SSHS - Cook County Grant Application

A HOME FOR COOK COUNTY’S ANIMALS Grant Submi al

Applicant Organiza on:

South Suburban Humane Society

Applicant Name: Project Name:

Emily Klehm, CAWA, CEO A NEW HOME FOR COOK COUNTY’S PETS AND THE COMMUNITY

Toni Preckwinkle, President Cook County Board of Commissioners

Cook County Dept. of Animal and Rabies Control 10220 South 76th Avenue Bridgeview, IL 60455

Dr. Thomas Wake, Administrator Martha Mar nez, Chief Administra ve Officer

The South Suburban Humane Society: Building on our legacy of Fi y Years of Service through the County Animal Shelter Grant Opportunity.

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Cover Le er Applica on Who We Are What We Do

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Why SSHS is dierent Best Prac ces Partnerships Community Commitment

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What We Plan to Do

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The Plan, Concept, Architectural Floor Plan Stress, Health, and Safety A Community Animal Resource Campus Visit the South Suburban Humane Society Site Plan, Rendering Campus Master Plan

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1. COVER LETTER

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2. APPLICATION

SOUTH SUBURBAN HUMANE SOCIETY

Emily Klehm, CAWA, CEO

A NEW HOME FOR COOK COUNTY’S PETS AND THE COMMUNITY

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2. APPLICATION

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EMILY KLEHM SOUTH SUBURBAN HUMANE SOCIETY EMILY KLEHM, CAWA, CEO

A NEW HOME FOR COOK COUNTY’S PETS AND THE COMMUNITY emily@southsuburbanhumane.org 1103 WEST END AVENUE CHICAGO HEIGHTS (708)755‐7387 (708)218‐8411 ‐ CELL PHONE www.southsuburbanhumane.org $8,000,000, Eight Million Dollars

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2. APPLICATION

Please see a ached narra ve and appendix

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3. WHO WE ARE The South Suburban Humane Society (SSHS) incorporated in 1970 as a small group of volunteers who brought homeless pets into their homes and worked to find them permanent homes. From those humble origins, we grew to a 501c3 nonprofit organiza on opera ng a 10,000 square foot

shelter, a separate Low‐Cost Spay/Neuter Clinic, partner in a Low‐Cost Veterinary Ser‐ vices Clinic, an adop on center loca on in Homewood, and far‐reaching community services with a $1.8 million budget. For the last ten years, SSHS has implemented a progressive animal welfare agenda.

The organiza on has accomplished a staggering number of achievements in its exis ng physical headquarters despite the condi ons and despite our loca on in a hidden neighborhood of Chicago Heights. In 1975, SSHS purchased a small por on of a warehouse building along the railroad tracks.

As the rest of the building became available, SSHS acquired it, culmina ng in the current structure and next door annex. The building was not originally built as an animal shelter and only through creave ingenuity and passion have we persevered in this loca on.

In 2008, SSHS recognized that the only way to significantly impact the animal welfare overpopula on issue was to provide low-cost spay/neuter op ons to our community. The SSHS High-Volume Low-Cost Spay/ Neuter Clinic opened in July 2008 in Glenwood u lizing the Humane Alliance (now a division of the ASPCA) model for clinics. In 2014, the Clinic moved to Chicago Heights to a be er loca on to serve our community.

The clinic has annually performed nearly 5,000 surgeries and in 2019, surpassed our highest ever total at 5,008 surgeries.

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Who We Are The addi on of PetSmart partnerships was a game-changer for the organiza on in 2010. In addi on to our shelter and adop on center, we house cats in PetSmart’s Adop on Centers. SSHS adop ons currently take place in the Ma eson, Tinley Park, Orland Hills, Evergreen Park and Crestwood PetSmarts increasing our cat capacity by 50 cages. We also conduct off-site dog adop ons at these loca ons and in 2019, we per‐ formed 1,138 adop ons at PetSmart.

In 2015, SSHS partnered with Coyne Veterinary Services in one of the na on’s most unique partnerships—an LLC comprising a nonprofit and for-profit veterinarian—to build the South Suburban Low Cost Veterinary Services Clinic. The

SSLCVSC offers income‐qualified pet owners access to quality, low‐cost care and helps owners who would otherwise have to give up their pets. The SSLCVSC has prevented thousands of pets from entering our area’s shelters by keeping them in their loving homes. The SSHS CEO has presented workshops on this partnership naonwide and consulted with other organiza ons looking to implement this model.

The Homewood Adop on Center opened its doors in June 2019. Simply

put, SSHS was out of space to meet the increased demands of serving our communi es. Through the generosity of a donor, SSHS acquired the former Homewood Animal Hospital and converted it to the Adop on Center. We house 33 dogs for adop on, 7 cats, and operate a small surgical suite in order to decrease the length of stay for shelter pets by ge ng them spayed/neutered faster.

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4. WHAT WE DO Why SSHS is different Although there are many ins tu ons suppor ng pets in the Chicagoland area, we humbly submit that SSHS is a unique investment.

 SSHS was one of the first organiza ons na onwide to focus upon open adop ons. Our

fee‐waived adop on events and “Empty the Shelter” weekends have subsequently become staple events for many other area shelters (even copying the name

“Empty the Shelter”!) We were one of the first organiza ons to embrace the community and to recognize that the love of a pet should be accessible to all families regardless of income status. 

In fact, our embrace of adop on strategies called “Adopters Welcome” has been profiled in the na onal trade magazine, Animal Sheltering, and our CEO has presented workshops about our adopon policies na onwide.

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These policies have directly contributed to a drama c increase in the number of lives saved by the organiza on from 1200 in 2007 to over 3,000 in 2019.

 SSHS was also one of the first organiza ons to focus upon keeping pet families and our communi es intact.

The large banner on the side of the building says it all, “How

can we help you keep your

pet today?”

From offering a pet food bank, low-cost or free vaccines, microchips, disease preventaves, flea treatments, leashes, collars, temporary boarding, behavior counseling, and free exams at our Low-Cost Veterinary Services Clinic, SSHS’ goal is to work with families who love their pets to prevent owner surrenders. In 2019 alone, 656 pets stayed with their loving owners through these efforts. Staff is trained in compassion, recognizing that many folks fall on hard mes and our posi on is to avoid judgment and offer support.

 We are a sound financial investment. SSHS achieved a Pla num Star on GuideStar (the highest) and the organiza on is the only Chicagoland shelter led by a Cer fied Animal Welfare Administrator, the highest designa on in the field of animal welfare professionals.

 SSHS con nually stays on top of research into best prac ces and is consistently one of the first organizaons to implement a progressive program 

Barn Cat programs are an emerging way to save outdoor (feral) cats who cannot be placed in homes but deserve to live. SSHS implemented a Barn Cat program two years ago and the program leader was selected by Maddie’s Fund to travel to Aus n, TX to learn how to increase its services. We’re steadily increasing the number we’re able to save through this program.

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Feline Immunodeficiency Virus (FIV) is o en an automa c death sentence in overwhelmed shelters.

But research shows that cats with FIV can live long and healthy lives and several years ago, SSHS became the second Chicagoland shelter to design an FIV adop on program. Hundreds of FIV+ cats have been saved to date.

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4. WHAT WE DO Best prac ces The field of animal welfare is an ever-changing landscape and SSHS ensures a constant focus upon current best prac ces within the scope of our resources. Our staff rou nely a ends in-person trainings and conferences including Animal Care Expo, the Associa on for Animal Welfare Advancement, and the Illinois Animal Welfare Federa on’s Prairie States Conference. Addi onally, staff par cipate regularly in webinars from Maddie’s Fund, the AAWA, and the ASPCA. As a management team, SSHS is constantly reflec ng upon our policies, procedures, and programs. A copy of our Standard Opera ng Procedures is located in the appendix.

The future of animal sheltering and welfare is focused upon three program areas: fostering, behavior and training, and intake diversion.  Fostering is a key and constant focus area. In 2019, SSHS fostered out 1,485 pets, represen ng our highest total fostered out. SSHS has embraced all forms of progressive foster programs including short-term fosters for a break from the shelter, long-term fosters for behavior or medical reasons, the Dog’s Day Out Program for day trips outside of the shelter for dogs, sleepover fosters, and foster-to-adopt. We maintain an online Trello board showcasing all pets available for foster at any given me and recruitment of fosters is a constant focus of our social media.  Thanks to a grant from the Kenneth Sco Charitable Trust, SSHS hired our first full- me Behavior Coordinator in 2019. SSHS began crea ng and implemen ng behavior modifica on plans to address the most common behavioral issues seen in our shelter and our community. Currently, programs exist to benefit dogs with the following behaviors: shy/fearful, jumpy and mouthy (but otherwise friendly), barrier reac vity, on-leash reac vity, fear reac vity (higher bite risk), and resource guarding. Each modifica on program can be broken down into four main components: health/ enrichment, environmental management, classical condi oning, and operant condi oning. By u lizing these tools and tailoring them to meet the specific needs of individual dogs, we can eliminate some unwanted behaviors completely, or create rou nes that allow us to safely manage others. For more informa on about our behavior and training program, please see the program descrip on in the Appendix.  As described in the sec on “Why SSHS is different,” our focus is upon keeping families together through offering alterna ves to intake. Owner surrenders s ll account for a full one-third of our intakes and our goal is to reduce that to 10% through increased preven on efforts.

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Partnerships SSHS is firmly grounded in the principle that partnerships are key to an organiza on’s success. The following is a brief overview of some key partnerships suppor ng our opera ons.

 Asking for help has always been a key tenet of SSHS’ leadership. In 2008, SSHS asked for the University of California at Davis Koret School of Shelter Medicine’s help to revise our feline standard opera ng procedures. Dr. Newbury and Dr. Hurley provided life-saving guidance, and a decade long rela onship was born. Dr. Newbury subsequently assisted SSHS with a canine influenza outbreak in 2015 when we saved every life in our care and SSHS became a part of the Cornell University study on canine influenza by rigidly following tes ng and isola on guidelines. A le er of support from Dr. Hurley is located in the Appendix.  SSHS is a Best Friends Network Partner and as such, we have access to a wealth of resources.

Over the past two years, we have taken advantage of mentorship programs for public rela ons and marke ng to increase our life-saving efforts. A le er of support from Stacy Rogers, Midwest Director for Best Friends is located in the Appendix.  SSHS was an inaugural member of the Million Cat Challenge and our CEO spoke about the success we experienced in the Challenge at the 2018 Animal Care Expo. Subsequently, the SSHS CEO and Humane Indiana collaborated with the Million Cat Challenge to present the first-ever Regional Feline Medicine Workshop in October 2018.  SSHS is a founding member of the Chicagoland Lifesaving Coali on and the SSHS CEO is the Chair of the Coali on. The Coali on aims to bridge the gaps that exist amongst animal welfare and protec on organiza ons and to work together to help more pets and people in Chicagoland.

Several le ers from member organiza ons are located in the Appendix.  Maddie’s Fund awards appren ceships annually to animal shelter staff to learn about progressive programs in the na on’s top animal shelters. In the past three years, SSHS has been awarded ten appren ceships with Maddie’s Fund funding the travel of our staff to Pima Animal Care Center, Aus n Pets Alive, Charleston Animal Society, and Aus n Animal Center. SSHS has also received several Innova on Grants from Maddie’s Fund.  A consistent and nutri onal feeding program is important for the health of shelter pets. SSHS is a Purina Shelter Champion partner. Through the program, we have access to low-cost high-quality food to feed our shelter pets, free take-home bags for adopters to transi on food appropriately, and a significant amount of support from Purina in the form of trainings, product dona ons, and consul ng. A le er from Purina is located in the Appendix.  As described in our Background informa on sec on, SSHS enjoys a strong partnership with PetSmart and its giving arm, PetSmart Chari es. SSHS seeks and receives grants annually from PetSmart Chari es and enjoys a strong rela onship with our Rela onship Manager and the Naonal Director of Adop ons. A le er of support is included in the Appendix.

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Community Commitment and the Economic Challenge of the South Suburbs For fi y years, SSHS has demonstrated our commitment to the people and pets of the south suburbs.

We operate as a managed admission facility for owner surrenders requiring those that must come in to have an appointment so that we may be er manage our space. For stray pets, we intake from our municipal contracts as well as private ci zens who find stray pets in those communi es. Our current list of municipal contracts is as follows:  Chicago Heights

 Homewood

 Lansing

 Park Forest

 Posen  Hazel Crest

 Lynwood  Cook County

 Flossmoor

In addi on to the above, we assist Glenwood, Olympia Fields, and Blue Island with adop on placement a er the stray hold period. As the op ons for municipali es con nued to change in 2018-19, we have also been approached by South Holland, Calumet City, Dolton, Ma eson, University Park, Richton Park, Harvey, and Sauk Village to provide stray hold services. We have had to say no to all of those communi es based upon our available cage space. Some of these communi es are u lizing Animal Welfare League Intake Center in Chicago or Chicago Animal Care and Control placing undue burden on both of these facili es. Based upon data we have collected from each of these municipali es, a facility to serve them all would need an increased number of dog kennels and based upon stray hold length of stay, approximately 20 would need to be open each day. Our proposed new facility would allow us to provide service to these addi onal municipali es. Le ers of support from many of these municipali es are located in the Appendix sec on.

We bill each municipality except Cook County on a per pet intake rate of $40-55 per pet. We are painfully aware that this is an inadequate rate for the resources we expend on each stray pet. We are in nego a ons to increase the rate and exploring other funding models shared by communi es across the country. However, our loca on in the economically-challenged south suburbs will always be a funding issue. Communi es in our service area struggle to fund their basic emergency personnel and funds for animal issues cannot be one of their priori es. To quote Cook County’s South Suburban Economic Growth Ini a ve Phase 1 Report: “Municipali es are challenged by small, slow-growth tax bases, limi ng their capacity to generate revenue and making it difficult to maintain quality public services (e.g., schools, safety, etc.) and infrastructure, let alone upgrade facili es and programming, or make new investments.”

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4. WHAT WE DO According to the 2010 Census, more poverty-stricken individuals now live in the suburbs na onwide than in our ci es (16.4 million vs. 13.4 million). And nowhere has the increase in poverty been more apparent than in Cook County’s south suburbs. Chicago Magazine recently reported “Indeed, the best known and most severe poverty rate increases in Chicago occurred in a series of suburbs south of Chicago that lost popula on, including Harvey, Chicago Heights, and Calumet City. This zone of spiraling poverty—increases of 8 to 12 percentage points—amid popula on loss extends into northwest Indiana” In fact, four of the County’s highest poverty-stricken popula ons are within minutes of the South Suburban Humane Society and we are currently immediately located in one:

Ford Heights:

Poverty Percen le: 49%

Chicago Heights:

Poverty Percen le: 26.7%

Per Capita Income: $12,217

Per Capita Income: $17,548

Popula on: 2763

Popula on: 30,276

Robbins:

Poverty Percen le: 35.5%

Phoenix:

Poverty Percen le: 22.9%

Per Capita Income: $13,089

Per Capita Income: $14,321

Popula on: 5337

Popula on:1964

Dixmoor:

Poverty Percen le: 30.3%

Per Capita Income: $12,960

Popula on: 3644

These very facts explain Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle’s new ini a ve to revitalize the south suburbs called the South Suburban Economic Growth Ini a ve.

With the red and orange areas indica ng areas of low opportunity, it’s clear from one image the challenges facing the south suburban communi es. And we know that large concentra ons of human poverty mean large numbers of pets living poverty and needing support.

With a popula on of 1,040,000 living in the south suburbs, and given the American average of 1.8 animals per household, we es mate a minimum of 416,000 pets living in poverty in the south suburbs.

Moser, Whet. “How Poverty Moved to Chicago’s South Suburbs” Chicago Magazine 2013

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Current Programs to Address the Overwhelming Need In lieu of our ability to provide stray hold services to all of the referenced communi es, in August 2019, SSHS began a series of trainings and outreach efforts to the police departments. We purchased microchip scanners for those departments that did not own them, and staff provided training to officers on scanning a pet and obtaining chip informa on. We also provided supplies (crates, dishes, blankets, food) to any department willing to house a stray in their facility.

SSHS subscribes to the belief that a successful animal welfare organiza on engages in a high level of “sheltering outside of our walls.” To that end SSHS:  Provides free vaccine clinics. Since 2017, SSHS has organized Punch Out Parvo (PoP,) a free vaccine clinic focusing upon eradica ng the deadly and preventable parvovirus from our community dog popula on. In addi on to free DA2PP vaccines, we microchip for free. We have vaccinated over 400 dogs at each clinic and microchipped 1,200 dogs to date at these clinics. Addi onally, our Spay/Neuter Clinic creates appointments on the spot for spay/neuter and 256 dogs have been altered since the PoP’s incep on.  Sets up a community booth at a local PetSmart or Petco on Na onal Check Your Chip Day to check owned pets microchip informa on to ensure it is up-to-date.  Provides lost/found services. In addi on to the stray pets we intake, we maintain lost and found records at the shelter in an effort to reunite lost pets with their owners. Increasing RTO rates is a huge focus area in 2020. SSHS, Hinsdale Humane Society, and the Michelson Found Animals Founda on are kicking off a Chicagoland effort to increase RTO rates in March 2020.

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Building Details:  21,900 square feet (+ 2,150 square foot Low Cost Clinic)  Dog Adop on Kennels: 40 + flex room (34 addi onal adop on kennels at Homewood Adop on Center)  Dog Holding Kennels: 44  Cat Adop on Capacity: 30  Cat Holding: 66

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5. WHAT WE PLAN TO DO The plan The southern part of Cook County severely lacks animal holding space to serve the needs that exist. In order to expand our stray hold services to the municipali es who need our support, we must increase our shelter space. The plan we have developed with the Linden Group and RWE Design Build incorporates our need for more adop on space, be er designed holding space, true medical isola on, and our vision as an animal resource campus for our communi es.

Although the South Suburban Humane Society has called Chicago Heights home for nearly fi y years, we have ac vely explored other south suburban communi es with land be er suited to our needs. The Village of Ma eson has opened its arms to SSHS, and we are ac vely discussing an extraordinary piece of land in a natural se ng yet just off of I-57 and Lincoln Highway. The land combines the best of both worlds: accessibility and visibility for people in need of services and police departments/animal control officers as well as space for walking trails for dogs and natural habitats for cats to gaze upon. Whether the decision is finalized to build upon this land in Ma eson or on land in another loca on, SSHS will move our exis ng shelter opera on, our Low-Cost Spay/ Neuter Clinic and our partnership in the South Suburban Low-Cost Veterinary Services Clinic to the campus and those elements are incorporated in the design. In the Appendix, please find a summary descrip on of future phases of development of the Ma eson land should it come to frui on.

One of our goals with our project is to con nue to spur economic growth and development in the south suburbs and to address some challenges specific to our community’s challenges. Through a powerful social media presence and the placement of our pets on online pet search engines like Pe inder, SSHS a racts adopters, clients, and supporters from all corners of the Chicagoland region and beyond. In fact, SSHS draws traffic from more than 200 zip codes annually.

Adop ons came from 27 Indiana zip codes, 6 Wisconsin zip codes, and 145 Illinois with 40 unique from the City of Chicago. Our Spay/Neuter Clinic a racted clients from 106 Illinois with 47 City of Chicago zip codes and 38 Indiana zip codes. These consumers shop at local stores for pet supplies, eat in our local restaurants, and are exposed to a sec on of the County that they might otherwise have no occasion to visit.

According to the South Suburban Economic Growth Ini a ve Phase 1 Report, 63% of youth ages 16-24 years old are unemployed in the south suburbs. The highest rates of unemployment include Olympia Fields and Richton Park which are communi es adjacent to the proposed Ma eson loca on. African-Americans exhibit some of the highest jobless rates for this age group in the county. SSHS is a job opportunity for this group and will seek to build a stronger rela onship with job skills organiza ons. Na onal es mates indicate that less than 2% of all veterinary professionals na onwide are African-Americans or La nos. A long-term goal of the campus would be to provide internship and exposure opportuni es to youth of color in our communi es to choose veterinary careers and work to bridge that access gap.

Animal shelters have evolved drama cally over the past twenty-five years and the progressive animal shelter evolu on con nues to this day. Our capital plan with grant funds from Cook County is focused upon three tenets:

 Reduce shelter stress, provide enrichment during their stay, and move pets through the shelter system as quickly as possible.

 Focus upon the en re community and its needs and suppor ng people who love pets.  Create a warm and welcoming space that promotes volunteerism, adop on, fostering, and dona ons.

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Stress, health, and safety At every step of our design process, we have discussed staff efficiency, the physical and mental health of the pets in our care, and safety precau ons. To that end, elements of our design to highlight:

 A well-planned Intake Department separate from adop on space with direct access to holding and isola on  Separate isola on with separate outdoor space and access from the garage  Several outdoor dog spaces including ones large enough for dog play groups and a unique interior/exterior dog adop on space  Adop on and holding kennel rooms inten onally kept smaller to reduce stress and noise  Cat space separate from dogs to reduce their stress  Separate laundry spaces for isola on, cat bedding, and dog bedding  Double-sided housing for cleaning efficiency and dog health  24 Hour secure access for Cook County officials  Holding for Rabies Observa on  An exterior barn building for the County’s need for occasional farm animal holding and will serve as holding for our Barn Cat program when not needed by the County.

A community animal resource campus As we have described in other areas of this proposal, SSHS is focused upon the holis c pet needs of our communi es. Reloca ng

our various pet services to one campus will offer our community immediate access to resources, will de‐ crease owner surrender intakes, and will provide a much more efficient opera ng system for SSHS.

There is not enough shelter capacity in Cook County for the County’s current needs. Referencing Cook County Animal and Rabies Control own sta s cs, 66% of the County’s Impounds in 2016 and 2017 were located in the south and 70% in 2018.

Since SSHS is the current contract partner for CCARC, we know that in 2019, that number is 80%. The sta s cs provided by the County do not include owner surrendered pets which causes the number handled by the County to rise even further and force the sta s c towards 85% of the pets helped by the County to be located and housed in the south suburbs.

Geographically, Cook County is large. However, the South Suburban Humane Society’s proposal is to serve as the primary facility for the en re county. Our proposed loca on is easily accessible off of I-57 for county personnel and as is noted in the SSEGI Report, the transporta on network of the south suburbs makes it a prime loca on for development. As the County will invariably have issues that arise where a closer facility is necessary, SSHS has strong rela onships with Treehouse Humane Society,

the An ‐Cruelty Society and One Tail at a Time all located on the north side of the County and with Hinsdale Humane Society and Animal Care League in the west part of the County who have all agreed to help with issues as they may arise.

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5. WHAT WE PLAN TO DO Visit the South Suburban Humane Society Simply put, gone are the days of the “dog pound” found in cartoons and movies from the mid-20th century. An animal shelter should be warm, welcoming, and help the visitor feel happy from the moment he/she walks through the door. To that end, the lobby of our design is full of light, comfortable furnishings, and bright imagery. SSHS is partnering with Brewing for Good, a vegan and organic coffee roas ng company that gives 10% back monthly to various animal nonprofit organiza ons. We will brew and offer their coffee in our lobby to enhance the feeling of a community space.

The adop on space is specifically designed to help visitors feel comfortable. They may linger in the spacious cageless room and join the cats sunbathing on the ca o. They will see bonded pairs, senior pets, or li ers of puppies relaxing in their adop on suites. The design of the adop on kennels facilitates an easy traffic flow to view the dogs available for adop on. Addionally, the lobby will showcase pets in foster, pets at our Homewood Adop on Center, or pets available for adop on and awai ng space on the adop on floor.

Off the lobby, a large community room full of natural light with views of natural space will be available for youth birthday par es; humane educa on visits for schools, Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts; mee ng rental space; and an increased number of SSHS-sponsored events such as Pop Up Cat Cafes, Bake Sales and Open Houses, and other small-scale fundraisers. We also intend to offer seminars and workshops to our community given by experts in animal health and welfare and pet loss grief counseling.

The new space allows us to have dedicated volunteer space to keep their belongings safe and to rest with a cup of coffee in between walking dogs in a Volunteer Break Room. However, more important than this, the new space offers dedicated

walking trails in a natural environment for quality one‐on‐one dog walking me to benefit the human and the dog at either end of the leash.

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8. DESIGN BUILD TEAM Jason Sanderson RWE Management Company www.rwemanagement.com jason@rwemanagement.com O: 630-734-0883 ext 11 C: 630-632-0883

Michael J. Ma hys, NCARB LINDENGROUP A R C H I T E C T S 10100 ORLAND PARKWAY SUITE 110 ORLAND PARK, ILLINOIS P: 708.799.4400 x 31

RWE Design Build and Linden Group Architects are collabora ng with the South Suburban Humane Society on their proposed reloca on project. We have worked on over 300 animal care projects in the Chicago Land area including Veterinary Hospitals, Boarding facili es, and Animal Shelters. In 2018 we completed the Coyne Veterinary Center in Crown Point that receive na onal recogni on in 2019 by winning Animal Hospital Design of the year with Vet Econ DVM 360. With our extensive exper se in this project type we have a strong understanding of important considera ons needed throughout the design and construc on process.

As DESIGN-BUILDERS we push our projects to go beyond just animal care to become community assets. Our recently completed shelter project for the Hinsdale Humane Society represents this principal with the rehab of an exis ng building in the Graue Mill Neighbourhood of Hinsdale. The result was a beau ful community friendly facility focused on rehabilita on, animal welfare, finding homes for cats and dogs, crea ng a gathering space for community volunteers and animal advocates, and providing humane educa on for the surrounding area. (Please see a ached project informa on for Hinsdale Humane Society)

We are currently working on several other shelter projects in the area including the Naperville Area Humane Society Expansion, Indiana Humane renova on project (Munster, IN), Animal House Shelter (Huntley, IL), Paws Chicago Medical Center (26th Street), West Suburban Humane Society reloca on (Downers Grove, IL), and Second City K9 Rescue (Pala ne, IL).

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9. CONCLUSION The South Suburban Humane Society has a proven track record of animal housing, life-saving outcomes, fiduciary responsibility, and community presence. The Cook County Animal Shelter Grant is a once-in-a-life me opportunity to build upon our legacy of service and offer the community an animal resource campus in the severely economically challenged south suburban communi es.

The campus will change the lives of pets and the people who love them.

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10. APPENDIX See a achments for complete list of appendix.

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The South Suburban Humane Society: Building on our legacy of Fi y Years of Service through the County Animal Shelter Grant Opportunity.

Emily Klehm, CAWA, CEO South Suburban Humane Society 1103 West End Ave Chicago Heights, IL 60411 (708)755-7387 (708)218-8411 - CELL PHONE

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