Volunteer
Thanks for your interest in volunteering for Nine Lives Foundation! We are now looking for volunteers in specific areas, like administrative tasks / data entry and fundraising / event planning. If that is something you are interested in, please let us know by submitting a volunteer application.
Make a difference in your community by helping the cats and kittens living at the shelter and in your own neighborhood. Every volunteer hour makes a difference!
Opportunities for volunteers include working in our adoption center and clinic, fostering kittens, helping with fundraising events, community outreach, adoption counseling, office help, and more!
New volunteers are encouraged to fill out a volunteer application and return it to Nine Lives. Our volunteer coordinator will arrange an orientation and informational meeting.
Prerequisites for Volunteering
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Be 18 years of age or older.
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Be available to volunteer at least 4 to 6 hours a month on a weekly or bi-weekly schedule for a minimum of 6 months (Volunteers can change their schedule as needed.)
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Complete/submit a Volunteer Application and a Volunteer Release Form.
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Attend a New Volunteer Orientation.
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Complete applicable training.
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Agree to adhere to Nine Lives policies and procedures.
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Schedule and complete at least 1 volunteer shift within 3 weeks after completion of training.
(For current volunteers)
Volunteer Opportunities
Shelter Volunteers
You can make a difference!
Donate your time at Nine Lives and help us save more cats!
There are many duties for shelter volunteers:
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Cleaning food & water bowls
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Washing & folding laundry
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Sanitizing litter boxes, crates & carriers
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Cat socialization & enrichment
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General cleaning & organizing
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Adoption Counseling
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Office & clerical duties
Foster Parents
Foster parents provide care for cats that need to be socialized, cats that need to be nursed back to health before they can be adopted, and kittens that are too young to be adopted.
A few weeks or months in a foster home can mean the difference between life and death. The more foster homes we have available, the more cats we can save!
If you have 2 to 8 weeks and space to spare, you can make a difference.
Click here for more info!
Event Coordinators
Our events are vital to our fundraising, adoption, and outreach efforts! Regardless of your area of interest, we would love your help at our upcoming events:
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Greeting guests
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Raffle ticket sales
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Securing Silent Auction items
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Help with new fundraising ideas
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Setup and breakdown
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Marketing & Promoting events
Email contact@ninelivesfoundation.org for more info!
Other Ways to Help
There are many other ways to help!
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Transport cats & kittens
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Computer & IT help
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Front desk & clerical duties, data entry
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Shelter maintenance, improvements & repairs
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New fundraising ideas
If you have a Volunteer Open House at your work, please invite us!
Have a great connection for a fundraiser venue or an idea to raise funds & awareness? Let us know!
Email us at contact@ninelivesfoundation.org