Lend a Paw
It takes a neighborhood to rescue a cat.
Hyde Park Cats is entirely volunteer-run. Help support our cats, support events and outreach, or lend your skills behind the scenes.
Our Volunteer Roles
Medical coordination
Help coordinate veterinary care, track medical needs, communicate with fosters and veterinary providers, and keep cats' medical records up to date.
Foster coordination
Help match cats with foster homes, support fosters throughout their placements, and coordinate transitions as cats move through the program.
Adoption coordination
Help manage the adoption process, communicate with applicants, and coordinate adoptions.
Volunteer coordination
Help recruit, onboard, organize, and support our volunteers.
Data entry and administration
Keep adoption profiles, medical information, and organizational records accurate and up to date.
Bookkeeping
Help maintain financial records and support the organization's bookkeeping needs.
Fundraising
Help plan and execute fundraising campaigns, events, and other efforts to support our work.
Volunteer Opportunities
Other Ways to Help
Fostering
Give a cat a safe place to stay while they prepare for adoption. Every new foster helps us save another life. Learn more.
Driving and transport
Take cats to and from veterinary appointments and other necessary trips. Access to a car is required for most trips.
TNR and colony care
Help community cats through trap-neuter-return (TNR) and by feeding established colonies. No experience is required—we can guide you. Access to a car is a plus.
Community outreach
Help more people discover Hyde Park Cats by posting flyers, sharing social media content, taking photos, creating graphics, and connecting us with local businesses and organizations.
Adoption and foster screening
Call references for adoption and foster applicants and help us determine whether they're prepared to provide a responsible, caring home.