- If you love animals and would like to get lots of hands-on time with them, this is the
area for you! ALI prioritizes special-needs animals--animals without owners who are sick,
injured, pregnant, nursing, orphaned or handicapped.
Description:
- Jobs in this area would include: cleaning, feeding, medical care, socializing, walking,
bathing, grooming. You can choose dogs or cats (or both!) There is nothing quite as
rewarding as seeing a dog or cat recover and once healthy again, find a good loving home!
- Volunteer Hours:
Volunteer hours for direct animal care: 8
am to Noon and 6 pm to 8 pm --7 days a week. The animals need
care every day of the year.
Location: The shelter
- Shelter Laundry:
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Description:
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We do lots of laundry and dishes on the morning shift and it would
be great to have a volunteer to help.
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Volunteer Hours: 8 or 9 am until 11:00 am - 6 days a week.
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Location: The shelter
- If you love animals and would like
to help them with their social skills this is the opportunity for
you.
Description:
- Jobs in this area would include:
walking, playing and brushing the dogs and playing and brushing
the cats. If we have puppies and kittens, job also includes
socializing them.
- Volunteer Hours:
1 pm to 5 pm Monday through Friday
Location: The shelter
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- Description:
- Volunteers are needed to assist customers,
placing new merchandise out for sale, light dusting and cleaning.
- Volunteer Hours:
The Thrift Shop is open from 10 am to 6 pm
Tuesday through Friday and Saturday 10 am to 5 pm. Shifts are
available to meet each individuals availability.
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Location: 3304 SW 9th (SW 9th and Park Ave)
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- Description:
- Volunteers are needed to help at
information and awareness events.
- Volunteer Hours:
Informational/awareness events are held on
various days and time. Many are held in the evenings or on Saturday
and Sunday and last only a couple of hours.
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Location: Varies - Des Moines Metro locations
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- Description:
- Volunteers are needed to help at
fundraising events such as Shelter Open House, Spring and Holiday
Bazaar's, Pet Expo, Dog and Cat shows. Also need volunteers to serve
on our Claws and Paws Benefit Auction committe.
- Volunteer Hours:
Most of the fund raising opportunities are on
the weekends. Spring and Holiday Bazaar also has opportunites during
the week day hours.
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Location: Varies - Des Moines Metro locations
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- Description:
- ALI needs volunteers that can bake ALI dog biscuits that we sell at fund
raisers and information tables and booths. We have the recipe and the
dog bone cookie cutter. Click here
for the recipe. We also need volunteers who can bake for the many Bake
Sales we have throughout the year. A great way for someone to help the
animals but can't get to the shelter!
- Volunteer hours:
Hours Vary
- Location:
This project can be done from your home.
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- Description:
- Office help is needed for everything from answering the phones to data entry!
Our priority need is for volunteers to answer phones and do general
office work in the mornings Monday through Friday.
- Volunteer hours:
8 AM to 5 PM, Monday through Saturday.
Location: The shelter
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- Description:
- Just as it sounds, we are in need of
volunteers that have graphic design and/or publication design
background.
- Volunteer hours:
Varies by project
Location: Majority of the work could be done from your home or
office.
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