It’s a feel-good thing. Do you love dogs? Are you looking to make a difference, learn something new, give back to your community, and meet people with similar interests? As a Second City Canine Rescue (SCCR) volunteer, you get to contribute to a cause you care about.
We are always looking for passionate people willing to help. If you are at least eighteen years old, we would LOVE to have you be a partner in furthering our mission of rescuing responsiblySM.
There are lots of ways to get involved; below are some areas where we always need volunteers. If any of these opportunities are a good fit for you, please click on the link at the bottom of the page to begin your online application.
- Care for a dog as your own until it finds its forever home
- Bring dog to an SCCR veterinarian for care as scheduled by our medical coordinator
- Bring dog to adoption events or the SCCR Adoption Center for potential families to meet
- Volunteer at our Adoption Center (located at 570 N Smith St in Palatine) to walk puppies and socialize them as they wait to meet their forever families
- Work with puppies on socialization tasks, tidy the living spaces, other daily tasks as requested
- Introduce the dog you are handling while at the Adoption Show
- Engage with the dog you’re handling
- Involve adoption counselors when potential adopters are recognized
- Spread awareness about SCCR’s mission
- Design email campaigns and/or social media posts
- Create graphic design projects
- Select photos for marketing projects
- Transport foster dogs to places such as vet appointments, adoption events, and babysitting foster homes.
- Transport adoption center puppies to places like vet appointments and events.
- Transport medications to foster homes.
- Take an adoption center pup on a field trip to explore the world
- Host an overnight or weekend adventure
- Provide opportunities for puppies to experience new sights and sounds
Have an idea we didn’t touch base on? You can help!
Important: Sometimes our email replies go to spam. Please check your spam folder for replies from @sccrescue.org and @volunteer2mail.com or add volunteer@sccrescue.org to your contacts. Click the button below to sign up to volunteer with SCCR:
Important: We are unable to provide court-ordered community service hours.
Effective 6.5.24, volunteers must be 18 years of age or older due to insurance requirements.
Email questions to volunteer@sccrescue.org
