Dakin Humane Society Awarded $124,000 from John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation

SPRINGFIELD — Dakin Humane Society has been awarded a grant in the amount of $124,000 from the John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation, a supporting organization of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation.

The programmatic sustainability and capacity-building grant will fund three key initiatives during the next year at Dakin: spay-neuter surgery for the most vulnerable cats and kittens in the community, consulting support for the development of Dakin’s next three-year strategic plan, and equipment for the Pet Health Center that will build program capacity, including a new veterinary technician internship program.

“The John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation has been a long-time, generous supporter of Dakin,” said Meg Talbert, Dakin’s executive director. “The foundation’s grants have allowed us to introduce and expand programs and services that our community needs most to care for their beloved pets. We appreciate the foundation’s thoughtful approach to grantmaking and their commitment to animal welfare. This grant will support Dakin’s sustainability and help us to continue to have a meaningful and positive impact on pets and their families for years to come.”

Leslie Harris, chair of the trustees of the John T. and Jane A. Wiederhold Foundation, added that “the foundation trustees are delighted to invest in organizations like Dakin Humane Society whose impact on the people and animals in their community is profound. We have long admired Dakin’s innovative programming, commitment to sustaining the human-animal bond, and solid organizational governance.”