Nonprofit
Published 7/30/25 8:00PM

PAWS Chicago Medical Center Volunteer

On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Chicago, IL
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  • Details

    Available Times:
    Weekdays (daytime, evenings), Weekends (daytime)
    Time Commitment:
    A few hours per month
    Commitment Details:
    PAWS Chicago offers daily shifts that range from 2-4 hours. We ask for a commitment of twice a month for training to stay fresh!
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    100
    Cause Areas:
    Animals, Community Development, Volunteering
    Benefits:
    Training Provided
    Good For:
    Teens, Public Groups, Age 55+
    Participation Requirements:
    Attend Orientation
    Age Requirement:
    18+

    Description

    PAWS Chicago Medical Center Volunteer

    Want to make a life-saving difference for homeless cats and dogs? Consider volunteering at PAWS Chicago, the city’s largest No Kill animal shelter!

    PAWS Chicago is a national model in sheltering, committed to bringing an end to the killing of homeless cats and dogs in our community, and volunteers play an invaluable role in nearly every aspect of our life-saving efforts. PAWS Chicago offers a wide variety of volunteer opportunities within each of our programs and volunteers can train for any role or program they are interested in! This enables our volunteers to bring personal expertise from their own backgrounds to enable us to save more lives.

    Our Medical Center is the first stop for all our PAWS animals! While some animals may be sick and need medical attention, many of our animals are perfectly healthy and are waiting for volunteers like you to come say hi!

    For more information or to sign up to become a volunteer, please visit Become a Volunteer | PAWS Chicago. Send questions to volunteers@pawschicago.org

    Location

    On-site

    PAWS Chicago Medical Center

    3516 W. 26th Street, Chicago, Illinois, US
    Directions

    Volunteer Entrance to the building is located on Drake Avenue. Please ring the doorbell and you'll need to identify yourself as a volunteer to gain access into the building as it is not otherwise open to the public.

    Please fill out this form

    Instructions:

    To apply, please complete the online volunteer application found at the links below:

    Ages 18 and up: https://www.pawschicago.org/how-to-help/volunteer/become-a-volunteer. If you have questions, please email volunteers@pawschicago.org.

    Ages 12 - 17: https://www.pawschicago.org/how-to-help/volunteer/volunteer-opportunities/junior-volunteers. If you have questions, please email JV@pawschicago.org

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