OAR thrives on the support of our amazing volunteers!
Interested in Volunteering?

Volunteer Opportunity Openings:

Check out the descriptions of our current volunteer openings & find one that is a good fit for you!

Complete sign up link (below) and our Volunteer Manager will contact you about scheduling your new volunteer orientation.

🐾 Clinic Concierge

Our Spay/Neuter Clinic sees dozens of clients each day. The hustle and bustle of morning surgery check in can be overwhelming, especially for first time visitors! We know a seamless check in process can help pet owners, trappers, and cats feel more comfortable and at ease — and the Clinic Concierge volunteer will play a huge part in making that possible. This volunteer will assist by greeting guests and help control the flow of morning check in to help ensure a positive, stress-free experience.

🗓 Shifts available:
Mondays: 7:45–8:45 AM

You would be a great fit if you:
✅ Enjoy greeting people (and their cats)
✅ Able to carry cats in carriers (up to 15lbs) and label carriers with cats’ names
✅ Comfortable in fast-paced settings
✅ Able to stand for extended periods
✅ Age 18+

🐾 Playpen Specialist

Kitten season lasts well beyond spring — often through December! Kittens and adult cats who prefer solitude thrive in playpens instead of group cat rooms. Once a playpen is vacated after a cat or kitten is adopted, it’s disinfected and reset for new residents. Because many adoptions happen over the weekend, Playpen Specialists help prepare the Adoption Center for cats and kittens returning from foster on Mondays, ensuring each cat has a clean, comfortable space to settle in and begin their journey toward a loving home.

🗓 Shifts available:
Mondays: 12:00-2:00 PM
Mondays: 2:00-4:00 PM

You would be a great fit if you:
✅ Able to wheel playpens outside or to the Medical & Foster Care Center for disinfection 
✅ Comfortable bending down and performing light physical activity
✅ Able to follow multistep directions and complete protocols independently
✅ Enjoy independent cleaning tasks such as and disinfect playpens using dish soap, Rescue disinfectant, and light scrubbing
✅ Age 16+

🐾 Medical & Foster Care Center Specialist

Our Medical & Foster Care Center Specialist volunteers are often the first friendly face that greets our cats to OAR’s adoption program. These volunteers are dedicated to making the Medical and Foster Care Center a welcoming, safe, and clean environment for all of our cats.

🗓 Shifts available:
Fridays: 3:00–5:00 PM

You would be a great fit if you:
✅ Enjoy completing a variety of cleaning and organizational tasks
✅ Can easily bend, kneel while cleaning and move light supplies
✅ Follow cleaning and organizational tasks independently
✅ Enjoy making a difference behind the scenes
✅ Age 18+

🐾 Neuterville Express Coordinator 

Help us coordinate transportation that makes spay and neuter services possible for cats in our community.
The Neuterville Express transport program helps clients access spay and neuter services by providing transportation to our Spay/Neuter Clinic, removing a critical barrier to care for cats in our community.
This role plays an important part in ensuring requests are processed accurately, appointments are scheduled efficiently, and clients receive clear and timely communication

🗓 Shifts available:
Monday and Wednesday, with flexible 2 hour shifts that can be completed anytime between 8:00 AM–2:00 PM. We are ideally looking for one volunteer who can commit to both shifts each week.
***While this role is temporarily filled for the summer, we are currently seeking someone to begin in August 2026.

You would be a great fit if you:
✅ Are comfortable working with Google tools, including Sheets and Gmail, on a laptop
✅ Enjoy organized, detail-oriented work and keeping information accurate and up to date
✅ Feel comfortable communicating with clients by email (training and templates provided)
✅ Willingness to learn software (training and support provided)
✅ Age 18+

🐾 Cat Care – Medical & Foster Care Center

Help keep our cats safe, comfortable, and cared for as they begin their journey with OAR. Cat Care volunteers support cats in our Medical & Foster Care Center by providing fresh food and water, maintaining clean living spaces, and following established cleaning and safety protocols. This hands-on role plays a vital part in supporting cats who are newly arrived or receiving medical care.

🗓 Shifts available:
Mondays: 3:00 PM–5:00 PM 
Saturdays: 9:00–11:00 AM

You would be a great fit if you:
✅ Enjoy cleaning such as refreshing food and water, switching newspaper lining
✅ Can easily bend, kneel, and move light supplies
✅ Follow cleaning and organizational tasks independently
✅ Age 18+

Ready to get started? Click below to fill out our volunteer sign-up form!

Click this link: OAR Volunteer Sign Up

*Volunteers must be at least 16 years old to participate in OAR’s volunteer program.
Opportunities for volunteers ages 16–17 are limited but age requirements will be noted in the descriptions above.