Nonprofit
Stray Cat Relief Fund
A South Philadelphia nonprofit that traps, neuters, vaccinates and returns stray cats, supplies humane traps to community members who help neighborhood cats, and rescues and adopts out cats from its adoption center.
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What they do
Join the trapping team, or drive cats between outdoor colonies, vet clinics and foster homes. You can also help build or fix shelters on Shelter Build Days, collect food or donations, or foster a cat.
Who it is for
- Who can join
- Open to anyone
When and where
No set hours. Volunteer work fits your own schedule, and Shelter Build Days change with the seasons.
Mailing address (P.O. Box 20167), no public meeting place listed
- Part of the city
- South
We do not have a meeting place for this group yet.
Your first visit
Feeling unsure the first time is normal. Most groups are glad when someone new walks in.
First step: Fill out the Volunteer Application on the volunteer page for the area you want, or email purr@straycatrelieffund.org. To foster, use the foster application linked from the homepage..
You need to sign up first.
What to expect
The site does not describe an orientation. Volunteer work ranges from one-time events, such as a shelter build day or a food drive, to ongoing trapping and cat transport. Fostering means caring for one cat at home for an average of 8 to 12 weeks, and the group covers medical care at approved vet clinics with prior approval.
Tips for your first visit
- Pick the volunteer area you want on the Volunteer page, such as trapping, transport or shelter builds, and use its form.
- Fostering needs reliable transport to vet visits and a safe space apart from your own pets.
- If you plan to foster, have a short bio and good photos of the cat ready, since the group asks for both.
Newcomer welcome
Takes some effort for newcomers (2 out of 5). Why we say this: Volunteers and fosters start with an application form. The pages do not describe an orientation or training, or what happens after you apply..
Cost and commitment
- Cost
- Cost not known yet. Fostering is voluntary and unpaid. The pages checked list no fee to volunteer or foster.
- How often
- An ongoing role
Access and languages
- Wheelchair access
- We do not know yet. Ask the group before you go.
- Languages spoken
- We do not know yet which languages are spoken.
Requirements
We found no special requirements. Ask the group if you are not sure.
How to reach them
We copy contact details as the group or a public source published them. Each one shows where it came from.
- Website: straycatrelieffund.org Source: nccsdata.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com, seen October 4, 2026 ; Source: straycatrelieffund.org, seen October 8, 2026 ; Source: straycatrelieffund.org, seen October 8, 2026
- Email: purr@straycatrelieffund.org Source: straycatrelieffund.org, seen October 8, 2026 ; Source: straycatrelieffund.org, seen October 8, 2026
- Contact: Dolores Polce Source: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Pennsylvania extract, seen October 4, 2026 ; Source: nccsdata.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com, seen October 4, 2026 ; Source: straycatrelieffund.org, seen October 8, 2026 ; Source: straycatrelieffund.org, seen October 8, 2026
Sources and last check
Checked by our research team on October 8, 2026. This was a closer look, including what a first visit is like.
- Last checked by our team
- October 8, 2026
- Status
- Probably active
- Our confidence in this listing
- Low
We think this group is probably still active, but the newest sign we found is more than a year old.
- IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Pennsylvania extract, seen October 4, 2026. Supports: Name, Location, Contact name, Ein
- nccsdata.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com, seen October 4, 2026. Supports: Name, Location, Website, Contact name, Ein
- straycatrelieffund.org, seen October 8, 2026. Supports: Summary, What they do, Location, Contacts, First step, Interests, Status, Commitment
- straycatrelieffund.org, seen October 8, 2026. Supports: Summary, What they do, Location, Contacts, First step, Status
- straycatrelieffund.org, seen October 8, 2026. Supports: What they do, First step, Commitment
- straycatrelieffund.org, seen October 8, 2026. Supports: What to expect, Cost, First step, First visit tips, Requirements, Commitment
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