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Animals
Homeless Animals Rescue Team
People-Animals-Love (PAL)
HART is an animal rescue and support group which works with unwanted dogs and cats as well as local veterinarians. Volunteer opportunities for ages 18 and under include working with dogs on adoption days accompanied by an adult, working at cat adoption days as well as staring a canned pet food drive or a spare change drive.
People-Animals-Love (PAL)
Help out with the pet visiting program at senior citizen centers or at a session that introduces children to a variety of different types of animals.
The following therapeutic riding organizations allow volunteers to assist with horses in the barn and work with participants during riding sessions:
Circle of Hope Therapeutic Riding
Lift Me Up Therapeutic Riding
Circle of Hope Therapeutic Riding
The Circle of Hope Program is dedicated to the physical and mental development of children and adults with disabilities. Volunteers must be at least 14 years old and go through brief training and then volunteer by grooming horses, assisting with the maintenance of equipment and helping participants before the lesson.
Lift Me Up teaches riding skills to children and adults with disabilities. Volunteers at Lift Me Up work with horses and participants of the program by grooming and leading horses during lessons.
MTR’s mission is to improve the quality of life of the participants with disabilities through horse interaction. There is a range of volunteering opportunities at Maryland Therapeutic Riding such as horse leaders before lessons, sidewalkers during lessons, facility and farm volunteers, office volunteers and with previous experience with horses will be able to participate more actively in the lessons.
Montgomery County Department of Recreation Therapeutic Riding
Montgomery County of Therapeutic Riding promotes educational and personal development through therapeutic riding. Volunteers of this program will work in the office, answering phones and preparing mailings, or volunteering with the therapeutic recreation team.
Northern Virginia Therapeutic Riding Center
The Northern Virginia Therapeutic Riding Center is focused on giving help to children and adults with disabilities with an inclusive community setting. Volunteers will spend most of their time helping with lessons as well as maintaining the stables and feeding the horses. A one-time opportunity to help at this organization is a “workday” in which volunteers will paint, mow and fix the facility.
