You Can Help Make A Difference!

Are you a cat lover who can’t get enough cat in your life?  Do you wish you could spend more time with cats, but can’t adopt right now? Or are you looking for a fun and meaningful way to help the homeless cats in our community? Central Purrk Cat Café needs volunteers who will cuddle with our kitties, help maintain a clean and safe environment for our cats and our guests, while helping to ensure that everyone has the best possible experience at Central Purrk.

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Responsibilities of our Cat Lounge volunteers include:

• Must enjoy being around cats AND humans

• Greeting guests as they arrive & familiarize them with the rules

• Engaging with customers about the different cats to help facilitate positive interactions and adoptions

• Proactively recognize and defuse any negative cat or human behaviors or interactions

• Help socialize new cats to acclimate to the environment

• Monitor health of cats and rapidly identify any health issues and report to Central Purrk staff

• Monitor behavior of cats and rapidly identify any issues that may require special action and report to Central Purrk staff

• Cleaning litter boxes, sweeping, and sanitizing cat areas routinely

• Mopping of Cat Lounge at the beginning of each day

• Wash cat food/water bowl dishes

• Assisting Central Purrk staff with adoptions as needed

Requirements are:

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• Must have the ability to work with people of all ages (including children)

• Commit to 2 Cat Lounge shifts per month

• Must be at least 18 years of age*

• Ability to lift litter boxes

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All Central Purrk volunteers receive one free drink per shift (no alcohol), a Central Purrk Cat Café t-shirt of their choice, and free admission to our Cat Lounge during our regular business hours (space permitting, applies to the volunteer only – guests of the volunteer must pay our regular Cat Lounge entry fee).  Volunteers also receive 10% off any Central Purrk merchandise.

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Interested volunteers must complete the Volunteer Application below, attend an orientation session, and sign a general waiver, prior to the first volunteer session.

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*Younger individuals may be considered based on animal shelter/volunteer experience.