IN 2021 CODY'S FRIENDS DISTRIBUTED 1.5 MILLION POUNDS OF PET FOOD AND SUPPLIES FOR PETS IN NEED. We are an Affiliate of the Rescue Bank. During 2019, (80+ ) approved Nonprofit rescue groups, sanctuaries and shelters, throughout the state of Arizona, came to Cody's Friends weekly and shared in donated dog and cat food from the Rescue Bank.
2. We help people in need with our Cody's Community Pets Program
During 2019, Cody's Friends provided pet food and supplies to people in need with pets and 48+ human service agencies. We received donated dog and cat food from the community in our Cody’s Donation Station Boxes and donations as a partner of the Southern Arizona Community Food Bank. With those donations we served animal welfare organizations on a weekly basis that help keep pets in their homes. A few of those organizations include:
1. The Tucson Fire Department - They carry Cody's Friends pet food and supplies on their trucks for their Tucson Collaborative Community Care (TC-3) program to provide these items to at-risk, vulnerable individuals in our community.
2. The Caridad Kitchen of the Southern Arizona community food bank that provides hot meals and sack lunches to hungry people and now their pets with donated pet food from Cody's Friends.
3. Meals on Wheels ( Mobile Meals of Southern Arizona and Lutheran Services of the Southwest. We provide pet food for homebound seniors and the disabled in Pima County.
4. ICS - Interfaith Community Services (Northwest and Southeast) come to Cody's Friends for hundreds of pounds of pet food every week.
5. Marana Food Bank - We provide over 3,000 pet food meals to them regularly.
6. Casa Maria Soup Kitchen - They come to Cody's Friends weekly for hundreds of donated pet food meals for people in need with pets.
7. Z Mansion - They come to Cody's Friends weekly for donated pet food they distribute on Sunday mornings to people in need with pets.
8. Animal Crusaders - They work with Asavet charities to provide mobile spay/neuter clinic trips to nearby reservations, monthly tick/mange dip and shot clinic held at the San Xavier Mission,and rescue and adoption of stray or unwanted animals living on nearby reservations.
9. Hermitage Cat Shelter Community Pet Pantry
10. Humane Society Community Pet Pantry
11. Volunteers come to Cody's Friends for pet food to serve people in need on the San Carlos and Tohono O'Odham nation.
12. Pinal County Shelter - Donated pet food, toys and bowls.
13. Pima Animal Care Center Decompression Program for those animals who may be very anxious and need a calm place with special food and treats.
14. Salvation Army - They come to Cody's Friends for pet food to distribute to those who come to them with pets.
15. The Gospel Rescue Mission provides food to people and pet food for their pets. And many more.........
HOW IT BEGAN
Hi, my name is Cody. I did a report at school about John F. Kennedy and I read his quote:
"Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country." I started thinking about ways that I could help my country. I asked my mom if I could start this charity. For 4 years, my mom and I picked up donations on front porches and we delivered them to people in need. In 2019, we distributed over one million pounds of pet food to people in need with pets. Right now many people and animals are suffering. People need food now and they will go hungry before they let their pet suffer. Please donate pet food or supplies in a Cody's Donation Station today. Those locations are listed on our website under "Where To Donate" Or, you can make a donation and we will purchase pet food. We can help a lot more people and pets by working together. :)
