Volunteer Application
Thank you for your interest in volunteering at HART. We're excited for you to become a part of our team. Volunteers make it possible for us to fulfill our mission of rescuing homeless cats and kittens and finding them purr-fect homes. Please fill out this application as completely as possible, and let us know how you'd like to help!
Full Name
First & Last
Phone Number
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Please enter a valid phone number.
Email
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example@example.com
How did you hear about HART?
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House Number & Street
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ex: 345 Gatos Street
City/Town
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How do you prefer to be contacted?
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Email
Text
Phone Call
Are you volunteering to fulfill Community Service hours?
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Yes
No
Other
Age (if under 18). Volunteers under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult.
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Availability & Interests
Please click on the days, tasks, and shifts you are currently most interested in. Choose as many as you are open to and available for. Many volunteers combine several volunteer tasks in one day, such as Feeding and Scooping, or Pet Pal and Med Team. In addition, some people volunteer for shifts with a friend - it makes the work twice as fast and twice as fun! Training will be provided.
What days of the week are you available? HART is open Tuesday - Saturday.
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Tuesdays
Wednesdays
Thursdays
Fridays
Saturdays
What tasks and times are you interested in?
PET PAL - socializing the cats & kittens by brushing, petting, or playing with them.
Come anytime between 12:30 - 4:00
FEEDING - prepare & deliver food and water to the 5 rooms of cats and kittens.
3:30 - 5:00
LITTERBOX SCOOPING - this never-popular task is the most difficult to recruit volunteers for, but is very important for the health and comfort of the cats. The reward is playing with the curious cats and kittens while you are doing it! *This task requires bending/squatting to floor level.
4:00 - 5:00
OFFICE/GIFT SHOP VOLUNTEER - assist with answering phones, greeting visitors, gift shop sales, filing, and computer work.
12:00 - 2:30
2:30 - 5:00
OFF-HOURS VOLUNTEER - assist another volunteer with feeding, scooping litterboxes, cleaning, and possibly meds during the hours that the shelter is CLOSED.
Sunday PM 3:00-5:00
Monday PM 3:00-5:00
Are you available mornings from 7:30-9:30?
List the days you are available.
Other ways to help at HART
Below are a variety of other ways to help at HART that are done as needed.
Check all that interest you.
TRANSPORTING - Transport cats/kittens to or from veterinary appointments, usually in Cambria, but may also include other places in the county such as San Luis Obispo or Atascadero.
FERAL COLONIES - Sign up to feed & monitor one of our two local feral colonies. This is done once a day in the afternoon.
YARD MAINTENANCE - Help with weeding, mowing, planting, trimming & cleanup.
MEDICAL TEAM VOLUNTEER - Occasionally we have sick cats and kittens who need medicine once or twice a day. The volunteer medical team would be trained to administer topical, oral, transdermal, or injectable medications for either morning or afternoon meds. This job is for adults only, but there may be the opportunity to help or observe for students wanting to learn about shelter medicine.
HANDYPERSON - Perform a variety of fix-it jobs around the shelter such as painting, carpentry, plumbing, electrical, etc.
SOCIAL MEDIA - help put together content to help the cats and kittens get adopted.
Are you interested in joining a committee?
Check any committees that interest you.
EVENTS COMMITTEE - This group meets once per month to discuss fundraising and awareness events to benefit HART's cats & kittens.
GUARDIAN ANGEL COMMITTEE - The GA committee meets once per month, and works on fundraisers to secure the funds for non-routine, costly medical treatments for HART’s felines.
EVACUATION TEAM - Join HART's evacuation planning team and learn how you can help our cats & kittens in the event of a crisis or mandatory evacuation.
GIFT SHOP TEAM - Seasonally help redecorate the Gift Shop with new items for the season.
Please describe your experience working with animals, especially your experience with cats.
Do you have any skills you think could be helpful as a volunteer at HART?
Is there any additional information or comments you'd like to add about your long term or short term availability, ideas, or interests?
Thank you for applying to volunteer at HART!
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