When: Next orientation will take place January 23, 2025
Where: HumaneCNY, 4915 W. Taft Rd Liverpool, NY 13088
We have switched over to quarterly “new volunteer orientations” as a more efficient way to welcome new volunteers. Our next new volunteer orientation will be held on January 23, 2025 at HumaneCNY.
Please RSVP via email at front.desk@humanecny.org so we know how many people to expect! For other questions regarding volunteering or volunteer orientation, please email us at front.desk@humanecny.org.
On-site Volunteer Protocol
- On-site volunteers shall be at least 18 years of age
- Minimum age 16 years – require an adult with them and with the following provisions)
- currently enrolled as full-time students;
- submit a volunteer release form with parental consent executed;
- Minimum age 16 years – require an adult with them and with the following provisions)
- All volunteers shall have major medical coverage, either in their own right or through their parents’ or guardians’ health insurance; The Shelter assumes no responsibility for accidents and/or injuries involving volunteers working on-site (volunteers will be required to sign a release form acknowledging this before commencing duties).
- Volunteer tasks include:
- Laundry
- Washing Dishes
- Donor Data Entry
- Dishing Food
- Event Planning/Hosting Event Tables
- Gardening/Maintenance Work
- Scooping/Changing Cat Litter
- Scrubbing Litter Pans
- Sweeping/Mopping Floors
- Cat Socialization- must be 18+ years old; requires additional training
- Dog Walking- must be 21+ years old; requires additional training
- All animals are to be treated and handled gently and respectfully.
- Should a volunteer find a task unmanageable, every effort will be made to find another task more suited to his/her ability.
