An hour, or thirty minutes, once a month would mean a lot to the homeless pets in Forsyth County.

Can you spare half of 1% of your time during a month?

Please note: Due to legal liability, if you are under the age of 18, you must be accompanied by a parent.  All volunteers must attend the required volunteer orientation in order to participate as a volunteer at the shelter. 

Off-site Adoptions

• For all off-site adoption locations, crates and pens must be set up and broken down. Each takes about thirty minutes, and does require some lifting and carrying of crates/pens.
• Warmly greet and chat with people who are interested in adopting a pet from the Humane Society of Forsyth County.
• Take an active interest in getting to know each pet so you can answer questions and refer them to the proper individuals to answer any questions you are unable to answer.
• Supervise prospective adopters during interaction with pets outside of their crate or pen (the safety and protection of our pets and the public is very important).
• Walk dogs and take them to the "restroom" area.
• Keep adequate water in the bowls in the crates and pens and help clean up accidents.
• Help fill out the adoption paperwork.
• Learn the screening process for prospective adopters.
• Pet transport to and from off-site adoption days.

Community Education

• Organize and present educational material to community groups, schools, and other organizations
• Give tours of shelter when requested

Feral Cats

• Set up feeding stations, deliver food to feral cat caregivers.
• Trap, take to vet appointments for spay/neuter, temporarily foster during recovery from surgery period, release back to feral colony or socialize for transition to adoptable pet.

Foster Program

• Take an active part by bringing a pet into your home until a loving, permanent home can be found for them.
• Take foster pets to off-site adoption days.
• Take foster pet to vet for regular checkups and shots (medical needs financially covered by HSFC).
• Provide personal information about pet to be included on website.

Fundraising

• Be part of the grant application and reporting team.
• Setup a consistent giving program for memberships.
• Participate in creative fundraising opportunities
• Set up company match gifting programs and payroll deductions
• Help raise funds/items through upcoming events

Humane Hearts

• Get your own pet involved! Have your pet certified to visit hospitals, nursing homes, and various other institutions to teach the calming, blood pressure-reducing effects of interacting with pets. 
• Help schedule and recruit facilities for trained pets to visit.

Pet Care /Socialization -Shelter

• Visit the HSFC Adoption Center any day of the week (during adoption hours) to play with the cats and dogs, as well as clean cages, replace litter, feed and water, etc. The animals crave human interaction while they are waiting to be adopted.
• Become an official HSFC Dog Walker or Bather.
• Help bottle feed newborn puppies and kittens that have lost their mothers.
• Cat Care/Petco- Market Square
• Help socialize cats and maintain/clean cat cages at Petco where cats will be available for adoption

Transport (animals and donations)

• Pick up and drop off pets for Vet clinic visits and adoption events.
• Pickup donated items from HSFC Corporate sponsors and donation drives.

Upcoming Events

• Participate in upcoming events and fundraisers. Annual events include Ruff and Purr Ride, Wags and Whiskers Wine Tasting, Bark and Boogie Ball, Pets with Santa, Cumming Christmas Parade, and many more to be announced.

Volunteer Orientation is normally on the fourth Thursday of every month at 7 pm at a NEW location, The Humane Society of Forsyth County Thrift Store, located at 168 Tri-County Plaza, Cumming, Georgia, Phone: 770-886-5806.  Map. For orientation dates, time and details, please see our events calendar. Come hear about all of the volunteer opportunities and get a chance to meet several of our volunteer team leads and get your questions answered.

Please take a few minutes to fill out our online volunteer application prior to attending orientation by clicking here.  We do require that if you are under the age of 18 that you are always accompanied by a parent or guardian. This is for liability reasons.  All volunteers must attend the required volunteer orientation in order to participate as a volunteer at the shelter.

For Groups wanting to volunteer, please contact me, the Volunteer Coordinator at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

We encourage our volunteers to become official, card carrying Humane Society of Forsyth County members!  Funds to support the HSFC are desperately needed. We are not funded by local and state government funds and exist only because of the generosity of those who choose to donate to our cause. For further information to become a member, you can visit Memberships.

If you have any questions about the upcoming volunteer orientation, please contact me, Yvette Matzek at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Thank you!!!

Yvette Matzek
Humane Society of Forsyth County Volunteer
Volunteer Coordinator
Voicemail: 770-889-1365 x4
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