Volunteer dog handlers needed to help homeless people this Christmas
Dog handlers are urgently needed to volunteer their services to help homeless people in London over the festive season as part of Crisis Open Christmas (COC) running from December 23 – 30.
Looking after dogs belonging to homeless people will be an integral part of the services on offer during COC. The dogs will be housed in kennels and they will also have access to a basic veterinary check-up.
Eight temporary centres will be set up in London by Crisis, the national homelessness charity, as part of the COC campaign. The centres will provide vital companionship and hot meals for homeless and vulnerably housed people as well as essential services like health checks, housing advice, training and further education opportunities. Volunteer dog handlers will allow guests to enjoy these important services during COC.
Crisis need people with professional or significant voluntary experience of handling and working with dogs like dog handlers, veterinary staff or people with kennels experience. This year shifts are available from December 23 to the 30 from 7.45am to 4pm, 3.15pm to 11pm, and 10.15pm to 8.30am. Volunteer dog handlers are encouraged to do at least two shifts.
Natasha Fuchs, a volunteer at the dog handling service, said: “It is incredibly important to the guests at Crisis that their best friends are equally well treated, and as their dogs are the most important beings in their lives, being entrusted to look after them is such a privilege.
“As with the people, the dogs at COC are great, and like everyone else – they enjoy a bit of fuss over the festive season. Working within the Crisis dogs section is the most rewarding way I have ever spent a Christmas.”
Crisis Open Christmas would not be possible without the help of the 6,500 volunteers who generously donate their time and skills over the Christmas week. Volunteer dog handlers will play a key part in the process.
To find out more about volunteering as an optician, call: 0207 426 3875 or e.mail: volunteering@crisis.org.uk or to apply online visit: www.crisis.org.uk/volunteering
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