Foster a dog. Or fund the network that makes room.
Second Chance Hound Rescue runs on porches like yours — small, steady points of welcome across Chattanooga. Foster homes open the door; monthly givers keep the light on.
Foster applications open · Spay and neuter vouchers · Shelter transport rescue
A foster porch, just before dark
Fostering is a couch, a water bowl, and a few weeks of patience. A dog is waiting at the rescue for a home; you give them a place to breathe while we help find it.
We match you with a dog that fits your household, your other animals, and the shape of your week. You set the pace, and our foster team stays close from application to adoption day.
A foster couch in East Chattanooga
Four steps, no mystery. Tell us about your household and we take it from there, one conversation at a time.
Leash on, first walk of the day
Tell us about your home, your other pets, and the kind of dog you would like to help. It takes a few minutes.
A conversation with our foster team. Ask anything, and we will be straight with you about what each dog needs.
A meet-and-greet with the dog, usually with their current foster, so you both get to check the fit.
Leash, crate, food, and a first-night plan. Your porch light comes on and a hound gets a place to land.
Foster homes open the door. Monthly givers keep the porch lit — the ordinary, unglamorous work that makes each rescue possible, month after month.
The unglamorous part, done monthly
Vouchers that make the fix affordable for Chattanooga families, so fewer litters start out with nowhere to sleep.
Crates, fuel, and drivers for bringing dogs out of crowded shelters and onto a foster porch.
Food, bedding, and supplies for every foster home, plus the volunteers who keep the handoffs smooth.
A monthly gift, straight to the work on the porch
Every part of the network runs on the same idea: neighbors, close to home, doing the next small thing. Come in through whichever door fits.
Adoptions start on a foster porch, where we learn what each dog needs before the right family walks up the steps.
Vouchers for Chattanooga families, because the fix should never be the hardest part of keeping a dog.
We bring dogs out of crowded shelters and into foster homes around the city, one run at a time.
Walkers, drivers, laundry, event hands. Shifts that fit around a real week.
A transport run arriving from the shelter
A porch is not a forever home. It’s the place a dog waits until one comes along.
Volunteer a shiftFoster homes and monthly givers do different jobs on the same street. One opens the door, and the other keeps it open.
Apply once, and we will match you with a dog when the fit is right. You choose the pace; our team stays close the whole way.
Apply to fosterJoin the Porch Light Club and keep vouchers, transport runs, and foster porches steady all year long.
Join the clubPrefer to give time instead? Volunteer shifts are open too.