Jackson Galaxy is returning to shelter work as board president of the Jackson Galaxy Project, a new name and expanded mission for We Care Animal Rescue in St. Helena, California. The organization says it aims to build and teach a cat-centric approach to animal welfare, starting at its existing shelter. That is a goal—not a completed redesign or a model whose results have been measured.
What Jackson Galaxy is doing for cats now
We Care Animal Rescue says it is becoming the Jackson Galaxy Project, with Galaxy serving as board president. The project’s stated purpose is to develop and teach a cat-centric model of animal welfare. Its starting point is the existing shelter in St. Helena, rather than a newly announced organization elsewhere. The organization’s homepage describes the work as building and teaching that model.
The organization frames the approach around recognizing cats’ needs as individuals. Its FAQ says Galaxy will help make the shelter a national model that other organizations can learn from. That is an ambition; the available announcement does not establish that the model is already in place, has been adopted nationally, or has produced measured outcomes. The official FAQ is the source for the project’s stated goal.
Is We Care Animal Rescue becoming the Jackson Galaxy Project?
Yes, according to the organization, but it describes the change as a transition and expanded mission—not a merger. The FAQ says the shelter remains the same local nonprofit, at 1345 Charter Oak Avenue in St. Helena, serving the same community and operating under the same tax ID, 94-2864103.
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The organization also says that gifts will continue to support animals in its care, and that existing volunteers and foster caregivers can continue. Those are assurances from the organization; anyone considering a donation or volunteering can confirm current details directly with its FAQ.
What may change at the St. Helena shelter
The FAQ describes planned improvements to animals’ living conditions, but does not give a completed design, timetable, budget, or detailed implementation plan. It also mentions possible trainings, classes, and events where people may meet Galaxy, without publishing a dated schedule.
For now, the clearest distinction is between the organization’s stated direction and what has been documented as completed: the name and mission transition are announced, while the changes to the shelter and the wider teaching model remain plans. The public information does not provide facility specifications or welfare data with which to assess results.
Why Galaxy describes the work as a return to his roots
We Care’s FAQ says Galaxy spent about a decade working with cats at a shelter in Boulder, Colorado, before taking his work to a broader audience. The organization presents that experience as part of the reason for his return to shelter work. It also identifies him as a cat behavior and wellness expert and notes his television work on My Cat from Hell.
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An October 5, 2026 report from iHeartCats says the St. Helena shelter will serve as the project’s headquarters and describes an intention to address cats’ physical, emotional, and mental needs. It also reports plans to continue educational programs and collaboration with Greater Good Charities. These details are secondary reporting; the report discloses that it was created with AI assistance and edited by the iHeartCats team. Read the iHeartCats report.
The organization’s own pages confirm the name transition, Galaxy’s board-president role, the location, and the cat-centric teaching goal. They do not set out a complete program schedule or report project-scale outcomes.
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