As a Community Outreach Volunteer, you will play a crucial role in preventing pets from being surrendered due to emergencies. After a fire, families often face overwhelming challenges, and we aim to ease their burden by providing vital pet supplies. By delivering pet food and other essential resources, you help keep beloved pets with their families, reducing the risk of animals being surrendered to shelters. We work in partnership with the local fire departments and Red Cross.
Key Responsibilities:
Pick up pet supplies and food from our central location.
Deliver supplies to families affected by fires within Maricopa County.
Provide a compassionate and supportive presence to families during deliveries.
Communicate any additional needs or requests from families to the Companion Pets in Crisis team.
Requirements:
Must have a valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
Ability to lift and carry supplies (up to 25 lbs).
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
Flexibility to be on-call for deliveries, as fires are unpredictable.
A passion for helping pets and their families in crisis situations.
Benefits:
Make a meaningful difference in the lives of families and their pets by preventing animal surrenders.
Gain volunteer experience and community service hours.
Join a supportive team of like-minded individuals committed to pet retention and community support.
How to Apply: If you are interested in becoming a Supply Delivery Volunteer, please visit our website at www.CPiCaz.org to complete a volunteer application.
Join us in our mission to help families and their pets stay together during times of crisis!
846 E Marconi Ave, Phx, AZ 85022, US
Our mission is to keep pets and their family together in times of crisis.
Companion pets in Crisis (CPiC) is the only resources to our local Fire Departments and Red Cross to assist on-scene with 911 crisis calls involving pets.
CPiC fills an important gap between human care and pet care within our EMS division.
By providing emergency services on-scene, transportation and emergency temporary shelter for pets displaced from their human and or home due to fire, evacuation or death of owner not only eases the anxiety on the family but on the animals as well.
CPiC provides on-scene crisis intervention by giving emotional support, resources and immediate needs for pets such as pet food, bowls, leashes, collars, crate and kitty supplies.
Providing these services also reduces the surrender and unnecessary euthanasia rate of healthy companion pets.
Keeping beloved pets out of the kill shelter.
846 E Marconi AvePhoenix, AZ 85022
September 3, 2024
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