VOLUNTEER
Thank you for choosing Crossroads!
The first step to becoming a volunteer is to fill out the application below.
Completed applications are reviewed and a background check authorization is requested.
A background check is performed on each applicant.
The existence of a criminal record is not an automatic disqualification.
Once completed, volunteer applicants will receive an email invitation to the next steps of the volunteering process and more details about our shelter policies.
It may take several weeks to process and complete an application, and we thank you for your patience.
We have limited staff and prioritize animal care first, but we need and value our volunteers.
The minimum time investment at Crossroads to be considered for volunteering is:
Two(2), 2-hour shifts per month. We can also accommodate a single 4-hour shift per month as well.
*Please note that Crossroads Animal Shelter does not participate in court-ordered community service work hours.
Available Opportunities
In-Shelter Volunteers
Dog Walkers
Our dog walking volunteers help ensure our dogs receive exercise, individual attention, and socialization.
Our dogs go out in all kinds of weather and this is part of volunteering for this service.
Our staff and our animals will depend on you attending your scheduled shifts if you choose dog walking.
You must be able to handle all sizes of dogs and some that will require a lot of patience and basic manners (sit, leash walking skills). The training, care, and positive interaction you provide will help each dog become a better candidate for adoption into a forever home. *
Cat Enrichment
Our cat enrichment volunteers help socialize adult cats and kittens.
There also may be times when we are prepping them to join our colony room (room with multiple cats in one area). You must be able to pick up, hold and move adult felines safely from their condo setting to a visitation room. Reasonably assess a feline's body language. *
Shelter Maintenance
General repairs, groundskeeping, maintaining kennels, replacing lightbulbs, painting, and misc. projects.
*All volunteers are expected to perform general shelter duties on each shift.
General Shelter Duties
Animal kitchen duties, laundry, general cleaning, unfolding newspapers, shredding paper, sweeping floors, spot cleaning kennels.
Foster Volunteers
There are occasions when Crossroads needs foster homes. Kittens or puppies that are too small and need time to grow and socialize, Post-surgical recovery, Long-term animals that may need a break from the shelter, High-volume housing (during summer months), Animals that are a little shy that need a little socialization before being placed for adoption. If you are interested in becoming an animal foster,
Please click this link to learn more and find the foster application.
VOLUNTEER APPLICATION