Be a hero to a furry kid! Our purpose and mission is to help save the lives of innocent dogs, puppies, cats & kittens that were abandoned and on death row of over-crowded animal shelters or some are found starving and/or injured in the streets. Our foster homes provide sanctuary for our rescued animals, so we can only save as many lives as we have foster homes. We have about 200+ active & dedicated volunteers and foster homes and 6000 team supporters since Nov. 1998 throughout Northern California. Together as a team, we have saved over 9000 animals and assist 70 shelters and other rescue groups via our website.

Each friendly dog or cat we rescue is first vet checked and vaccinated, groomed, dewormed, spay/neutered and ID Chipped/ID tagged. We try to match the rescue dog or cat (size, age, activity level & personality) to the foster home's enviroment and lifestyle. We provide all the basic supplies, cover any needed vet expenses with our authorized vets, and guidance from our experienced foster counselors and trainers. The dog or cat then gets TLC, basic home training and relaxes at your home until their perfect home finds them via our website or adoption showcases. Home visits are done for every adoption to insure safety and quality loving home for life. We strive for adoption for life, not short term. We look for the best match for the dog or cat so they will be a cherished family member. The foster home parents play an important part in the interview process to insure a match for their foster dog or cat. They are welcome to go on the home visits if they like or want to be trained. Back up "pet-sitting" for the foster animal is also provided. Open your heart and home to a rescued dog, puppy, cat or kitten. Feel the warmth in your heart and know that you are his or her Guardian Angel. Just look into their thankful and happy eyes.

If interested, please email: volunteer@furryfriendsrescue.org or call: (510) 794-4703. Or, stop by one of our many Adoption Showcases so that you can meet the team and see all the happy furry faces!.

Adult volunteers are needed to help us at all our weekly Dog and Cat Adoption Showcases. See Showcase Location page for times and locations (Petco in Fremont & Pet Club in Mt. View).
Duties: Set up half hour before showcase begins, watch over a dog or puppy, learn our procedures and help answer questions to the public, help with misc. event projects and breakdown. Adult Volunteers should email: volunteer@furryfriendsrescue.org

Junior Volunteers for Dog Adoption Showcase must be at least 12 years of age.
-Junior Volunteers under 18 years of age must attend our orientation with their parent or guardian.
-Community Service Hours: Minimum requirement with FFR is 24 hours. (We will issue you a form to help track your hours)

To volunteer you need to attend our "Dog Adoption Showcase" Orientation. To sign up, please email volunteer@furryfriendsrescue.org. You will receive an email from the FFR Orientation Teacher to inform you of the date and location of the next class. Each class is limited to 10 new volunteers. Junior volunteers under 18 years of age must attend our orientation with a parent or guardian.

At our orientation, you can sign up to volunteer, learn our safety rules & procedures, buy your FFR T-shirt and get your official FFR Volunteer Name Badge.

View our Volunteer Photo Gallery: http://community.webshots.com/user/furryfriendsrescue

Due to the growth of FFR's Dog Rescue team and our pro-active capabilites to rescue from 20 Animal Shelters in No. Calif., we need more committed, responsible and experienced canine counselors with dog knowledge. Handle day to day rescues, evaluate and temp. test dogs, help with coordinations of dogs from shelter to vet to foster homes, handle day to day phone calls/emails, help at weekly Sat. Adoption Showcases (see Showcase Locations), manage/coordinate foster homes, interview adoption interests and handle/or schedule Home Visits for adoption. Must have home computer for emails. Work with a super Dog Rescue Team!

Due to the growth of FFR's Cat Rescue team and our pro-active capabilites to rescue from 20 Animal Shelters in No. Calif., we need more committed, responsible and experienced cat counselors with cat knowledge. Handle day to day rescues, evaluate and temp. test cats, help with coordinations of cats from shelter to vet to foster homes, handle day to day phone calls/emails, help at weekly Adoption Showcases (see Showcase Locations), manage/coordinate foster homes, interview adoption interests and handle/or schedule Home Visits for adoption. Must have home computer for emails. Work with dedicated cat lovers who all strive for adoptions for life!

Position involves the research, implementation and management of searching for low cost and no charge spay & neuter programs and free Feral Cat sp/n clinics. Information to be loaded on our website resource page of sp/n clinics/programs, implement voucher or information program, search out and apply for various clinic, city incentives, grants (ie Bob Barker Sp/N grant) and national resources. Build/increase awareness and educate the public of the importance of spay & neuter (over pet population) thru various community events, creative marketing, flyers and other sources of media. Reply to email or phone inquires. Volunteer should have general business and rescue experience, home computer and fax. Report to President and work closely with FFR senior staff team.

Research, identify and obtain multi-acreage property for FFR Safe Haven Sanctuary. Land space should be in the Bay Area as far south as Salinas. Property should be obtained by donation structure and fundraising. Real Estate background a plus. Home computer a plus.

Provide assistance (phone or in person) to pet owners looking for homes for their own pet or strays. Coordinate "Guardian Assist" program from start to placement of the cat. Meet with pet guardian to implement "Guardian Assist" program. Obtain photo for web site, contact guardian for adoption showcase and obtain adopter's information / ref. donation.

Experienced marketing professional needed to lead marketing dept. for FFR. Handle the creation of all marketing materials (Invitations, Flyers, Brochures) as needed. Lead over Media Coordinator, Literature Distribution, Graphic Designer and work with FFR's current Graphic Art/Printing companies. Desk top publishing skills a plus. Must have home computer and fax. Report to FFR President.

Help transport dogs or cats from Bay Area shelters to vet offices, to foster homes or to adoption showcase.

Upon experience working with the entire cat rescue team; manage cat rescue program, showcases, shelters and foster homes. Must have home computer, email & Fax machine. Work closely with President, VP, Board and Sr. Team.

Need several volunteers with dog experience/knowledge to help make follow up calls or e-mail on dog and puppy adopters on their 3rd week.  Dog Training skills a plus.  Contact puppy adopters to insure they attend "puppy training", get their booster shots and spay/neuter surgery & Rabies at 5 mos. of age.  Obtain fax proof of sp/n & rabies from vet to give to Canine Administrator and President for sp/n refund.

This position requires an individual with the time and inclination to volunteer at least 15-30 minutes each day (including weekends) to review pictures and descriptions sent in via email, then use photo manipulation software such as PhotoShop, ACDSee,etc to crop,resize and save for the website. You will then FTP the pictures up to our website and update the website database.

This highly demanding job is also very rewarding, for many animals on death row at shelters have been saved due to being posted on our website. See our shelter webpage for examples of the amount of work that is done on a daily basis for the website.

Potential applicants - you must demonstrate your skills at manipulating pictures to our width/height and resolution guidelines. You must also demonstrate your knowledge and experience with FTP and file manipulation.

Take digital photos of new rescued dogs or cats at our adoption showcases, vet office or sometimes at a foster home. Adjust and Post the photo on FFR website: Required equipment: Digital Camera, Computer and email. Broadband Internet Access preferred. Knowledge of FTP and file management. See above position description (Daily Web Photo Loaders) for more details on the technical aspects of this position.

Event Volunteers needed at our various events we attend or host throughout the year.  See our "Calendar of Events" for listing of our events.  Especially need volunteers to help with various positions for our upcoming "Tail Waggin" Walk & Costume Contest.  Good coordination and planning skills.  Must have e-mail at home.  Work with FFR Event Director and President on event projects.   Must be available to help with set up and coordinations during the event.

Responsible for sending out weekly email schedule of FFR's Adoption Showcase locations and special events & coordinate volunteers for adoption showcase and events. Keep copy of "Volunteer Form". Update FFR Contact List of Volunteers. Use FFR StreamSend to broadcast emails to hundreds of volunteers. Require: Home computer, email, & fax.

Responsible for sign up, schedule & go over basic training of youth volunteers (12 yrs & up) at FFR's sat. Dog Adoption Showcases and special events. Require to attend our weekly sat. Dog Adoption Showcase to learn procedures and train....and then later get new youths signed up, train and monitor. Sign off on youth volunteer community service as needed. Require: Home computer, email & fax.

This volunteer must be able to travel to animal shelters to take digital photos of dogs and cats available for adoption or rescue on a weekly basis. They will also be responsible for working with shelter staff to keep the Shelter Assist web page updated when they know the animal is adopted or no longer available. Volunteer will need home computer, Digital Camera and email. Knowledge (or willingness to learn) of FTP and file management. Work with Web Director or Lead, President and Sr. Canine Rescue Leads.

Volunteer will be responsible to maintain supply of all FFR Brochures, Contracts, Literature for New Adopter's packages, event brochures or flyers and any other necessary documents needed at Adoption Showcases. Distribute event literature to various pet stores, vet offices, and post where applicable. Person would keep original copy of documents and run off copies as needed to supply and stock Adoption Showcase or Event. Must have home computer, email and printer. Copy expenses are reimbursed by FFR.