Current Opportunities at CHS

Cascades Humane Society offers volunteers a wide range of opportunities to help our animals.

Volunteers are involved in virtually all aspects of CHS, from caring for animals to keeping up the grounds. Opportunities include:
• In-Shelter Care of Animals
• Dog Walking
• Housekeeping
• Foster Care
• Humane Education
• Outreach
• Special Events
• Maintenance/Grounds
• Offsite Education
• Gardening Club

In-Shelter Care of Animals
Socializing and caring for the animals helps to make their stay here more enjoyable, making for happier, more adoptable animals. In-shelter care includes petting and playing with the dogs, walking the dogs, cleaning the kennels in the cat center and dog areas, petting the cats and grooming the cats and dogs.

Dog Walking
We try to get every available dog out on a walk at least twice a day. This is a great time to reinforce good manners and teach our dogs some skills like sit, stay and heel. Dog safety and handling training is required.

Housekeeping
If you have a pet, you know that animals can be very messy and dirty! So, we require the help of many volunteers to keep our animals, their living spaces and our building clean. From sweeping and mopping to washing windows to laundry, we need volunteer help to keep CHS sparkling and beautiful for our animals.

Foster Care
CHS relies on the love and homes of our foster care volunteers when an animal is not quite ready for adoption. Foster volunteers open their homes to kittens that need time to grow, pregnant or nursing cats, dogs that need a little extra attention, or an animal recovering from an illness or injury.

Humane Education
At CHS, we are committed to improving our community, and one way to do this is to educate children and young adults. As a Humane Education Volunteer, you’ll teach children about the responsible care of animals and pet ownership, and about how to help reduce pet overpopulation.

Outreach
Once a month, CHS visits on offsite location to get the word out about our animals. As an Outreach Volunteer, you will spend time educating the public about the shelter, answering questions about the available animals and showing off the animals. Additional training required.

Special Events
CHS hosts special events and fundraisers throughout the year. These include Santa Paws, Paws and Claws, Dog Days of Summer and the Rose Parade. While working at an event, you may set up CHS’s area, staff an information booth, answer questions about the shelter, direct traffic through the event, and much more.

Maintenance/Grounds
CHS appreciates volunteer help with minor building repairs, painting, cleaning up, etc.

Gardening Club
With about 5 acres of grounds, there is always something that needs to be done outside during the warmer months.