Opportunities From: Center for Community Engagement

**We would love to have you at Cincinnati Animal CARE, however, this opportunity is only suitable for those who plan to volunteer on a regular basis. Before you begin all volunteers MUST apply online at https://cincinnatianimalcare.org/volunteer-with-cac/ and complete the required volunteer onboarding and training process. DO NOT come to the shelter until training has been completed and you have signed up for a volunteer shift on CAC's platform My Impact Page. Signing up on UC's platform does not translate to CAC's schedule and you run the risk of being turned away. Volunteer hours will NOT be approved until you have completed all volunteer training and your hours have been recorded on your My Impact Page and verified. If volunteer hours can't be verified in our system they will be denied.**

Our weekly Vaccine Clinic is one of the most impactful ways we serve the community, providing affordable vaccines and microchips that help pets stay healthy and keep families together. We can’t do this without volunteers—your time directly helps dozens of pets and their people every week. 

Our Vaccine Clinic is every Thursday 1-3pm at our Colerain location. We need volunteers to help greet, check in guests, and draw up vaccines. 

**We would love to have you at Cincinnati Animal CARE, however, this opportunity is only suitable for those who plan to volunteer on a regular basis. Before you begin all volunteers MUST apply online at cincinnatianimalcare.org/volunteer and complete the required volunteer onboarding and training process. DO NOT come to the shelter until training has been completed and you have signed up for a volunteer shift on CAC's platform My Impact Page. Signing up on UC's platform does not translate to CAC's schedule and you run the risk of being turned away. Volunteer hours will NOT be approved until you have completed all volunteer training and your hours have been recorded on your My Impact Page and verified. If volunteer hours can't be verified in our system they will be denied.**

Enrichment is an important part of animal care at CAC, it helps to keep our dogs from getting bored and keeps their body and minds active. Enrichment serves as the fun and engaging items that our dogs get to play with while in their kennels including kongs, lick mats, pupsicles and more! Enrichment engages a dog's mind and senses to help reduce stress and overall leads to better mental and physical health... in a shelter environment this is especially crucial! During a shift volunteers will help with a variety of tasks including: prepping enrichment items, distributing enrichment items into or on kennels, cleaning or putting away enrichment items, cleaning or organizing the enrichment room.

This opportunity occurs at both Colerain and Dane.

**We would love to have you at Cincinnati Animal CARE, but before you begin all students interested in Fostering MUST apply online at cincinnatianimalcare.org/foster and complete the required foster onboarding. From there a member of our foster team will reach out to you to schedule your foster pickup. Any person recording hours for Fostering MUST have an application or profile in our system, My Impact. If you do not have an application or profile in our system your hours will be denied. Please DO NOT come to the shelter to pick up a foster until your application has been completed and our foster team has verified your pick up.**

Fostering (Short-Term & Long Term)
Fostering is super flexible and free! A foster session can range from an overnight sleep over to holding onto the animal until adoption. When you are fostering with us we provide everything!  Dog crate, food, treats, medical care, etc.  This is completely free for you and a great help for us at the shelter by clearing kennel space so we can take more dogs in.  You'll always have access to the foster coordinator for any concerns or questions you have along the way.  We do ask for 48 hours notice should you need to return the dog earlier than planned. 

Recording Foster Hours: An active foster will acquire 3 hours per day of volunteer hours. The number of foster pets in one’s care does not alter the number of hours acquired per day. Foster-to-Volunteer hours may only be logged upon the completion of a foster(s) and should be recorded as one lump sum on your My Impact Page (ex. 5 days of fostering = 15 Volunteer hours).

**We would love to have you at Cincinnati Animal CARE, however, this opportunity is only suitable for those who plan to volunteer on a regular basis. Before you begin all volunteers MUST apply online at cincinnatianimalcare.org/volunteer and complete the required volunteer onboarding and training process. DO NOT come to the shelter until training has been completed and you have signed up for a volunteer shift on CAC's platform My Impact Page. Signing up on UC's platform does not translate to CAC's schedule and you run the risk of being turned away. Volunteer hours will NOT be approved until you have completed all volunteer training and your hours have been recorded on your My Impact Page and verified. If volunteer hours can't be verified in our system they will be denied.**

Join us at our offsite Adoption Events! The shelter can sometimes be an overwhelming space for our dogs and cats, because of this smaller offsite events can give them a chance to shine and find their forever homes. At our Adoption Events volunteers will help to provide care for the animals in attendance, answer questions from potential adopters, and help complete paperwork when an adoption is made.

This volunteer opportunity occurs offsite.

**We would love to have you at Cincinnati Animal CARE, however, this opportunity is only suitable for those who plan to volunteer on a regular basis. Before you begin all volunteers MUST apply online at cincinnatianimalcare.org/volunteer and complete the required volunteer onboarding and training process. DO NOT come to the shelter until training has been completed and you have signed up for a volunteer shift on CAC's platform My Impact Page. Signing up on UC's platform does not translate to CAC's schedule and you run the risk of being turned away. Volunteer hours will NOT be approved until you have completed all volunteer training and your hours have been recorded on your My Impact Page and verified. If volunteer hours can't be verified in our system they will be denied.**

Come and help our Outcomes team get ready for the day! Our Outcomes department, or front desk staff, are the front line to the public so it's important to make sure our front lobby is ready to go when our doors open at 1pm. This role involves sorting donations by department, distributing them accordingly (with the possibility of transporting items to another location), and collecting inventory records. Additionally, this volunteer would be responsible for collecting inventory sheets from the storage closet multiple times a week. You will help organize and inventory medical retail items and other retail products like leashes and collars. You may also help with cleaning, decluttering and organizing both the front and back office spaces. This is a great role for someone who enjoys cleaning and organizing!

This volunteer opportunity is available at both 3949 Colerain Ave and 4210 Dane Ave.

**We would love to have you at Cincinnati Animal CARE, however, this opportunity is only suitable for those who plan to volunteer on a regular basis. Before you begin all volunteers MUST apply online at cincinnatianimalcare.org/volunteer and complete the required volunteer onboarding and training process. DO NOT come to the shelter until training has been completed and you have signed up for a volunteer shift on CAC's platform My Impact Page. Signing up on UC's platform does not translate to CAC's schedule and you run the risk of being turned away. Volunteer hours will NOT be approved until you have completed all volunteer training and your hours have been recorded on your My Impact Page and verified. If volunteer hours can't be verified in our system they will be denied.**

Our Outcomes team is looking for some bright and shining faces to welcome customers when they enter our facility! These individuals will work alongside our front desk staff and play a key part in welcoming visitors, assisting with check-ins, and guiding them to their intended destinations. Responsibilities also include overseeing visitor flow, coordinating with staff to optimize efficiency, facilitating foster supply distribution, and upholding exceptional customer service standards. This is a great role for those who enjoy a dynamic volunteer day, problem solving, and talking with a diversity of people! Because this role involves communicating with the public, volunteers should be ready to approach this role with patience, compassion, and an upbeat attitude!

**We would love to have you at Cincinnati Animal CARE, but before you begin all students interested in Day Trips MUST apply online at cincinnatianimalcare.org/foster and complete the required foster onboarding. From there a member of our foster team will reach out to you to schedule your day trip. Any person recording hours for day trips MUST have an application in our system, My Impact. If you do not have an application or profile in our system your hours will be denied.  Only pre-approved fosters are allowed to take dogs on day trips, no walk-ins can be accommodated - so please apply before coming to the shelter!

Day Trip: This is a chance to hangout with a dog for the day and give it some time away from the shelter.  You can bring the dog back to your apartment, for a walk in the park, to hangout at a brewery, etc.  This is such a good opportunity for us to learn more about the dog that we wouldn't be able to from them just sitting in their kennel. 

Recording Day Trip Hours:

For Day Trips we allow volunteers to record the number of hours they have the dog out for the day.

**We would love to have you at Cincinnati Animal CARE, however, this opportunity is only suitable for those who plan to volunteer on a regular basis. Before you begin all volunteers MUST apply online at cincinnatianimalcare.org/volunteer and complete the required volunteer onboarding and training process. DO NOT come to the shelter until training has been completed and you have signed up for a volunteer shift on CAC's platform My Impact Page. Signing up on UC's platform does not translate to CAC's schedule and you run the risk of being turned away. Volunteer hours will NOT be approved until you have completed all volunteer training and your hours have been recorded on your My Impact Page and verified. If volunteer hours can't be verified in our system they will be denied.**

Cat Care - Afternoon Support: This shift takes place in the afternoons and includes some support tasks for staff such as cleaning, dishes, or prepping cages for new arrivals.  In addition to that, you will get to cuddle some kitties and help them come out of their shell for potential adopters! 

Cat Enrichment: Come and cuddle some cats!  Just hanging out with the cats and kittens in Kitty City helps socialize the cats more which makes them even more adoptable. This shift also includes creating and distributing enrichment following the daily schedule.

Cat Cage Cleaning and Feeding: Come help the team over in Kitty City with cleaning and prepping for the day over in Kitty City!  This shift is prior to the shelter opening and you'll work side by side with the team over there with cleaning out kennel, replenishing water, feeding cats, washing dishes, etc.  This opportunity helps the Cat Care team tremendously!  

This opportunity occurs at 4210 Dane Avenue.

**We would love to have you at Cincinnati Animal CARE, however, this opportunity is only suitable for those who plan to volunteer on a regular basis. Before you begin all volunteers MUST apply online at cincinnatianimalcare.org/volunteer and complete the required volunteer onboarding and training process. DO NOT come to the shelter until training has been completed and you have signed up for a volunteer shift on CAC's platform My Impact Page. Signing up on UC's platform does not translate to CAC's schedule and you run the risk of being turned away. Volunteer hours will NOT be approved until you have completed all volunteer training and your hours have been recorded on your My Impact Page and verified. If volunteer hours can't be verified in our system they will be denied.**

Help with cleaning dishes and enrichment items at the shelter.  This is an EXTREMELY helpful position since it's time consuming for the animal care staff to do this.  Taking on this task for them gives them more time to keep the kennels clean and socialize with the animals.

If all dishes are cleaned, there's is always a need for laundry to be done as well.  This may be on the dirtier side but we can offer gloves to volunteers.  This again greatly frees up the time of the animal care staff.

This opportunity is located at both 3949 Colerain Ave and 4210 Dane Ave. 

**We would love to have you at Cincinnati Animal CARE, however, this opportunity is only suitable for those who plan to volunteer on a regular basis. Before you begin all volunteers MUST apply online at cincinnatianimalcare.org/volunteer and complete the required volunteer onboarding and training process. DO NOT come to the shelter until training has been completed and you have signed up for a volunteer shift on CAC's platform My Impact Page. Signing up on UC's platform does not translate to CAC's schedule and you run the risk of being turned away. Volunteer hours will NOT be approved until you have completed all volunteer training and your hours have been recorded on your My Impact Page and verified. If volunteer hours can't be verified in our system they will be denied.**

Turn your love of dogs into action by helping care for our shelter dogs! The canines at Cincinnati Animal CARE Humane Society need your time, attention, and most importantly, LOVE until their fur-ever families come to adopt them! Dog Walking Volunteers will assist the Animal Care Team by providing our adoptable dogs with enriching walks.

This volunteer opportunity occurs at both 3949 Colerain Ave and 4210 Dane Ave.

We also can accommodate group volunteer outings for dog walking, please reach out to volunteer@cincycare.org to schedule a volunteer date!