It's not all about money!

Canine Partners depends on the dedicated support of our many volunteers who give up their spare time to help us. Below are some of the ways in which you can play a essential part in creating more amazing partnerships.

Lottery Awards for All awarded Canine Partners a grant of £9,150 for our Volunteer Development Project 2009.

Puppy Parents

Volunteer Puppy Parents are essential to our work and give a temporary foster home to a puppy during the first year of its life and take part in regular training classes. This is an excellent opportunity to help the charity fulfill its mission, or even to learn how to bring up a young puppy of your own. Read more here.

Bed & Breakfast Volunteers and Foster Parents

We are looking for volunteers to provide overnight Bed & Breakfast accommodation for our advanced dogs during their training. This would involve having a dog overnight, from 5pm until 8.30am on weekdays and possibly at weekends. This role would suit a dog lover who works full-time and would love to have a dog without the full commitment. Read more here!

Speakers

Help raise the awareness of Canine Partners at talks and develop our network of supporters. We give full training, literature and the support of staff, We also, where possible provide demonstrations and/or Partners to help show off our vital work. Please contact us for more information.

Administrators

Help us to keep the paperwork in order, carry out general office duties and/or possibly deal with enquiries from the public. We don't only need office based support, you could also provide assistance at demonstrations and fundraising events. Sometimes we have tasks that can be done from home on research and/or spreadsheets where you will need to be very acurate with your work.

Computer skills

We often need help with compiling spread sheets and collating information to streamline our correspondance which can often be be done from home also.

Collection boxes

Is there anywhere suitable near you that would like a collection box and charity posters, we can help with fundraising ideas in return for kindly "spreading the word".

Join a support group

There are many suport groups nationwide that arrange fundraising talks, events and give us information on local shows and disability seminars, also community publications we can advertise in. We can put you in touch with these fantastic people, or you can start your own group!

Local store collections

Support groups and individuals can help by telling us about a charitable store they have locally and we can ask the Manager to book a day for you to do a store collection for the charity.

Your professional experience can help too...

Any relevant skill you have, may be great help to us, please contact us to enquire where your professional experience can benefit the charity. Whether you can give advise, offer your creative skills through photography, filming, web design or if you would like to help with media and social websites to raise awareness; our small team would really appretiate your call!

If you would like to become a Canine Partners' volunteer, please contact us or call Jane Jackson on 01730 716 002.

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