Feathered Friends Forever has many varied and rewarding volunteer opportunities and warmly welcomes volunteers with diverse backgrounds and expertise. We offer general and community service volunteer options.

Click the link for Volunteer Application to apply

Volunteer Opportunities

Examples of volunteer opportunities at our location in Harlem, Georgia or from afar include:

• Administration - Assisting with general administration and clerical duties.
• Animal Care - Assisting with providing food, water, treats and toys for birds and cleaning cages, surrounding areas, bowls and toys.
• Fundraising - Coordinating or assisting with fundraising efforts including collecting donations (canisters, food/toy barrels, cages), tabling events, and soliciting and securing donations (monetary, spots in newspaper or on radio, billboard space)
• Groundskeeper - Maintaining the grounds including landscaping, gardening and cleaning.
• Help from Home - Assisting FFF from a distance with any applicable duties including but not limited to promotions, tabling events, transportation, fundraising, etc.
• Maintenance/Construction - Assisting with general maintenance and construction including building flights.
• Outreach - Organizing and assisting with promotional efforts to increase awareness of FFF and the plight of tropical parrots.
• Special Events - Participating in Special Events (such as Birdie Stock) and assist with set up, registration, selling retail items and raffle tickets, distribute literature, and clean up.
• Transport. Transporting birds or products (equipment, cages) to the rescue/refuge. Must have valid driver’s license.
• Work Weekends - Participating in our weekly Work Weekends and lend a hand cleaning flights and the grounds, planting grass, setting up flight frames, weed whacking, cutting grass and raking.
• Youth Program - Assisting with providing food, water, treats and toys for birds and cleaning cages, surrounding areas, bowls and toys. Must be 14-17 years of age and accompanied by parent/mentor over 18.
• Other - Assisting FFF with another skill not listed.

Requirements

FFF has the following requirements in place in order to enjoy a rewarding volunteer experience:

• Be at least 14 years old (Persons under 18 must have application co-signed by a parent and ages 14-17 must be accompanied by a parental volunteer at all times).
• Be willing to make a minimum four-month commitment of at least one day a week for a two hour shift.
• View open volunteer positions.
• Complete and submit an application.
• Understand and adhere to all FFF policies and procedures.

Thank You Volunteers!!

We could not take care of more than 600 birds without the dedication of our Volunteers. Since there are no paychecks for anyone at Feathered Friends Forever, these fine people work for the love of the birds and that occasional meal!

The Rescue can always use your help, even if it's just for a day. This is an ideal place for students who want a job working with animals to get valuable experience. Adults can get away from that TV and spend the day outside. If you have a green thumb, there are always plenty of plants and trees that need to get planted. Even home school students have an opportunity to add something different to their studies.

Previous Volunteers who still visit occasionally