About Cleveland Community Cat Project

What We Do

We’re one of the only organizations in Cleveland that combines targeted Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR), advanced veterinary care, rescue, and foster-based adoption for community cats. Our integrated veterinary team routinely provides lifesaving treatments for community cats that might otherwise be euthanized. From trapping cats in the field to performing surgery, treating serious injuries, fostering kittens, and placing friendly cats into permanent homes, we provide comprehensive care under one organization.

Trap–Neuter–Return (TNR)

We do targeted Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) to humanely reduce cat overpopulation and improve lives.

Advanced Veterinary Care

Our veterinary team provides spay/neuter surgery and advanced treatment, including dental care, amputations, enucleations, and more.

Rescue & Foster

We rescue friendly cats and kittens, provide loving foster care, and help them heal and thrive.

Adoption

We place friendly cats into permanent, loving homes.

Our facility is not open to the public and we do not operate a shelter. Every cat we treat is part of our TNR or foster-based rescue programs, allowing us to direct our resources where they have the greatest impact on community cat welfare.

Our work is supported by a small team of core volunteers and hundreds of colony caretakers. We actively manage over 80 cat colonies across East Cleveland and surrounding neighborhoods, including Hough, St. Clair-Superior, Goodrich-Kirtland Park/Asiatown, Forest Hills, South Collinwood, Glenville, Fairfax, Kinsman, Greater Buckeye, Union-Miles Park, Corlett, Lee-Miles, Clark-Fulton, Detroit-Shoreway, Stockyards, Old Brooklyn, and Broadway-Slavic Village. In addition to colony monitoring, we help our extensive network of caretakers and independent rescuers navigate local ordinances, respond to community cat complaints, access veterinary care, and connect with other resources.