They Need You! We Need You!

We are a small, active group who is always in need of a helping hand!
If interested in learning more about volunteering with Genesis, please complete our online Volunteer Application

Here are some of the ways our volunteers assist:

1) Kitty Condo Checks & Playdates

  • Our cats and kittens split time between their foster homes and 2 Kitty Condos at partner locations – Clyde’s Animal Clinic in Mattoon, IL, Fetcher's in Charleston, IL, & Albin Animal Hospital in Mattoon, IL
  • Although the staff at these locations do much of the daily care of the animals at the condos, Genesis volunteers are needed to check on them throughout the week to ensure that they have all of the supplies (food, litter, etc) that they need and that the animals are doing well.
  • Play time with the cats/kittens is so beneficial for their socializaition and stretching their legs. This can be scheduled with the store owner at their best time for you to visit. 

2) Transports

  • We always need help moving our animals between shelters, vet appointments, foster homes, etc. Crates are provided.

3) Fundraising/grant writing

  • Organize a team of helpers within or outside of our group and put something together, nothing is too small, we appreciate every dollar! 
  • Are you good at writing? There are a lot of grants out there for our cause, we can give you the info if you can do the writing!

4) Social media - everyone can help in this way!

  • By clicking LOVE (the heart), commenting (4 words or more), and sharing the post to your page, you boost our posts so it tells FB that people love what we post, so it sends to more and more viewers = more adoptions, more donations, more rescues!

8) Foster Homes 

  • Because we do not operate a shelter facility and are a foster home based rescue, our adoptable pets live in the homes of our volunteer fosterers.
  • These positions are a time commitment, as the animal will be in your care 24/7 for the duration of their time in the program until they are adoption. 
  • These positions require patience, as many of our animals come to our rescue needing basic training and socialization skills in order to excel in their future forever homes.
  • Fostering is a very rewarding experience, and emotional, in a good way though! Seeing this pet thrive in your home as they become comfortable and then placing them in the arms of their forever home, perfectly suited for them, is such a blessing!! 
  • All members of the family (human and non-human members) must be able to comply with our approved care and training guidelines and must also be open to the “happy disruption” that a foster will make in your daily routine – one more pet to feed, bathe, walk, exercise, train, & love. 

Foster Application