MISSION & HISTORY.
Founding Members
Ryan Barker
Stephanie Hubbart
Beth Lee
Jillian Jordan
Kendall Dunlop
Amanda Ward
When our six founders met in 2017, they discovered a shared passion for rescuing animals. Then they were fosters, case managers, event coordinators, matchmakers, shelter volunteers, and foster and intake coordinators. They became fast friends, and started us on this passion project that has now surpassed our wildest dreams and expectations. We are the Squishy Face Crew!
SFC is organized around connecting foster families and adopters in the Spotslvania area and beyond with dogs and cats who have found themselves homeless and in need of a fresh start. Virginia is a regional leader in the no-kill movement, with a live release rate of 90% as of 2024 - but we have a long way to go to reach the national goal of No-Kill 2025, and understand that maintaining VA's No-Kill status requires ongoing hard work and cooperation. We hope to play a leading role in helping the state maintain a 90% live release rate by transferring in animals from underserved county shelters and other rescues that work directly with these shelters, and find adoptive homes in our area.
We are a foster-focused rescue, which means that we do not maintain a large physical shelter, and all animals in our care remain in foster homes until they are adopted. We are committed to open, low-barrier adoptions, which means that we use honest, open-ended conversations to engage potential adopters and help them find the best fit for their families. In most cases, our pets can be adopted directly from the foster parent or at an adoption event after a meet and greet. We believe that removing barriers to adoption is truly lifesaving, and enables us to help more animals that have found themselves without a home, and may be facing euthanasia as a result.
SFC is a 501c3 organization as of July 2019.
EIN 84-2340045.
2025 Board of Directors
Stephanie Hubbart, President
Jillian Jordan, Secretary
Debbi Risch, Treasurer
Ryan Barker, Executive Director
Our Results
Each year, the Virginia Department of Agriculture collects information from all releasing agencies (rescues and shelters across the state) for their annual report, which is open to the public and shared online. This data includes information on all animals taken in during the year, how many were adopted out, and much more.
2024
2023
2022
Prior Year Information can be found at: https://arr.vdacs.virginia.gov/Reports06
Shelter/Rescue Partners - 2023
A complete list of shelters and rescues from which SFC Virginia received animals in 2023.
A Cat's Friend Inc (VA)
Advocats Inc. (VA)
Amherst Animal Care and Control Center (VA)
Anne Arundel County Animal Control (MD)
Beagles and Bentleys (VA)
Best Friends Humane Society in Worth County (GA)
Blue Horse Mukwa Equine Rescue (VA)
Brunswick County Animal Shelter (VA)
Buchanan County Animal Shelter (VA)
Bully Rescue & Advocacy Group, Inc. (VA)
Caroline County Animal Shelter (VA)
CATS of Brunswick (VA)
City of Manassas Animal Adoption Center (VA)
City of Newport Animal Control (VA)
Dickenson County Animal Shelter (VA)
Dogs Deserve Better (VA)
Eastern Shore Animal Control (VA)
Galax Carroll Grayson Animal Shelter (VA)
Halifax County Animal Control (VA)
Halifax Dog Squad (VA)
Hanover Animal Control (VA)
Happy Tails Animal Rescue of Washington County, VA
Holding Hope (GA)
Homeward Trails Animal Rescue (VA)
Humane Society of Amherst County Adoption Center (VA)
K-9 Lifesavers (VA)
King George Public Animal Shelter (VA)
Lee County Animal Control (VA)
Luv4Pawz Rescue (VA)
MADison Community Cats, aka MAD Cats (VA)
Northumberland County Animal Control and Shelter (VA)
Nottoway County Animal Shelter (VA)
Operation Hood (VA)
Ozzie to the Rescue (SC)
Page County Animal Shelter (VA)
Peninsula Regional Animal Shelter (VA)
Petty Pawz Rescue (VA)
Planned Pethood Clinic & Adoption Center/Franklin County Humane Society (VA)
Portsmouth Humane (VA)
Prince George's County Animal Services Division (MD)
Pulaski County Animal Shelter (VA)
Regional Animal Shelter (VA)
Rescue DOG & End of Life Sanctuary (TN)
Return 2 Home Lost Pet Resources (VA)
Rockbridge SPCA (VA)
Russell County Animal Shelter (VA)
Sandra Wheeles Rescue (GA)
Scott County Humane Society (VA)
Shenandoah Valley Animal Services Center (VA)
Smyth Animal Rescue (VA)
Southside SPCA (VA)
SPCA of Pittsylvania County (VA)
Spotsylvania Animal Shelter (VA)
Stafford County Animal Shelter (VA)
Sweet Virginia Barn Cats (VA)
Tazewell County Animal Shelter (VA)
Tri-State Animal Rescue (VA)
Twin County Humane Society (VA)
Virginia Beach Animal Care and Adoption Center (VA)
Virginia Paws for Pits (VA)
Warren County Animal Control of North Carolina (NC)
Wise County Animal Shelter (VA)
Wise County Humane Society (VA)
Wythe County Animal Control (VA)
Wythe-Bland Animal Welfare League (VA)