Thank you so much for your interest in volunteering! Volunteers make everything we do possible!
Please keep in mind the age guidelines for volunteers:
ARRI welcomes volunteers of many ages, including teens. Teenagers (12-17) are welcome to volunteer as a team with a parent or guardian. For everyone’s safety, we limit certain activities to older teens and adults:
- To volunteer with dogs, you must be at least 16.
- To volunteer with cats and small animals, you must be at least 14.
- To volunteer in the gardens, at events, and for other stand-alone volunteer efforts, you must be at least 12 years old.
On-site Volunteers
Next Volunteer Orientation
Volunteer orientations will be held monthly. Check back soon for details and to register.
Current Need: Dog Walkers Comfortable Walking Dogs >50 pounds.
If you are interested in other volunteer opportunities at ARRI, you are welcome to join this orientation, but please understand that it may be a while before we can add you to our onsite schedule as our other onsite volunteer positions, including in our cat room, are currently full.
There are many other ways you can help us today:
- Apply to become a foster HERE.
- Make a contribution HERE to support ARRI’s lifesaving work.
- Donate items from our WISH LIST.
- Donate to our Pet Food Pantry, which provides pet food to families in need. Tips on holding your own pet food drive can be found HERE.
You can also help us with just a few clicks! Our ability to fulfill our mission is directly related to the number of people we’re able to reach. Please follow us on Facebook and Instagram and share our posts.
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Event volunteers
We are currently looking for volunteers to support our events and fundraising team. If you are interested in joining ARRI as an ARRI Event Ambassador, please email Jeanine at jconrady@animalrescueri.org, and we’ll get back to you with more information about these opportunities.
On behalf of the animals in our care, THANK YOU!