https://www.hilaroo.foundation/mission daily 0.75 2019-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8e283cfa2c4a7125b93cc1/1574697286741-VY54HP32L877Y83YD1XK/DSCF2211.jpg About Us https://www.hilaroo.foundation/home-impact daily 1.0 2025-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8e283cfa2c4a7125b93cc1/1574697164416-RQNUF32M6UGM3NUBPJWH/DSCF1517.jpg Home - Our Programs The Hilaroo Foundation will rescue animals who have been abandoned and rehabilitate them both physically and emotionally. We will also have youth who, whether by choice or circumstance, have been given up on by society and pair them with animals to help in that rehabilitation endeavor. The two souls will set out on a journey, together, to find healing. Through their time at the foundation, youth will be given responsibility training so they may go out into this world to make it a better place for themselves. Learn More https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8e283cfa2c4a7125b93cc1/1574697620285-97N7IA9YZ1JNOSE9N28I/DSCF1757.jpg Home - “As foster parents, we often have children come through our homes who we love, but they don’t know what is going to happen to them just like they don’t know what is going to happen to their dogs, and, that helps them to be able to manage that feeling” -Foster Parents participating in our programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8e283cfa2c4a7125b93cc1/1574694489123-4HSCBA9G7PFPFVSSW1VU/DSCF1637.jpg Home - “I think he likes to treat people the way that she didn’t get treated at first” -Naleen, Camp Participant https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8e283cfa2c4a7125b93cc1/1579276773314-I9IVJ6M9JWYD7Z7T1S7M/L1005971.jpg Home - Every soul needs someone who cares and loves them. The Hilaroo Foundation was formed by Hilary Swank to bring together youth who have been given up on, with animals who have been abandoned, to help heal one another through Rescue, Rehabilitation and Responsibility Training. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8e283cfa2c4a7125b93cc1/1575407636931-DYT3KG37HBLEO4O8L51E/L1006684.jpg Home - From Our Founder “Through Hilaroo, at-risk youth and orphaned dogs are given hope. Our programs give youth who have been given up on, and animals who have been abandoned life training exercises to prepare them both for better lives.” -Hilary Swank https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59dbc7c2cf81e0c47e15482d/1508275125376-JS5UW5HKEMC9UK5ZOE9H/Untitled-7.jpg Home - Our Partners Here is a description of your partners. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce mattis turpis vel ex semper. 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He received his undergraduate with honors from Cornell University and he graduated cum laud from Harvard Law School. Jeff also serves on the Board of Lifeworks Mentoring, a foundation geared towards development and mentoring LGBT teens in a safe environment to help them realize goals and dreams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8e283cfa2c4a7125b93cc1/1582060562432-Z08WQMKO4XOHT4N5MHV1/_kpm0126.jpg Board - Pankaj Shah Pankaj is the founder and CEO of Finches, a global collective of thought leaders in early stage technology. Pankaj is also an investor in dozens of companies, an advisor to eight venture capital firms and collaborates regularly with the NBA. He is an early backer of Wish, Addepar, BuildZoom, OpenGov and many other companies. His advisory roles include Boom.tv, Cocoon, FLYR, Meter Feeder, Sweet a little, QuanticMind, Quilt, ONEHOPE and zBiotics. His current philanthropy focus is with the Angiogenesis Foundation and Hilaroo. Pankaj is also an advocate for Every Mother Counts, Virgin Unite and Witness. Previously, he proudly served on the Board of Directors for BRAC USA and Girls, Inc and supported Music Rising. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8e283cfa2c4a7125b93cc1/1578327314359-BOMWKG34FVD04920XR40/FrancisBattista-Full.jpg Board - Francis Battista Francis is one of the founders of Best Friends Animal Society. Along with his wife, Silva, Francis created Best Friends’ Los Angeles programs, launching many model programs, such as the Catnippers spay/neuter program for community cats; celebrity events, such as the Lint Roller Party; super adoptions; and public awareness campaigns, such as Desex and the City, a spay/neuter campaign. Francis currently works as an advisor to Best Friends Community Programs and Services. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8e283cfa2c4a7125b93cc1/1578326694490-3KZZZD3FQANJKKYH06GH/L1006666.jpg Board - Hilary Swank American actress and producer, Hilary Swank is a two-time Oscar winner (Boys Don’t Cry, Million Dollar Baby) well known for making strong, bold choices throughout her longstanding career. She’s faced many obstacles throughout her life as she pursued her dream of being an actor and today uses her story of overcoming adversity to encourage women of all stages and seasons to stay true to their own mission. In addition to her success in her film career, she is a long time animal advocate and has spent years rescuing animals out of high kill shelters and finding forever homes for them. In 2014, she was honored by The Petco Foundation for her rescue and animal advocacy work and again honored for her work in animal activism in 2015 by the ASPCA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8e283cfa2c4a7125b93cc1/1578326728506-BN4DH0JMI0HU9G8345IP/59136751-A8BE-4B51-A3FA-CBEA505B1354-282-00000003881F4384.jpg Board - Amanda Hearst Amanda is the co-founder of Well Beings. She also co-founded luxury sustainable fashion retailer MAISON-DE-MODE.COM with fellow Well Beings board member, Hassan Pierre, and sits on the Advisory Board of NEST, a non-profit committed to the advancement of global artisans. She is also Special Projects Editor at "Town & Country" magazine, where she writes about sustainable fashion and travel. Named one of the "20 Under 40" philanthropists by the New York Observer, Hearst received The HSUS Compassion in Action award in 2015 for her work on behalf of animals. She currently resides in Manhattan with her pup, Finnegan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8e283cfa2c4a7125b93cc1/1582060597273-AZK1SQU80KJ0NPO2VFXN/JoeandSasha-6+copy.jpg Board - Joe Patane Joe Patane is a licensed clinical social worker, youth-development advocate, mentor, author, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and founder of the Dream Camp Foundation (www.dreamcamps.org). A former computer-business owner with an MBA from Fordham University, Joe has been an active member of the Community Counseling Center of San Luis Obispo and the SLO International Film Festival's Board of Directors. He founded the Patane Family Scholarships to honor individuals who invest in self-care to better serve the lives and futures of others. Joe travels the globe in pursuit of grassroots projects that focus on the growth and care of youth and animals. Joe is blessed to share his life with Sasha, a Lovely Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier. He adopted her when she was two. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5d8e283cfa2c4a7125b93cc1/1578326769053-Z8B9285SDF2Q21F5FRA5/4B1E253D-3205-4057-8D09-EF239E454C89-440-0000007516E0DD3B.jpg Board - Breanna Schultz Breanna has over six years of entertainment marketing experience, working with companies such as the Seattle Seahawks, Warner Bros. and Edelman. However, it was her continued love for animals that drove her to pursue a Master's degree in animal behavior and conservation. She obtained this degree while focusing on behavior rehabilitation research and work with canines who had been through severe trauma including puppy mills and hoarding. Breanna is also active philanthropically, serving on the National Council and on Humane Generation as an executive committee member for the HSUS. She is also on the board for one of the largest NYC no kill animal shelters, Animal Haven. Her goal with Well Beings is to apply her previous marketing and philanthropic experiences with her education to make a significant and meaningful difference within animal welfare and environmental protection. Her husband, Jordan Schultz, daughter Wren, and son Hayes all share a love for animals, having four pets themselves: cats Felix and Ruca, along with dogs Lexi and Zeppelin https://www.hilaroo.foundation/contact daily 0.75 2020-01-14 https://www.hilaroo.foundation/partners-impact daily 0.75 2025-05-09