How To Find Animal Volunteer Opportunity For Teenager

Volunteer Opportunities for Kids

Nosotros are pleased to offering a variety of volunteer opportunities for kids under the age of 16. Youth may volunteer with a parent, guardian, or canonical family member who will be their adult volunteer partner. Youth volunteer opportunities include:

Dog Socialization

The shelter environment may be stressful for an animal. To help overcome this stress, nosotros depend on volunteers to aid give the animals extra attention needed to feel happy! We take v play yards for dog exercise. Our goal is for each dog to leave of its kennel and into a play yard a minimum of 3 times a solar day. Volunteers play a vital role in accomplishing this goal. Volunteers are encouraged to have dogs into yards to play, work on commands, be brushed, and just loved on! The man interaction that dogs get through this volunteer socialization helps prevent aggressive beliefs, as well depression in the animals.

True cat Socialization

Cats take specific needs that must exist met in club for them to be successful in a shelter environment. Nosotros accept a cat room filled with toys, treats, brushes, and windows to help meet these needs. Our goal is to get every cat out of its kennel at to the lowest degree three times a twenty-four hour period. Volunteers are encouraged to let cats out to play, be brushed, given treats, and cuddled! Sometimes all y'all need to do to make a cat's solar day is curl up in our rocking chair with it, and give it some love!

Community Outreach

Nosotros believe that the humane treatment of animals applies on the community level. We attempt to get the animals in the shelter out into the community, and educate the community on what we practice! Outreach Volunteers assist with taking animals into nursing homes, Petco, PetSmart, and other outreach events. On average, outreach volunteers assist with events once or twice a month.

Fundraising and Events

We receive no public funding and rely heavily on donations and fundraising efforts to keep our shelter running. Volunteers make these fundraising events a success! Having youth volunteers at fundraisers and other events helps the community see what a difference immature people tin can make in the lives of animals. At events youth volunteers can perform a diverseness of tasks including handling animals, helping with effect activities, and setup/tear downwardly of the result. Beingness a fundraising and events volunteer is a smashing way to get involved without committing to a set weekly schedule.

Happy Tales Reading Program

Want to help your kids castor upwardly on their reading skills? Happy Tales helps children increase their reading skills and self-conviction by reading aloud to our adoptable dogs and cats. Information technology also benefits our adoptable animals by allowing them valuable time socializing with people. Happy Tales is open year-circular to children in K-eighth grade. Kids may bring a book from home to read or use one from our library. Learn more here.

To go a youth volunteer, nosotros ask that yous do the following

Youth Volunteers must fill out ouronline volunteer application.
Youth volunteers must attend a volunteer orientation.

Requirements for adults partnering with youth volunteers

Volunteering with a kid is a memorable and unique experience. When y'all are volunteering with a youth volunteer, you are considered a volunteer yourself. Adult partner volunteers must submit avolunteer application, and attend a volunteer orientation.
To be a partner volunteer to a youth volunteer you must be the youth's parent, guardian, or family member over the age of 21.

For more information virtually our youth volunteer program, please call u.s.a. at 541.928.2789 or emailvolunteer@safehavenhumane.com.