Nebraska No Kill Canine Rescue
About Nebraska No Kill Canine Rescue
Nebraska No Kill Canine Rescue helps dogs when the path to adoption needs more than a kennel and a wish. Through foster homes across Nebraska, it provides veterinary care, food, training, and adoption matching for dogs with medical, behavioral, or senior-care needs. If you want to support a rescue that does the patient, hands-on work behind the scenes, this is that kind of organization.
What sets this rescue apart is the way it relies on foster homes instead of a kennel facility. That gives dogs room to heal, settle in, and get the individualized medical, behavioral, or senior care they need before adoption.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Foster-based rescue and rehoming
Uses a network of foster homes to care for dogs while searching for permanent homes.
Dog adoption matching
Reviews applications, conducts home visits and meet-and-greets, and matches dogs with adoptive homes.
Foster care
Places dogs in temporary homes and provides guidance, supplies, and support until adoption.
Veterinary care and medical rehabilitation
Provides veterinary care for foster dogs, including treatment for illness, injury, and special medical needs.
Behavioral training and socialization
Supports training, basic manners, and rehabilitation for dogs that need help becoming adoptable.
Surrender and re-homing guidance
Offers resources and advice for people trying to re-home a dog and refers them to other options when needed.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
Nebraska No Kill Canine Rescue rescues, rehabilitates, and re-homes dogs through a foster-based no-kill model.
Who they serve
Dogs needing rescue, foster care, rehabilitation, and adoption, including senior dogs and dogs with medical or behavioral needs.
Their impact
- Rehomed more than 800 dogs.
- Reached a 97 percent success rate on adoptions.
- Supporters collectively contributed $40,780 on Give to Lincoln Day.
- Placed in the Top 60 out of more than 450 charities on Give to Lincoln Day's nonprofit leaderboard.
How your donation helps
- Veterinary care
- Food costs for foster dogs
- Training and behavioral rehabilitation
- Boarding
- Grooming
- Medical expenses for dogs being re-homed
Our story
Nebraska No Kill Canine Rescue began in 2010, when a handful of volunteers set out to create a foster-based no-kill option for dogs of all breeds. From there, it grew around foster homes and volunteer support, with the simple goal of rescuing dogs, preparing them for adoption, and matching them with permanent homes.
Need help?
How someone in need can access Nebraska No Kill Canine Rescue’s services.
For help re-homing a dog, email info@NebraskaNoKill.org and include your phone number and good times to call. The rescue is not a shelter and can only take dogs when a foster home is available, usually responding within two days. For adoption, complete the application, then follow the home visit and meet-and-greet steps.
Stories
The people behind the work.
In their words
Save a dog... change their world!
The more fosters and funding we have, the more dogs we can save!
Hattie is HOME!!
We know there are lots of great homes out there, but in order for Brownie to be successful and live his best life, we had to find the right one FOR HIM!
Events
Give to Lincoln Day
annualA community giving campaign where supporters contributed to the rescue's nonprofit leaderboard total.
Noodles & Company fundraiser
campaignA fundraising campaign where purchases of bowls generated support for the rescue's dogs.
Cans for Canines
ongoingAn aluminum can and scrap metal recycling program that raises funds for veterinary care and training.
Ways to help
Concrete needs and volunteer roles Nebraska No Kill Canine Rescue has shared.
Current needs
- Foster homes
- Funding for veterinary care and training
- Volunteers for application review, home visits, and events
- Donated food and supplies
- Aluminum cans and scrap metal for the Cans for Canines program
Volunteer opportunities
- Foster a homeless dog
- Review and screen applications
- Conduct home visits with potential fosters and adopters
- Help with events and community outreach
- Serve as an intake, foster, or adoption coordinator
- Assist with publications, media, and print materials
- Pick up donated food and supplies
- Join fundraising, technology, or volunteer committees
Recognition & press
Awards & recognition
- Top 60 out of more than 450 charities on Give to Lincoln Day's nonprofit leaderboard
In the media
- 1011now.com, covered Nebraska No Kill Canine Rescue's work to get senior dogs adopted (2023-12-01)
Press & mentions
Partners & funders
In the news
Articles featuring Nebraska No Kill Canine Rescue from the Love What You Fund newsroom.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
How does the rescue place a dog for adoption?
People apply, references are checked, a home visit is scheduled, and then the rescue arranges a meet-and-greet with the dog and any other pets in the home.
What does the rescue provide for foster dogs?
It provides veterinary care, food when available, crates if needed, and monthly heartworm and flea and tick preventatives. Foster families provide the safe indoor home, socialization, and daily care.
Can the rescue help if I need to re-home my dog?
Yes. It can share resources and talk through re-homing options by email. It is not a shelter, though, so it can only take dogs when foster space is available.
What kinds of dogs does the rescue help?
It helps dogs of all breeds, including dogs with medical needs, behavioral challenges, and senior dogs that need extra care before adoption.
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