Volunteer
Can you spare 2-3 hours one day a week to care for the cats at our Adoption Center inside Petco? Are you able to transport cats to/from fosters homes or vets? Do you have organizational, administrative, or computer skills and would like to help from home?
Current Opportunities
Kitty Caregivers
Feed and care for our shelter cats during an assigned shift at Petco on Cerrillos Road or at Santa Fe Cats on Tano Road for 2-3 hours, at least once a week. Kitty caregivers must be at least 16 (18 at Petco) with reliable transportation. This role requires lots of bending and minor lifting. Petco KC shifts are 9AM-noon or 5-7PM. Santa Fe Cats KC shifts are 9AM-noon or 3PM-5PM. To learn more, watch this video.
We also have just a few mid-afternoon opportunities for volunteers who would like to help Petco kitties but find KC tasks a bit too physicallly demanding. This role requires public interaction to help visitors meet kitties and learn about our adoption process.
Foster
Provide a safe foster home for kittens during kitten season, a special needs cat, or a senior kitty. Read more about fostering here.
Adoption Event Coordinator
Volunteer needed to organize mobile adoption events. This role includes interfacing with event venues, promoting events in the press and on social media, identifying cats to attend each event and coordinating their transport to/from events, organizing volunteers who assist at each event, and assisting adopters at events. This task requires approximately 8 hours per event, 2-3 events per month.
Adoption Advisor
Help meet with approved adopters to introduce them to our available cats at Petco, Santa Fe Cats or Teca Tu. Assist adopter’s with paperwork and and send the cat(s) to their furever home. Requires 2-3 hour commitment per adopter, at least once a month.
Adoption Event Volunteers
Help get cats adopted by assisting with adoption event setup/teardown, kitty transport to/from events, and kitty meet n' greets during events. Most adoption events are on Saturdays in Santa Fe. This opportunity can be once or twice a month; after training, just sign up to help at events that fit your schedule.
Transport
Help with supply pickups and general kitty transportation needs. Common destinations include Santa Fe area vets, spay/neuter clinic, mobile adoption events, foster homes, and our locations on Tano Road, Teca Tu, and Petco. Must have your own transportation.
Fundraising
Volunteers needed to help us staff and pull together fundraising events. We are open to new ideas.
Volunteer Coordinator
Volunteer needed to review volunteer applications to determine the best fit and connect volunteers with opportunities. Communicate with volunteer schedulers at Petco, Santa Fe Cats, Teca Tu, and for special events. This task requires good organization and communication skills and modest but daily time commitment.
Foster Home Coordinator
Follow up with approved foster homes to assign a cat [or cats] and track their progress and needs. Serve as the contact person when food or supplies are needed or vet care is required. This task requires good organization and communication skills and significant time commitment.
Adoption Application Review
Volunteers needed to help us call references for adoption applications. This opportunity can be done from home, using your own phone and computer to communicate with other members of the adoptions team.