VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Thank you for your interest in volunteering at the Richmond SPCA. Our devoted volunteers help keep the Robins-Starr Humane Center running! 

About Volunteering:

Volunteers are an important part of every department at the Richmond SPCA, and opportunities to serve are numerous and varied. Volunteers are asked to commit to a minimum of 6 hours of service per month for a period of 6 months.

Volunteer Eligibility:

Volunteers must be 16 or older to volunteer independently (without a parent or guardian). Youth volunteers 7 or older may volunteer with a parent or guardian. Youth volunteers aged 11 to 15 may also volunteer as part of our Animal Brigade Junior Volunteer program. We are not accepting court-ordered community service volunteers at this time.

Getting Started:

The first step is to attend one of our mandatory volunteer orientation sessions, held about once a month. During orientation, an overview of our organization and volunteer needs is provided for potential volunteers, who may then supply information about their skills and interests so that they may be matched with volunteer jobs at the Richmond SPCA. 

Register and Sign Up for Volunteer Orientation
(New Volunteers without Richmond SPCA website username and password)

OR

Sign Up for Volunteer Orientation 
(New Volunteers with Richmond SPCA website username and password)

Opportunities for Groups:

Are you part of a scout, school, work, neighborhood or other group that's interested in taking on a project that helps animals in our community? Two areas of great need are our Pet Pantry and Feral Cat Colony Caretaking.

• Pet Pantry volunteer groups can conduct pet food drives to help stock our food distribution service for pet owners in need. Learn more. Current Status: Accepting Donations, Cat Food Especially Needed (6/11/09)
• Feral Cat Colony volunteer groups can adopt a feral cat colony and help to feed the cats and humanely trap them so that they may be brought to the Richmond SPCA for spaying or neutering and vaccinations, and returned to their habitat. For more information about this volunteer opportunity, please call 804-521-1312. Current Status: Help Needed (6/4/09)

Opportunities that do not require Volunteer Orientation:

• Running Buddies
• Group Projects Listed Above
• Special Events and Fundraisers

For more information about volunteer projects that do not require orientation, please call 804-521-1329.

Opportunities for Current Volunteers:

Sign Up for Volunteer Jobs

For more information about volunteering at the Richmond SPCA, please contact Erin Van Jester by phone at 804-521-1329 or by e-mail.

Thank you for offering your time and energy!