Volunteer Program
SICSA has a wide variety of volunteer opportunities available with great flexibility to meet any schedule.
Volunteer Opportunities
Dog Programs
Volunteers walk dogs and take them out for daily playgroups and assist with socialization and basic training. Four shifts are available (7 days a week): 8am, 10:20am, 2:20pm, and 6p.m. Prerequisite: Open Paw Training.
Cat Programs
Volunteers spend time with our adoptable kittens and cats for kenneling, socialization and play. Prerequisite for socialization: Open Paw Training.
Camp SICSA
Volunteers assist our Humane Educators at the SICSA facility and with outreach programs in local schools. Camp SICSA is a lively program using literature and science to teach humane concepts to K-8th grade students and is about 2 hours in length.
Prospective volunteers may be subject to fingerprinting and a background check in keeping with the State of Ohio Guidelines for Volunteers Working with Children.
Foster Care
Volunteers to foster homeless puppies, dogs, cats and kittens in their home for a period of time. Fosters can choose a certain breed or size, a certain period of time (ex: summer), a certain gender or age. We can accommodate fosters and schedules in a variety of ways. See application below.
Greeters
Volunteers must enjoy interacting with the public and be willing to learn about SICSA’s services and programs. The primary role of the Greeter is to help direct customers and give a favorable first impression of SICSA.
Development
Volunteers are needed working at special events and helping with office work.
Off-site Events
Volunteers can help adoption counselors represent SICSA, taking animals out into the community. SICSA travels to various locations and special events with adoptable animals. You must be comfortable interacting with the public.
Pet-Facilitated Therapy
Volunteers bring the joy and comfort of animal companionship to people in nursing homes and hospitals with our pet therapy kittens or pups.
Birthday Parties at SICSA Volunteers are needed to help decorate the party room and help with crafts and serving cake. Parties are held on Saturdays from 1pm-5pm. If interested please email DDurbin@sicsa.org.
Junior Volunteers
Teenagers from 13-17 years old can volunteer at SICSA. All junior volunteers must have a parent or guardian's consent to volunteer and have reliable transportation. The junior volunteer program is currently closed and we will not be accepting any new applicants into the program at this time. We anticipate being able to re-open the junior volunteer program in June.
Friends of SICSA
Friends of SICSA (FOS) are always looking for more members. FOS makes and sells crafts at local bazaars and festivals and other fundraising activities. Meetings are the 3rd Wednesdays of each month. Email Pklarrick@ameritech.net for more information. Read more..
How To Apply:
To become a volunteer, apply online.
To be a foster care provider, download and fill out foster care application and email to jfry@sicsa.org or mail to:
SICSA
Attn: Animal Care Coordinator
2600 Wilmington Pike
Kettering, OH 45419
For more information about volunteer opportunities email: volunteer@sicsa.org or call the Volunteer Coordinator at 937-294-6505 extension 20.
Orientation
There are two volunteer orientations monthly; the first Wednesday of the month at 6 p.m and the first Saturday of the month at 10:30 a.m. at SICSA. Please RSVP with the volunteer coordinators at volunteer@sicsa.org or 294-6505 ext. 20 before coming to the orientation.
Benefits
All SICSA volunteers are required to become members ($35 membership fee due at orientation) and receive a volunteer t-shirt, SICSA car decal, e-newsletter, stray thoughts newsletter and any other promotional incentives we are offering at the time for members. Instruction in the Open Paw Training program is available for all volunteers.