PAWS Chicago

Organization Address
3516 W. 26th St., Chicago, IL 60623

Organization Supervisor
Susan Robinson, Community Outreach Manager
(773) 475-9425

Name and Position of Liaison
Morag Sutherland, Psy.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow, Community Partnerships

Website Address
www.pawschicago.org/

Appropriate Programs
Available to all programs

Days/Hours Available for Students
10-15 hours per week

Description of Organization
PAWS Chicago is the city's largest no-kill humane organization.  PAWS Chicago provides different services including community outreach and humane education program to educate communities, free spray/neuter to reduce pet overpopulation, and shelters for homeless animals.  

Type of Project(s)
Presentations/Outreach Education Programs

  • Shadow 3-4 presentations
  • Present 2-6 times a month

    • Lesson Plans and Educational Materials Development

  • Help develop new educational materials and lesson plans for adult and children’s presentations on humane treatment of pets

    • Survey Projects

  • Administer surveys and analyze them in order to identify the customers and determine effectiveness of the agency’s programs

    • Networking Project

  • Develop ways of marking contacts in order to disseminate materials to public aid agencies and human service organizations including domestic violence and child welfare agencies

    • Marketing

  • Help develop and implement new marketing strategies for reaching target market

    • Scheduling Presentations and Events/Mailing

  • Schedule target market presentations and events
  • Prepare mailings

    • Organization Requirements

  • 6 to 9-month commitment
  • Attend monthly on-campus CES seminars

    • Number of Placements Available:  open
    Community Partnerships Contacts

    Director
    Jill Glenn, LCSW

    CES Coordinator
    Sayaka Machizawa, Psy.D.

    Postdoctoral Fellow
    Andy Smith, Ph.D.

    Postdoctoral Fellow
    Morag Sutherland, Psy.D.