There is a need for cash donations for this work now!       It cannot happen without you.  

Will you help them, be their HERO?   
Please pass a empty bowl around your business, group, friends or post our needs for cash, item donations, or volunteer effort on your social media feeds please? 

,​​​​For Homeless/Near Homeless  > United Ways Project Connect 

-Be a part of your Community, whether volunteering or because of a need. Arizona's Project Connects, Hopefest and Arizona Veterans Stand Downs, are conducted in the SAME way, a Disaster Recovery Center is by FEMA!                        A great opportunity to find out if you are up to the rigors of working as a disaster volunteer! 

Project Connect ​Video and more Event Information here

Next Scheduled Event:

>  Bullhead City Resource Fair - Project Connect March 7, 2020, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM 
Mohave Community College, Bullhead City Campus, 3400 Highway 95, Bullhead City, AZ - Building 600

NOTE: The Valley of the Sun United Way, is undergoing MAJOR changes and has this project on hold until:

June 4th  of 2020 in Mesa!  Please Check back in April 2020 for more information !

We realized we had to do something with the owners of the pets we are helping and we found other people with special needs in crisis/disaster!   

* America R U Prepared.org  as our new partner in our "HUMAN" division where we have over a thousand special needs members and others joining  efforts, to help each other in their neighborhoods and communities, urban and rural settings in Arizona!

If you would like to learn about our HUMAN response to crisis and disaster, especially if you want to help someone who is a senior, veterans, disabled, lives alone or has other special needs, please check out our Human website here:

For people who can't or won't join government disaster agencies but still need or will give disaster help in the first moments when help can't wait!  

​​​​​​News and Events​:

> New  Services:   Animals in Disaster, Empty Bowl Pet Food Pantry, is moving  from agency name to become a division as we  re-organize and broaden our services to include humans in disasters with other division partners joining us!

 "Animals and Humans in Disaster, inc!" is our new agency name! under  IRS  # 01 0975325,  Arizona Corporation division made our changes, we wait for the IRS to make their changes! 

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We are so excited to have the Arizona Avian Alliance, join us, as a part of our 501c3.   Finches to parakeets to parrots and more.   Now we help people with their beloved feather friends  in crisis! 

Business & Community Support,

You have given us $3,353,752

In-kind Pet Food/Items and

donated cash for all 

15 Counties in Arizona since 2010 ~ Thank You from all you helped!

​​​​​Learn about Us!

Veterans Events 2020 Dates (click)

See our Facebook page for details, closer to the dates!

*Tucson Veterans Resource Fair, March 11, 2020, 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM        Grand Luxe Hotel, 1365 W Grant Rd,   Tucson, AZ 85745 

*Pinal County Veterans StandDown March 28, 2020 7:00 AM - 1:00 PM 
Florence Nat. Guard Armory, 20525 N Highway 79, Florence, AZ 85132

*7th Annual Graham and Greenlee Veterans Resource Fair,
April 18, 2020 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM  3625 S US Highway 191, Safford, AZ 85546

*8th Annual High Country StandDown, May 15, 2020 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM 
Flagstaff Armory, 320 N. Thorpe Road, Flagstaff, AZ. 86001

Or if you would like to see/participate in the bigger picture of what we are doing to help build teamwork, communcation and problem solving  to aid communities and people in Arizona to cope with resiliency during disasters when help cant wait, You can look at some of our exist programs at the video below, or look at the Coalitions/Agencies we partner with below or learn how we serve communities at our Cooperative  Collaboration Coalition at:                                

FAITHBASED HOPEFEST- Valley of the Sun, Maricopa

*March 21, 2020 Hopefest, North Phoenix Baptist Church
5757 N Central Ave, Phoenix, AZ 85012

Service Mission:

 We help people who would not ask for help for themselves, but will for their beloved pets, to get aid for their pets, and for themselves  through our agency partnerships, to help their long term recovery with disruptive events.

We help build community through pets and neighbor helping neighbor in crisis!

Our Vision:     

To be able to close our agency,

when pet's needs are met!



PATCHES (Protecting Animals Through Community Housing, Education & Support)  is a public and private partnership venture to establish a shared shelter facility in the Phoenix metropolitan area for animal rescue organizations to temporarily house and hold adoption events at an affordable cost..  

Did you want to learn about helping with our new animals facility program we are developing to make a difference  in times of disasters in Arizona, help other rescues with space and resources, or help ease the overload of pets at Maricopa County Animal Control, click on Patches Division link to learn more:

Volunteering releases endorphins.  The mind can only think of one thing at a time.  

This can go a long way to reduce pain or other forms of suffering building resiliency. There ARE deeper gifts,  with two kinds of volunteer opportunities.  Please chose which experience you wish to have!

1)   You can choose to volunteer in a predictable, organized job where one show up and just does what one is told.  Highly valuable for people under stress who just want to help, without having to think or decide.

2)    You can choose to volunteer in a climate that is unpredictable to develop your skills in resiliency, teamwork, and ability to handle challenges under stressful situations.  Excellent to develop teamwork, relationship, and problem-solving skills.  Great for training leadership candidates.

We have opportunities, to meet our agency in action,  and help with processing our donations in Central Phoenix.  United Way's Project Connect, Arizona Veteran's Stand Down are all service activities we need volunteer help to deliver services.  

We attend numerous fun events where we share disaster, safety and health information for pets (and humans) and tell people of our agency's services where one can volunteer and have fun at the event! 

Note: we may be suspending operations at any time, due to risk to our high number of medically frail and senior volunteers that we have, as well as the higher risk vulnerable clients served.

At that point, we will put on our Medical Response Corp hat to operate under Arizona State Health 's direction and guidance. Please download the items highlighted in blue, for dogs and cats to know what human food is safe for pets as the supply chain for pet food may be interrupted, but not the human food.

Regular Office hours:   Closed Sunday and Monday.

Open:  10am to 3pm Tuesday-Saturday

 Text or Call: 602-909-7153

Click Google map link here get Pet Food help.

Be sure to call first, to make sure our partner agencies, currently have pet food. >If you have run out of pet food, learn which human food is safe for your pet, download a pdf copy below:

Please call us at 602/909-7153 to let us know of your donation effort for our social media and a "How-to" to help organize the pet food/item drive!

Big Changes to meet your Needs:

​​New Departments! 

Member,\Governor Doug Ducey’s   Arizona Citizen Corp Council. FEMA

https://azdohs.gov/arizona-state-citizen-corps-council

​ This program was created to educate, train and provide volunteer opportunities to make communities safer, stronger and better prepared to respond to disasters of any kind in Arizona.

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 ​Coming Major Service and Volunteer Projects: 

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