How to Help

The Cat's Meow shelters from thirty to fifty adoptable cats at any given time and feeds and cares for over one hundred feral cats every day. To continue with our work, we need your support.

How You Can Help

  • Make an online donation or mail a donation.
  • Consider hosting a fundraising house party. We'll provide someone from our board of directors to speak about the Cat's Meow; you provide the house and guests. For more information, see our house party checklist.
  • Donate an item on our wish list.
  • Donate items for rummage sales. We accept just about anything except clothing and large appliances or other heavy items. Drop off rummage sale donations at the adoption center on any Saturday.
  • Support the Cat's Meow with every call you make by signing up with Merit Telecom. Merit Telecom offers local, long distance and cell phone service and donates 100% of their profit to the charity of your choice. Merit buys wholesale services from major phone carriers which allows them to lower your phone bill and pass the savings on to your favorite charity.
  • If you are shopping at Amazon.com, start at the Cat's Meow! If you click through our site to reach Amazon, they will donate a percentage of your purchase to the Cat's Meow.
  • Begin your search of the Internet at GoodSearch. Every time you use this page to search, Goodsearch donates a percentage of their ad revenue, about a penny per search, to the Cat's Meow. GoodSearch is powered by Yahoo! so you get the same great results. Download the GoodSearch toolbar for Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari here.
  • Getting married? Select the Cat's Meow as a recipient of your charity wedding registry.
  • Volunteer with the Cat’s Meow. Pick up a Volunteer Orientation Kit at the adoption center any Saturday between 10am and 4pm.
  • Make a planned gift to the Cat's Meow.