Because Their Lives Matter.
VOLUNTEERING FOR THE ANIMALS
Interested in making a difference in our community? One
of the best places to volunteer is right here at PAA! Whether you foster a homeless pet, hang adoption flyers around town, teach kids and teens as a humane educator
or assist with an event, you are changing the local animal landscape and making the world a better place!
There are many, many benefits of volunteering for the animals. Here are just a few noted by the HSUS:
Be part of the solution.
- You'll join a network of hundreds of thousands of people working to make the world safe and more humane for all living creatures. You'll make the jobs of everyone working for animals a little easier by lending a hand and spreading the message of responsible pet ownership and animal protection.
- Get warm fuzzies.
- You'll never find a more grateful and accepting comrade than an animal you've comforted.
- Keep good company.
- You'll make lots of new friends ... and not just the four-legged kind. Working side by side with people who share similar interests can forge lifelong friendships.
- Meet the new you.
- You'll discover skills you never knew you had, and you may be surprised at what you're capable of achieving.
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- Gain a new career.
- You'll learn things that may lead you to the career—or career change—of your dreams. Employers and college admissions officers look favorably on time spent in volunteer service.
- Enjoy a wagging tail, a purr, and a smile.
- Didn't someone once say that the best things in life are free?
Family volunteering strengthens families and strengthens our community. When you decide to become a family volunteer, you are not only contributing to an important cause, but you are also helping your family and children in ways you never thought possible. Here is a sample of benefits your family and your community can achieve through family volunteering.
- Children are able to develop compassion and an understanding for others. Not only will involving children in the decision-making process and volunteer activity help them feel appreciated and respected, but the volunteer activity will also enable them to acquire new skills.
- Parents can help others while spending more time with their kids, passing on important values, and sharing meaningful conversations in a positive environment.
- Nonprofits are often understaffed and overstressed and need additional help. Family volunteering helps them broaden their outreach to the community while improving community image and relations -- 97% of social service agencies that involved families found it to be very effective.
- Society benefits from family volunteering, as it is a natural multiplier of volunteers. Studies show that children who volunteer are much more likely to continue as adults and carry on the tradition with their own children.
How You Can Help
We are creating volunteer committees to focus on specific aspects of our organization.
These include:
- events
- humane education programs
- coordinating volunteer activities
- marketing and development
- foster and adoption coordination
- building fences for chained and penned dogs
- revising local animal welfare ordinances
- and more!
If you are interested in a key leadership role, a specific area of volunteerism or want to help where and when you can, please submit a Volunteer Application.