Visit our Calendar of Events and register for one of our Volunteer Orientations at the location you prefer. We have volunteer orientations for both our SLO location and our Atascadero location. At the orientation, you will learn about volunteering at Woods Humane Society and the many roles available for volunteers. You’ll also find out about the training required to work with our animals.
*We currently do not have any scheduled on-site youth volunteer programs. Stay tuned for our next sessions, TBA, by subscribing to the newsletter, or following us on Instagram or Facebook at @WoodsHumaneEducation.
Please see our Virtual Camps, Youth Fundraisers and Independent Community Service Projects to help from home!
Woods offers interactive, supervised volunteer and community service opportunities for kids ages 6-18 through our Humane Education Program's Youth Volunteer Team.
Woods Humane Society offers community service-oriented youth volunteer programs for First Grade through High School! Read below to sign up for an upcoming program to help animals in need. To hear about upcoming events, sign up for our newsletter!
Video making, light cleaning and/or event support. $10 per session, Space Limited
Woods North County: TBA
Woods SLO: TBA
Toy making, reading to the animals, & other projects. $10 per session, Space Limited
Woods North County: TBA
Woods SLO: TBA
Space is limited. Please sign up online. Events are subject to cancellation without refund. $10 per program. Scholarships available; email us for information.
Foster Volunteers play a crucial role in saving animals' lives. They take animals into their own homes and care for them on a short-term basis until they are ready to enter our adoption program. In spring and summer, we have many kittens in need of foster care because they are not yet old enough for their spay or neuter surgeries. Throughout the year, adult cats and dogs may also need to be fostered as they receive medical care, socialization to overcome shyness, or behavior modification and training. Woods trains foster volunteers and provides all of the pet care supplies necessary.
Want to help?
We have foster opportunities in both San Luis Obispo (cats & dogs) & Atascadero (cats only). Please click the button below to submit a foster interest form. You can also find a wish-list of our most needed foster care supplies here.
Group Volunteering Form