NYC Policies, Programs, and Partnerships in Animals and Social Work
A Talk by Christine Kim , Colleen Parker , Jenny Coffey , Colleen Doherty , Joyce Friedman MSW and Michelle Villagomez
About this Talk
The newly formed NYC Mayor’s Office of Animal Welfare extends the de Blasio Administration’s framework for being “the fairest big city in America” to the City’s animals, animal advocates, and animal caregivers. To this end, the City of New York collaborates with various nonprofit partners to develop and implement programs that address certain principles of veterinary social work. Major policy and programming areas include pet retention efforts to help lower income populations keep their companion animals, pet-accessible housing, veterinary mental health, animal hoarding, equity and inclusion in the animal advocacy movement, and disaster animal response in vulnerable communities. The workshop session will be a panel presentation which showcases real world examples of how policy makers and practitioners effectively work together to create macro-level changes for people and animals.
Learning Objectives:
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Describe how macro level policies and programs are anticipated to impact the human-animal bond on a citywide scale in NYC.
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Describe how direct service organizations in NYC effectively advocated for policy change.
About The Speakers
PALS Training and Technical Assistance Coordinator at Urban Resource Institute, Urban Resource Institute
BSW, Virginia Commonwealth University MS, Animals and Public Policy, Tufts University
Community Pets Program Manager, Animal Care Centers of NYC
Joyce Friedman, Community Pets Program Manager at Animal Care Centers of NYC, and a former clinical social worker, has worked in the animal welfare field for over 20 years with a specialty in pet surrender prevention.