Join the Team!
How to Become a Volunteer
Animal Outreach is always looking for compassionate, dedicated volunteers to join our mission. Getting started is simple:
- Complete the Orientation
Begin with our self-paced Volunteer Orientation PowerPoint to learn about our work, values, and expectations.
- Take a Short Assessment
After finishing the orientation, you’ll complete an brief assessment to review what you’ve learned. The link to the quiz is on the last page of the self-paced orientation
- Submit & Receive Your Application
Once you submit your assessment, our volunteer coordinators will send you the correct answers to the assessment along with a link to your official volunteer application.
- Get Connected & Start Training
After your application is completed, we’ll connect you with the appropriate team members who will guide your training and help schedule your volunteer activities.
Volunteer Opportunities
Main Shelter & Clinic
Miscellaneous Volunteering
Main Shelter & Clinic
6101 Enterprise Drive, Diamond Springs, California 95619
United States
PetSmart Locations
Miscellaneous Volunteering
Main Shelter & Clinic
PetSmart Folsom - 2705 E Bidwell St, Folsom, CA 95630
PetSmart Citrus Heights - 6434 Sunrise Blvd, Citrus Heights, CA 95610
Placerville Petco
Miscellaneous Volunteering
Miscellaneous Volunteering
Petco Placerville - 3910 Missouri Flat Rd Placerville, CA 95667
Miscellaneous Volunteering
Miscellaneous Volunteering
Miscellaneous Volunteering
No Set Location
Volunteering Available at Our Main Shelter & Clinic
6101 Enterprise Drive, Diamond Springs, CA 95619, United States
Shelter Care Volunteers
Shelter Care Volunteers help keep the Animal Outreach shelter clean, safe, and comfortable for the cats in our care.
Duties may include laundry, sweeping and mopping, disinfecting cages, bedding and toys, washing dishes, and organizing shelter supplies.
Shifts are available daily at Animal Outreach’s main shelter in Diamond Springs.
Office Support Volunteers
Office Support Volunteers assist our front desk and administrative staff with a variety of important tasks that help keep our shelter running smoothly.
Duties may include printing documents, assembling adoption packets, entering animal information and bios into our system, adding emails to our mailing list from adoption and foster forms, and other tasks as needed by office staff.
Shifts are available Monday through Friday at Animal Outreach’s main shelter in Diamond Springs.
Volunteering Available at Animal Outreach Adoption Locations
PetSmart Folsom - 2705 E Bidwell St, Folsom, CA 95630
PetSmart Citrus Heights - 6434 Sunrise Blvd, Citrus Heights, CA 95610
Petco Placervile - 3910 Missouri Flat Rd Placerville, CA 95667
Adoption Specialist
Adoption Specialists are on-call volunteers who help facilitate cat adoptions. When the Adoption Coordinator receives an appointment request from the public, available Adoption Specialists assist with meet-and-greets and help guide potential adopters through the adoption process.
Adoption Specialists are also needed for our weekly weekend adoption events at our three adoption locations:
- Folsom PetSmart: Saturdays 11 AM–3 PM, Sundays 12 PM–3 PM
- Citrus Heights PetSmart: Saturdays & Sundays 11 AM–3 PM
- Placerville Petco: Saturdays & Sundays 11 AM–3 PM
Adoption Center Care Volunteers
Volunteers commit to a regular morning and/or afternoon shift at one of our Adoption Centers to help care for adoptable kittens and cats. Duties include cleaning cages, refilling food and water, and socializing the cats to help them prepare for adoption.
Miscellaneous Volunteering
Fundraising and Events
Fundraising Committee Volunteers help plan and support fundraising activities that benefit Animal Outreach and the animals we serve.
Duties may include participating in monthly committee meetings, assisting with event setup and breakdown, and helping with other event-related tasks.
Committee meetings are held monthly online via Teams.
Event support opportunities are available as needed at locations throughout El Dorado County and surrounding communities.
Transportation
Transportation Volunteers help Animal Outreach by transporting animals, supplies, and paperwork between our various locations and events.
Duties may include driving animals and/or paperwork between Animal Outreach’s main shelter in Diamond Springs and our adoption locations, transporting animals or supplies to events, and assisting with the pickup of community cats within El Dorado County for transfer to our Diamond Springs shelter.
Transportation opportunities are available on an as-needed basis throughout the week.
Note: Animal Outreach must have a copy of your driver’s license on file.
Volunteers may be covered under Animal Outreach’s liability insurance while performing approved transportation duties.
Just looking to socialize cats?
We welcome up to two people in the shelter at a time to come socialize cats. You must be at least 13 years old and those 13 to 15 years old must have a supervising adult with them at all times.
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