Volunteers engage in the following roles: Evaluators, Trainers, Foster Homes, Foster Home Support, Telephone Interviews, Home Visits, Reference Checks, Foster Home Set Up, Transport Foster Supply Maintenance, Dog Walkers, Adopter Support, Medical Tracking, and Micro Chip Tracking.
Want to volunteer, but can’t commit to a full season of coaching? We are always looking for help in our office!
Are you part of a group that enjoys giving back to the community? Girls on the Run would love your support and can create a volunteer opportunity to fit your group.
Opportunities include: Membership Coordinator, Donor Response, General Administration, Grant Proposal Writer, and Adopter Check-Ins.
Opportunities include: Adopter Updates, Pooch Paparazzi, Foster Dog Profile Writers, Publicity Coordinators, Social Network Administrators, Website Development, and Website/Publications Content Writers.
From April through October, we depend upon thousands of helping hands working outside with us morning and afternoon. When you arrive, you walk out through the fields to our farm pavilion. You are welcomed and given an introduction to Gaining Ground and our hunger-relief role. Our farmers explain what’s going on at the farm and…
For a span of about six weeks in February and March, we collect buckets of sap from sugar maple trees in Concord and boil it into syrup, donated at Thanksgiving to families seeking hunger relief. Space is limited and the schedule is variable.
Just fill a basket with some of the basic necessities we all need to make our house a home and don’t forget to include a welcome note. You can make as many baskets as you’d like! This is also a fun opportunity get a group of friends or colleagues together to have a Housewarming Party…
Event Volunteers are needed at each of the four races our runners participate in over the course of the DHSM season. Various volunteer opportunities include: organizing and distributing race numbers and shirts; supervising water stops; baking post-race snacks; selling DHSM apparel; managing attendance; and distributing race medals.
You don’t need any experience to start maintaining the trails. You’ll be trained and be given tools too! Just bring your hands, gloves (if you have them), some water and a can-do attitude. We also have a family-friendly event to engage all ages in removing invasive species that threaten the forests.