My Grandmother’s pet pantry

how it works

My Grandmother’s Pet Pantry provides seniors with free pet food shipped directly to their door.

The goal of the program is to help alleviate the rising cost of pet food for seniors, ensuring they are not forced to give up their beloved pets simply because they can’t afford to feed them.

Seniors can select the brand and type of food their pet eats and we will ship it directly to their door via Amazon. The program is currently set to help 150 households and feed about 300 animals each year.

application process

The program opens each season to help 25 seniors, and an additional 50 seniors during the holidays. We will choose the first 25 applicable households and contact them via phone to confirm their information.

We provide up to $200 worth of pet food and supplies per household which is shipped via Amazon. Items must be able to be shipped to an address that Amazon delivers.

To ensure we are able to help as many households as possible, each household is only eligible to receive assistance from the program once per year, which renews annually on February 20.

  • "You have no idea how much this pet food means to me. Food is so expensive and I truly don’t know what I’d do without my cat."

    — Dreamy’s mom

  • "I’m a senior on a pension and its so hard with the cost of food. This is so appreciated."

    — Gizmo’s mom

  • "We’ve had our cats for 15 years and price of cat food keeps going up and it’s so hard. Thank you so much."

    — Jasper and Caley’s mom

  • "My cats won’t eat the cheaper version of food. I tried so hard but they won’t. Thank you for much for this help."

    — Robbie and Kimber’s mom

  • "I feel like I just won the lottery. This support is amazing and I’m so grateful that MGC created this program."

    — Sassy’s mom

  • "This takes the weight off my shoulders. Now I have a generous supply of food and I can save for a couple of vet appointments."

    — Izzy’s mom

“Our pet pantry is the next step in the journey of My Grandfather’s Cat. We’ve found a way to help seniors find second forever homes their pets, now we’re working to make sure they can keep them in their homes even longer.”

— Angela Rafuse, Founder

how it got started

My Grandmother’s Pet Pantry is inspired by our founder’s grandmother, Esther. She was a compassionate animal lover who would open her pantry to anyone in need. Her kindness and generosity is the foundation of this program, which launched on February 20, 2024, her birthday.