The 5th Annual Bates-Hendricks Street Fest will be held on September 11, 2021, from 4-8pm, at the intersection of Lincoln and New Jersey Streets. This event serves as our largest fundraiser, and we need your help to ensure the event runs smoothly!Volunteers are utilized in three major shifts: pre-, during, and post-event. You will be…
Help with debris cleanup, landscaping, pulling weeds, washing windows, etc.
From apples and corn, to squash and pumpkins, SoSA volunteers glean fruit and vegetables throughout Indiana. Volunteers glean surplus produce on small and large farms, pick up excess produce from farms that can’t be sold for market, glean local farmers markets and/or participate in produce “drops” in parking lots! ALL of this fresh produce is…
Volunteer with your dog at Paws & Think’s partner venues where you will interact with children and adults from all different backgrounds. We also have a need for volunteers without therapy dogs to help as escorts for our Paws to Heal program and as Reading Buddies for our Paws to Read programs.
Mentor/Coach volunteers are needed to help youth in the program train shelter dogs on basic obedience using positive reinforcement methods. Provide evening care for dogs in our Pawsitive Correction Program. This includes walking, feeding, and playing with the dogs who stay overnight at the Marion County Juvenile Detention Center during the week of the program.…
For these opportunities, you would not bring your dog when volunteering. Assist with the training classes where dogs and their handlers learn the skills needed to become a registered therapy team with Paws & Think. Assist with conducting evaluations where dogs and their handlers are tested on the skills needed to become a registered therapy…
Every Monday through Thursday, our clinic performs anywhere from 60-75 spay/neuter surgeries per day. At the end of surgery days, each cage/kennel must be cleaned and disinfected to welcome the next day’s patients. We rely on our superstar volunteers to clean and disinfect our surgery cages and kennels.
Last year alone, our clinic saw over 17,000 vaccine and wellness visits and performed over 10,000 spay/neuter surgeries. Needless to say, we go through a lot of materials. We rely on volunteers to help us prepare specific items we use on a daily basis to help our clinic run smoothly.
Our community cat volunteers help care for the cats who are temporarily in our care for our TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) program.
Bring your friendly people skills to work with our dedicated volunteers, become the Disaster Workforce Engagement Lead! Provide support with onboarding, coaching, and development tracks for our disaster volunteers.