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Youth Opportunities

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Youth Opportunities

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We value and appreciate our teen volunteers! Teens bring dedication, passion, creativity, and energy to our volunteer program. Some teens volunteer for a short time to complete a school project and others volunteer year-round. Explore which option is best for you and your teen.

Age requirements for volunteering

Minimum age requirement is 12 years old.
If you are 12 years old to 15 years old, you must volunteer alongside a parent or guardian.
The parent or guardian is required to take all of the steps to be a registered volunteer.

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Senior project

Are you a senior in high school wanting to complete your community service hours at Front Street and model your senior project around animal welfare? We need more advocates like you!

Please read the deadline dates below to help you decide if Front Street is the right choice for you. Be advised that a meeting with a coordinator is required and that this is the time when mentor approval forms will be signed.

Hours due in February

Submit a senior project application and attend a senior project meeting with a coordinator.

Meetings are in a group setting with other students.
Meeting date(s) and time(s) cannot be accomodated outside of the available appointments.
You can start volunteering and logging hours before your meeting.
Hours for approved tasks will be counted as early as September 1st.

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Schedule Your Meeting

Use the online system to book an appointment with the Volunteer Coordinator

Hours due in May or June

Submit a senior project application and attend a senior project meeting with a coordinator.

What to expect

There are a variety of activities available to receive credit for your community service volunteer hours. You will gain insight into the basic care needs of animals at the shelter and learn how the community can help support our organizational mission.

We ask you commit to volunteering 20-30 hours with one or more of the following approved tasks:

Cleaning dog runs
Laundry and dishes
Bagging pet food for outreach
Organizing donated items
Cleaning the cattery

How to get started

Ready to help the shelter animals for your senior project?

Submit a senior project application
Sign up for a volunteer meeting
Complete the online orientation class and sign the volunteer agreement
Create your online account and fill out a volunteer application
Schedule a meeting with a coordinator
Sign up for opportunities
Log your hours online and the in-person student binder for credit

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School-required community service

Need to complete community service hours for school but it is not for your senior project and you do not need a mentor? This option is best for students from multiple grades who do not have a deadline for mentor approval and do not need mentor meeting checkpoints for a project.

What to expect

Students may have an hours-verification form to be signed. This form can be dropped off in a specified location. Please allow up to 1 week for the form to be signed. Students must log their hours online and physically sign-in and sign-out for each shift in the labeled student binder in order for hours to be credited.

If you are 12-15 years old, you must volunteer alongside a parent or guardian. The parent or guardian must also complete all of the "how to get started" steps.

Plan to volunteer at least 12 hours on-site by helping out with one or more of the following:

Organizing donated items
Bagging pet food for the pet food pantry
Cleaning the dog kennels
Cleaning the cattery
Doing the laundry
Cleaning the dishes

How to get started

Ready to help the shelter animals?

Complete the online orientation class and sign the volunteer agreement
Create your online account and fill out a volunteer application
Sign up for opportunities
Log your hours online and the in-person student binder for credit

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12 years old - 17 years old (non-school requirement)

Are you between the ages of 12 years old and 17 years old but do not need community service hours for school?

What to expect

If you are 12 - 15 years old, you must volunteer alongside a parent or guardian. The parent or guardian must also complete all of the "how to get started" steps.

Plan to volunteer at least 12 hours on-site by helping out with one or more of the following:

Organizing donated items
Bagging food for the pet food pantry
Cleaning the dog kennels
Cleaning the cattery
Doing the laundry
Cleaning the dishes
Shelter greeter
Outreach events
And more!

How to get started

Complete the online orientation class. Instructions for the next steps are detailed in this orientation.
Create your online account and fill out a volunteer application
Sign-up for opportunities

Questions or comments? Contact the Front Street Volunteer Team

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