Calling all animal lovers between the ages of 12 and 17! The Humane Society of Huron Valley is offering a 6-session Junior Volunteers program to help youth engage in and learn about some of the fantastic volunteer opportunities at our shelter!

Working alongside our Humane Educator and a mentor volunteer, youth in the J.V. program will attend six volunteer training sessions in which they will learn different procedures, policies and safety precautions for working with and caring for animals. Each session will consist of a 45 minute volunteer training program and 75 minutes of onsite volunteer time.

Included in the six sessions will be shelter cleaning, puppy and adult dog socialization, cat comforting, cat feeding, enrichment treat/toy making and many lessons on animal care and welfare.

Registered youth who attend all six sessions will receive twelve hours of volunteer time, which can be used towards required community service hours. Upon completion of all six sessions, certified Junior Volunteers will have opportunities to volunteer independently at HSHV!  Only one six session class is required for youth to volunteer. Once they complete the program, they are able to sign up for volunteer shifts as their schedule allows. We do have a 90 day inactive policy which means that we require youth to volunteer at least once every 90 days to remain active volunteers. once a volunteer goes inactive, for safety purposes they may need to take a refresher course or complete the six sessions of the program to return to volunteering. 

A $195 fee is required to reserve your spot in this 6-session program. This fee is non-refundable and cannot be transferred to other sessions. Please be sure you can attend all dates.

Registration opens: 

• March sessions: February 6th, 2023 @ 8am
• April sessions: March 6th, 2023 @ 8am
• May sessions: April 4th, 2023 @ 8am
  
  

Upcoming Dates: (youth need to complete one of the six-class sessions below to become a JV) . 

• March sessions: FULL
  • M/W 4-6pm: March 6th, 8th, 13th, 15th, 20th, 22nd
  • T/Th 4-6pm: March 7th, 9th, 14th, 16th, 21st, 23rd
• April sessions: 
  • M/W 4-6pm: April 3rd, 5th, 10th, 12th, 17th, 19th
  • T/Th 4-6pm: April 4th, 6th, 11th, 13th, 18th, 20th 
• May sessions: 
  • M/W 4-6pm: May 1st, 3rd, 8th, 10th, 15th, 17th
  • T/Th 4-6pm: May 2nd, 4th, 9th, 11th, 16thM, 18th 

• Summer 2023 session dates will be posted in mid-April. 

Participants must be able to attend ALL scheduled dates. Make up dates are not available and registrations cannot be refunded or transferred to other sessions. 

After registering, you will be emailed a link to fill out a volunteer application. The Volunteer application MUST be filled out within three days of registration. This link will come in your confirmation email.