VOLUNTEER
Our volunteers are the heart and soul of our GPAAS community.
Please be patient and check our volunteer page frequently. All volunteers must be 18 years or older. If you have any questions, please contact our office.
Current Volunteer Opportunities
Foster Home Providers
GPAAS is always looking for foster homes for both cats and dogs. Our foster homes help teach us more about our animals in a home environment, and play an integral part matching a pet with their ideal adoptive family. Specifically, cases arise which call for certain home requirements unique to an animal’s needs. GPAAS often relies on our foster homes to assist with senior pets, unique medical/dietary situations, home habits and socialization, young puppies and kitten litters.
Laundry
Our laundry volunteers ‘take a bag’ and help our staff stay on top of the constant cycle of dirty laundry. It’s simple! On your designated laundry day: pick up a bag of dirty laundry, bring home to wash/dry, then return. Expect to wash towels & fleece bedding. Laundry days are mutually coordinated with the building staff according to your availability.
Dog Walking (Please read ALL below)
AS OF JULY 2022:
WE ARE IN NEED LARGE DOG WALKING VOLUNTEERS. AT THE MOMENT, WE ASK ALL DOG WALKING VOLUNTEER APPLICANTS ARE:
PHYSICALLY CAPABLE & COMFORTABLE WALKING OUR LARGE DOGS. A MAJORITY OF OUR SHELTER DOGS WHO ARE MOST IN NEED OF ROUTINE PHYSICAL EXERCISE ARE: LARGE, STRONG, & OFTEN UNTRAINED WITH LITTLE TO NO LEASH MANNERS.
GPAAS truly appreciates each of our volunteers & ALL potential interested dog walking applicants. At this time, our shelter’s continuous high intake numbers of large, extra large, and strong dogs demands we prioritize GPAAS’ current volunteer opportunities to reflect the daily overall needs and well-being of our shelter dogs. Once we are able to welcome more small dog walking volunteers we will become more flexible with our walking schedule needs - Please check out our other opportunities, including animal enrichment & this section for future updates.
Daily exercise is a priority for our shelter dogs.
Our walking shifts are 3 times a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. (Dress appropriately)
Shift times are 8am, 12pm, and 4pm.
Each walking shift lasts for about 1 hour. Expect to walk 3-4 dogs each shift.
Your first walking shift will be an orientation with a veteran walker.
There is not a min/max expectation of shifts a volunteer is required to sign up for - volunteers choose their own shifts from a weekly emailed schedule.
Please note: A majority of our dogs are large breeds that came to us as strays with very little leash/walking manners. Dog ownership or walking experience is not required, but a plus.
