Community Service

Opportunities for Community Service & Volunteering

Day of Service

Day of Service

We are pleased to welcome your corporate, college or other groups for a Day of Service at Animal Friends. Our Day of Service includes a supervised animal interaction, a tour of Animal Friends and a service project. Projects depend on the time of year and upcoming events or activities planned at Animal Friends. Your group may be making toys, cleaning, assembling mailings, landscaping or preparing for an upcoming event. If your group is interested in joining us for a Day of Service, contact our Volunteer team.

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Volunteers with Special Needs – Pairs Program

Animal Friends is proud to offer a variety of volunteering opportunities for individuals with special needs. Any volunteer who requires an aide, must have them present during their volunteer service. Both the individual with special needs and their aide will be required to fill out separate applications and attend our Pairs Program Getting Started Orientation before volunteering.

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Community Service

If you are required to complete court-ordered community service, you may complete your hours at Animal Friends. There are some limitations to community service opportunities. There will be no direct contact with animals as you complete your hours. Animal Friends cannot accept applications from individuals who have been convicted of the following crimes/offenses:

  • Violent crimes
  • Narcotics or controlled substance offenses
  • Animal cruelty or neglect
  • Sexual offenses
  • Crimes against children
  • Harassment – cyber or other forms of bullying
  • Larceny

Our Locations

Our shelter building is the Caryl Gates Gluck Resource Center located at 562 Camp Horne Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237.

If you are looking for the vet clinic, those services are offered at the Howard Ash Animal Wellness Center at 562 Camp Horne Road, Buiding #2, Pittsburgh, PA 15237

Testimonials

Audra O.

I volunteer here and the amount of time and care they take with the animals is above and beyond.

Leah C.

We got our baby girl Maya there over a year ago and had a wonderful experience!!! They were friendly and helped us adopt out fun, vocal, sassy, beautiful girl as a member of our family. 

Thomas B.

Absolutely wonderful place. We frequently return for classes and grooming!

J. Els

Awesome staff - they take great care of the animals and go above and beyond for veterans. 

Kerry W.

Such a clean, organized and loving environment! Beautiful campus and very well run organization.