32 Volunteers Recognized for 100+ Hours of Service in 2022
This is our second year participating in the President's Volunteer Service Awards, which honors our most outstanding volunteers and recognizes the impact they make. We celebrated this pawsome achievement earlier this month with an awards ceremony at our Pet Resource...
Peace, Love and Paws – Happy New Year 2023!
From the desk of the Executive Director, Alisha Vianello What a year! When I stepped into the executive director role this past February, I was nervous but honored to take on the challenge of overseeing an organization that means everything to me. In 2022, Gateway...
It Truly Takes a Village | Disaster Relief Response
On the morning of July 26, our local municipal animal control, St. Clair County Illinois Animal Control (SCCAC), was hit with massive, catastrophic flooding during a historic rainfall (10-12″) affecting the St. Louis, MO and Metro East area. With dogs standing neck...
$50,000 Grant from The Dana Brown Charitable Trust to Support Life-saving Community Programming
We are proud to be a 2022 recipient of a $50,000 grant from The Dana Brown Charitable Trust, a private grantmaking foundation focused on the welfare of disadvantaged children and animals in the St. Louis Metro area. These awarded funds will support community...
31 Volunteers Recognized for 100+ Hours of Service in 2021
2021 was the first year that we participated in the President's Volunteer Service Awards, which honors individuals whose service positively impacts communities in every corner of the country. This recognition sponsored by AmeriCorps and Points of Light was presented...
How Do You Measure a Year? In Records Broken!
2021 was an experiment for Gateway Pet Guardians in the best possible way. This was our first year operating at full capacity in our 54,000 sq. ft. Pet Resource Center in East St. Louis. We launched several new programs and services, including our affordable pet spa,...