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How the AWRN Works
You connect to every partner. They connect to you. One shared platform. One prevention network.
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When you join the Animal Welfare Resource Network, your organization connects to every other partner on one shared prevention platform. You see their capacity. They see yours. Not through a middleman. Directly to each other.
Right now, your organization runs on one system. The shelter down the road runs on another. The vet clinic uses a third. None of them talk to each other. When a family calls you for help, you cannot see what the rescue across town has available. When they call the rescue, the rescue cannot see what you already tried.
Animals fall through the cracks. Families give up. And your team wastes hours on phone calls that a shared system would handle in seconds.
AWRN puts you on the same platform as every other partner. You see shared referral pathways. You see who has capacity. You track prevention outcomes across the whole network. When a family calls you, you find the right connection in minutes because you can see what every partner has available right now.
Animal-Angels Foundation builds and administers the infrastructure. But the network does not revolve around us. It connects you to everyone, and everyone to you.
Animal-Angels Foundation operates across all three levels of prevention in animal welfare, following the public health framework that fire departments, hospitals, and community health systems have used for seventy years. AWRN is the coordination layer underneath all three tiers.
SNIP, the Bridge, Pet Help Desk, and Landlord Partnership keep families and pets together so the shelter never receives an intake.
Sniff and Greet, Foster-to-Train, Adoption Boost, and Managed Rehoming reduce the chance that a return becomes a second surrender.
AAF supports tertiary work through partner organizations rather than running these programs directly.
The Coordination Layer
AWRN sits underneath all three tiers, connecting every partner working in any tier of prevention. AAF designed it as a network where partners connect directly to each other, not a hub that routes everyone through one organization.
You choose how deep you go. Run the AWRN alongside your current software and tap into the network. Synchronize your animal records so the automations work for you. Or use it as your full operations platform. Every organization is different, and the AWRN adapts to fit.
You see every partner in the network and they see you. Services offered, capacity, contact info, and service area. Updated in real time so you always know who can help and who needs help.
When a family needs something you cannot provide, you find who can in seconds. Referrals are tracked so nothing falls through the cracks and you can see outcomes.
You broadcast your available kennel space, foster openings, appointment slots, and program availability. Every partner in the network sees it instantly. No more phone tag to find an open spot.
Every time a partner prevents a shelter intake, it gets recorded. You see your own numbers and the network-wide impact. Real data that proves prevention works.
Automated monitoring of social media, news, and community channels for emerging animal welfare situations in your area. You get alerts before crises become emergencies, so you can respond instead of react.
You get network-wide dashboards showing intake trends, diversion rates, program outcomes, and resource utilization across every county. Real data that helps you make decisions and prove impact to your funders.
Whether you already have software you love or you need a full operations system from day one, the AWRN meets you where you are.
Keep your current software. The AWRN adds a shared network layer on top: referral pathways, capacity broadcasting, crisis alerts, and partner directory access. You get the full network without changing how you operate day to day.
Connect your animal records to the AWRN so the automations work. Lost pet reports match against your intake records automatically. Adoption outcomes feed into network-wide reporting. Foster placements sync across partners. Your data stays in your system and flows into the network at the same time.
Use the AWRN as your primary operations system. Shelter intake and outcomes, foster management, volunteer tracking, adoption follow-up, reporting, and full network access all in one place. Built for shelters and rescues that want everything on a single platform without paying for multiple subscriptions.
Every feature is customizable to your organization. You see what matters to your work, configured the way you need it.
You track every intake, outcome, transfer, and length of stay from one dashboard. Everything categorized by SPCA and Shelter Animals Count 2025 standards. Real-time alerts flag patterns like rising euthanasia rates or intake spikes before they become crises.
You manage your foster homes, placements, durations, and outcomes in one place. You handle volunteer applications, hours, skills, and assignments. Match your fosters to animals based on experience, capacity, and location. All connected to the network so you can share foster resources with other partners.
You track every adoption from application through placement. Automated 30, 60, and 90 day follow-up reminders keep you connected. You catch returns early and deliver Adoption Boost support resources to your adopters at the right moments during their first 90 days.
You triage incoming calls and route them to the right resource in seconds. The dispatch system sends your requests across the network with priority tiers. Urgent cases auto-dispatch. Every call is logged, every outcome tracked. The family never has to tell their story twice.
A shared knowledge base for the entire network. Training materials, program guides, best practices, and templates that every partner can access. Version controlled with audit trails so you always have the current document. Partners contribute resources and everyone benefits.
Customizable dashboards for every organization. See your own numbers alongside county, regional, and national benchmarks. Generate reports for funders, board meetings, and grant applications with real data. Track the metrics that matter to your work, not a one-size-fits-all template.
Shelters, rescues, vet clinics, landlords, community organizations, municipal agencies, and pet owners. If your work touches animals or the families who love them, there is a seat at the table.
Broadcast capacity, receive diversions, connect surrendering families to prevention resources before intake. Fewer animals in, more going home.
Participate in SNIP referrals, provide crisis veterinary care through The Bridge, and connect clients to the full network when they need help beyond medical.
Access pet resumes, anti-damage prevention kits, and a direct line to AAF when tenant pet issues come up. Reduce pet-related turnover and keep residents stable.
Food banks, churches, social services, and housing agencies that see families in crisis. Connect them to prevention resources before the pet becomes the thing that gets cut.
Diversion pathways for non-emergency calls, shared data on repeat addresses, and direct connection to crisis stabilization resources. Fewer seizures, better outcomes.
See the budget case for your county →AWRN is built to scale. If you do prevention work anywhere in the country, you can join the network, access the shared infrastructure, and connect to every other partner on the platform.
Receive referrals for families dealing with behavior issues that put pets at risk of surrender. Offer training through Foster-to-Train, support Bridge cases, and connect clients to the full network when they need more than training alone.
Groomers, pet sitters, boarding facilities, and other pet service providers. You see animals and families regularly. When something looks off, you have a direct line to get them help before the situation gets worse.
Call the Pet Help Desk when you need help with anything from emergency pet food to behavior support to housing challenges. The network connects you to the right resource in minutes. You do not have to figure it out alone.
AAF estimates Alabama taxpayers spend $35 to $50 million annually on reactive animal control, based on ASPCA national shelter cost data scaled to Alabama's intake volume. Prevention costs approximately $44 per intervention (based on AAF Sponsor Impact Calculator methodology). Shelter intake costs $400 to $500 per animal (ASPCA). We built the full budget case so you can share it with your commissioners, your council, or your budget office.
Every plan includes 5 users. Additional blocks of 5 users are $79 per block. Tier 3 and Tier 4 sponsors get unlimited users at no charge.
Shelters and rescues always join free.
Full platform access, partner directory, referral pathways, capacity broadcasting, and 5 users at no cost. Optional reporting upgrades are available for organizations that want advanced analytics.
Founding window pricing. Planned rate increase of 25-30% after the AWRN goes live at full capacity. Partners who join during the Founding window lock in current pricing permanently.
AWRN launched in seven counties in Central Alabama. But wherever you are, the platform is built to reach you. The goal is to get every animal welfare organization in the country on the same system, connected to each other, sharing data and resources in real time.
When your shelter in Knoxville can see available foster homes in Birmingham, and your vet clinic in Colorado can refer a family to crisis support in Minnesota, the system works the way it should. Not you working alone. Everyone working together on shared infrastructure.
If you want to see it, we will show you. If you want to join, the door is open.
For partners, families, and anyone who wants to know how we handle data.
You connect to every partner. They connect to you. One shared platform. One prevention network.
Sources: Alabama animal control cost estimate based on AAF service area analysis using ASPCA national shelter cost data. Intervention cost of $44 based on AAF Sponsor Impact Calculator methodology. Shelter intake cost range of $400 to $500 per animal from ASPCA. Intake categorization follows Shelter Animals Count 2025 reporting standards. Data retention periods and breach notification targets reflect AAF internal policy commitments. Partner pricing reflects AAF founding window rates.