Volunteer
Be a Shelter or Thrift Shop Volunteer
Contribute to a Cause You Care About. Help the animals, learn new skills, make new friends and have fun!
Volunteering at the Shelter
Friends of Upland Animal Shelter operates Upland Animal Shelter in partnership with the City of Upland’s Animal Control Officers.
Volunteers are valued members of our team and help staff perform a variety of tasks at the shelter every day of the year.
As a new volunteer, you will attend an orientation, work one-on-one with a mentor, and attend other training sessions so you can be successful as a volunteer. Once you are trained, you can make your own schedule and volunteer anytime from 6:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily and at special events.
- Be at least 16 years old.
- Download and complete the Volunteer Application and send it to the Volunteer Coordinator via e-mail. She will contact you to arrange your introductory orientation. Orientations are held on a monthly basis and fill up quickly due to smaller class sizes as a result of COVID-19 precautions.
- Make a commitment to volunteer at least four (4) hours per month on an on-going basis. (Short-term community service volunteers are only accepted at 2nd Chance Thrift Shop.)
If you are one of our younger supporters who is under 16, you can organize a donation drive or do a special project. We can always use towels, blankets, bowls, toys, treats, cat litter, and monetary donations. See our Wish List.
When somebody does this for us, we love to take a picture of the items received next to the person that collected them and put it on our Facebook page. You can get your school, church and/or neighborhood involved too.
For more information or to discuss a special project you would like to do, send an e-mail to our Volunteer Coordinator.
If you have a special talent or have a unique way of offering assistance, your help will be gladly accepted. For example, one of our long-time volunteers makes blankets to give away to every family that adopts a pet at the shelter. Another volunteer decorated Christmas trees for a silent auction at 2nd Chance Thrift Shop.
For more information and to discuss a special project you would like to do, send an e-mail to our Volunteer Coordinator.
Our thrift shop supports our shelter operation. At the thrift shop, volunteers are needed to help sort and display merchandise, assist customers, do light cleaning, help with special events, and other tasks.
On your first day, you will receive an orientation and training. Once you are trained, you can work with our Volunteer Coordinator to set up your volunteer schedule and volunteer anytime from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. daily and at special events.
- Be at least 16 years old. If you are between 13 and 16 years old, you may volunteer with a parent or guardian.
- Fill out the Thrift Shop Volunteer Application. Once you have completed your application, the Thrift Shop Volunteer Coordinator will contact you to set up a date for you to start volunteering.
FUNdraise With Us
As a non-profit organization, we rely on monetary donations. We always need help with a variety of fundraising activities and special events.
For more information on how you can help support shelter animals through fundraising, please send an e-mail to the Fundraising Team.