Ways to Help
Administrative Assistant for
American National Red Cross Northern Nevada Chapter
4750 Longley Ln #101, Reno, NV 89502
- Provide general information to staff, volunteers, clients, and the public about the American Red Cross and its programs
- Greet visitors entering the building who need direction and provide support or assistance
- Provide support in answering phones, provide information, take messages, or transfer calls
- Support the overall administrative functions of the Operations department and its staff
- Copy, file, and maintain paper or electronic documents
- Basic computer skills
- Ability to use Microsoft products
- Answering office phone, handling inquiries and questions, forwarding calls as needed
- Managing email inbox and scheduling appointments
- Completing adoption interviews via phone or email
- Filling out adoption paperwork and completing associated data entry and filing
- Fit to sit, then stand, frequently throughout the day
- Familiar with basic technology, i.e. phones, computers, printers
- Comfortable communicating via phone and face-to-face in a friendly and professional way
- Sharing our organization’s mission statement and goals
- Directing inquirers how to donate, foster, volunteer, or adopt depending on their interests
- Expressing how our organization helps the community, and ways we hope to grow!
- Talking about cats!
- Fit to sit, stand, bend, and lift (to set up a small area to work in)
- Comfortable in forward-facing, person-to-person interactions
- Enthusiastic about cats, our organization, and sharing our work with others!
Did you ever wish you could help our Veterans but could not get to the VA because of time, miles or family obligations????
We have the perfect solution for you !!! The VA Voluntary Services is implementing a pilot program to make telephone calls and check on our Hero’s.
Please consider this opportunity and let Anne
Parker, our National VAVS Representative know of your interest, by email: VAVS@bluestarmothers.us
Studies have shown that Veterans who have no one to check on them are more likely to be seen often in the Emergency Room and could suffer from mental health issues because they are lonely.
Will you Volunteer to Help!!!
- Cleaning and organizing community cat rooms
- Scooping and/or cleaning litter boxes
- Sweeping and mopping floors
- Dishes and laundry
- Snuggling with cats – grooming, loving, petting, & interacting with our feline friends
- Fit to stand, squat, bend, twist, and lift
- Experienced in cat handling and behaviors – or open to and interested in learning more!
- Able to use chemical cleaning solutions (to clean and disinfect the facility)
Feline Medical Team Member for
Homeward Bound Cat Adoptions
2675 E Flamingo Rd #3, Las Vegas, NV 89121
- Administering oral medications, liquid and/or pills
- Monitoring cats for wounds or signs of illness
- Cleaning and refilling food/water bowls, changing bedding, spot cleaning environment
- Fit to stand, squat, bend, twist, and lift
- Experienced in cat handling and behaviors – or open to and interested to know more!
- Able to use chemical cleaning solutions (to clean and disinfect the facility)
- Comfortable handling cats with sometimes contagious diagnoses (full PPE is always provided!)
This June we will be handling our operation the same as we have been the last few months . We are asking that the food be dropped off between 4:00 and 4:15 so that we can start boxing up by 4:30. We have to keep our number down inside and this only allows two people from each group to stay (if they would like to )and help us box the food up. We understand that your jobs are essential and your health is very important to us . Therefor we are prepared to box the food up and serve it ourselves as well. Thank you very much for all you do for us . We can’t wait to have everyone back inside to help feed those less fortunate in the downtown Henderson area . We are very grateful for all of you and all that you provide for our guests that are in need of Friends In The Desert.
We are in need of extra cases of bottles of water during this time and small bottles of sunblock. Thank you 
Intake & Foster Assistant for
Homeward Bound Cat Adoptions
2675 E Flamingo Rd #3, Las Vegas, NV 89121
- Reviewing foster applications and home visits (if needed)
- Training new fosters & gathering supplies, maintaining phone/email communications
- Prepare & send weekly medical schedule: vaccines, dewormer, S/Ns, etc. due or overdue
- Assisting with intake process: review forms, aid with initial exam and vaccinations
- Scanning paperwork into database, set reminders for vaccine due dates, rabies tags, etc.
- Fit to stand, squat, bend, twist, and lift
- Comfortable handling cats that are scared in a new environment and may need special handling
- Able to use chemical cleaning solutions (to clean and disinfect the facility)
- Experienced in cat handling and behaviors – or open and interested to know more!
- Familiar with basic technology, i.e. phones, computers, printers
Matching Gift Doubles Your Generosity for
Food Bank of Northern Nevada
550 Italy Dr, Sparks, NV 89434
Petco Adoption Event Team Member for
Homeward Bound Cat Adoptions
2675 E Flamingo Rd #3, Las Vegas, NV 89121
- Arrive before or after the event to set-up and/or breakdown tables, kennels, seating, etc.
- Aid with checking in adopters as they arrive for their appointments, according to event protocol and priority
- Help with filling out paperwork, organizing adoption folders (with needed handouts, vaccine records, etc.), assisting with adoption counseling as needed
- Keeping our patient cats company; ensure they have blankets, water, food, etc. to stay comfy while they eye their future family
- Fit to stand, squat, bend, twist, and lift approx. 50 lbs (to set-up/breakdown)
- Comfortable in forward-facing, person-to-person interactions; there are lots of people here!
- Able to work in a fast-paced, high-stress, multi-tasking environment
Petco Lead Adoption Counselor & Manager for
Homeward Bound Cat Adoptions
2675 E Flamingo Rd #3, Las Vegas, NV 89121
- Reviewing adoption applications pre-event, matching adopters with cats/kittens, and using proper judgment to approve/deny adopters based on HBCA requirements
- Preparing and organizing event set-up, supply delivery, event takedown
- Working with our foster coordinator to arrange times for cats/kittens to be dropped off or picked up (if not adopted), and ensuring all paperwork is ready and available for a seamless adoption process
- Working with our volunteer coordinator to recruit volunteers, develop roles to match event needs, and provide on-site training as needed to team members
- Adhering to Petco rules and following COVID guidelines
- Maintaining a polite, informative, and courteous demeanor despite sometimes overwhelming environmental circumstances
- Fit to stand, squat, bend, twist, and lift approx. 50 lbs
- Capable of working with diverse populations whether the public, donors, volunteers, management, or Petco staff; maintain and build upon professional relationships
- Able to work in a fast-paced, high-stress, multi-tasking environment
- An excellent communicator: answering questions of staff, adopters, volunteers, and expressing respectfully expectations or needs
- Comfortable using best judgment to match adopters with cats – and declining adopters if necessary
5 Different Volunteer Projects for
The Rape Crisis Center
801 S Rancho Dr SUITE B-2, Las Vegas, NV 89106
5K Hospitality and Registration Volunteer for
Girls on the Run - Sierras
241 ridge street 120 reno, NV 89501-2069
