Volunteer
Muttville couldn’t do it without the hands-on help of our amazing volunteers. Join our team!
How can you help?
Our volunteers help in everything we do!
If you're in the Bay Area, you can make a tremendous contribution by joining our volunteer team.
Because Muttville and the mutts depend so much on our volunteers, we ask these things:
- You commit to at least three hours a week for a minimum of six months
- If you're under 18, you must volunteer with a parent or guardian during each shift
Please watch the following short videos about volunteering at Muttville and dog body language, as well as review our different volunteer roles below:
After reviewing these links, please fill out our Volunteer Questionnaire, and we'll reach out to help you schedule a volunteer shift.
Here are some ways you can help our senior mutts.
Adoptions
In Person: In-person volunteers help the mutts find their forever homes! We ask that volunteers are comfortable using online tools – or are eager to learn! Shifts involve a weekly commitment of 3-4 hours on Tuesdays through Sundays, between 10:30 AM and 5:00 PM.
Remote: Remote volunteers answer adoption inquiries and warmly guide adopters through the next steps virtually. While you don’t need to be a tech wizard, we ask that you're comfortable with tools like Gmail and Slack - or be eager to learn! We have a variety of time slots available, depending on your availability.
Deep Cleaning
Our Deep Cleaning crew helps keep Muttville sparkling and organized! Deep Cleaning takes place every Sunday. Once the cleaning tasks are checked off, you'll have plenty of dedicated time at the end of the shift to enjoy some well-earned mutt cuddle time!
Front Desk
As a Front Desk volunteer, you’ll be the first friendly face people encounter when they arrive at Muttville! In this role, you’ll greet guests, answer questions, and provide administrative support. This position is a great fit for outgoing folks who are comfortable navigating basic computer skills. Shifts are a weekly commitment of 3-4 hours, taking place between 7:30 AM and 7:00 PM every day of the week!
Foster
In Person: You don’t need to host a foster dog to help our foster program thrive! In-person volunteers assist foster parents during pick-ups and drop-offs by getting them set up with essential supplies and keeping our database up-to-date. Shifts require a weekly commitment and are mainly in the afternoons between 2pm - 6pm, Tuesday through Saturday.
Remote: Remote volunteers help answer questions, follow up with fosters, help place new dogs, and keep the database up to date. This is a great fit for anyone with strong customer service, admin, and basic tech skills. Flexible shifts are available throughout the week! .
Headquarters
In Person: Our Headquarters volunteers are at the heart of Muttville’s daily operations. You’ll be rolling up your sleeves to help with essential tasks like feeding and medicating the dogs, cleaning the mutts’ living spaces, laundry, and walking the mutts. Our headquarters volunteers warmly greet guests and help answer any questions they might have about the mutts! Shifts are a weekly commitment of 3 hours between 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM daily.
Intake
Our Intake volunteers help us welcome our newest senior mutts! You’ll be helping to fit our new mutts with harnesses and collars, and capture photos and videos for their adoption profiles. Our intake volunteers also help with some data entry. Shifts are weekly commitments of 3 hours taking place Monday - Wednesdays between 10am and 2pm.
Marketing/PR
Help share our senior mutts' stories with the world! We are seeking experienced volunteers with a strong background in communications, marketing, graphic design, photo or video editing, or social media management. If you have a portfolio or work samples from previous projects, we’d love to see! This is a flexible, remote or in-person volunteer position with availability throughout the week.
Outreach
As an Outreach Volunteer, you'll share the magic of senior dogs through off-site events, host senior citizens for our Cuddle Clubs, guide youth through Humane Education programs, and support corporate group volunteer events. Depending on the event, duties may include chatting with the public, taking care of mutts, loading the event van, setting up pop-up tents and tables, and guiding guests through on-site projects. This is a flexible, event-based role. We are especially looking for volunteers who have weekday availability, are willing to drive mutts to off-site locations, or are comfortable with light lifting and event setup!
Transport
Our Transport volunteers provide crucial rides for our dogs! This is one of our most flexible roles: whenever a transport need comes up, we send an email blast with the date, time, and location details, and you simply sign up for the drives that fit your schedule! Volunteers must have a valid driver’s license and a reliable vehicle. While drives can happen anytime, we have the greatest need for drivers on weekday mornings between 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
Rescue Clinic
As a Rescue Clinic volunteer, you’ll assist our vet team with a mix of hands-on dog handling and vital behind-the-scenes support. Duties include holding mutts during vet exams, restocking and sanitizing medical supplies, keeping clinic spaces clean, and assisting with intake admin. Prior dog handling or medical background is wonderful, but not required! Shifts are weekly commitments of 3 hours taking place Monday through Friday between 7:30 AM and 4:00 PM.
Other Opportunities
Have a unique skill set that isn't listed here? We periodically look for support with specialized projects across different teams! Let us know in your volunteer questionnaire if you have a specific background or expertise you'd like to share - be it programming or data entry, photography, fundraising, facilities maintenance, or more - and we’ll reach out if a matching project comes up!
Please note that we may have a waitlist for some of our volunteer shifts, but we will be sure to keep you posted as soon as shifts open up on the teams that you're most interested in!
At Muttville, our volunteers are the heart and soul of our organization, working tirelessly to make a difference in the lives of our mutts. Join us in our mission and become a part of our dedicated volunteer team today!
Volunteer with your corporate group!
Spend a few hours at Muttville with members of your corporate team!
We welcome groups of between 4 and 12 people on Thursdays from 10am‑12:30pm. It's always fun, but we definitely put our volunteers to work! Depending on what needs doing at the time, your group may wash and walk dogs, organize mutt supplies, do some deep cleaning, or handle some admin work. It's all for the mutts!
We ask corporate groups to donate $1500 toward their volunteer day. Please email events@muttville.org to coordinate and be sure to share how many people are in your group!
