Volunteer with The Animal Center

We Love Our Volunteers
Thanks so much for considering a volunteer position with The Animal Center. The more volunteers we have, the more needy animals we can help in our community.

Foster Program
Foster families play a vital role in our ability to help local homeless animals. The more foster homes we have, the more kittens we can help. Volunteer foster parents take in kittens and look after them at home. Foster parents handle them, talk to them, and play with them so when the kittens are old enough for adoption, they are healthy, frisky and very friendly.

Kittens generally will need to be fed three times a day and have their litterbox cleaned at least twice a day. The Animal Center pays for 100% of the kitten's veterinary care and medicines while they are being fostered by you. We will also provide food and litter if you cannot.

If you want to get a kitten fix but don't want to adopt, this program is perfect for you. Time commitment: approx. 2 weeks, 2 hours per day. Contact us (203)270-0228.

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Food Drive Coordinator
We are looking for a volunteer to coordinate cat food drives in their own town or, ideally, in the Greater Danbury area. Food donations will be distributed to volunteer feral cat caretakers who are feeding dozens of free-roaming stray and feral cats in our community.

If you love helping animals but don't like direct hands-on care, this program is perfect for you. Time commitment: approx. 2 hours per month, ongoing. Contact us (203)270-0228.

Donation Canisters
If you own your own business or know a business that would display an Animal Center donation canister, let us know! Every penny counts. When placed in a good location, we may get as much as $1000 in a year just from one canister.

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Kids & Animals
Earn community service hours while you help the animals! Here are a few ways you can make a difference:

1)Kitten Shower. If you are in charge of a Girl Scout troop or know a group of kids who love animals and have to fulfill community service requirements, help them put together a kittens shower! Guests bring gifts for the kittens in our program, including food, toys, towels, general supplies and donations.

2)Wish List Drive. Our program uses a ton of supplies to keep our cats and kittens happy and healthy during their stay with us. A great way for kids to help animals and fulfill community service requirements is by making our Wish List come true! Kids collect Wish List items in teams or individually and donate them to The Animal Center. Wish List Items:

Cat Food (All unopened, un-expired bags and cans accepted)
Unscented, non-clumping, cat litter
Cat Beds
Cat Toys
Paper towels
Cat Towers or Furniture
Cardboard Scratching Posts
Cat Dancer Cat Toys
Gift Certificates to any local pet supply store, Target, Staples, Caraluzzi's, Stop & Shop or Big Y.

If you don't want to hold a Wish List Drive but want to contribute, you can also visit our Wish List on Amazon.com. Since we don't have a shelter, please ship items to yourself. When delivery arrives, contact us and we'll send a volunteer to pick up your donations. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

Newtown High School's Animal Concern's Club made this great food donation box. The club collected donations for the animals in our program at the high school.

3)"Thank You" Notes. This is a perfect project for anyone--young or not--who likes to draw. Each year, we send out a lot of thank you cards. If you enjoy drawing, please make 20 thank you notes for us to use.