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Providing long term dog boarding for military deployed and families in transition.

We are a community based nonprofit helping families, elderly and emergency vet care for pets.

10/26/2026

❤️ HELP US KEEP DOGS SAFE WHILE THEIR OWNERS GET THE HELP THEY NEED. 🐾

In just the past month, Haven Mia Bella has received three emergency requests from dog owners entering rehabilitation programs.

These individuals have taken an important step toward getting their lives back on track. They were able to secure treatment, but faced another heartbreaking obstacle: Who will care for their dogs while they’re away?

For many people, their pets are more than companions. They are their lifelines, their emotional support, and sometimes the one constant in their lives.

Imagine finally getting the help you need, only to worry about losing your beloved dog because you cannot afford long-term boarding.

That’s where Haven Mia Bella steps in.

We help provide a safe, loving place for these dogs while their owners focus on recovery. We also send regular photos and videos by email so they can stay connected and have peace of mind knowing their best friends are being cared for.

But we need your help.

❤️ Our funds are running low, and the need continues to grow.

This fundraiser will help cover the ongoing care and boarding expenses for these three emergency cases and other dogs already in our care.

Every donation, regardless of size, makes a difference. Whether it’s $5, $25, $50, or more, you’re helping keep a family together during one of life’s most difficult chapters.

Getting help should never mean having to give up the pet you love.

🐾 PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING

❤️ PayPal:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSTASEFAZSLVL

You don’t need a PayPal account. You can donate using a credit card or Venmo.

❤️ Cash App: $havenmiabella

If you’re unable to donate, please share this fundraiser. You never know who might be willing to help.

Thank you for helping us protect the bond between people and the pets who depend on them. ❤️🐾

Haven Mia Bella
Helping pets. Supporting people. Keeping families together.

09/05/2026

Imagine talking to someone on the phone and suddenly they break down in tears.

They’re deploying in a week.

They’ve been on a military dog fostering list for months with no placement. Or the family member who promised to care for their dogs has had an emergency and can no longer help.

They can’t cancel their deployment.

They can’t afford traditional long-term boarding.

And now they’re terrified they may have to surrender the dogs they love.

Frantic, they start posting pleas on Facebook. Someone tags Dancing Creek Farm.

They call us.

Even though our long-term boarding rates are already kept as affordable as possible, sometimes it is still more than a military family can manage.

Then we tell them about Haven Mia Bella, our 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and the financial assistance we provide to help military families afford long-term care for their dogs.

There is often a pause on the other end of the phone.

And then the tears come.

This time, they’re tears of relief.

Their dogs are going to be safe.

This isn’t something that happens once in a while. We receive calls like this every single month from families across the country.

Since 2005, Dancing Creek Farm has helped thousands of families through long-term dog care. Our mission includes military families facing deployment, people escaping domestic violence, individuals entering drug or alcohol rehabilitation, and others experiencing serious life emergencies.

Sometimes the one thing standing between someone and getting the help they desperately need is one question:

“What will happen to my dogs?”

For so many people, their pets are family. They are comfort, stability and sometimes a lifeline.

And what we provide is so much more than someone feeding their dogs until they come home.

At Dancing Creek Farm, dogs have climate-controlled cabins, fenced play yards, huge fenced pastures for exercise and enrichment, and experienced, dedicated staff caring for them 24/7.

Families have a private WhatsApp group where they can see their dogs, receive updates, communicate with our team and stay connected.

Imagine being deployed overseas, entering treatment or rebuilding your life after domestic violence — and being able to open your phone and see your dog running through a pasture, playing, happy and safe.

That peace of mind matters.

At least 50% of the dogs boarding at Dancing Creek Farm are often here long-term. At times, that number reaches 60%. When we reach that level, we simply cannot take more families, no matter how badly we want to help.

Long-term care still requires staff, utilities, property maintenance, food, enrichment, transportation and all the overhead necessary to provide what we believe is one of the highest standards of long-term dog care in the industry.

This is why monthly donors could make such an enormous difference.

Imagine if just 100 people committed to $50 a month.

That would provide $5,000 every month — enough to help approximately 10 families with the cost of keeping their dogs safe while they navigate deployment or another serious life crisis.

And recurring donations give us something equally important: the ability to plan ahead and say YES when that desperate phone call comes.

Our goal through Haven Mia Bella is to continue fundraising so we can offer deeper discounts, expand our ability to help and prevent families from having to surrender beloved pets simply because life took an unexpected turn.

❤️ One-time or monthly donations can be made through our nonprofit PayPal account. You do not need a PayPal account to donate with a credit card.

PayPal:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9CW4ZQCFBA6HY

Cash App:
$havenmiabella

🌐 havenmiabella.org

Haven Mia Bella is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

Sometimes your donation isn’t simply helping pay for a dog’s boarding.

It may be what allows someone to serve their country without surrendering their dog.

It may allow someone to enter rehabilitation knowing their best friend will be waiting when they come home.

It may help someone leave an abusive situation without having to leave their beloved pet behind.

You aren’t just helping us care for a dog. You’re helping keep a family together until they can be together again.

08/31/2026

I’m far too sensitive to ever work in animal rescue full-time.

Over the years, I built a successful dog boarding business. It’s a happy place filled with happy dogs and kind owners. I’m fortunate that so much of my life is spent surrounded by that.

But of course, I want to give back to my community. I want to help where I can, and I try to advocate for what I believe is right—even when not everyone agrees with me.

Through networking and animal advocacy, though, my social media feed has become filled with the other side of the animal world.

I see abused animals. Abandoned animals. Animals forgotten by the people they trusted.

I see countless animals suffering, and it hurts my heart more than I can explain.

I see pet owners desperately searching for solutions during some of the hardest moments of their lives. They can’t find pet-friendly housing. They can’t afford basic veterinary care. They’re facing illness, financial hardship, eviction or sudden homelessness—and sometimes they simply have nowhere for their pet to go.

I see military families facing deployments and circumstances that leave them believing surrendering a beloved dog is their only option. Even though I can offer long-term boarding at just $22 a day, over months that can still become a tremendous financial strain for a family.

I spend so much time trying to fundraise, hoping I can find a way to lessen that burden and make keeping these families and their dogs together possible.

And my dream is much bigger than that.

I dream of the day Dancing Creek Farm can become entirely nonprofit—a place where we can help families based on need rather than their ability to pay.

Not just military families.

People facing sudden homelessness.

Someone entering drug or alcohol rehabilitation.

A person trying to escape domestic violence.

Someone hospitalized or facing a serious family emergency.

There are people who delay getting help—or don’t seek it at all—because they have nowhere safe for their pets.

Can you imagine going through one of the most difficult times of your life and, on top of everything else, facing the possibility of being separated from or permanently losing your beloved pet?

Sometimes that pet may be the one thing holding you together.

That is something I desperately want to change.

I try so hard to find a grant writer who understands this mission and can help me turn this vision into something sustainable. I’ve tried. I’ve spent far too much money only to end up with excuses, disappointment and very little to show for it.

But I’m not giving up on this.

At the same time, I see the criticism and hate directed toward pet owners, shelters, rescues and even the people trying to help.

It never seems to end.

I see a community that, in many ways, is failing its animals. Sometimes because people make irresponsible choices—absolutely. But sometimes people truly have no good choices left.

Lately, I find myself spending less time here.

Days will pass before I approve posts in my All Virginia Pet Adoptions group. And when I finally sit down to go through them, there it is again:

“The shelter can’t take them.”

Another dog. Another cat. Another family with nowhere to turn.

I grow weary.

Not because I’ve stopped caring.

Because I care too much.

There are days when I want to fix every situation I see. Help every animal. Help every person who is genuinely trying. Find the money, find the foster, find the home, find the solution.

But every bit of help we provide comes at a cost—financially, emotionally and personally.

For now, I’ll keep doing what I can.

I’ll keep asking for donations. I’ll keep looking for grants. I’ll keep knocking on doors. I’ll keep trying to find people who believe in this mission as much as I do.

Because somewhere there is another deployed service member who needs someone to keep their dog safe.

Another person who needs to enter treatment.

Another family suddenly without a home.

Another person trying to escape an unsafe situation.

And another beloved pet who shouldn’t have to be permanently separated from their person simply because life fell apart.

Maybe I can’t fix everything I see.

But I’m not giving up on this dream.

And I hope, before my last breath, I get to see this mission become everything I know it can be.

❤️ IF YOU’D LIKE TO HELP US GET THERE

Haven Mia Bella is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

Every donation—whether it’s $5, $25, $100 or a monthly gift—helps us provide assistance to families who desperately want to keep their pets but are facing circumstances beyond their control.

PayPal
One-time or monthly donations are available. You do not need a PayPal account—you can donate using a credit or debit card.

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=9CW4ZQCFBA6HY

Cash App
$havenmiabella

Learn more about our mission:
havenmiabella.org

Any amount helps us get one step closer to the dream.

And if you can’t donate, sharing our mission may help us reach someone who can. ❤️

08/16/2026

❤️ Why Haven Mia Bella Sponsors Adoptions

You may have seen posts from the Danville Area Humane Society announcing that Haven Mia Bella sponsored adoption fees for dogs and cats.

And sometimes people ask:

“If someone can’t afford a $150 adoption fee, how can they afford a pet?”

It sounds reasonable—until you look at the reality of the families in our community.

Some of the best pet owners I know live on fixed incomes. They may be retired, disabled, or simply living on a very tight monthly budget. To them, $100 or $150 upfront can be a lot of money.

That doesn’t mean they can’t buy a bag of dog food every month.
It doesn’t mean they won’t keep their pet vaccinated.
It doesn’t mean that animal won’t sleep beside them every night, be loved beyond measure, and become one of the most important parts of their life.

We are fortunate to have affordable veterinary options in our area, including rabies clinics and veterinarians offering very inexpensive rabies vaccinations.

But what about a medical emergency?

The truth is, a major unexpected veterinary bill can be difficult for a lot of families—not just people on fixed incomes. A sudden $2,000, $5,000 or even larger bill would create a financial crisis in many households.

That doesn’t automatically make someone an irresponsible pet owner.

Responsible pet ownership matters. People should consider the ongoing cost of food, routine veterinary care, preventatives and other necessities before adopting. But I don’t believe someone’s bank balance tells us how much love, commitment or responsibility they have to offer an animal.

So why does Haven Mia Bella sponsor adoptions?

Because sometimes removing one financial barrier helps two lives at once.

It helps a shelter animal go home.

It opens a kennel or cage for the next animal who desperately needs it.

It helps shelters struggling with overcrowding.

And it gives someone in our community a companion who may bring them more love, purpose and happiness than we will ever know.

For an elderly person living alone, that adopted dog may be the reason they get up and walk every morning.

For someone who has lost a spouse, that cat may make an empty house feel like home again.

For a family struggling financially, that pet may be loved every bit as much as one living in a household with a six-figure income.

We sponsor adoptions because we aren’t just investing in an adoption fee. We’re investing in a relationship between a person and an animal.

And every successful adoption creates another space for a homeless animal waiting behind them.

That’s why Haven Mia Bella will continue supporting adoptions when we can.

Because our mission isn’t to judge who has the biggest bank account.

It’s to help animals and the people who love them. ❤️🐾

Haven Mia Bella
Helping pets. Helping people. Keeping families together.
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08/12/2026

🐾 HELPING DOGS. HELPING FAMILIES. KEEPING THEM TOGETHER. 🐾

Tomorrow, Dakota leaves early to drive to Northern Virginia to pick up two very loved dogs.

Their owner has made the difficult and courageous decision to enter rehab — and one of the biggest concerns was, “What will happen to my dogs?”

That’s where Haven Mia Bella comes in.

Most people know us for providing affordable long-term boarding for our deployed military families, but our mission reaches beyond that. We also step in when families are facing circumstances that make caring for their dogs temporarily impossible — including drug and alcohol rehabilitation, medical treatment, domestic violence, emergencies, and other life-changing situations.

For many people, their dogs are family. They are their comfort, their constant, and sometimes their reason for getting through another day.

Sadly, some people delay getting the help they desperately need because they have nowhere safe for their dogs to go. Friends and family may not be able to take them, and months of traditional boarding can cost thousands of dollars.

We want people to be able to get help without losing the dogs they love.

Your donations help us provide that safe place.

They help with boarding, food, transportation, veterinary needs and the everyday care that allows these dogs to stay safe while their people work toward coming home to them.

❤️ Helping dogs and families.
🐾 Helping keep loved pets out of shelters.
❤️ Keeping families together whenever possible.

To us, this is love and prevention.

If you believe in this mission, please consider helping us help the next family who needs us.

Donate here:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSTASEFAZSLVL
You don’t need a PayPal account — credit card or Venmo works.

Cash App: $havenmiabella

Checks or money orders can be mailed to:
Haven Mia Bella
244 West Fork Rd
Cascade, VA 24069

Haven Mia Bella is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax deductible.

🌐 havenmiabella.org

Every donation, every share, and every person who believes in this mission helps us say YES when a family calls and asks, “Can you please keep my dogs safe while I get help?”

08/10/2026

🚐❤️ HAVEN MIA BELLA WANTS TO HELP HER… HELP THEM. ❤️🚐

This is for Henry County. We need people like this.

Sometimes helping a community means helping the person who quietly shows up for everyone else.

Today, that person is Ms. Nancy.

Many of you may already know Ms. Nancy and the incredible work she does throughout the Martinsville and Henry County community.

She delivers meals to 45–50 people every Thursday and Sunday.

She brings water, food, hygiene products, clothing and other necessities to our unhoused neighbors.

She checks on elderly people who may not be able to get out on their own.

She picks up donations and gets them where they need to go.

But what makes Ms. Nancy especially important isn’t just what she delivers.

It’s the trust she has built.

There are people who will open their door to Ms. Nancy who may not open it to a stranger. She knows the people she serves. She notices when someone isn’t doing well. She knows when someone needs a little extra help.

That kind of relationship can’t simply be replaced by putting another driver behind the wheel.

Unfortunately, Ms. Nancy’s minivan has reached the point where the repairs will cost more than the vehicle is worth.

So Haven Mia Bella wants to help.

🚐 OUR GOAL: GET MS. NANCY A RELIABLE VAN OR SUV.

Not something fancy.

Something safe. Dependable. Something with enough room to carry meals, water, clothing and supplies so she can continue doing what she does best:

Showing up.

This is bigger than buying a vehicle for one person.

Every dollar we raise for Ms. Nancy helps her continue serving the people who depend on her.

❤️ It helps feed 45–50 people twice a week.

❤️ It helps an elderly neighbor receive a meal and a familiar face checking on them.

❤️ It helps someone living outside get water on a hot summer day.

❤️ It helps clothing, hygiene products and other necessities reach people who need them.

❤️ It allows Ms. Nancy to continue being the trusted eyes and ears for some of the most vulnerable people in her community.

Haven Mia Bella would like to help her help them.

And we’re asking our community to join us.

DONATE TO HELP GET MS. NANCY BACK ON THE ROAD 🚐

PayPal:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSTASEFAZSLVL

You do NOT need a PayPal account. You can donate using a credit card or Venmo.

Cash App: $havenmiabella

👉 PLEASE PUT “MS NANCY” IN THE MEMO.

Haven Mia Bella is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Whatever funds we raise through this campaign will go directly toward helping Ms. Nancy get reliable transportation so she can continue her outreach work.

🚐 WE ALSO NEED YOUR HELP FINDING A VEHICLE.

If you own, know of, or have access to a reliable van or SUV that might be available for purchase—or if you’re a dealership, business, organization or individual who might be willing to help—please reach out to me.

Maybe someone has a dependable vehicle sitting in their driveway.

Maybe a dealership sees this and wants to help.

Maybe someone knows someone.

Sometimes it only takes one share reaching the right person.

Ms. Nancy has spent her time taking care of other people.

Now let’s take care of Ms. Nancy.

Let’s get her back on the road.

Because when we help Ms. Nancy, we aren’t helping just one person.

We’re helping every person waiting for her to pull into their driveway, walk up to their door, hand them a meal and remind them that they haven’t been forgotten. ❤️

Please DONATE. SHARE. TAG SOMEONE WHO MAY BE ABLE TO HELP.

— Haven Mia Bella 501(c)(3)

Questions or help message
Tamara Burton Belotti

07/26/2026

Since December 2025, Colin has been staying with us at Dancing Creek Farm while his owner serves on military deployment.

Nearly half of our long-term boarding dogs belong to military families.

One of the hardest realities we see is that many military members are forced to surrender beloved pets—not because they don’t love them, but because deployment comes with unexpected challenges. Too often, the care they arranged falls through at the last minute, leaving them with impossible choices.

When that happens, we do everything we can to step in quickly.

For so many service members, their dog is family. Knowing their best friend is not just safe, but truly happy and thriving, provides tremendous peace of mind during an already stressful time.

Every military family is added to a private WhatsApp group where they receive regular updates, photos, and videos. Imagine being deployed thousands of miles from home and seeing your dog running, playing, relaxing, and being loved. Those moments mean everything.

This program is made possible through the partnership between Haven Mia Bella and Dancing Creek Farm. Since 2005, we’ve helped thousands of military families keep their pets safe during deployments and other life emergencies.

Your support makes this possible.

Please consider making a one-time or monthly tax-deductible donation. Every contribution helps another military family stay together with the pet they love.

Donate here:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSTASEFAZSLVL

You do not need a PayPal account to donate. You can use any major credit card.

Cash App $havenmiabella

Haven Mia Bella (501(c)(3))
244 West Fork Rd
Cascade, VA 24069

07/22/2026

Yesterday we had a last-minute check-in for a military service member who was deploying. Their plans for their dog’s care fell through at the last minute. Unfortunately, this happens far more often than most people realize.

Many military families face an impossible situation. Friends or family who promised to help suddenly can’t. Boarding costs for months at a time are simply out of reach. Faced with deployment deadlines and limited options, some are forced to surrender beloved pets—not because they don’t love them, but because they have nowhere else to turn.

At Dancing Creek Farm, we believe no one serving our country should have to choose between answering the call to serve and keeping their best friend. Since 2005

Through our nonprofit, Haven Mia Bella, we provide discounted long-term dog boarding for military families. We also assist families facing emergencies such as extended hospitalizations, medical crises, and other hardships when funding allows.

These reduced rates are only possible because of donations from people who care.

Even $20 a month can make a meaningful difference. Every donation helps us keep dogs safe, cared for, and waiting for the day they’re reunited with the people who love them.

Haven Mia Bella is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and all donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.

Help support our Paws Waiting for Heroes program with a monthly or one-time donation. Together, we can keep military families and their dogs together—even when duty calls.

Ways to Donate

Donate here:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSTASEFAZSLVL

(You don’t need a PayPal account—credit card or Venmo works)

Cash App: $havenmiabella

Checks or Money Orders:

Haven Mia Bella
244 West Fork Rd
Cascade, VA 24069

havenmiabella.org

Address

Danville, VA
24069

Opening Hours

Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	9am - 3pm

Telephone

+14345491616

Website

http://www.havenmiabella.org/

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