Help The Animals Inc. Richmond,In

Volunteer Teams

Here at HELP, we organize our volunteers into three different, distinct groups. All three types of volunteer work are very important for keeping our shelter running day-to-day and making our animals as healthy and well-mannered as possible. Please take a look at the different types described below and fill out an application for the team that interests you:

Red Team

The Red Team has the least number of duties and largest amount of time flexibility. Red Team members are involved in caring for the animals in specific ways during our open hours, such as brushing the cats or walking the dogs.

The Red Team is designed for someone who has little time or a hectic schedule, but still wants to spend their extra time with our animals and helping out.

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Red Team!

Orange Team

The Orange Team are the people that the shelter staff rely on during office hours to keep the flow of visitors heading in the right direction. When a community member comes to visit the shelter, an Orange Team member should be at the door to greet them. If they have general questions, questions about adoption, or want to know more about a particular animal, the Orange Team either has that information or knows where to find it.

The Orange Team requires a commitment of at least two hours at a time during open hours, to cut down on scheduling problems, and requires some brief training and familiarity with the animals around the shelter.

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Orange Team!

Blue Team

The Blue Team are the people who work one-on-one with the dogs in order to help them be more presentable for potential adopters. Blue Team starts with a few classes with our trainer. Once the trainer feels that they have a good grasp on what they need to know, blue team members are welcome to come in any time during open hours to work with their dog.

Blue team members will choose to work with a dog to obtain their AKC Good Citizen's certification, and then move on to train another. This has shown to be extremely helpful for teaching the dogs good manners and drastically increases their chance of adoption.

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Blue Team!