Volunteer Opportunities
Join Our Volunteer Family
Volunteers are at the heart of everything we do at Service Dogs Alabama. Whether you’re cuddling a puppy, walking a dog on campus, helping with events, or lending a hand behind the scenes — every hour you give helps change lives through the incredible partnership between people and service dogs.
If you’re interested in volunteering or want to talk with us about how you can get involved, we’d love to hear from you! Email our Director of Puppy People at volunteer@servicedogsalabama.org to learn more.
Service Dogs Alabama relies on kind-hearted animal lovers to assist in the raising, socializing and transporting of our service dogs-in-training. If you have a desire to help make a difference in the lives of children and veterans with disabilities and can commit to caring for a dog or puppy for 3-6 months and attend bi-monthly training sessions, we would love to talk to you! We need volunteers in the following areas:
Puppy Raisers
We need dedicated volunteers to raise puppies in their homes for the sole purpose of preparing dogs to enter into the formal training program.
Socializers/Trainers
Once dogs complete Phase ONE of their training at the Correctional Facility, they must be re-introduced to real-world and everyday social situations. The dog would be approximately 1 year old, be house broken, and know enough commands to be able to go into public.
Campus Helpers
All-Hands Volunteers
Many of our volunteers wear more than one hat — and we love that! Campus Helpers assist with a variety of tasks depending on campus needs each day.
One day might mean walking or socializing dogs, the next could be cleaning and preparing cabins, helping with an event, or lending a hand with maintenance or admin projects.
Transporters
SDA is a statewide organization and must transport dogs frequently between our kennels in Hope Hull, AL and our kennels in Cullman, AL. We also use transporters to pick up puppies and transport them to us from approved breeders.