Cleaning and preparing the Catfé Lounge before opening hours. Assisting at the Catfé Lounge during working hours. Includes greeting visitors, caring for the Catfé, and ensuring the care of cats and kittens. Volunteer applicants for the Ferndale Cat Shelter must be at least 18 years of age.
Help out at D-Town Farm. Volunteers of all ages are welcome, but children must be accompanied and monitored by a responsible adult. D-Town Farm serves as a site for court mandated and school related community service. Volunteer days are Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. – noon and Sundays from 9:00 a.m. – noon, beginning the third…
Contacting applicants and checking references for potential adopters.
This is often the most overlooked and one of the most important jobs of Adopt-A-Pet. Many animals come in and are very scared, shy and confused. Their worlds have been turned upside down. They need people to sit in and talk, sing or just spend time with them. Groom and pet cats. Groom and walk…
Additionally, volunteers are needed for community engagement and door-to-door literature distribution in the neighborhoods near D-Town Farm, the DBCFSN office and the area where the Detroit People’s Food Co-op will be located.
This is often the least favorite job but very crucial as there is always something that needs to be cleaned. Used cages must be disinfected including sides, floor and doors. Food must be organized with the newest in the back and oldest in the front. Please keep puppy and kitten food separate from adult dog…
Laundry is never ending with the number of animals housed at the center. There are four washers/dryers that are ongoing throughout the day. Volunteers can also take laundry home and bring it back to help with the large loads onsite.
Thank you cards go out as soon as we receive a donation. They are an important part of our work and must be kept current.
We have gorgeous gardens and grounds. People are needed to pull weeds, mow, trim, etc.
Scoop feces using a metal or plastic scoop and discard in the outdoor trash cans provided. To keep disease and parasites at a minimum, this is an extremely important daily task. • Fill holes the dogs dig in the yards so they don’t sprain ankles. Rake the strewn dirt or bring dirt in the wheel…