Volunteer
Love dogs but can’t adopt or foster? Don’t have time to volunteer weekly? Want to get a shelter dog out of their kennel? We have just the thing!
Studies show that even just a couple of hours outside of the shelter can reduce stress levels in dogs! Volunteer to take an adoptable dog on a 3-hour field trip to dog a friendly place! Think restaurants, stores, nature trails, or state parks. Take photos, socialize, meet potential adopters, and help them strut their stuff in an “Adopt Me” bandana!
To sign up, email info@humanecny.org! Subject line: Dog Field Trip, please include your name, and preferred date and time. Must be over the age of 18. Must fill out volunteer application and doggy day out waiver. Volunteer orientation not required.
New Volunteer Information:
Whether you're walking dogs, socializing cats, helping at events, assisting with laundry and cleaning, taking photos, transporting animals, or simply offering animals the kindness they deserve, your time can make a lasting impact.
Instead of quarterly volunteer orientations, we are now using a new volunteer software. Below are instructions on how to sign up for your first time volunteering at HumaneCNY.
Ready to Get Started?
- Click here to head to our Volunteer Sign-Up Page.
- Click sign up and create an account.
- Sign the volunteer waiver.
- For now, answer "No" when asked if you have completed volunteer training.
- In the "Opportunities" section, search for New Volunteer Orientation and respond.
- In the "Response Note" section, be sure to indicate the day and time you plan to come in for the first time.
For other questions regarding volunteering or volunteer orientation, please email us at front.desk@humanecny.org.
On-site Volunteer Protocol
- On-site volunteers shall be at least 18 years of age
- Minimum age 16 years – require an adult with them and with the following provisions)
- currently enrolled as full-time students;
- submit a volunteer release form with parental consent executed;
- Minimum age 16 years – require an adult with them and with the following provisions)
- All volunteers shall have major medical coverage, either in their own right or through their parents’ or guardians’ health insurance; The Shelter assumes no responsibility for accidents and/or injuries involving volunteers working on-site (volunteers will be required to sign a release form acknowledging this before commencing duties).
- Volunteer tasks include:
- Laundry
- Washing Dishes
- Donor Data Entry
- Dishing Food
- Event Planning/Hosting Event Tables
- Gardening/Maintenance Work
- Scooping/Changing Cat Litter
- Scrubbing Litter Pans
- Sweeping/Mopping Floors
- Cat Socialization & Dog Walking - must be 18+ years
- All animals are to be treated and handled gently and respectfully.
- Should a volunteer find a task unmanageable, every effort will be made to find another task more suited to his/her ability.