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Volunteer Opportunities

Donate Your Time

Find a volunteer opportunity that best meets your interest and availability! Each option has a meaningful impact on helping our mission. 

Raise a Puppy

Dedicate 14-18 months raising a puppy for the blind and visually impaired
  • Commit to volunteer 14-18 months to provide safe housing for a puppy in training
  • Housebreak and teach basic obedience- Raising a well-mannered pup
  • Socialize and expose the puppy out in public as much as possible
  • Follow our training/raising guidelines outlined in our Puppy Raising Manual

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Puppy Sit

Provide temporary housing for puppies and adult dogs in our program as needed.
  • Provide safe housing for a short duration of time for a puppy or adult dog in our program
  • Follow our training/raising guidelines while the puppy is in your care
  • Great volunteer opportunity for those who cannot commit to the 14-18 month duration but would still like to have an impact on a puppy in training
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Taxi Team

Become a member of our taxi team, transporting program pups/dogs safely
  • Must have a clean valid Driver's License
  • The ability to lift up to 50 lbs. safely
  • Comfortable transporting and securing puppies/dogs properly in a vehicle
  • Gas/Mileage is reimbursed or can be used towards a tax-deduction.
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Puppy Socialization

Socialize young pups within our nursery preparing them for life with their raisers
  • Follow safe and proper puppy socialization and handling techniques
  • Interact and play with puppies introducing them to crates, stairs, leash, etc.
  • Help puppies get used to body handling. (Paws, ears, belly, etc.)
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Event Representative

Represent us at Freedom events by sharing our mission, distributing materials and selling merchandise!
  • Volunteer your time as a Freedom host to represent us at outings.
  • Share our mission with attendees
  • Distribute material such as brochures, newsletters, annual reports with those who attend.
  • Sell merchandise on behalf of Freedom Guide Dogs
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Dog Walker/Bather

Bathe dogs and puppies within our program and allow them to enjoy a stroll
  • Comfortable handling dogs weighing up to 75 lbs.
  • Properly bathe dogs/puppies
  • Safely walk dogs using proper training techniques to ensure good leash skills
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Why Volunteer?

Your Time Transforms Lives

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Enjoy the companionship

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FAQS

Aside from becoming a Puppy Raiser, the amount of time you give is entirely up to you! Most volunteer opportunities are scheduled by volunteers choosing to sign up for a specific event/date or time. (We understand things happen and if something occurs where a volunteer puppy raiser is unable to finish out the raising of a puppy in their care, that’s ok! We will call the puppy back to campus and find a finishing raiser for that puppy.) 

No! You do not even need to have prior experience owning a dog before. We will provide you with the proper training and knowledge to ensure you are comfortable handling and working around dogs and puppies. 

Please contact us directly and we would be more than happy to assist you with any additional volunteering questions you may have. Email- info@freedomguidedogs.org

Yes- Depending on which volunteer opportunity you select we will ensure you have proper training to fulfil your volunteer role to the best of your ability! 

Aside from hosting a puppy/dog in your home there could be other opportunities you can help from the comfort of your home. As a small non-profit organization there are many ways we can use your help! We can certainly discuss other ways you may be able to volunteer for us from home. 

18 Years of Age to Volunteer on your own. We are happy to welcome volunteers as young as 14 with parental consent and support.