Visit with a patient / family to provide companionship, friendship, conversations, reading, playing a game, or providing alternative therapies (if needed) such as massage, Reiki, music, art, etc. Companionship volunteers sit with people while families run errands and share common experiences.
Assist with special events/programs in the communities we serve (Bingo, activities, etc.) or help raise awareness in the community more broadly (Example: Health Fairs).
Any kind of office or administrative help, such as answering the phones, filing, data entry, making copies, assembling packets, stuffing envelopes, etc.
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.
Collecting donated items (heartworm medicine and flea medicine, especially, as well as crates, toys food, and other medicine).
Spread the word about Sheltered Paws and our work, but also for dog adoption and spaying/neutering, too.
Work with the dogs (go to a Cincinnati dog shelter and spend time playing with and or walking some of the long timers being sponsored by Sheltered Paws).
“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)