Free Spay & Neuter
Surgeries Available
Through FoMA Grants
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The WOW Mobile
Provides Free Wellness
Veterinary Care
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FoMA Helps Provide
Pet Food to Hundreds
of Pet Families in Need!
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Operation Pit
Stop Continues
Across the U.S.
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OUR MISSION

Is to save and improve the lives of homeless pets in
Miami-Dade County

HOW WE WORK

PET
RETENTION

EDUCATION
& AWARENESS

SPAY
& NEUTER

POPULATION
SUPPORT

MEET OUR FOUNDER

Longtime activist and advocate Yolanda Berkowitz is founder and president of the Friends of Miami Animals Foundation.

Yolanda also serves on the national board of the Humane Society of the United States and The Miami Foundation, a community organization dedicated to investing in people and groups driving change through civic leadership, community investment and philanthropy. Berkowitz volunteered for nearly 20 years with the Guardian ad Litem Program advocating for abused and abandoned children and served as a past chair of the Voices for Children Foundation, as well as the boards of the United Way of Miami, the Jackson Health Foundation and Chapman Partnership.

WHAT WE DO

FOMA IS NOT AN ANIMAL SHELTER. OUR FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED EXCLUSIVELY TO SOLVING THE ROOT ISSUES OF ANIMAL HOMELESSNESS IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND SUPPORTING RESCUE PARTNERS. WE ARE A 501(c)3 NON-PROFIT FOUNDATION THAT IS 100% DONOR-FUNDED. WE RELY ON PEOPLE LIKE YOU TO SAVE LIVES. BECAUSE OF YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT, HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE THINGS WE’VE BEEN ABLE TO ACHIEVE SINCE 2016:

1K+

PETS GIVEN TRANSPORT TO NO-KIll RESCUE PARTNERS

$1M+

INVESTED IN MEDICAL SERVICES FOR AT-RISK OWNED PETS

$10K+

IN EMERGENCY COVID RESPONSE FOR PET RETENTION

$100K+

INVESTED IN FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR SHELTER PETS

2K+

VOLUNTEER HOURS GIVEN TO OUR COUNTY SHELTER

30K+

MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED TO LOW-INCOME PET OWNERS

$150K+

PET FOOD DONATED TO STRUGGLING FAMILIES

5K+

FREE SPAY AND NEUTER SURGERIES GIVEN TO COMMUNITY PETS

WANT TO VOLUNTEER WITH US?

FoMA has many ways in which you can get involved and make a difference for pets in our community.

PARTNERS IN OUR WORK