Animal Humane Association of New Mexico - 615 Virginia St SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108

Volunteer


Come and lend your "Helping Hands" as an Animal Humane Association of New Mexico Volunteer! We are always looking for enthusiastic and compassionate individuals who want to share their time and expertise helping AHANM improve the lives of companion animals. Whether they are adopting out animals as a Matchmaker, comforting puppies after surgery in the Clinic or supporting the Administration office by answering the phones, our volunteers are dedicated to making a difference anyway they can!
Becoming an AHANM volunteer is an easy three-step process. Step 1 - Review the Getting Acquainted Handbook and complete the Volunteer Application and Background Release Form. Step 2 - Contact our Volunteer Director, Cara Bailey, at 505.255.5523 ext 110 or carab@ahanm.org to schedule a 45-minute interview. Interviews are held on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Please remember to bring your completed Volunteer Application and Background Release Form to the interview. After you have completed the interview the Volunteer Director will inquire which orientation you would like to attend. Step 3 - Attend a New Volunteer Orientation. The Orientations are held the second Saturday of every month at the 615 Virginia SE campus from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in the brick Administration Office. The orientation dates for the next three months are October 13th, November 10th and December 8th. Please note that in order to become a AHANM volunteer all applicants must be at least 16 years of age, complete the application/interview/orientation process and be able to commit a minimum of eight hours monthly to AHANM.
Current Volunteer Opportunities:
Administration Department
Position: Administration Volunteer Location: Main Campus Shift Time: Tuesday and Wednesday between 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m
Adoption Department
Position: Matchmaker Location: Main Campus Shift Time: Monday through Sunday between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m Position: Matchmaker Location: Eubank Petsmart - 350 Eubank Blvd.NE Shift Time: Monday through Sunday between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Clinic
Position: Recovery Assistant Location: Main Campus Shift Time: Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Development Department
Position: Donation Box Carrier Location: Main Campus/Albuquerque Area Shift Time: Most routes require pick-up on a bi-weekly or monthly basis Position: Donation Box Counter Location: Main Campus Shift Time: Monday through Friday between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Thrift Store
Position: Retail Assistant Location: Main Campus Shift Time: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Position: Retail Assistant Location: Paw's N Shop Thrift Store 7901 4th Street North Shift Time: Tuesday through Friday between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m

Please review the Getting Acquainted Handbook for detailed job descriptions of each volunteer opportunity.

Temp Foster Parents Needed!

Throughout the year, we need temporary foster homes for kittens/puppies that are too young for adoption, orphaned kitten or puppy "bottle babies", and nursing litters of kittens and puppies with their mamas. Foster homes provide care for 2-8 weeks while the animals develop physically and learn socialization skills from their littermates and caretakers. Fosters are provided with everything they need: crates, bowls, ex-pens, cat condo's for litters of kittens, litter and pan, toys, towels, dry and moist food, formula and bottles -- all you need to provide is plenty of love and a safe home environment.

Often we take in dogs or puppies that have had no socialization with people or other animals. We utilize foster parents to rehabilitate shy, timid, fearful puppies, dogs or cats so they can learn to trust people and develop into adoptable pets.

Foster parents are also needed for animals recovering from various types of surgery. Recovery is much quicker when animals have a home environment in which to recuperate. Medical care for these animals is provided by our clinic staff at Animal Humane.

Fostering can be mutually beneficial to you and our companion animals. While providing foster care, you can observe the development of playful kittens and puppies with your family. Children can learn the responsibilities of properly caring for animals. If you aren't sure if you are ready for full-time pet ownership, short term fostering can fill the gap. It can help you decide if you are ready for the long-term commitment that adoption of a dog or cat brings.

If you are interested in providing temporary foster care, please contact Boni Galarneau, Foster Care Coordinator at 255-5523 ext. 119 or 991-0056 cell. A foster application can be emailed or snail mailed to you, or you can drop by the shelter to pick one up.

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