2022 Highlights
- 35 families helped transform public housing neighborhoods into places where animals are safe, and healthier.
- Fulfilled 100% of public housing requests for animals needing veterinary and life-saving services.
- 1,450 volunteer hours were donated by Denver public housing people.
- Executive Compensation: $0
2021 Highlights
- 24 families helped transform public housing neighborhoods into places where animals are safer and healthier.
- Fulfilled 100% of public housing requests for animals needing veterinary and life-saving services.
- 1,829 volunteer hours were donated by Denver public housing people.
- Executive Compensation: $0
2020 Highlights
- 15 families helped transform public housing neighborhoods into places where animals are safer and healthier.
- Fulfilled 100% of public housing requests for animals needing veterinary and life-saving services.
- 3,384 volunteer hours were donated by Denver public housing people.
- Executive Compensation: $0
2019 Highlights
- 57 families helped transform public housing neighborhoods into places where animals are safer and healthier.
- Fulfilled 100% of public housing requests for animals needing veterinary and life-saving services.
- 3,726 volunteer hours were donated by Denver public housing people.
- Executive Compensation: $0
2018 Highlights
- 45 families helped transform public housing neighborhoods into places where animals are safer and healthier.
- Fulfilled 100% of public housing requests for animals needing veterinary and life-saving services.
- 2,190 volunteer hours were donated by Denver public housing people.
- Executive Compensation: $0
2017 Highlights
- 72 families helped transform public housing neighborhoods into places where animals are safer and healthier.
- Fulfilled 100% of public housing requests for animals needing veterinary and life-saving services.
- 2,393 volunteer hours were donated by Denver public housing people.
- Executive Compensation: $0
2016 Highlights
- 82 families helped transform their public housing neighborhoods into places where animals are safer and healthier.
- Fulfilled 100% of public housing requests for animals needing veterinary and life-saving services.
- 1,759 volunteer hours were donated by Denver public housing residents.
- 25 youths participated in multiple youth projects with Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots.
- 16 youths participated in education pipeline programs.
- Executive Compensation: $0
2015 Highlights
- 64 families helped transform their public housing neighborhoods into places where animals are safer and healthier.
- Fulfilled 100% of public housing requests for animals needing veterinary and life-saving services.
- 794 volunteer hours were donated by Denver public housing residents.
- 25 youths participated in 5 youth service projects.
- Public housing youths had the opportunity to tell Jane Goodall how they transformed their neighborhoods on behalf of animals.
- Formally changed the organization’s name to “Docs from the Block” in recognition of the heroic work done by the people who live and work in public housing.
- Extended the job creation partnership with the City and County of Denver Office of Economic Development to create an IT Project Manager position.
- Formalized youth service projects under the Jane Goodall Roots & Shoots youth model.
- Strengthened the organization’s infrastructure with the implementation of cloud computing via salesforce.com
- Executive Compensation: $0
2014 Highlights
- 58 families helped transform their public housing neighborhoods into places where animals are safer and healthier.
- Fulfilled 100% of public housing requests for animals needing veterinary and life-saving services.
- Provided externship for one veterinary student at Feline Fix.
- Provided veterinary surgery field trips for K-12 students.
- Initiated veterinary medicine education pipeline for high school students.
- Prepared research prospectus for evaluation of the expansion of the community-based animal health care model.
- Executive Compensation: $0
2013 Highlights
- 74 families helped transform their public housing neighborhoods into places where animals are safer and healthier.
- Fulfilled 100% of public housing requests for animals needing veterinary and life-saving services.
- Received funding from the Animal Assistance Foundation to document the organization’s activities and outcomes in a logic model.
- Executive Compensation: $4,500
2012 Highlights
- 32 families helped transform their public housing neighborhoods into places where animals are safer and healthier.
- Fulfilled 100% of public housing requests for animals needing veterinary and life-saving services.
- A neighborhood TNR project reduced stray and cat population by 85%.
- Served on University of Denver/ Denver Public Schools community panel on animal welfare.
- First student from public housing entered Colorado State University vet school.
- Executive Compensation: $0
2011 Highlights
- 40 families helped transform their public housing neighborhoods into places where animals are safer and healthier.
- Fulfilled 100% of public housing requests for animals needing veterinary and life-saving services.
- 2 undergraduate students completed veterinary internship program.
- 2 public housing neighborhoods provided care for community cats by public housing residents.
- Caring for feral and stray cats was approved for satisfying resident community service by public housing authority.
- Executive Compensation: $0
2010 Highlights
- 10 families helped transform their public housing neighborhoods into places where animals are safer and healthier.
- Fulfilled 100% of public housing requests for animals needing veterinary and life-saving services.
- Executive Compensation: $0
2009 Highlights
- 7 families helped transform their public housing neighborhoods into places where animals are safer and healthier.
- Fulfilled 100% of public housing requests for animals animals needing veterinary and life-saving services.
- Expanded veterinary medicine internship.
- Executive Compensation: $0
2008 Highlights
- 15 families helped transform their public housing neighborhoods into places where animals are safer and healthier.
- Fulfilled 100% of public housing requests for animals needing veterinary and life-saving services.
- Began veterinary medicine internship for undergraduate students intending to apply to veterinary school.
- Executive Compensation: $0
2007 Highlights
- 10 families helped transform their public housing neighborhoods into places where animals are safer and healthier.
- Jane Goodall met the children again and recalled the conversation from the previous year.
- Executive Compensation: $0
2006 Highlights
- 15 families helped transform their public housing neighborhoods into places where animals are safer and healthier.
- Began the ‘Living in DHA with a Pet’ program in Westwood Homes.
- Began the Community “Mousers” program in South Lincoln Homes.
- Children attended a lecture by Jane Goodall.
- Executive Compensation: $0
2005 Highlights
- A handful of families helped transform their public housing neighborhoods into places where animals are safer and healthier.
- Began field trips to veterinarian to observe surgeries and learn about animals.
- Executive Compensation: $0
2004 Highlights
- Received exempt status under Internal Revenue Code 501 (c) (3).
- A handful of families helped transform their public housing neighborhoods into places where animals are safer and healthier.
- Children began helping Columbine Homes animals in need.
- Executive Compensation: $0