SFC Virginia, a shared passion for animals and communities.

​”When our six founders met a few years ago, they discovered they shared a passion for rescuing animals. Then they were fosters, case managers, event coordinators, matchmakers, shelter volunteers, and foster and intake coordinators. They became fast friends and started us on our passion project. We are the Squishy Face Crew!”

The SFC is organized around connecting foster families and adopters in the Fredericksburg area and beyond with dogs and cats who have found themselves in a shelter.

They are a foster-based rescue, which means they do not maintain a physical shelter and all animals in their care remain in foster homes until they are adopted. The SFC is committed to open, low-barrier adoptions, which means that in most cases, pets can be adopted directly from the foster parent or at an adoption event after a meet-and-greet to ensure they are a good fit for the family. They believe that removing barriers to adoption is truly lifesaving and enables them to help more animals that have found themselves without a home.

UPCOMING EVENTS

They have a huge weekend coming up this weekend, with adoption events Saturday and Sunday at the Fredericksburg Pet Palooza as well as their usual Saturday event at Petsmart Central Park from 12-4!

WANT TO FOSTER?

Fostering a dog or cat removes them from the often stressful shelter environment, frees up a kennel in county shelters that are still euthanizing for space, and allows the pet to live in the comfort of a home until a new family can be found.

They need foster families for:

  • Adult Dogs

  • Puppies

  • Adult Cats

  • Kittens

BECOME A VOLUNTEER

SFC is a volunteer-powered organization, and we need help at every level! Whether you can give two hours a month or want to volunteer every weekend, love working from home/remotely or enjoy the hands-on work at our headquarters building with intake, baths, and walks, there's something for everyone to do!

Click here to learn how to get involved.

To vote for them to win $500 from Give Back Team in October, click here