Community Outreach

Reaching Out & Giving Back

FOTAS is dedicated to reaching out to the community in many different ways:

John Sauer & Aiken Senior Life Services (Meals on Wheels)

Pet Food Assistance

FOTAS and Aiken County Animal Shelter provides pet food to citizens in need. FOTAS, through its pet food bank, also assists members of our community by providing food for citizens’ pets through our partnership with Aiken Senior Life Services (Meals on Wheels) and ACTS (Area Churches Together Serving).

The Junior FOTAS Club from Tall Pines STEM Academy is learning about proper pet care.
The Junior FOTAS Club from Tall Pines STEM Academy is learning about proper pet care.

Junior FOTAS

FOTAS’s Junior FOTAS Programs help educate children about the importance of pet responsibility, spay/neutering of our pets and the love and endearing companionship of shelter animals. FOTAS visits schools and other organizations introducing pet education programs as well as hosting numerous educational events at the shelter.

The FOTAS Dog Ears Reading program helps children hone their reading skills and reduces the kennel stress of the County Animal Shelter’s dogs and cats.

Reading Program

FOTAS partners with Aiken County Regional Library System with the shelter’s Dog Ears program, providing children with an opportunity to build their reading confidence by reading to the shelter pets under FOTAS volunteers’ supervision. A win/win for children and the shelter pets who enjoy this quiet attention.

Veteran’s Pet Adoptions

Veteran’s Adoptions

FOTAS sponsors the adoption fees of dogs and cats from Aiken County Animal Shelter for active U.S. Military and Veterans.

FOTAS hosts events at the Aiken County Animal Shelter, and participates in many community events.

Hosting Events

Many events are hosted at Aiken County Animal Shelter so the community can see how Aiken County and FOTAS are helping to care for and find homes for the homeless animals in our county.

The FOTAS Van bring adoptable dogs to community events

FOTAS Van & Adoptable Dogs

The FOTAS van and adoptable dogs can be seen at Aiken Fall Steeplechase, the Aiken Memorial Day Parade, and many other area events.