St. Helena’s We Care Animal Rescue to Become the Jackson Galaxy Project
The nonprofit rescue is building what it calls a cat-centric model of animal welfare under board president Jackson Galaxy, with plans for a 2027 learning center.
ST. HELENA: We Care Animal Rescue is becoming the Jackson Galaxy Project, the nonprofit announced, with Jackson Galaxy as board president. The organization says it is building and teaching a truly cat-centric model of animal welfare, starting in St. Helena.
We Care Animal Rescue is becoming the Jackson Galaxy Project. With Jackson Galaxy as board president, we are building and teaching a truly cat-centric model of animal welfare, starting here in St. Helena. We are the same 501(c)(3) (Tax ID 94-2864103), so every gift to We Care supports this work.We Care Animal Rescue, via wecareanimalrescue.org
The transition follows the departure of executive director Ashley Armstrong, who moved on to help lead Goatlandia, according to a September 29 post by Kristen Hassen, who worked with the rescue alongside Jackson Galaxy on a consulting visit nearly three years ago. In the post, Hassen said the Jackson Galaxy Project is assuming leadership of the small, cage-free shelter in the heart of Napa County, with plans for 2027 to realize Galaxy’s vision of a safe place for what the project calls the undercats and a learning center for animal welfare professionals and cat advocates.
Hassen said the move comes as her Outcomes for Pets team wraps up more than two years of work with Riverside County Animal Services, and thanked the We Care board, staff, volunteers, and supporters behind the transition.
We are building and teaching a truly cat-centric model of animal welfare, starting here in St. Helena.
The rescue, at 1345 Charter Oak Ave. in St. Helena, remains the same nonprofit entity, according to its announcement. Its listed phone number is (707) 963-7044.
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