About Beartha

Beartha is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization

Beartha's mission statement is to promote Health & Wellness People & Animals through community, support, and resources.

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We do this by helping Displaced/Low Income Families/Individuals with pets receive the resources they need to keep them together.

We do this by:

1. Hosting donation drives to help displaced individuals with pets and/or individuals that are going through financial hardship.  (pet food , pet products ,hygiene products, non-perishable meal, resource form, and more)

2. Partnering with Food Pantries/Day Centers/Soup Kitchens to hand out pet food and other resources

3. Providing resources that can help with finding shelter, pantry, pet food assistance, and more

4. Referring them to other organizations/business that provide low cost vet/medical care and more

5. Provide Transportation for individuals that have found resources but don't have a vehicle to pick up the items

6. Educating individuals about health and wellness for people and animals​

7. Fostering cats/dogs in animal shelters

8. TNR/Transport

9. If an individual is sick/ill/injured and wants to keep their pet but unable to take care of it and can't afford pet care, one of our volunteers goes out and helps makes sure the pet is okay and that the owner has what they need

10. Provide Transport to Vet/Medical Appointment or to a Job interview 

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 This world we call home is home to all of us and we deserve to live on this Earth in unity. We also deserve to live in a place where it is okay to be ourselves, we all have flaws but we are all UNIQUE. We are all in this together!

 We all live on this planet and it shouldn't only be a place that people live comfortably but also for animals. 

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Beartha's Vision: To create a community that we can all live in harmony regardless of race, pay, status, and species. 

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Our Core Values:

L.I.V.E

Love: To Live a Life where you leave the world a better place than you found it through moving in LOVE

Inspire: We want to INSPIRE people to love their self and others 

Visualize: To Visualize your dreams and goals and Know you are capable of leaving the world a better place than you found it.

Educate: To Educate the community on how they can leave the world a better place.

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Stay Pawsome was founded in January 2021 by Jolanda Malone

In February 2022 We decided to changed the name to Beartha 

Incorp. on February 2021 and 501(c)(3) status

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My Abuela (grandmother) name was Bertha and growing up in the South Bronx we lived in a house that felt like a mansion. She always welcomed her home to neighbors , friends, families, people that needed help, and furry friends. She helped so many people get on their feet, rescued stray cats, and provided a safe haven that made people feel welcomed. Bertha means "Bright One" and she surely did Brighten my life and inspired me to make a community that Humans, Animals, and Nature will be important and can come together. This Non-Profit Organization is in Honor of her and how to leave the world a better place than she found it. 

Beartha(instead of it being Bertha, I wanted to incorporate Earth in the name as well)

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Since 2021 to March 2024 we have provided over 2000 Pet Food & Plant Based Meals in Wake/Durham County, over 150 Support Group Sessions, over 60 community/volunteer outreach events, and provided over 50 virtual or in person activities to meet likeminded people and /or receive resources they may need. 

                                                    We are truly thankful for everyone that has helped us make this a reality!

                                                                                We couldn't have done this without you

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