Fostering Team
Our foster homes are the heart of our organization, where our dogs/cats get the love and comfort of being in a home while waiting for adoption. Our animals are typically from shelters and animal control facilities. The more foster homes we have, the more lives we can save!
Click here to fill out a Foster Home Application.
PetSmart/ Other Outreach Events
Our foster families have a lot on their plates and sometimes they can’t always attend an adoption event, or need extra help at an event.
We need volunteers to act as handlers during an event, making sure they have positive interactions with prospective adopters who come in to meet the dog/cat. We also need people to help set up and tear down tables, chairs, and kennels.
Transport Team
As a Transport Volunteer, you help us by transporting animals from shelters or animal control facilities to our facility for intake. This would be primarily during the week but, can sometimes occur on weekends, as well. Transports can come from, or near Chicago, southern Illinois, or even out of state. We will coordinate all the details and share them with you regarding the time and place. Using your vehicle or our van are the two primary ways we transport animals. Most often, the new foster home(s) will meet you at the building to pick up their animal. We do ask that a transport driver helps with the clean up of kennels, and possibly help with bathing the new arrivals.
If you are interested in being part of the transport team, you can apply below and ask to join the FPO Transport Group on Facebook.
Special Events/Fundraising
Foster Pet Outreach is a Non-Profit organization. We rely solely on donations through our supporters and fundraisers. Each year we have events where we need volunteers to help with every stage of the planning and execution of these events. Volunteers are needed to solicit businesses for raffle items or to be sponsors, set up/tear down events, and organize and create new events. Some of our events include Pins for Pets, Easter Egg Hunt, Pawuctions, and Barktoberfest.
We also look for opportunities to reach out to the community for donations or supplies from schools, or other organizations.
Building Maintenance
We are pleased to have such a wonderful building located in Edwards, IL. Each year we do spring clean-up days. However, sometimes we need skilled workers at our building. We have small projects that need to be completed as well as larger projects.
Do you have a special skill or talent?
We NEED you. We are always in need of photographers to photograph fosters or events, groomers to groom foster animals for their big moments, and graphic artists to make posters or do marketing. We also need workers who can fix big or small issues at our building.