CDR&CK VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
Volunteering at City Dogs Rescue & City Kitties is rewarding! Join the team!
Individual Volunteers
  • Available positions include:
    • Application Counselor (cats): City Kitties Application Counselors are critical to saving lives. Counselors correspond with prospective cat adopters; check personal, landlord, and vet references; and conduct virtual home visits. Skills preferred include attention to detail, ability to respond to emails in a timely fashion, desire to help save cats! Expect to contribute a minimum of 2 hours a week. We ask for a 6 month commitment.
    • Application Counselor (dogs): 
      We are looking for volunteers who will correspond with prospective dog adopters and fosters; check personal, landlord, and vet references; conduct virtual home visits.
      Skills preferred include attention to detail, ability to respond to emails in a timely fashion, strong people skills. This position allows the rescue to ensure that we are find the best match for both family and dog while helping to  prepare an adopter for what to expect and to oversee a dog’s transition into their new home. The position requires a 6 month commitment and 3-5 hours of your time a week. Work done remotely!
    •  City Kitties Administrative Support: Help our CK Lead with a variety of tasks related to filing vet records, preparing intake documents, and working with veterinarians to obtain records. Position requires a flexible nature and positive attitude. Expect to contribute around 5 hours a week for a minimum of 6 months. Work done remotely!
    • Volunteer Support Lead: Seeking a flexible, patient, and enthusiastic individual to help organize volunteer opportunities, create a quarterly newsletter, and help in a variety of ways to build a robust volunteer community. Access to Facebook is required for this position. Expect to commit about 3 hours a week for at least six months. Work done remotely. 
    • Intake Volunteer: We are always in need of people to help with our animal intake which consists of helping to unload and outfitting the incoming shelter animals in order to hand them off to adopters and fosters. Intake occurs on Saturdays and requires in-person volunteering but at an outdoor location. During this process we strive to take all precautions to keep everyone as safe as possible during the pandemic while also continuing to save the lives of cats and dogs. Each intake takes about 2 hours and a training is required before attending. If you are 16 years or younger, you must have a parent or guardian volunteer with you. 
    Please review the positions listed in light of your interest level, availability, experience, and particular skills, then submit a Volunteer Interest Form
  • ​To keep up on future volunteer needs and receive our Volunteer Newsletter, please join our E-mail List and checkmark the "General Volunteering" list.  We also recommend that you also check the "General Interest" and "Metro DC Events" lists.
  • Questions? Email our Volunteer Coordinator 
*** Please keep in mind that City Dogs Rescue & City Kitties is a foster based rescue. At this time we do not have a facility for animals and are unable to assist with volunteer requests looking to work with animals on a daily basis.
Group Volunteers
At this time we do not have a physical shelter.  If your group would like to support our rescue efforts there are many creative ways to help.  Email volunteer@citydogsrescuedc.org and share your idea!

Volunteers who help us with animal care go through training and make a weekly commitment to a volunteer position. If you are interested in helping in this way see the opportunities below. 
Internship Opportunity - Summer 2021
​Communications Intern: If you are a college or graduate student who has a passion for animal rescue and is looking to build your portfolio apply for our part-time internship. The position is unpaid, but we are able to work with you for college credit or volunteer hours requirements. Learn more