H&Homeless & Orphaned Pets Endeavor
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About Homeless & Orphaned Pets Endeavor
Since 1999, HOPE has helped homeless and orphaned cats and dogs move from in-home foster care into permanent homes. It also supports Trap-Neuter-Return for feral and community cats across the greater Houston area, with equipment loans, veterinary assistance, and education. Since its founding, HOPE has adopted out over 11,700 cats and dogs and Trap-Neuter-Returned over 13,300 cats.
HOPE’s animals stay in foster homes rather than a shelter while they wait for permanent families. Alongside cat and dog adoptions, its small-colony Trap-Neuter-Return program offers practical support for community cats, including equipment loans, sterilization assistance, and adoption help for socialized formerly feral kittens. HOPE also gives special attention to seniors adopting senior pets.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Foster-to-adoption program
Provides in-home foster care and adoption services for homeless and orphaned cats and dogs. Foster animals receive general medical care, including altering, routine vaccinations, parasite treatment, and other veterinary services.
Cat and dog adoptions
Places foster cats and dogs in permanent homes through adoption events and online listings on Petfinder.com and AdoptAPet.com.
Feral cat Trap-Neuter-Return program
Provides equipment loans, free or reduced-cost sterilization for small colonies, veterinary authorizations, educational resources, and adoption support for socialized formerly feral kittens.
Friedman Seniors’ Animal Program
Offers a discounted adoption fee for people age 65 and older adopting a senior cat or dog, along with additional feral cat spay/neuter assistance for colonies at seniors’ homes.
Animal welfare education
Holds learning events and brings speakers to educate the rescue community and the general public.
Lost, found, and rehoming resources
Provides guidance and resources for people who have found or lost an animal or need to rehome a dog or cat.
About this work
Mission
HOPE is dedicated to ending the homelessness of cats and dogs in the greater Houston area through foster-to-adoption, feral cat Trap-Neuter-Return, and education.
Who they serve
Homeless and orphaned cats and dogs, feral and community cats in the greater Houston area, seniors adopting senior pets, and people seeking guidance about lost, found, or rehomed animals.
Their impact
- HOPE has adopted out over 11,700 cats and dogs since its founding.
- HOPE has Trap-Neuter-Returned over 13,300 feral or community cats since its founding.
- In 2025, HOPE adopted out 634 cats and 39 dogs.
- In 2025, HOPE Trap-Neuter-Returned 2,480 feral and community cats.
How your donation helps
- General medical costs for animals in the program, including altering, routine vaccinations, and parasite treatment.
- Medical costs for sponsored cats, including costs to bring a cat to good health.
- Medical costs for sponsored dogs, including costs to bring a dog to good health.
- Support for the feral cat veterinary program and sterilization services.
- Support for foster-to-adoption services and animal care.
Need help?
How someone in need can access Homeless & Orphaned Pets Endeavor’s services.
People seeking help with feral or community cats can contact HOPE by email at feralcats@homelesspets.net with information about the location, number of cats, pregnancy status if known, and their contact details. A HOPE volunteer responds, assigns identification numbers and veterinary authorizations for eligible cats, and coordinates equipment loans when needed. People who find a cat or dog, need to adopt, or need lost-and-found or rehoming resources can use the relevant contact forms and email addresses on HOPE’s contact and help resources pages. Animals accepted into the adoption program stay in a foster home until adoption, and potential adopters are screened through references and, when applicable, veterinary and landlord checks.
Stories
The people behind the work.
In their words
“So, we’re very happy about that progress!” Ethan, Sid/Kvothe’s adopter.
Grant support
$71,100 from 3 funders · through 2024 (IRS 990 records).
- GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $50,250 (2024)ENVIRONMENTAL
- TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION — $1,000 (2024)DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
- GREATER HOUSTON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION — $12,000 (2023)ENVIRONMENTAL
- BAKER HUGHES FOUNDATION — $1,700 (2023)GENERAL SUPPORT
- BAKER HUGHES FOUNDATION — $100 (2022)GENERAL SUPPORT
- BAKER HUGHES FOUNDATION — $50 (2021)GENERAL SUPPORT
- Greater Houston Community Foundation — $6,000 (2018)Environmental
Events
Cat adoption sessions
Weekly, twice monthly, or monthly depending on locationAdoption sessions are held at partner locations in Houston, Sugar Land, and Pearland, with schedules varying by location and meet-and-greets available by appointment.
Ways to help
Concrete needs and volunteer roles Homeless & Orphaned Pets Endeavor has shared.
Current needs
- Foster parents for homeless or orphaned cats and dogs
- Feral cat trappers
- Adoption site volunteers
- Volunteers for animal transport, adoption counseling, event support, education, communications, and fundraising
Volunteer opportunities
- Foster parent
- Adoption counselor
- Board or committee member
- On-site cleaner
- Newsletter writer
- Event photographer
- Dog walker at weekend adoption events
- Event planner or event volunteer
- Volunteer recruiter
- Online fundraiser
- Volunteer educator
- Pet taxi driver
- Adoption site volunteer
- Garage sale volunteer or host
- Feral cat trapper
- Public relations writer
Recognition & press
Partners & funders
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
Are animals housed in a shelter?
No. HOPE is an in-home foster group, so animals in its adoption program stay with foster families until they find permanent homes.
How does the feral cat Trap-Neuter-Return program work?
Someone contacts HOPE with information about the cats and where they are located. A volunteer provides instructions, assigns veterinary identification numbers and authorizations for eligible cats, and can help arrange loans of traps, recovery carriers, or cat condos.
Who is eligible for the Friedman Seniors’ Animal Program?
People age 65 and older who adopt a senior cat or dog can receive a discounted adoption fee. For this program, a senior animal is age 6 or older. The program also offers additional feral cat spay/neuter assistance for colonies at seniors’ homes.
What veterinary care do animals receive before adoption?
HOPE covers general medical care, including altering, routine vaccinations, parasite treatment, and other veterinary services. Adoption listings also describe microchipping, registration, disease testing, and preventive treatments.
How are potential adopters matched with animals?
Adoption counselors review applications and screen potential adopters by calling references and checking with their veterinarian and landlord when applicable. The goal is to place foster pets in appropriate homes.
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