Volunteers

Volunteers are an essential part of our organization. Volunteers assist with nursing home visitation, building and yard maintenance, fund raising projects, secretarial and clerical work, advertising and marketing, shelter cleaning, staffing our thrift store (Cajun's Closet), grooming, and socializing cats, and special projects. If you are interested in volunteering your time to help cats and people, please fill out a volunteer application form (pdf format - requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).

There are many volunteer opportunities available!

Shelter Assistant

Cage cleaning, litterbox maintenance, feeding, general shelter cleaning, laundry, grooming, etc.

Administrative Assistant

Clerical work, record keeping, phone assistance, photocopying, mailing, special projects, computer work.

Animal Assisted Visitors

Participation in visits to selected area nursing homes one day per month. (Car necessary)

Booth/Sales Assistant

Working shifts at fundraising events selling cat-oriented merchandise. (Peoples Fair, cat shows, etc)

Cajun’s Closet Assistant

Sales, pricing, assisting with merchandise, etc, at Cat Care Society’s thrift shop. Half day shifts available

Foster Parents

Caring for cats and/or kittens, in your home on a temporary, shot term basis.

Maintenance Assistance

Grounds maintenance, snow removal, painting, plumbing, general small repair on an "as needed" basis

Creative Assistant

Create hand made craft items, jewelry, pottery, catnip toys of fine art times for donation to Meow Mart or special fundraising events

Fundraising Assistants

Serve on committees to help conceive, plan, organize, and achieve successful fundraisers.

Benefits of Being a Cat Care Society Volunteer:

• Opportunity to represent an organization well-respected within the community
• A chance to interact with shelter cats, learn more about their personalities and special needs.
• Opportunity to offer special skills, and learn new ones, through a variety of tasks and programs.
• Develop an awareness of community resources available for animal assistance.
• Participation in special events.
• Opportunity to meet and socialize with other animal lovers.
• Volunteer discount at Meow Mart for you (and your cats)
• Subscription to Cat Care Quarterly and Purr-Forum (volunteer newsletter)
• Volunteer Awards Program benefits.
• Thank you purrs from Cat Care Society residents.

To become a Cat Care Society volunteer you must:

• Be a minimum 18 years of age
• Submit a completed Volunteer application
• Interview with the Volunteer Coordinator
• Attend a New Volunteer Orientation
• Make a commitment to volunteer up to 25 hours over a six month period.
• Participate in any training necessary

Thank you for your interest in our organization. We look forward to meeting you, and sharing your need to make a the world a better place for cats.

Fill out a volunteer application form!