Sometimes our clients need assistance transporting their dogs to medical appointments, spay/neuter appointments, or grooming appointments. Sometimes a HOWS dog is surrendered to HOWS Project, and we need help transporting him to the next stop on his journey. Whatever the reason, we find ourselves in need of critter transporters on a fairly regular basis. If…
We travel as a team and deliver HOWS Project Dog Houses and other essential supplies like no-tip water buckets, stainless steel food bowls, straw or pine bedding, plus lots more to the many on our list. Be a part of what is often a game-changing day for the dogs we visit.
The more the merrier, event assistants help with different aspects of HOWS events, from distributing flyers to selecting door prizes to setting up the merchandise table and anything in between. This is a divide-and-conquer position, with several folks working as a team in conjunction with the person in charge of each event to accomplish all…
On occasion, HOWS Project has dogs in need of short-term foster to heal from their spay/neuter surgery when their person, for whatever reason, is unable to keep them “inside” during their recovery period. We also, on occasion, have surrendered HOWS dogs in need of short-term or long-term foster before being moved on to a rescue…
We have great opportunities to volunteer and learn about the homeless situation in our community with your friends or coworkers. Your team will do a mix of volunteering with our participants, assisting with projects around the building, and participate in a discussion panel / Q&A time with a small group of our participants over lunch.
Folks can expect a wide variety of tasks, including barn building projects, invasive removal, cutting and breakdown of brush, gardening and weeding, transplanting, and other general land care.
We need volunteers to help promote and operate our special event, Finish The Run/Finish The Ride, on May 1st. They will be tasked with various duties such as: Pit Stops, Water Stations, Registration, Bike Valet, Merchandise, Finish Line Medals, Raffle Table (18+), Breakdown/cleanup, Breakdown (Day After), Ride Route Marker (Day Before), and Expo Setup (Day…
Our week-long summer day camp relies almost exclusively on volunteers. Family members and friends of campers are encouraged to volunteer either with their camper or in another area of camp if they choose. We need help running the activity stations, leading groups, being buddies, and in other capacities. Siblings can be amazingly mature and are…
This service includes volunteers running errands for a member who needs items picked up from–or taken to–a grocery store, hardware store, the post office, donation sites, a neighbor, etc. When necessary, volunteers may deliver food ordered from local restaurants.
Volunteers assisting with Thoughtful Foods pledge their culinary skills to help members needing warm, healthy meals during an unexpected stressful time for the member or their families. The foods are provided for only a short time, usually a few days and no more than two weeks.