheid will@veganinsurance.com

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