Pet Food Bank – Sometimes families can scarcely afford to feed themselves, let alone their beloved pets. Thanks to this community-driven program, we help make it easier for these families to keep pets in homes and out of shelters. We have distributed more than 1.8 million pounds of pet food to improve the quality of life for pets and people. You will assist with client check-in, paperwork verification, and food distribution. Must be able to repeatedly lift up to 40 lbs at a time.
Hospital Ward Assistant –Volunteers must be at least 16 years old to participate in this activity. You will help with cleaning and refilling pet food dishes; changing litter boxes; cleaning kennels and doing laundry.
Greeter – Customer service and a friendly rapport is key to ensuring our clients receive the care they need. As the Greeter, you will be tasked with standing in the front lobby to welcome guests. You will direct them to the front desk to check in, answer some frequently asked questions, and direct them to where they are designated to wait. You may also help customers with paperwork or the front desk representatives with other tasks as needed. Your role is to keep the environment calm, friendly and organized.
Front Office Assistant – *This position requires a brief interview with the Volunteer Manager. As the Front Office Assistant, you will aid the Customer Service staff by performing tasks such as greeting clients, answering general questions, and providing general administrative assistance with scanning, copying, filing, and any other tasks that may be assigned.
Pet Food Bank Sorting- Assist in organizing pet food donations for our Pet Food Bank in our warehouse.
Laundry and Maintenance Assistant– FCNMHP is one of the largest spay and neuter clinics in the country! We see on average 200 clients a day in our veterinary clinic, accumulating an exorbitant amount of laundry. It takes a lot of manpower to keep our linens clean and sterile for surgeries. When you assist with this very important job, it frees up our busy staff. The maintenance portion of this job includes tasks such as cleaning feral cat cages- another high-volume task that would take staff away from direct-care clinic duties.
Feral Cat/Kennel Assistant– As the Kennel Assistant, you will assist with feeding and watering animals and handling animals to and from kennels. This role helps the team process incoming feral cats (in cages) for spay/neuter surgery. This includes helping out in the Feral Cat Ward with sanitizing kennels, cleaning and filling cat food and water dishes, and keeping the ward clean in general for our furry patients. You will also help with cleaning the kennels and floors and walls of the Cat and Dog Wards. You must be able to lift 40 lbs individually and be comfortable around feces, urine, and feral cats. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old to participate in this activity.
Feral Freedom is a Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) Program. TNR is the most effective method for controlling feral cat population growth. Using this technique, community/feral cats living outside are trapped, spayed/neutered, ear-tipped (the universal symbol of a sterilized cat), and then returned to their outdoor home. To date, the Feral Freedom program has saved approximately 30,000 cats from being euthanized in city shelters. That means there are a lot of feral cats that come through our doors every day- and we need your help! The Cat Care Assistant helps the team process incoming feral cats (in cages) for spay/neuter surgery. This is a physical job and volunteers must be able to lift 10 pounds and able to remain active for the duration of the shift. This position is not suitable for pregnant women.
Veterinary Clinic/Hospital Assistant – Volunteers must be at least 16 years old to participate in this activity. As the Veterinary Hospital Assistant, you will help with doing laundry, scanning documents for patients, opening syringe boxes, assembling e-collars, cleaning kennels, and other duties as assigned.
One-Off/ Off-Site- Please contact [email protected] for current openings.
Admin Office Assistant/ Mailing- Assist our administrative staff with bulk mailings, etc.
Feral Cat Education & Trapping/Transport– contact [email protected] for more information.