Volunteer Information
Volunteer Information
**JUNE Announcement. We are not accepting applications to volunteer in the building at this time. All in-shelter volunteer applications are on hold til further notice. We will keep you updated as we proceed. We are sorry for any inconvenience.**
There are various volunteer opportunities here at UPAWS, including weekly, bi-weekly, flexible such as fostering or office help, and outside our shelter (for example fundraisers, and committees). You can work hands-on with our pets, choose to help in one of our administrative departments, help at a fundraiser, or become a Board member, or committee volunteer.
To apply to volunteer in the shelter, the starting age is 18 years old.
Currently, openings are:
- Cat cleaners (morning shifts weekly – openings are Sunday, Friday, and Monday from 8:30 am to Noon).
- Please note that we are onboarding new volunteers at the shelter as we need them. Once you have completed the application and Online Orientation, you will be able to fill specific volunteer opportunities sent out by the Volunteer Coordinator.
- To volunteer in-shelter, we do require a minimum of 4 months of consecutive volunteering with a scheduled day and time.
NOTE: Dog walking shifts are not open currently.
BIGGEST NEED: Interested in volunteering on our board or various committees? Click here!**
Ready to Get Started?
Join the fun and make a difference at UPAWS
Submit a volunteer application.
**Please allow up to 2 WEEKS to be contacted back.**
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The following links are information on Court Ordered and Group Volunteering.
Group Tours or Group Volunteering
Court-ordered, housing, and work-assisted volunteering has been discontinued.
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Questions? Email Ann Brownell at volunteer@upaws.org
