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Thank you for choosing to volunteer! Cat Coalition relies on volunteers like you for all of our services. We have no paid staff or facility, so every program, adoption center, and event needs volunteers to be successful.

Most of our volunteer opportunities are long-term (once a week or once a month).
We are not a good fit for short-term community service hours.
Volunteers in store adoption centers must be at least 14 and must have someone over 18 accompany them the entire time.
To foster cats for us, all pets in your home must be up to date on vet care and vaccines. Ideally, foster homes can also provide their own food and litter.

Name *

First

Last

Current age *

Volunteers for store adoption centers must be at least 18 to volunteer alone, or 14 with a parent or guardian present. Foster homes must be 21 or older.

Are you a college student? *

Yes, undergraduate student
Yes, graduate student
No

If you are under 18, please list the name, phone, and email for an adult who will be volunteering with you *

Address *

Address Line 1

City

State

Email *

Phone *

Volunteer options (check all interests) *

Clay PetSmart adoption center (2-hour weekly shift for 6+ months)
Fairmount PetSmart adoption center (2-hour weekly shift for 6+ months)
Luna Cafe adoption center (1001 E Fayette St, Syracuse)
Drive cats to or from spay/neuter clinic in Cortland (Monday morning or night, once a month)
Foster cats or kittens in your home (Several weeks to a couple months. Should be able to provide your own food/litter/supplies)
Volunteer at Monday or Saturday spay/neuter clinics in Cortland
Other (please describe in comment box below)

What general days and times are you available to volunteer at the adoption centers? *

What type of vehicle do you drive? *

Which driving shifts do you prefer? (check all that apply) *

Morning (arrive in North Syracuse at 7-7:15am, drive cats to Cortland)
Night (pick up in Cortland at 6:30 pm, drive cats back to North Syracuse)

How often are you able to drive (e.g., once a month, once every other month) *

Where is your home residence when you are not at college? *

Who will care for the foster cats you have if you become unable to care for them? *

Please explain your background with fostering. Have you fostered for another agency or rescued cats on your own? *

Do you own or rent your home? *

Own
Rent
Live with family

Please list any deposits or monthly fees required to have pets in your rental. Note: landlord checks will be performed. Cat Coalition cannot pay for any pet fees. *

Do you have cats or dogs living in your home currently? *

Yes
No

Please list all current pets in the home (dogs/cats), their ages, and if they are spayed/neutered and up to date on vaccines *

Please list your veterinarian practice and phone number *

Do you have a separate space in your home to keep new foster cats? Please describe where in your home the cat(s) would be kept. *

How many cats/kittens at a time are you able to foster? *

Are you able to purchase food/litter for cats in your care? (We are often able to provide other basics, such as litterboxes, bedding, toys, etc.) *

Yes, I can purchase my own
No, I would need assistance with supplies
I can provide some items, but not all

How many times a month would you be able to volunteer? (Volunteers can do full- or half-day shifts) *

Which days work best for you to volunteer? *

Mondays
Saturdays

Comment or Message *

Email

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