From individuals providing help with homework to groups working on a specific project or Clubhouse, let us work with you to identify the best way to be involved. Fingerprint and background checks are required when working with children.
Volunteers mentor attending youth, provide 24/7 supervision, and eat, sleep and play with the kids. They help engage kids, and provide direct support to the kids and the onsite therapists. Volunteers sleep in cabins, go on outings and enjoy the benefits of being at a “sleep-away” summer camp on a beautiful lake front! Please note,…
Requirements: 16+ Shifts: As needed Volunteers are needed to teach children and adults about the responsibilities of caring for a pet. Topics covered are volunteerism, pet safety, pet overpopulation, adopting from a shelter and making a lifetime commitment to your pet.
Requirements: 18+; once a week commitment on the same day/time every week; Training Shifts: 7 days a week Volunteers are trained to clean instruments and put surgical packs together. We also need help with monitoring animals post-surgery to make sure they are recovering.
Requirements: 18+; Dog Handling Class; Twice a month commitment We need volunteers who can lead our Pets on Tour Events. This involves driving to our offsite locations, training new volunteers, engaging with potential adopters, completing adoption paperwork, ensuring that the offsite location is clean when leaving, and much more! This position requires a shadow session…
Help find homes for NHS animals as a Foster Care Parent through our home-to-home adoption program. Encourage adoption while taking the animal on outings in public and community interactions as well as social media promotion and networking. Provide animals a safe and comfortable home while waiting for adoption and free up additional resources for NHS…
Requirements: 16+; Experienced Cat Handler Shifts: 3 times a month Volunteers are needed to teach new volunteers all about cat handling here at NHS! A training will be required in order to teach these classes
There are two ways you can help as a Foster Care Volunteer: in your own home and/or here at the shelter! Our foster coordinators often need help at the shelter providing care for animals, especially during kitten season! In addition to this, we are always looking for potential foster families that will be trained on…