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Volunteer for the Animals
Thank you for your interest in the SPCA of Texas Volunteer Program! SPCA of Texas volunteers give their hearts, their time and their all to make every day special for the animals waiting for homes. Volunteers help fulfill our mission by assisting in many ways in the shelter, in the clinic and in the community. Our current volunteers may access our Volgistics Volunteer Information Center here.
It takes a community to save lives! Every hour donated saves resources.
As a volunteer, you’ll save and enrich animal lives, do good things for the community, make new friends, discover new skills and enjoy tail wags, purrs and happy faces. Volunteers are essential in every aspect of our organization, from helping us in the mornings to supporting our closing procedures at night, from directly helping to transform animals’ lives to being an integral part of our many wonderful events and programs. They work with our adopters, visitors, staff and of course, our animals. Our volunteers also help train and mentor other volunteers. Every day is different and every minute makes a difference! Ready to start? Please go to www.spca.org/volunteerfee to submit your non-refundable fee.
How to become an SPCA of Texas Volunteer
Registration payments: $35 individual, $50 parent/child team, $25 court-appointed community service (including truancy) and $20 school community service or short-term volunteer (under 30 hours or less than 4-month time committment).
Once your payment has been verified, you will receive an email containing a link to our online volunteer application. ***Please only submit payment when you’re sure you’re able and willing to start volunteering within the next 30 days.
Next, our staff will provide you with all of the resources you need to get started and grow within our volunteer program.
We welcome Youth Volunteers ages 10-11 when they volunteer with a parent or legal guardian (Yellow team only), Youth Volunteers ages 12-14 with a parent or legal guardian (Yellow & Green teams), Youth Volunteers ages 15-17 solo with no background check and Volunteers age 18+ (all teams)
We ask our Volunteers for a 6 hour per month time commitment and our Volunteers work on set shifts. Volunteer support matters! Our organization wouldn’t be complete without our incredible Volunteers. Volunteers work shoulder to shoulder with staff to further our mission, and each Volunteer team chips in to respond to changing daily needs. We all depend on each other to get the job done.
Please note: if you live in one of these zip codes, there will be no volunteer fee: 75116, 75134, 75203, 75207, 75208, 75210, 75211, 75212, 75215, 75216, 75217, 75223, 75224, 75226, 75227, 75228, 75232, 75233, 75236, 75237, 75241, 75249, 75253. Please email us at volunteer@spca.org or call us at 214-742-7722 for the next step. Please note that this promotion is only available to volunteer applicants. If you are in need of court-appointed community service, please go to www.spca.org/volunteerfee to pay the associated fee and we will email you the application. Thank you!
Interested in Group Volunteering?
Group volunteer opportunities are available Monday-Friday, with morning and afternoon shifts or two- to three-hours. We request that each team member be at least 18 years of age and that the size of the group is no larger than fifteen. Submit your request now!
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