Kaua’i: From Spay/Neuter Services to a Holistic Community Response

Anything can happen in the field. Greater Good Charities understands how crises evolve, creating ripples that impact every facet of a community––from families to pets to wildlife––and we …

Paws Across the Pacific

Animal shelters across the U.S. face persistent challenges that limit their ability to place adoptable pets into homes, from overcrowding to staffing …

Wildfires Devastate the Pantanal: Saving Brazil’s Wildlife

Wildfires scorched over 3 million acres of the Pantanal in 2024— the world’s largest tropical wetland, spanning Brazil, Bolivia, and …

There When It Matters: Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria

The 2017 Atlantic hurricane season was unlike anything the United States had seen in decades. Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria …

Simple Measures Saving Lives: Access to Lifesaving Screenings in Sierra Leone 

Today, 1 in 8 women will develop invasive breast cancer in their lifetime—it is the most common form of cancer among women. …

Safe Rides and Changed Communities: Empowering girls to continue their education in Afghanistan 

Access to education remains a necessary but unattainable goal for millions around the world. Global statistics are clear on the need for …

Saving Pollinators, Protecting Livelihoods 

Pollinators are essential to healthy ecosystems, plentiful harvests, and resilient economies. These unsung heroes make up one out of every …

Pandemic Pet Relief: From Crisis to Community Action 

In the midst of 2020’s kitten and puppy season, already-strained animal shelters suddenly faced an unprecedented reality when hit with the COVID-19 pandemic. Most open-intake shelters’ greatest …

Showing Up—and Staying—for a Nation Facing Disaster: Tackling hunger, expanding education, and empowering Haiti’s communities through recovery 

The people of Haiti, and its future generations, are facing threats that feel existential. Weathering what the United Nations calls “one of the …

Protecting Biodiversity from Mexico to Vietnam and Beyond 

Our planet is a tapestry of life. Millions of species––plants, animals, fungi, and protists––must live together, depending on one another for survival. That is …