Animal Services Volunteer Program

Animal Services for the City of Hamilton is in need of a volunteer program for residents.

Description:

This project will create a strong infrastructure to develop and support a volunteer program at City of Hamilton Animal Services. A student team will be tasked with researching best practices and building a framework to maximize the contributions volunteers can make.

Goals:

Students will build/expand a framework for a volunteer program that will:

  • Position volunteer program’s role within Animal Services that can fill the gaps and provide important initiatives

  • Identify resources to recruit, train, manage and retain volunteers for canine, feline, small animal enrichment, exercise and assistance

  • Ensure program is rooted in community-centered sheltering with set clear expectations

Deliverables:

Students will work on

  • Research

  • Business case

  • Build/expand a framework for a volunteer program

Where the work will go and what it will be used for:

This work will be used by the Animal Services team to build and launch a volunteer program.

City Staff name: Monica Ciriello, Director, Licensing and Bylaw Services & Sarah Mombourquette, Animal Services Supervisor, Animal services

Faculty & Course: Ann Chow, CTS-410 Redeemer University

Student Team: Alayna, Jeremy, Brett, Marashall, Hailey, Christi

Project Agreement

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