Critter Career Camp
Kids entering sixth, seventh and eighth grades can come to our Quebec Street shelter in Denver or Buddy Center in Castle Rock to explore careers in animal welfare.
- Session A: July 20–23 (Quebec Street shelter) FULL
- Session B: July 27–30 (Quebec Street shelter) FULL
- Session C: August 3–6 (Buddy Center)
Spots fill up quickly.
For all the details and to print out a registration form, just click on the register today button:
Junior Volunteer Club
The club is currently full. To be placed on the waitlist please email your name, your child’s name and age, daytime phone number to hed@ddfl.org.
The Junior Volunteer Club introduces young people to the benefits of volunteering in an animal shelter.
Junior volunteers must be between ages 12 and 15, dependable and responsible, have good communication skills, be willing to take on a variety of tasks and have an enthusiasm for working with people and animals.
Volunteers will work alongside adult volunteers for two hours each month, cleaning animal enclosures, socializing and working with dogs, cats and small mammals.They will meet the first Saturday of every month from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
There is a $100 fee to join which is due at time of registration. The fee covers a one-year membership in the club.
Caring teens
Do you care about animals and their welfare? Do you want to learn about volunteer and career possibilities, working with animals? Then this is the site for you! We encourage you to get involved and educate yourself so you can be an advocate for animals. Pets depend on us to protect and help them and you can be a positive force for change in your community.