
Top five biggest challenges in animal rescue foster programs.
#5 – Foster Volunteer burnout.
Burnout seems to be one of those choice words that has taken prominence in our vocabulary in the last few years.  It’s a word used to describe the feeling we get when we’re faced with overwhelming tasks, redundant work, and a lack of passion to fuel our souls.
#4 Finding a foster home or place to stay for pets returned to the program
Coming in at #4 is those rebound relationships.  Animals that just didn’t seem to jive with our foster homes or that may have some unexpressed issues that need attention.  What’s an animal shelter to do when a foster pet is returned from one of your loyal foster homes?
#3 Retaining foster volunteers long-term
Not surprising that in the top five challenges for animal shelters with their foster programs that retention is on the list.  It goes hand-in-hand with the #5 problem of burnout though so in the spirit of saving you time, we’re going to skip this one. (you’re welcome!)#2 Finding qualified foster homes

#1 Recruiting foster homes
No surprise here. Â Coming in at the #1 challenge that animal shelters face with their animal foster home programs, getting more foster homes. Â