We need adults to help with the St Leo’s summer youth program. You must be 18 years or older and Virtus trained (if you need training please see Judie Kuhlman). High School Teens are needed this summer to help be teen leaders for the Summer Youth program.
Volunteers assist with our programs and services. Participation could include mentoring youths, planning events, registering people to vote, handing out pamphlets, promoting our events and programs, and more.
“Foster Parents” are needed for: nursing moms; dogs too young, sick, confused, or frightened to be adopted yet; long-time residents of the shelter.
Put together new events, obtain raffle and door prizes, set up for the event, talk with attendees, distribute literature and help show foster dogs.
Picking up/dropping off dogs going from the shelter to vet visits, to new foster homes and to grooming appointments, usually a couple of hours during the week or weekend)
Assist with our newsletters and with email correspondence, our social media accounts, and our website.
Assist with searching for available grants and assisted funding on the internet and through special interest groups and completing these applications/grants.
Legal assistance with taxes and legal advice on adhering to state / federal guidelines regarding 501(c)(3) status.
Making and distributing flyers of shelter and foster dogs currently looking for their forever home, spreading the word about Sheltered Paws and our work.
Collecting donated items (heartworm medicine and flea medicine, especially, as well as crates, toys food, and other medicine).