Volunteers help the shelter in a number of ways. View our volunteer positions here! 

The minimum age to volunteer is 12.

All volunteers under the age of 18 must have a signed electronic parental consent form on file before volunteering. Youth volunteers must register with their information and include an accurate email address for their parent or guardian. A parental consent form will be emailed to the parent or guardian and only needs to be signed once.

While you are waiting to be old enough for in-shelter volunteering, there are MANY ways you can help and make an impact. You can make toys or blankets for our cats, raise funds and supplies from our wish list and use social networking to spread the word about us. Check out our Special Projects page for more ideas.

Absolutely! We do our best to include all abilities! If you are unable to work independently, an assisting individual must work alongside you. The assisting individual must register with their information and complete training alongside the individual they are assisting.

Yes! You can register for a short-term volunteer position! Short term opportunities may include cleaning, general upkeep, gardening, etc. Tasks are assigned by the Volunteer Coordinator depending on needs.

To maintain our high standards of care, short-term volunteers do not work hands-on with the cats.

At this time, we can not accommodate volunteers who need to fulfill hours for court-ordered community service.

You can not bring a friend or relative with you into the shelter while on your shift

If you would like to volunteer with a friend or relative, please have them fill out a Volunteer Registration form online. All individuals must have an approved Volunteer Registration form on file and are required to complete training before coming to Simply Cats.

Yes! We can accommodate up to 10 individuals in a group. To maintain our high standards of care, we ask that groups commit to volunteering with us for at least six months, with a minimum of two hours per week. We are unable to accommodate one-time volunteer groups. Group opportunities are available in Room Cleaning from 9am-11am daily.

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Yes! Tax benefits are available for volunteers under the general charitable contribution deduction of the Internal Revenue Code. Among other things, volunteers may deduct unreimbursed out-of-pocket expenses incurred while doing volunteer work for certain groups approved by the Internal Revenue Service. Simply Cats is an approved organization. Please ask for details, and check with your tax consultant about eligibility.