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Volunteer: Volunteer for Annual Fundraiser

Giving Paws for Hope is our annual fundraiser and this year it is held on October 26. New Life K9s provides service dogs to veterans and first responders living with PTSD and this fundraiser is our biggest event of the year. 

We are looking for volunteers starting now - ongoing volunteers, committee volunteers, and volunteers for the event itself, including set-up the day before. 

You will be helping us to:

*spread awareness about New Life K9s and our fundraiser to the community

* meet regularly on the fundraising committee to implement the marketing and logistical goals

* make phone calls

* distribute flyers

* set up and tear down at the event venue

* hospitality duties at the event

* help with logistics at the event


If you are an animal lover or want to support an important cause and spread awareness about our mission of fostering the human canine bond, please feel free to apply online!

Agency: Son Care Foundation, Inc.

Giving Paws for Hope is our annual fundraiser and this year it is held on October 26. New Life K9s provides service dogs to veterans and first responders living with PTSD and this fundraiser is our biggest event of the year. 

We are looking for volunteers starting now - ongoing volunteers, committee volunteers, and volunteers for the event itself, including set-up the day before. 

You will be helping us to:

*spread awareness about New Life K9s and our fundraiser to the community

* meet regularly on the fundraising committee to implement the marketing and logistical goals

* make phone calls

* distribute flyers

* set up and tear down at the event venue

* hospitality duties at the event

* help with logistics at the event


If you are an animal lover or want to support an important cause and spread awareness about our mission of fostering the human canine bond, please feel free to apply online!

Agency: Son Care Foundation, Inc.

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 93401

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Office Support

Thousand Hills Pet Resort is looking for an office support volunteer. This is primarily database work at this time.

Thousand Hills Pet Resort is a partner program of New Life K9s, which provides service dogs to veterans and first responders living with PTSD, at no charge. Profits go to support New Life K9s and your volunteering helps us reach our mission and supports an important cause.

Apply online here.


Agency: Son Care Foundation, Inc.

Thousand Hills Pet Resort is looking for an office support volunteer. This is primarily database work at this time.

Thousand Hills Pet Resort is a partner program of New Life K9s, which provides service dogs to veterans and first responders living with PTSD, at no charge. Profits go to support New Life K9s and your volunteering helps us reach our mission and supports an important cause.

Apply online here.


Agency: Son Care Foundation, Inc.

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 93401

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Float Building Volunteers Needed!

Each year we participate in San Luis Obispo's Annual Holiday Parade.

Our participation both celebrates and brings visibility to a good cause. Our Holiday Float is for our program, New Life K9s, which is dedicated to providing service dogs free of cost to Veterans and first responders with PTSD.

We are looking for a group of volunteers to help us design, craft, build, and assemble our New Life K9s Float for the annual evening parade, which takes place early December. There is a lot to do so if you have woodcutting and building experience, join us. This is a great opportunity for art students/artists, architecture students/architects, engineering students/engineers, and carpenters. If you don't have any previous experience, that's okay too.

We will meet in the fall to schedule the build out and the logistics for the day of the float. The December 2026 parade will be San Luis Obispo's 50th Annual Holiday Parade so it's going to be exciting!

Apply online

Agency: Son Care Foundation, Inc.

Each year we participate in San Luis Obispo's Annual Holiday Parade.

Our participation both celebrates and brings visibility to a good cause. Our Holiday Float is for our program, New Life K9s, which is dedicated to providing service dogs free of cost to Veterans and first responders with PTSD.

We are looking for a group of volunteers to help us design, craft, build, and assemble our New Life K9s Float for the annual evening parade, which takes place early December. There is a lot to do so if you have woodcutting and building experience, join us. This is a great opportunity for art students/artists, architecture students/architects, engineering students/engineers, and carpenters. If you don't have any previous experience, that's okay too.

We will meet in the fall to schedule the build out and the logistics for the day of the float. The December 2026 parade will be San Luis Obispo's 50th Annual Holiday Parade so it's going to be exciting!

Apply online

Agency: Son Care Foundation, Inc.

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 93401

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Mission Cars Volunteer

Mission Cars is a nonprofit organization that takes in donated vehicles (cars, trucks, SUVs, motorhomes, and boats), makes repairs as needed, and sells the cars. All of the proceeds made from the car sales go to other nonprofit organizations, one of them being New Life K9s. New Life K9s provides Service Dogs for Veterans or First Responders with PTSD, at no charge to the Veteran or First Responder.

Mission Cars works with several community nonprofits. To see them all please visit missioncars.com.

Mission Cars is looking for an ongoing, on-call volunteer to help with various tasks. These tasks could include picking up cars and bringing them back to our office location in SLO, getting cars washed, and getting cars smog checked. This would be an on-call volunteer position, with the volunteer being on call for some amount of hours per week. We are willing to work with your schedule and find on call hours that would work well for you.

Apply online.

For more information about what we do - https://www.missioncars.com

Agency: Son Care Foundation, Inc.

Mission Cars is a nonprofit organization that takes in donated vehicles (cars, trucks, SUVs, motorhomes, and boats), makes repairs as needed, and sells the cars. All of the proceeds made from the car sales go to other nonprofit organizations, one of them being New Life K9s. New Life K9s provides Service Dogs for Veterans or First Responders with PTSD, at no charge to the Veteran or First Responder.

Mission Cars works with several community nonprofits. To see them all please visit missioncars.com.

Mission Cars is looking for an ongoing, on-call volunteer to help with various tasks. These tasks could include picking up cars and bringing them back to our office location in SLO, getting cars washed, and getting cars smog checked. This would be an on-call volunteer position, with the volunteer being on call for some amount of hours per week. We are willing to work with your schedule and find on call hours that would work well for you.

Apply online.

For more information about what we do - https://www.missioncars.com

Agency: Son Care Foundation, Inc.

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 93401

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Handyman Volunteers Needed!

We are looking for a handy person(s) that can help our Facilities Manager with daily projects. Projects range very widely and focus on general maintenance of a daycare and boarding facility for dogs. The boarding and daycare facility is a nonprofit that supports New Life K9s, a service dog training organization that provides dogs to Veterans or First Responders with PTSD at no charge. Our pet resort is open from 7:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays and on weekends from 8am to 5pm. We will take volunteers anytime during those hours. 

Jobs include landscaping, painting, basic construction/repairs, weeding, mowing, as well as specific projects for Thousand Hills Pet Resort and around the property. 

Apply online.

Agency: Son Care Foundation, Inc.

We are looking for a handy person(s) that can help our Facilities Manager with daily projects. Projects range very widely and focus on general maintenance of a daycare and boarding facility for dogs. The boarding and daycare facility is a nonprofit that supports New Life K9s, a service dog training organization that provides dogs to Veterans or First Responders with PTSD at no charge. Our pet resort is open from 7:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays and on weekends from 8am to 5pm. We will take volunteers anytime during those hours. 

Jobs include landscaping, painting, basic construction/repairs, weeding, mowing, as well as specific projects for Thousand Hills Pet Resort and around the property. 

Apply online.

Agency: Son Care Foundation, Inc.

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 93401

Allow Groups: Yes


Volunteer: Dog Play Yard Supervisor - Volunteer with Dogs Today!


Know that your hard work is supporting New Life K9s, free service dogs for veterans and first responders with PTSD, and Son Care Mentoring, a program to empower a positive course in life.

Time: Shift times can range between 8am and 4pm

Training: Zoom Orientation, online Dogs 101 program and 3 in-person training sessions

What would you do?

Safe handling and oversight of pets to ensure the safety of all animals and deter inappropriate behaviorProvide human attention and interactionTake photos for our daily updates

PLEASE APPLY ONLINE AT: https://www.soncarefoundation.org/volunteer 

Agency: Son Care Foundation, Inc.


Know that your hard work is supporting New Life K9s, free service dogs for veterans and first responders with PTSD, and Son Care Mentoring, a program to empower a positive course in life.

Time: Shift times can range between 8am and 4pm

Training: Zoom Orientation, online Dogs 101 program and 3 in-person training sessions

What would you do?

Safe handling and oversight of pets to ensure the safety of all animals and deter inappropriate behaviorProvide human attention and interactionTake photos for our daily updates

PLEASE APPLY ONLINE AT: https://www.soncarefoundation.org/volunteer 

Agency: Son Care Foundation, Inc.

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 93401

Allow Groups: Yes


Volunteer: Dog Videographer (Project-based)

The profits of our programs go to support Son Care Mentoring and New Life K9s.

Son Care Mentoring is a program to empower a positive course in life.

These programs are:

Mission Cars works works with the community to connect donated cars to new owners.


If you have videography experience and/or think you would be an ideal candidate to help, please apply online.

Agency: Son Care Foundation, Inc.

The profits of our programs go to support Son Care Mentoring and New Life K9s.

Son Care Mentoring is a program to empower a positive course in life.

These programs are:

Mission Cars works works with the community to connect donated cars to new owners.


If you have videography experience and/or think you would be an ideal candidate to help, please apply online.

Agency: Son Care Foundation, Inc.

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 93401

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Videographer Volunteers

Thousand Hills Pet Resort is seeking a Videographer Volunteer for an upcoming project that will take place in 2026 Q1. We will have more details closer to the time. If you are experienced in filming short in-office and outdoor videos, we'd love to hear from you. 

At Thousand Hills Pet Resort 100% of our profits supports our nonprofit programs!  Know that your volunteer time with us is supporting New Life K9s, which provides service dogs and emotional support dogs to veterans and first responders with PTSD, free of charge.  You are also supporting Son Care Mentoring, which empowers people onto a positive course.

Time: Days to be determined. This opportunity welcomes all weekday availabilities, with details to come.

Please complete our online Volunteer Application.

Browse other volunteer opportunities here:  https://www.soncarefoundation.org/volunteer


Agency: Son Care Foundation, Inc.

Thousand Hills Pet Resort is seeking a Videographer Volunteer for an upcoming project that will take place in 2026 Q1. We will have more details closer to the time. If you are experienced in filming short in-office and outdoor videos, we'd love to hear from you. 

At Thousand Hills Pet Resort 100% of our profits supports our nonprofit programs!  Know that your volunteer time with us is supporting New Life K9s, which provides service dogs and emotional support dogs to veterans and first responders with PTSD, free of charge.  You are also supporting Son Care Mentoring, which empowers people onto a positive course.

Time: Days to be determined. This opportunity welcomes all weekday availabilities, with details to come.

Please complete our online Volunteer Application.

Browse other volunteer opportunities here:  https://www.soncarefoundation.org/volunteer


Agency: Son Care Foundation, Inc.

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 93401

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Project-based Volunteers

Thousand Hills Pet Resort is seeking project-based volunteers. The first one is a Valentine's Day project. If you love arts and crafts, this will be a fun volunteer opportunity and a great way to support to our mission.

At Thousand Hills Pet Resort 100% of our profits supports our nonprofit programs! 

Know that your volunteer time with us is supporting New Life K9s, which provides service dogs and emotional support dogs to veterans and first responders with PTSD, free of charge.

You are also supporting Son Care Mentoring, our program to help people get on track.

Time: Days to be determined. For the Valentine's Day project - from late January to early February. This opportunity welcomes all weekday availabilities, with details to come. If you can't make it for this one, sign up and be notified of upcoming projects.

Please complete our Volunteer Application online. Browse other volunteer opportunities here:  https://www.soncarefoundation.org/volunteer



Agency: Son Care Foundation, Inc.

Thousand Hills Pet Resort is seeking project-based volunteers. The first one is a Valentine's Day project. If you love arts and crafts, this will be a fun volunteer opportunity and a great way to support to our mission.

At Thousand Hills Pet Resort 100% of our profits supports our nonprofit programs! 

Know that your volunteer time with us is supporting New Life K9s, which provides service dogs and emotional support dogs to veterans and first responders with PTSD, free of charge.

You are also supporting Son Care Mentoring, our program to help people get on track.

Time: Days to be determined. For the Valentine's Day project - from late January to early February. This opportunity welcomes all weekday availabilities, with details to come. If you can't make it for this one, sign up and be notified of upcoming projects.

Please complete our Volunteer Application online. Browse other volunteer opportunities here:  https://www.soncarefoundation.org/volunteer



Agency: Son Care Foundation, Inc.

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 93401

Allow Groups: Yes