The Human Animal Welfare Cooperative is a cross-professional group that works together to improve the welfare of the most vulnerable animals and people in our community. HAWC brings together human and animal services, including the veterinary profession, child protective services, adult protective services, law-enforcement, policy-makers, educators, animal control, animal welfare, and more, hosting monthly meetings and trainings. The goals of HAWC are to coordinate services and resources across professional silos, increase efficiency and impact for at-risk community members, and consider the entire family (including animals) in all programs, resources, and case-management.

If you or your organization are in the Sonoma, Napa, or North Bay Area and would like to attend HAWC meetings, e-mail info@ruthlesskindness.org. HAWC was trained by and is formed in the model of the LINK Coalition: https://nationallinkcoalition.org.