Cause For Paws Lincoln
About Cause For Paws Lincoln
Since 2008, Cause For Paws Lincoln has been doing something especially practical: running a nonprofit boutique whose donated goods help pay for animal charities, rescue groups, and pet owners who need support with vet expenses. It also keeps an Emergency Pet Food Bank moving, so families facing financial hardship do not have to choose between the household budget and feeding a pet. If you like giving to places where your donation can show up as both everyday supplies and direct care, this is one of those organizations.
What sets Cause For Paws apart is how directly the money moves. A donated item on the boutique floor can help support local and state-side animal charities, the Emergency Pet Food Bank, or veterinary care assistance paid straight to a veterinarian. That kind of practical, close-to-the-ground support is rare enough to notice.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Nonprofit boutique
A boutique stocked with donated new and gently used items, with proceeds directed to Nebraska animal charities, rescue organizations, and pet owners in need.
Emergency Pet Food Bank
Food and essentials for families facing financial hardship so pets can be fed.
Heartfelt Care Fund
Veterinary care assistance paid directly to veterinarians for eligible pet owners who document inability to pay.
Grants to animal charities and rescue organizations
Funding for local and state-side nonprofit animal rescue and welfare groups.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
Cause for Paws helps animals and pet owners in need by supporting local animal charities and providing assistance to low-income pet owners in Lincoln, Nebraska. It also provides funds for dog rescue, canine survival programs, and other animals.
Who they serve
Animals, pet owners in need, low-income pet owners, and local animal rescue and welfare groups in Lincoln and throughout Nebraska.
Their impact
- Over $1 million given back to help animals in need.
- In the latest filing, $27,223.19 was donated to local animal rescue and charity groups and $72,950.89 was donated to individual veterinary care and pet food, for a total of $100,174.08.
How your donation helps
- Veterinary care for pets owned by people who cannot afford treatment
- Pet food and essentials through the Emergency Pet Food Bank
- Support for local Nebraska animal charities and rescue organizations
- New and gently used goods sold in the boutique to raise funds
Our story
Cause for Paws opened in December 2008 in Lincoln, Nebraska, as a nonprofit boutique focused on improving the lives of animals and pet owners in need. From there, the work widened to include support for local animal charities, rescue organizations, veterinary help, and an Emergency Pet Food Bank.
Need help?
How someone in need can access Cause For Paws Lincoln’s services.
Pet owners needing veterinary assistance complete an application and provide bank statements and/or tax returns to document inability to pay. Applicants are screened, and if eligible, approved veterinary costs are paid directly to the veterinarian.
Ways to help
Concrete needs and volunteer roles Cause For Paws Lincoln has shared.
Current needs
- New and gently used clothes, shoes, purses, jewelry, housewares, seasonal décor, furniture, and pet items
- Dog and cat food, kitty litter, and bottled water
- Leashes and collars, pet crates and beds, towels and blankets, cleaning supplies, lawn care, snow removal, and handyman work
Volunteer opportunities
- Volunteer at the store
- Foster a pet
In the news
Articles featuring Cause For Paws Lincoln from the Love What You Fund newsroom.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
How does the veterinary assistance program work?
Pet owners apply and share bank statements and/or tax returns. If they qualify, approved veterinary services are paid directly to the veterinarian.
What can be donated to the boutique?
New and gently used clothes, shoes, purses, jewelry, housewares, seasonal décor, furniture, and pet items.
What other donations are accepted?
Monetary donations, dog and cat food, kitty litter, bottled water, leashes and collars, pet crates and beds, towels and blankets, cleaning supplies, and services such as lawn care, snow removal, or handyman work.
What does the Emergency Pet Food Bank provide?
Food and essentials for families facing financial hardship, so pets do not go hungry.
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