WRITE
Pen Pals for Paws™.
A Dear Future Family™ letter in the animal's voice, using only facts you approve.
For shelters & rescues
Kids can help your animals get noticed.
You pick the animals who need a boost. Kids write them letters, draw their portraits, and record short voice stories. Every piece sends families back to your official listing.
- Free for shelters
- You approve every fact
- Grown-ups guide every step
Every letter is written and drawn by a kid, in the animal's voice.
Happy Tails
A kid wrote him a letter. Then he went home.
Mr. Krabs and Eddie both found families after kids helped share their stories. We can't promise every animal gets adopted, but we can help more people stop and look.
See our Happy Tails →Adoption updates are confirmed by each animal's shelter or rescue.
Four ways kids help your animals.
CREATE
Art for Paws™.
Portraits and posters that help people stop and look.
SPEAK
Voice for Paws™.
A voice-only recording, 20 seconds or less, paired with the animal's story.
OUR WISH LISTtowelspeanut buttertoysthank-you cards
SERVE
Service projects.
Supply drives and thank-you cards, based on what your team says you need.
Founding partners
Founding partners can get their own page.
Active partners can get a Kids for Paws page with the animals they choose, one featured mission, and a link back to their official listings.
- You pick the animals and approve every fact.
- We feature one active mission at a time.
- Local schools and groups can join from your page.
- We update or remove animals as soon as you tell us.
EXAMPLE PAGE · FICTIONAL SHELTER AND ANIMALS
Three steps. No cost.
- 1
Tell us about you.
An authorized adult shares your organization and where your animals are listed.
- 2
Pick who needs a boost.
Long-stay, senior, and overlooked animals can go first. You approve the facts and photos.
- 3
Kids get to work.
Kids make letters, art, and voice stories. We check everything with you before it's shared.
Kid-safe and accurate
Built for trust.
Kids for Paws never handles adoptions or applications. Families always go to you.
- No child accounts or direct messaging between kids and shelters.
- No public child contact information.
- No cost to be considered or featured.
- No adoption placement, screening, or applications.
- One authorized adult at your shelter approves animal info and lets us know when an animal's status changes.
Ready to help more people meet your animals?
We're starting with a small group of founding partner shelters and rescues.
Request partnership review →Questions? Email hello@kidsforpaws.com · For authorized adult representatives of shelters and rescues.