Follow-Up Caller
Volunteer will make outbound phone calls from his/her home to PetPromise adopters. The goal is to check on the adopted animal and to make sure that the adopter does not have any questions. A script and list of questions to ask are provided. Any contacts that are found to be in need of assistance are forwarded to the appropriate PetPromise specialists.

Cat Socializer
Help socialize sem-feral cats that would otherwise not have the opportunity to be adopted. By fostering the cat in your home (often in a large crate for a period of time) and working with him/her until they can trust people is one of the most rewarding experiences there is!

Adoption Counselor
Help find happy homes for the rescued dogs and cats with PetPromise. Screening potential adopters to ensure that we make the right match for each pet and family. Call references, help with homevisits, and coordinate meetings between pets and people who want to adopt them.

Humane Education
Education volunteers instruct children and adults on proper pet care, the importance of spaying and neutering pets and the necessity of treating animals and people with kindness and respect. Volunteer must believe in the values and objectives of PetPromise and humane education, be comfortable speaking in front of groups and be able to interact well with children. Volunteer must be able to think on his/her feet and answer questions from an audience. Volunteer must be willing to read and become familiar PetPromise humane education materials.

Newsletter Contribtor
Contribute educational articles to the PetPromise PawPrint (a quarterly publication dedicated to educating the public on pet welfare issues.)

Stuff Envelopes for Mailings
Volunteer to spend 4-5 hours one evening each quarter to help compile the PetPromise PawPrint and other PetPromise mailings. (Snacks & fun usually involved!)

Webmaster
Volunteer to update our website...keep it current and exciting...add news, links, new pets, and other imortant information.

Librarian
Organize, maintain, file all hard-copy animal files (including vet records, adoption information, history, contracts, etc.) This person works cloisely with the electronic recordkeeper to ensure that the hard-copy files and the electronic database are consistent.

Community Outreach Volunteers
Commmunity Outreach Volunteers help people and pets in our community that are in need. Volunteer may deliver food and supplies to people with pets in need, transport animals to and from veterinarian visits, assit with trapping of feral cats and kittens, etc.

Dog Behavior Counselor
Know a thing or two about dogs and their behavior? Dog Behavior Counselors provide behavior counseling by phone and by e-mail to pet owners who are experiencing problems with their pet that might otherwise cause them to relinquish that pet to an animal shelter.

Cat Behavior Counselor
Have you been around the block a few times with a cat issue or two? Cat Behavior Counselors provide behavior counseling by phone and by e-mail to pet owners who are experiencing problems with their pet that might otherwise cause them to relinquish that pet to an animal shelter.

Foster Parenting
Foster volunteers provide a temporary home for animals until they can be adopted through the PetPromise adoption program. PetPromsie provides for the food and medical needs of the pet while in foster care. For details: Fostering for PetPromise

Animal Assisted Therapy
Volunteers take their own pets (having first been approved by PetPromise)to visit people with special needs including older adults, the seriously ill and patients in hospitals and rehabilitation centers.

Special Events Volunteer
Special Events Volunteers assist in putting together events (such as the PetPromise Rescue Run, the annual Silent Auction, Monthly Adoption Events, etc.), research new ideas, and coordinate events that have been approved. People who enjoy meeting the public, writing letters, or soliciting sponsorships/donations are needed for this group.