City Dogs & City Kitties Volunteering Activities
Volunteering at City Dogs & City Kitties Rescue is rewarding!
Join the team!
As an almost completely volunteer-powered rescue, our volunteers are essential in saving the lives of cats and dogs.
CDCK VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
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Cat Foster
This position is in-person and requires a minimum of two weeks. We are in great need of people who can give a temporary yet loving home to some of our cats. City Dogs & Kitties Rescue pays for all pre-approved vetting during the foster period and provides basic supplies like a collar, harness, leash, crate, etc. Fosters go…
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Cat Application Counselor (AC)
We’re seeking Cat Application Counselors (ACs)! These volunteers process applications by reaching out to references, landlords, and vets, and performing virtual home visits. Once approved, ACs provide support to potential adopters through adoption. Since ACs act as CDCK ambassadors to the public, this role requires strong people skills as well a self-starter attitude, great attention to detail, and the ability to respond in a timely manner. This is a remote position that requires from 1-3 hours weekly (this varies depending on how many apps you are processing at once), with a minimum 6 month commitment.
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Profile Writer
Interested in using your writing skills to get dogs adopted? This position allows volunteers to write creative and accurate website profiles to help generate interest in CDCK’s adoptable dogs. The volunteer will use information from surveys that fosters submit. For this position, we seek someone with strong writing skills regarding grammar and sentence structure, a positive and uplifting writing style, and a reliable computer with consistent internet. This is a remote position!Â
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Virtual Dog Event Lead
The virtual dog event lead will be responsible for running the monthly events, held on Zoom. This role is completely virtual. Running the event includes gathering RSVPs from fosters, writing the run-of-show, setting up the live stream, and monitoring the live event. The lead will receive complete instructions for how to lead the virtual events. The lead is not expected to host the events. The lead should be comfortable with technology (including Google Drive) and communicating with fosters and volunteers.
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Dog Foster
This position is in-person and requires a minimum of two weeks. We are in great need of people who can give a temporary yet loving home to some of our dogs. City Dogs & Kitties Rescue pays for all pre-approved vetting during the foster period and provides basic supplies like a collar, harness, leash, crate, etc. Fosters go through a basic training and are matched with pets who will suit their home best. Check out our foster page!
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Dog Application Counselor (AC)
We’re seeking Dog Application Counselors (ACs)! These volunteers process applications by reaching out to references, landlords, and vets, and performing virtual home visits. Once approved, ACs provide support to potential adopters through adoption. Since ACs act as CDCK ambassadors to the public, this role requires strong people skills as well a self-starter attitude, great attention to detail, and the ability to respond in a timely manner. This is a remote position that requires from 1-3 hours weekly (this varies depending on how many apps you are processing at once), with a minimum 6 month commitment.
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Vet Care Case Manager
This is a remote position! Volunteers will be responsible for responding to new health forms/cases as they arrive in the VetCare inbox for cats. You’ll be corresponding with fosters/trial adopters and helping them triage various health issues. If a cat needs to go to the vet, case managers help send records and correspond with clinics. This role is a little more involved and time-consuming, as you’ll need to stay up to date and respond to fosters in a timely manner. You will need to have access to GChat and email throughout the day in order to perform admin tasks daily. Case managers work on each case until symptoms resolve or the cat is adopted. Experience, knowledge, and desire to learn more about animal care is required. Expect to spend between 10-20 hours a week.
City Dogs & City Kitties Resuce Kids Edition!
Kids and pets go together, which is why we love when kids ask how they can help City Dogs & City Kitties Rescue!
Do you have a child who loves dogs and cats and wants to help CDCK?
While we are not a shelter and do not have any adoptable cats or dogs at our administrative office there are still creative ways for kids to get involved! Below are just a few ideas that you and your child can do together to help rescue dogs and cats. Email volunteer@citydogsrescuedc.org to learn more!
- Host your own fundraiser! CDCK kid Ethan wanted to rescue dogs for his birthday, so he made t-shirts and raised over $15,000 for CDCK!
- Host a bake sale at an adoption event with your parents! Visit the calendar to find out about what’s coming up. (Please note: children under 16 cannot handle dogs at events.)
- Make a social media post or video for an adoptable pet! We can even feature your creations on social media and our website!
- Host a dog wash, car wash or bake sale!
- Write a blog post (about 250 words) about an adoptable dog or cat – or better yet, your very own foster dog or cat! – for us to post on our website!
- Teach your friends about Dog Safety! Watch the video below and learn more here.
- Teach kids appropriate ways to approach dogs to help prevent bites.