Background video: rescue dogs and cats finding loving homes in Yuma, Arizona — volunteers caring for animals in foster homes.
Yuma Animals Run Out of Time. We Run Out of Excuses First.
Since 2020, over 400 animals have found Yuma families. Not one person doing this work gets paid. Every dollar donated goes straight to the animal. Every foster opens a door. Every share reaches the person who was looking without knowing it.
When an animal in Yuma runs out of time, Homeward Bound steps in — no-kill, 100% volunteer-run, and proudly serving Yuma families since 2020.
Molly & Mugs — A Heartwarming English Bulldog Story
A children's book rooted in real rescue. A portion of every sale supports animals in our care.
What Kind of Animal Person Are You?
These aren't four versions of the same thing. They're four distinct ways you can change an animal's outcome in Yuma. Pick the one that fits where you are right now.
Adopt a Pet
A rescue dog or cat, already vaccinated and spayed or neutered, living in a Yuma foster home right now — waiting for the person who clicks "adopt." That person could be you today.
Meet Adoptable Pets →Foster
You don't buy food. You don't pay vet bills. You don't need experience. You open your home, we handle everything else — and the animal you foster gets the one thing a shelter can't give them: a real home to live in.
Start Fostering →Volunteer
Cuddle shelter cats, drive animals to vet appointments, or help from home on your own schedule — every hour has a direct impact.
Get Involved →Donate
$40 pays for every vaccine a rescue animal needs. $120 covers a full spay surgery. $0 goes to salaries. Every dollar lands where you intend it — on the animal.
Give Today →🐱 Visit Our Cats Today
Our shelter at 1020 S 4th Ave, Ste B houses cats only. Walk in Mon–Fri 12pm–5pm, fill out an application on the spot, and — if approved — take your new cat home that same day. No appointment needed.
1020 S 4th Ave, Ste B · Get Directions →Animals Looking for Yuma Families
Our animals are in foster homes and at our shelter on 4th Ave. Every pet is fully vaccinated, spayed or neutered, and ready to meet you.
Help Feed Our Dogs — Without Spending a Thing
The Treat app converts your phone game time into real food for shelter dogs. Play free games, select Homeward Bound Animal Rescue, and meals get sent to our foster dogs automatically. Zero dollars out of your pocket. Real food in real bowls.
Volunteer on Your Own Schedule
Can't commit to a regular shift? No problem. RescueBase is our volunteer platform where you sign up for exactly what fits your week — cuddle cats at the shelter, drive an animal to a vet appointment, or contact Yuma businesses from home to set up donation drives. You pick what works. Every hour matters.
"Homeward Bound changed our lives. We found our best friend and the support was incredible."
— A Yuma AdopterBuilt to Fill the Gaps
More animals are running out of time than there are places for them to go. Homeward Bound steps in — a 100% volunteer-run, no-kill rescue built for the animals who need more time, more care, and more hope. Since 2020, Megan and a growing team of volunteers have placed over 400 animals into Yuma homes. Not one person has ever taken a salary. When an animal has nowhere to turn, we become their next chance.
No-Kill Commitment
We never euthanize for space or time. Every animal receives every possible chance at a home.
Full Medical Care
Every rescue is vaccinated, spayed or neutered, and health-checked before adoption — no shortcuts.
Born in Yuma
Founded by Yuma residents, for Yuma animals. Our community is where we live — and where we work.
Serving Yuma, AZ, Foothills, Somerton, San Luis, Wellton, and surrounding communities. Homeward Bound is a 100% volunteer-run, no-kill rescue — where every animal lives in a real foster home while waiting for their family.
Our Story →🐾 Since 2020 — Every Number Is a Life
What Five Years of Refusing to Look Away Looks Like
The Easiest Thing You'll Do All Week Could Save a Life
The person who adopts our next dog doesn't know we exist yet. One share from you puts us in front of them. That's the whole mechanism. Takes 10 seconds. Share the link right now — the animal that gets adopted next might trace it back to you.
🐾 400+ Yuma families found their animals through exactly this — someone sharing
The Animal That Needs You Tonight — You'll Hear About It First.
Urgent foster needs, new rescues, and the animals running out of time — you'll know before anyone else. We email when it matters. That's it.