This Week at FWACC: Foster Updates & Needs
This is where you head each Wednesday to find where you can make the biggest impact as a foster. Each week, you’ll find highlighted stories, important updates, foster needs, pup shoutouts, and more. Check back weekly to stay connected, informed, and inspired by the lives you’re helping change.
May 20th - 27th | The Reset Dog Edition
One of the most rewarding parts of fostering is watching a dog finally begin to relax. Not perform. Not survive. Not simply exist in a kennel environm...
May 14th - 20th | Tiny Kittens & Big Dogs: Two Groups That Need You Most Right Now!
This week, our shelter is facing two very different challenges at the same time: Newborn and underage kittens continue arriving daily, many needing bo...
May 7th- 13th | What Every Foster Should Know About Heartworm Disease
Heartworm disease is a serious condition spread through a single bite from an infected mosquito, making prevention a vital part of every dog's routine...
April 29th - May 6th | The Overlooked Dog
Some dogs don’t demand attention. They don’t bark at the front of the kennel or jump up to be noticed. They wait. This week, we’re focusing on the dog...
April 22nd - 29th | The First 72: Setting Pets Up for Success
This week, we’re focusing on what happens in the first 72 hours when a pet enters a home—and why that time matters more than it may seem. The first ...
April 14th-22nd
This week, we’re focusing on the power of a simple break—and how even a short time out of the shelter can change everything for a pet. The shelter env...
April 8th-14th
This week, we’re highlighting the impact of fostering—whether it’s for a few days or a few weeks. Every time a pet enters a home, even temporarily, it...
April 1st-7th
Easter Feature: A Note from the Easter Bunny “I’m the Easter Bunny, and let me tell you—fostering dogs is almost as magical as delivering eggs, except...
March 25th - March 31st
Spring is here, and with it comes new opportunities to make a lifesaving impact. 🌼🐾 Whether you’re opening your home to a foster pet, helping them g...
March 18th - 25th
This week, we need our foster community more than ever. Our kennels are full, intake is high, and every open space we create can mean another life sav...
March 11th - 17th
FWACC Fosters, Each week, we’ll share updates, opportunities, and resources to help support you and the pets in your care. Our foster community plays ...
March 4th - 11th
FWACC Fosters, As part of our weekly foster update, we’re sharing where support is most critical right now. Your willingness to open your home is one ...
February 18th - 25th
FWACC Fosters, Each Wednesday, we connect with our foster community to share where support is most needed and what’s coming up. Fostering saves lives,...
February 11th - 18th 2026
Each Wednesday, we connect with our foster community to share where support is most needed and what’s coming up. Fostering saves lives, and the time, ...
February 4th - 11th
Hello FWACC Fosters, Welcome to our very first Foster Weekly Update ! A new article will now go up every Wednesday (this week is an exception!) and ...
May 27th - June 3rd | What Foster Homes Teach Us
Hello FWACC Fosters, One of the most important things foster care gives animals is something shelters simply cannot fully replicate: The opportunity t...