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Helping the forgotten cats find forever homes 501(c)3 Rescue advocating for the frightened & forgotten, (re)building trust w/ time+space+love.

Run by Jenni, mama to 👣🐾

08/01/2025

Thank you 🙏❤️ Thank you for your support, patience, friendship, community. Things have felt too heavy and exhausting recently and I can’t keep up with all the posts and updates I need and want to share for BarryBunny, Amalfi and Cyprus, Elijah, Stevie, Casper, Midnight...Juliet…her cohort in the cold still awaiting rescue. If you’ve reached out and haven’t heard from me, please know I’ve been needing space to catch my breath and ground myself and will do my best to respond asap. (Feel free to check back in, sometimes things fall through the cracks.) Breaks are necessary, even if they’re only mini breaks from social media. I’ll be back in gear soon. Don’t forget to take care of yourselves❤️

Pictured: snuggles with one of my human kiddos and head camp counselor, former halfway cat, Lenny 🖤🤍
& encouragement via .gim 🐈‍⬛✨

07/01/2025

1, 2, or 3? 😻

TFW you see the “feral” cat morph into a house cat right before your very eyes 🥹 Barry Bunny has had an amazing journey at Camp Halfway Cats and is officially ready for a foster or forever home! 👏🎓😭😭😭

✨Message me for an application!✨

Fostering saves lives! When kitties like BarBar go to a home, it leaves a vacancy at camp so another cat can have their chance at the good life off the street ❤️

06/01/2025

Casper was tested today and he’s negative!!! 😭🎉🎉 I wanted to get him tested ASAP out of precaution since he was in the same construction site where Midnight had popped up out of nowhere. It’s wonderful news he’s negative for fiv/felv and it’s giving me hope Midnight will retest negative as well 🙏

If you had pledged for Casper please don’t forget to follow up. Every little bit helps! For example, his transport today was $60 and ongoing costs of food, litter and supplies add up every day.

Casper will go for neuter soon. He is a sweet and stinky boy atm. I can’t wait to see this boy living his best life 😭

Also, other good news, Juliet, the senior kitty who was trapped on NYE and is finally getting to know the good life was tested and is negative as well! 🎉🎉 She is ready for a foster and needs one asap!

Huge thank you to for temp holding Juliet and bringing her today. Thank you to team for

05/01/2025

This is a really big deal 🥹 There is so much to do every day, so many beings needing attention from me, relying on me, too many emergencies lately, it’s hard to take a moment to reflect and actually look at how far each of these guys have come. It’s tough going sometimes. I even have my doubts sometimes and I’ve been doing this for years, and they always come through. They always prove that patience, practice and persistence pay off. Every👏single👏time👏.

Swipe through for a quick rewind of CareBar’s time at Camp Halfway Cats 😭

Barry Bunny aka CareBar is ready for a foster!!! And Elijah isn’t too far behind him 🫶 Halfway cats are worth it!!!

03/01/2025

Alejandro 🫶✨🥹

It’s a harsh reality, but reality nonetheless. Don’t wait to rescue, foster, save a life. One day it will be too late.

If you need guidance helping a “feral” halfway cat transition from the street to indoor life please reach out via dm or join Halfway Cats Club ~ link in bio ❤️

It takes patience, practice, persistence and some courage. They are capable of building trust. You are capable of helping them get there.

01/01/2025

Happy New Year. May all cats and beings know this comfort, joy and love ✨💫 Shout out to all the halfway cats who are still waiting for people to give them a chance ❤️ I promise to continue to do all I can with Camp Halfway Cats and this year.

Pictured: Camp Halfway Cats graduate Athena ☺️🎓

Also, can we please stop with the fireworks?

31/12/2024

I hadn’t been able to write this post for a few reasons…the holidays, my daughter’s birthday, cat emergencies, caretaking of many beings, attempting to take care of myself, never-ending, ever-growing list of daily responsibilities…and, probably most likely, painful heartache, and thus, avoidance.

We lost the legendary Johnny Utah the day of my daughter’s birthday party last year. If you’ve never planned a child’s bday party, I do not wish that upon you. Stress was already through the roof that morning when I found Johnny lying on his back crying in agony. I’d rushed him to the vet but it was already too late. He barely had any circulation left in his legs and his heart was struggling to pump. Ironic, then, that he needed multiple methods to get his heart to stop and give his body his final rest. He was in agony. And so was I seeing him like that. But he was so stubborn and strong, I can still remember how much he fought to stay. He wasn’t ready to go. I had to keep telling him it was OK. We’d all be OK 😔

It’s agony again reliving it a year later. We all miss him so much, this boy who’d become such an integral part of our family, and as it happens, my kiddos’ lives. I rescued him from right outside my building and he was only supposed to be a foster but Johnny put in a lot of work to be part of our family. Going through pics it’s hard to find one of my kids without Johnny nearby. He was so special. Such a character: an affectionate and playful dude cat with a witty sense of humor.

I ended up saying goodbye to him and then trying to put on a brave face to celebrate my daughter with a bunch of 7 year olds. I’m not sure how I got through that, or through this past year losing Lala, Johnny, then Leroy, but I guess I’m stubborn too. And I’ll try and continue to stay strong and brave 😔

We all miss you so much, Johnny Utah. You were one of a kind. I love you forever 💔❤️🤍🖤

31/12/2024

Alejandro, the gentle mush who gets a second chance at the cozy life in his senior years 🥹

He doesn’t sit on my lap, and I don’t mind if he ever does. Seeing him safe and warm and happy is enough ❤️

I think we get too hung up on what these companion animals can give, and do and be…for US, especially halfway cats, and we don’t spend enough time thinking about who and what we can be for them.

People will talk about “lap cats” as if they’re the most prized, the ultimate goal, so to speak. And while almost everyone loves a snuggle, there’s just so much more to having a cat companion than that. They have so much more personality and value than the “lap cat” expectation gives them credit for, which tends to project them more as objects rather than living beings.

Newsflash: We are most certainly in a relationship with our cats 😸

Changing hearts and minds isn’t easy, but that’s pretty much what happened to me since I started working with halfway cats, and what I hope to do here in some way. I believe the question of “do I want this for me or do I want this for them?” and “how I can be better in this relationship?” (no, really, I’m serious ☺️) are valid ones to ask ourselves from time to time as human guardians to these awesome, multi-faceted, multi-dimensional super fine felines… who are WITH us not FOR us ❤️😻

30/12/2024

Alfonso!! Some beautiful news to close out the year 😻 Have to share this sweet update from Alfonso’s rescuer who saved his life in more ways than one. I feel so honored and lucky to have helped Alfonso build trust and confidence at Camp Halfway Cats. And I’m so happy for him 😭

Who remembers Alfonso? The poor boy who was found with a jar stuck tight around his head!

I got a call from someone who wandered into his garage like this. I dropped everything and ran over to get him. He was frightened to death and it took some cornering and manipulating to be able to grab him and put him in a carrier. I was shocked at how tight the jar was! I tried to get it off myself, but it wouldn’t budge. The poor thing was literally suffocating to death. I rushed him to the ER and thankfully they took him immediately and was able to get it off. The vet said it was a matter of minutes and he would have passed out and died.

Besides having the jar around his head, his fur was an absolute mess and he was extremely skinny. Obviously incredibly hungry.

After holding him for a bit, I then got him fully vetted and he was on the road to recovery. Both vets called him “feral” and said to release him. Just shocking! Obviously what this poor boy had gone through, of course he was acting frightened. Never in a million years would I release him, but he needed a place to go so he could become socialized.

Thankfully fostered him and with just a little bit of time and patience and compassion, he began to relax and start to enjoy his new life.

Now he is in his new wonderful home with and his new bff Pepper. He is getting tons of love and affection and is enjoying his second chance at life 🙏

Not only was he saved from suffocating to death, but he was saved again from having to endure a short life on the streets. The last picture of him just melts your heart ❤️

Cats like Alfonso are all over the place and need our help. Please support this work and consider fostering, adopting, volunteering, donating🙏🙏🙏

27/12/2024

Most people will not donate…please don’t be most people. Thank you so much to everyone who’s donated so far. It means the world ❤️💫

Hello! My name is Jenni. I have been rescuing cats in my neighborhood in NYC for over 9 years. I finally turned my rescue, Halfway Cats, into a 501c3 nonprofit to support my mission of helping as many cats as possible live happy lives in safe and loving homes, and I’m so proud to say I have been able to do my part to make that happen for hundreds of cats over the years. I’ve cared for many fosters as well as residents and campers at Camp Halfway Cats, my socialization program to help shy, terrified and traumatized kitties build and rebuild trust so they may live happily and confidently in their forever homes. I am also a mother to two young non-cat children who inspire me daily to be a better human mom and kitty caretaker. (And keep me very, very busy 🙃)

For the holidays and my birthday (on Christmas!) I’m asking for your support to keep my program going and to get us off on the right foot for the new year. I have more campers now than ever before and there are so many more waiting for help.

Caring for halfway cats is deeply rewarding but it is also exhausting and very costly when it comes to daily feeding, cleaning, p**p scooping, cleaning administering medicine, cleaning, vet visits, dentals, socializing practice...and...cleaning. Rinse and repeat! The cycle never stops and every single one of these cats saved from the horrors of the street is worth it. But I need your help.

Basic food, litter and supplies alone are $500/month for all the campers and that’s before any ongoing or unexpected medical care (and excluding residents).

Your support will make it possible for me to continue this very important work that is literally saving lives. Please help me help them! 🙏🙏🙏

The fundraiser link is in my bio and here:

Pictured: Lala, the first cat I ever scooped up off the street 12 years ago, who started it all 💜

26/12/2024

Merry merry from some of us to all of you 🎄✨😻

Thank you for supporting Halfway Cats ❤️ You make it possible to help these kitties find safety and warmth off the street, where they belong.

Current campers enjoying their first Christmas off the street at Camp Halfway Cats 🎄🥹:

Stevie
Benny Bunny
Coco
Elijah
Midnight
Amalfi & Cyprus

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Today is my birthday 🎂 (yep, Christmas 🙃) I started a holiday/birthday fundraiser so Halfway Cats can continue helping kittos find warmth and love off the street. I would be so grateful if you would click the link below and donate whatever you can. With your help, more cats can be saved from the street 🙏❤️✨ https://givebutter.com/5JrBI9

25/12/2024

MIDNIGHT still needs a foster!! This sweet girl stepped into the trap set for Casper by surprise one week ago and had nowhere to go. She tested positive for felv but needs a more thorough test in a few weeks.

She is scared but is leaning into kindness 😭

I don’t know how long she spent on the street but it was long enough to gain a thick coat of fur and to lose her trust. But all is (never) lost. She was called “feral” and was very understandable defensive at first but now she is licking up churu from my finger and accepting pets which are making her feel more at ease 🥹

I have too many cats to care for and cannot give her the space and attention she needs. A small crate in my bathroom is no place to spend an entire month while awaits her testing 😢 FOSTER NEEDED!! Must be a home with no other cats. A bathroom will do! Or I can provide a crate.

There are other cats freezing on the street who need help, including Casper, but I can’t help them without fosters. Please share!!! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

23/12/2024

My bathroom is my only holding space right now…Midnight is in there and needs to be separate until she’s tested again for felv. It’s killing me not to help these cats freezing outside but I have no place to put them. Midnight needs a foster!! Or if someone can take the two outside I posted. They know each other and can go together. Please help!!

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Loving fosters and adopters wanted! Please see the link in my ABOUT section for more info and to find out how you can support my efforts. If you’re interested in helping cats in East Harlem please don’t hesitate to contact me. There are many cats and kittens in need of help and rescue >^..^

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