Human and animal welfare organizations are invited to join nearly 400 partners committed to implementing HASS in their communities
(AUSTIN, TX) May 1, 2025–Human Animal Support Services (HASS), an international project bridging the gap between human and animal welfare, is proudly launching the HASS Partner Program. The program provides partnership incentives to HASS Partner Organizations and exclusive project participation opportunities using their industry expertise to improve upon the welfare system as a whole.
“Since its inception, HASS has been rooted by collaborative coalition building utilizing the expertise of hundreds of animal welfare industry leaders to better support people and pets,” said Elkie Wills, Director of Human Animal Support Services. “The HASS of today is proud to see both human and animal welfare organizations join us as partners and continue mobilizing the movement to unite our industries! The door is open, and we want you to join.”
HASS Partner Organizations, defined as animal and human welfare organizations who align with HASS’s mission and are committed to implementing at least one HASS pathway within their communities, has international reach and comprises nearly 400 individual organizations. Diversified by size, location, industry and the communities they serve, the element that unites them is the HASS model and desire to rebuild a system that supports people AND pets.
The updated partnership program is to not only connect with mission-driven organizations, but also an effort to provide NEW exclusive opportunities to collaborate with HASS through project implementation, data collection, updated resources and staff trainings, virtual events and webinars, networking hours, and more.
What does this look like in practice? Three HASS partner organizations are currently participating in the MAP project, an initiative focused on setting up animal shelter adoption teams with the customer service training and additional resources needed to increase adoption. Through this partnership, one organization is already seeing a customer experience score of 4.8 out of 5. In addition, we’ve collaborated with partners to host three social services round tables which aimed to connect human and animal welfare service providers directly and create programmatic solutions to support the people and pets in their communities.
If you are interested in becoming a HASS partner, register here! The HASS project will continue to debut new collaboration opportunities exclusively for partners throughout the rest of the year.
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About Human Animal Support Services (HASS):
The Human Animal Support Services (HASS) project is a movement seeking to revolutionize the animal welfare industry by leading with and embracing a community support model. By providing both private and municipal animal shelters with equitable access to data-driven resources, education, and implementation tools, HASS aims to create pathways toward unified support systems for pets and their people in every community. HASS encompasses a network of more than 1,500 animal and human welfare professionals. A project facilitated by Austin Pets Alive! (APA!), HASS’s 300+ partner organizations have joined the movement by committing to implement the HASS model. To learn more, visit www.humananimalsupportservices.org.
