Volunteer or Foster
Volunteers and fosters are a large part of our community. From dog walking, participating in cat socialization, event help and everything in between we are so thankful for YOU .If you’re wanting to be a part of our community, please reach out to fill out our application form.
​So you want to save a life, but aren't looking to adopt?
Ways to volunteer with us.
There’s more than one way to make a difference! Whether you have an hour to give, a special skill to share, or simply a love for animals, we have volunteer opportunities to fit different interests and comfort levels. Choose the way you’d like to help—we’re grateful for every hour, every helping hand, and every act of kindness. Your support helps our animals feel loved, cared for, and ready for their forever homes.
Help Us With Adoption Events
Volunteers assist with adoption events by helping us set up, interacting with potential adopters, and providing extra hands throughout the event.
Become A Dog Walker
Dog walkers help provide important physical activity and mental stimulation while giving our pups some much-needed love and companionship.
Paws & Pages Reading Program
​Children can practice reading aloud to our cats and kittens in a relaxed, supportive environment. It helps kids build reading confidence while helping our animals become more comfortable and socialized.
Help Us With Enrichment
​Volunteers can help prepare or provide enrichment activities that keep our animals mentally stimulated and make their time with us a little brighter.
Bathe Our Animals
Volunteers can help bathe and groom our animals when needed. These simple acts of care help animals look and feel their best while they wait for their forever homes.
Socalize Our Cats
Cats need love and socialization, too! Spend time playing with, petting, and interacting with our cats and kittens to help them become more confident and comfortable around people.
A foster home can be the difference between an animal simply surviving and truly thriving.
Foster homes are crucial for the success of our animals in their adoptive homes. Fosters house animals in their homes and give shelter animals a taste of what the real world of a being pet is like. It can be a destressing time for the animal, low commitment for the foster, and who doesn't love a furry friend in their home- even if it's only for a weekend?
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Fostering is a team effort! During your time fostering HSHC will provide all supplies and information needed to be successful, we will also schedule all medical appointments. Fosters are encouraged to take pictures and videos, strut their animal around town and on their social media, and help find their furever homes!
We supply everything
Including food, a kennel, medical supplies if needed, bedding and support.
You're saving lives
Being fostered increases their changes of being adopted by 70%!
No experience needed
Our team with pair you with an animal that best fits your lifestyle.
Counts as volunteer hours
If you're in need of volunteer hours, fostering is a great way to recieve them!