Getting Involved

Bucks County SPCA is grateful for all the offers of help and interest in helping animals.  There are many ways to get involved to help animals directly and indirectly.  Volunteer opportunities like Greeter and Community Outreach offers you a chance to get to know your local shelter, our services, how we operate.  These are great opportunities to show off your people skills, a trait highly valued in future Animal Care Volunteers.  Volunteers are accepted by application.  Please fill out a Volunteer Application and drop it off, mail it in or fax it.  Please allow at least one month for application processing, then call (215) 794-7425 ext 304, to schedule a phone interview.  Print out a reminder card to post on your fridge.

SPCA Greeter

This new volunteer opportunity is a great way to get involved, immediately while learning about the Bucks County SPCA.  Help welcome visitors and potential adopters to our shelter.  Greeting responsibilities include giving personal tours of our facility, directing foot traffic to our helpful staff at the front desk, answering general questions about shelter services and cage cards, and helping potential adopters set up parameters during their search for a pet.  Attend a two hour orientation to learn about the shelter.  Orientations are scheduled according to interest, monthly.  Interested volunteers should submit a Volunteer Application and check off SPCA Greeter to be included in our e-mail orientation list.

Hours:  Volunteer Monday-Sunday, great flexibility offered with this opportunity
Commitment:  3 hours once every other week or weekly for 30 hours 

Community Outreach Volunteering

As an animal care organization, the Bucks County SPCA is invited to pet fairs, parades, community days, and events throughout the year.  We need your help to spread the word about our organization and educate people about our services.  This is a great opportunity for the whole family to get involved.  Attend our two hour Community Outreach training and learn about the Bucks County SPCA to help at these events.  Orientations are scheduled according to interest.  Interested volunteers should submit a Volunteer Application and check off Community Outreach to be included in our e-mail orientation list.

Hours: Volunteer Monday-Sunday, great flexibility offered with this opportunity
Commitment: 4 events each year    

Trail Volunteer

Savannah's Trail is our dog walking trail used by volunteers and potential adopters alike.  Through out the year, weeds grow and severe weather takes it toll on this favorite strolling area.  Do you enjoy nature, the woods, gardening, and watershed conservation?  Maybe you would make a great Trail Volunteer.  Our trail is currently maintained by a dedicated group of volunteers who need your help to keep Savannah's Trail in tip top shape for all to enjoy.  If you are interested in becoming a trail volunteer, kindly submit a Volunteer Application to Diane and she will contact you to schedule your training. 

Commitment:  Visit the shelter for at least a 3hr shift scheduled with Diane during shelter hours of operation.  Trail Volunteers work is done year round.  Trail volunteers may be needed for longer shifts depending on what type of trail maintenance is being done.   

Animal Care Volunteer Program (18yrs+)

Interested Adults (18yrs or older) help with socializing, training, grooming and promoting animals available for adoption. Volunteer for 3hrs once a week to help adoptable pets practice good manners, socialize, learn something new, clean up, and strike a pose to help put their best paws, claws and personalities forward. Animal Care volunteers are selected out of current volunteer greeters and community outreach volunteers.  Interested volunteers should check off Animal Care to show your interest.  Animal care orientations are given three to four times a year and are scheduled once a volunteer has gained enough experience.  

Animal Care Volunteers help year-round, Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m, Tuesdays 10-7pm, Saturday 10-3pm and Sundays from 11-2pm.
Evening and weekend hours are reserved for experienced Animal Care volunteers only. We cannot schedule any new animal care volunteers on these days. 

Commitment: Visit the shelter for at least a 3 hr visit, weekly.

Kids Club Summer Program: (Ages 12-17yrs) 

We are proud to offer a brand new program and a chance for more kids to get involved, volunteering at Bucks County SPCA.  Kid's Club Summer Program will offer multiple sessions during July and August.  Each session will invite up to 20 kids to volunteer once a week for four weeks.  The kids in each session, will be divided in groups, each with a mentor to guide the kids during their two hours of volunteering.  Each week Kids Club participants will helping with various tasks around the shelter including, working on Savannah's Trail, help in the front office, animal handling/training and animal care/cleaning.

How do I sign up? Submit a complete Kid's Club Application between February 1 and March 1, 2012 for the 2012 summer, to be placed on our mailing list.  Applications will be available to download here starting February 1, of the current year.  Orientation information will be mailed to all interested participants who submit an application and are within the age parameters of our program.  Download the Kid's Club Summer Program Brochure for more details.  Due to the large number of interested children, orientation space fills on a first come first serve basis.  

Due to liability concerns, the Bucks County SPCA is no longer able to offer kids under 17yrs old, animal care volunteer opportunities.

Download and print the Kid's Club Summer Program Application Here.   All applications must be MAILED IN or DROPPED OFF at our Lahaska office no later than March 1, 2012.  Mail to: BCSPCA KIDS CLUB, P.O. BOX 277, Lahaska, PA 18931.  Accepted applicants will be notified by email no later than March 17, 2012.  Thank You!

Foster Parent

Bucks County SPCA always needs foster parents for underage kittens during the spring and summer months.  Fosterparenting is easy and help young kittens get off to a great start.  See our section on Becoming a Foster Parent for all the details.