Volunteer at the Shelter
Thank you for your interest in volunteering at Multnomah County Animal Services (MCAS). Volunteers are essential to provide excellent care to the animals in our shelter.
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteers assist with everything from cleaning animal enclosures, providing customer service, helping with laundry and dishes, assisting adopters, walking dogs, providing enrichment to pets, and more.
Volunteer Application
Sign up to volunteer by completing an application online using Better Impact
Sign up to VolunteerRequirements for volunteers
- At this time, volunteers must be over the age of 18.
- Volunteers are asked to commit to serving one shift per week (2.5-4 hrs depending on assignment).
- Ability to squat, bend, twist, lift and stand for the duration of the volunteer shift applies to most volunteer roles involving animals or laundry.
- Must work well with people and have a desire to learn best practices for interacting with shelter animals.
- Volunteers have the right to express their views and opinions, but cannot represent their views as official positions of MCAS, and must respect and maintain client confidentiality.
New Volunteer System Coming
We are excited to announce that we are transitioning to a new, comprehensive volunteer system to better manage our volunteer and foster animal programs. The new system will go live on September 2, 2025. At that time, we ask that all volunteers and foster parents, both new and returning, reapply through our new platform, Better Impact. We appreciate your patience and cooperation during this transition and look forward to welcoming you back to our new and improved system.
Volunteer Login
If you are a current volunteer, you can login using the following link.
Volunteer Login