Find Applications
Open Fosters and choose Needs Review. Search accepts a foster's name, email, or fostered pet, while status and tag facets can narrow the results further.
Foster records can come from public applications, staff entry, role conversion, or imports. Public submissions arrive as Pending.
Review the Profile
Open a pending record and review:
- Contact, address, capacity, and status facts in the left rail.
- Application History and Custom Details in the center.
- Documents on the full document tab.
- Activity and Team Notes in the right context column.
The profile can also include email history and matching recommendations when those are available.
When the latest public application snapshot is available, open the profile action menu to Print application or Download application as a PDF. The export preserves the submitted questions, answers, selected pets, and recorded terms acceptance from that submission rather than rebuilding the document from later profile edits.
Approve
Click Approve in the pending application alert. PawPlacer changes the foster to Active and queues the foster confirmation email when its template is enabled for automatic sending.
Decline
Click Decline in the pending application alert. The current review action moves the foster to Suspended, preventing new assignments while preserving the application for staff reference.
Application Email
Public submission acknowledgements, team notifications, and approval confirmations depend on enabled templates under Settings > Email Templates. Sent messages appear in the profile's Email History.
After Review
For approved fosters, confirm capacity, preferences, orientation, and tags before creating an assignment. For declined applications, record useful staff context in status notes or Team Notes.