Month-long initiative helped provide relief to overcrowded shelters

SAN DIEGO, Calif., (September 21, 2026) — San Diego County Credit Union® (SDCCU®), one of Southern California’s largest locally-owned financial institutions, raised awareness to help more than 4,000 local animals find loving homes during the month-long Clear the Shelters initiative. In partnership with NBC7, Telemundo 20, and San Diego Humane Society, the campaign helped address the shelter overcrowing crisis in San Diego and united animals with their forever families. San Diego Humane Society also hosted an adoption event on August 29 where all adoption fees were waived, helping 323 animals find homes in a single day. 

“We are proud to continue supporting the fantastic work of San Diego Humane Society during the Clear the Shelters campaign,” said SDCCU President and CEO Teresa Campbell. “We are thrilled at the success of the initiative, and to have had a small hand in helping these animals in need find loving homes.”

Clear the Shelters came during a time where local shelters were facing an urgent overcrowding crisis, struggling to keep up with influx of homeless animals after a number of local hoarding cases. The awareness campaign not only promotes pet adoption but also helps spread the word about the importance of fostering which can also help create space in the shelter for more animals in need.

Clear the Shelters is a nationwide initiative run by NBC and Telemundo-owned television stations that helps find loving homes for shelter animals. Since the campaign’s inception in 2015, Clear the Shelters has helped more than one million pets nationwide find permanent homes. 

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