CHS hosts special events and fundraisers throughout the year. While working at an event, you may set up CHS areas, staff an information booth, answer questions about the shelter, direct traffic through the event, and much more. If you love interacting with people, this is the perfect role for you.

CHS relies on the love and homes of our foster care volunteers when an animal is not quite ready for adoption. Foster volunteers open their homes to kittens or puppies that need time to grow, pregnant or nursing cats or dogs that need a little extra attention, or an animal recovering from an illness or…

Volunteer for winter gift wrapping drive, plan and implement spring fundraiser, solicit donations from local businesses, help set up for member events.

Volunteers assist clients who come to the pantry by helping pack their grocery bags and loading these into their vehicles. Volunteers also sort donated food items and stock shelves in the pantry. Occasionally assistance is needed to pick up donated items when large drives are held. donated items when large drives are held. The Brooklyn…

Provide housing and hospitality for out-of-town performers, prepare food for Puppet Slams, assist teaching artists with materials prep for craft activities.

Spread the word about programming, distribute flyers for shows and upcoming events, answer questions at community event info tables, connect us with your child’s school for residencies or teaching opportunities.

We are in need of volunteers to help clean and organize our Day Center for the homeless. The Day center operates Monday through Friday from 8:30am – 3:00pm. We need willing workers between the hours of 2:30pm – 3:30pm to clean, sanitize, set up tables and chairs to prepare for the next day. Please contact…

We are in need of group volunteers to prepare and cook lunch for our lunch program Monday through Friday @ 12:00pm. Groups are encouraged to bring 2 gallons of milk and to anticipate to start preparation at 10:00am. We asked that interested volunteers contact Korienna Cox for more information at 586-469-6712

We love book drives! They help us send so many wonderful books off to those who need them. If you would like to hold a book drive, please contact us in advance.