One or two visits a month to a foster home or to a prospective home is integral to ensuring the safety of our animals across a large net of rescue in Brooklyn. For more information on other home checking opportunities, please e-mail us. Fill out the Volunteer Form by clicking here.
One mission of BAFN is to foster an interest in animals for youth. We take pride in providing students with opportunities for career exploration, self-discovery, personal development and community service.
Benefits
The most obvious benefit of participation, of course, is that students get to work with animals! Participants are specially trained to handle many of the small animals in the Brooklyn Animal Foster Network. What's more, participation often fulfills a student's community service requirements. Some of our participants have received community service credit for their work with us. (Students should check with their school to determine whether BAFN participation meets this requirement.)
Requirements
- Volunteers needing community service credit for school must agree to complete a minimum of 48 hours per year.
- Volunteers are expected to maintain excellent attendance, punctuality and conduct.
- Volunteers must be at least 13 years of age to participate.
- A signed permission form must be provided by your parents if you are under the age of 18.
- Duties may include taking dogs for walks, socializing kittens, cleaning dishes and crates and more.
Apply to join the BAFN Student Community Service Credits Program
Download the parental permission form
Please fill out the forms and mail them to:
The Brooklyn Animal Foster Network
392 14th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
or fax: 718 789-1465
For more information, please call Laurie at 718 789-6865.
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