Community Animal Rescue Effort

Who We Are

Community Animal Rescue Effort, Inc. (C.A.R.E.™) is a volunteer-driven, nonprofit organization that improves the lives of pets in need by placing them in safe, loving, lifelong homes through rescue, rehabilitation, and rehoming; working to reduce pet overpopulation; and fostering vital community partnerships which includes education and counseling. 

From the half-frozen kittens nursed back to health, to the senior dog we rehomed after her original owner had to move to a nursing facility, to the litter of nine puppies born in safety and warmth because we rescued the mother dog from Chicago Animal Care and Control – C.A.R.E.™ provides the medical attention and care they need and finds them new forever homes.

Our Adoption Center opened in the Summer of 2018 and is located north of Chicago at 4927 Main Street in Skokie, IL. C.A.R.E.™ offers a combined adoption center and foster home model to better serve the needs of homeless animals as well as potential adopters and the community.

Our Philosophy

At C.A.R.E.™, we believe that every adoptable pet deserves a safe and loving forever home. Our rehoming approach takes into consideration the needs and expectations of the community and adopters we serve, as much as the well-being of the animals. Special care is taken to match potential adopters with the right pets. C.A.R.E.™ continues its commitment by being an available resource after the pet is in its new home.

Because all animals live in the moment, we are committed to the continual improvement of their quality of life by using volunteer foster homes to meet medical, emotional, and physical needs on a daily basis by stressing training, socialization, and mental stimulation.

C.A.R.E.™ is a “limited access, unlimited stay” organization. This means that adoptable animals remain with us until the right home is found.