If you are interested in volunteering, please call 208-0382 to speak to Ruthann McDermott or

click here to send an email.

Volunteer Process:

•  Complete an application.  Click here to print the application.
•  Attend an orientation at the shelter.  Ruthann McDermott, the Volunteer Coordinator, will  contact you with the upcoming orientation dates once you have turned in your completed application.
• Choose which areas you would like to help with:
    Foster Care
    Dog/Cat Socialization (includes walking, playing, and petting the animals)
    Special Events
    Nursing Home Visits
    Shelter Maintenance
    HHS Cleaning
    Humane Education
    Adoption Follow-Up Team
    Mobile Out Reach Programs (includes PetSmart programs)
  

Trained volunteers are the heart of the HHS.  We greatly appreciate your time and effort to help us to offer a safe, loving environment for each of our animals  waiting for their new home.  Thank you for believing in what we do and for your part in making it possible. 

                                        Foster Families Needed for Shelter Animals

We desperately need volunteers who will foster kittens/cats and puppies/dogs in their homes.

Kittens:  Fostering would involve hand-feeding kittens too young to eat and drink completely on their own. Foster families would also help kittens to develop self-grooming skills and habits.  These activities also help kittens to bond well with people.

Cats: Some adult cats need a temporary home environment to improve their physical and emotional health.  Many need to recover from upper respiratory illness in a nurturing environment.  Others are simply shy, or crave attention.  Through fostering, they become familiar with the type of love and human companionship they will have once they're adopted.

Puppies and Dogs:  Foster families would provide a caring home where our dogs could recover from "kennel cough."  The individual loving attention of a foster family, plus the quiet environment of a private home, are the best medicines for our canine friends who aren't feeling well.

If you'd like to help with these life-saving activities, please sign up for our next orientation.  You are encouraged to stop by the shelter and fill out an application or download one: HHS Volunteer Application.   Please call 757-208-0382 to sign up, or to receive more information.  Please be sure to leave your name and phone number.

Thank You!

Ruthann McDermott

Volunteer Manager