Volunteer
Welcome to Tenth Life Cat Rescue!
Are you hoping to join a dedicated team of cat lovers and make life-long friends, both feline and human alike? If you said yes, you’re in the right place! Individuals, please read on to find out how to sign up and get involved.
HAVE A GROUP THAT WANTS TO HELP?
If you are wanting to volunteer in a group for a service day, please fill out THIS FORM.
If you have questions, you can email volunteer@tenthlifecats.org anytime.
Thank you!
Operated primarily by volunteers, we are always seeking highly motivated, cat-loving individuals at Tenth Life to help further our mission to give all cats the lives they deserve while prioritizing those with the most significant needs.
Whether you want to help out with writing, fundraising, event planning and support, or any one of dozens of other incredibly valuable ways to be of service, we want to start by getting to know you. That’s why we ask that all new volunteers begin their journey with Tenth Life by spending some time with us at our adoption center on Cherokee Street, working alongside other volunteers and Tenth Life leadership.
It is in this way that we can best get to know one another and that you will get a feel for our beloved community.
READY TO GET STARTED?
Please follow the steps below to take the first steps on your volunteer path at Tenth Life.
STEP ONE: SIGN UP!
Click the orange "SIGN UP" button below. This will help us learn a little bit about you and set up a time to meet. Once you're done, be sure to come back here to learn about steps 2 and 3. Thanks!
STEP TWO: SHOW UP!
Training takes place at our storefront which is located at 3202 Cherokee Street in St. Louis and is ADA compliant. Training usually lasts around two hours. You'll help our cats directly at first. This helps new volunteers get a feel for Tenth Life's mission and vision while we teach you about what is important to us. It also helps us understand which current volunteer roles and opportunities might be a good fit and allows time for us to get acquainted and answer your questions. We will also complete some paperwork and get all the red tape out of the way so you can get started.
Those with social anxiety need not worry as there will be cats there to act as a buffer and we are gentle and patient as a matter of character. We look forward to meeting you!
STEP THREE: VOLUNTEER!
Hang out. Learn more. Get to know us.
As we've mentioned, we ask that all new volunteers spend some time volunteering at our adoption center, learning more about us and our core values as a team. Initially, we request a commitment of at least once per month, for a minimum of three shifts at our storefront, before being trained to volunteer in other exciting ways. Please don’t let this commitment scare you away, as we are incredibly flexible and have many volunteer positions that might be exactly what you’re looking for! We just don’t like to hand them out to strangers so let’s be friends! If there is some reason that you cannot volunteer at our adoption center, please let us know.
We hope you’ll join us in making a major difference in the lives of homeless pets while getting to know others who share that passion and love to have fun while making the world a little bit brighter!
That's it! Easy as 1-2-3!
You're now ready to begin giving cats the lives they deserve with Tenth Life.
QUESTIONS?
Don't hesitate to email volunteer@tenthlifecats.org anytime!