What you can do to help
Volunteer - Anyone is welcome to volunteer with FURR. This includes students, staff, faculty, and community members. We are always in need of volunteers.
Feed - The biggest need we have for volunteers is to feed. We supply the food and volunteer visits each feeding station once a day (for one week at a time) to put down food and refresh (or fill) the water bowls.
Fundraising - We also need people to help us with fundraising. We would encourage the volunteer to raise funds in a way that interests them. This could include things like grant writing or setting up a booth or even speaking to a local business to allow for a collection jar at their establishment.
Trap - We need volunteer trappers. Trappers would be trained and would not trap alone until they were comfortable with the process.
Spread the Word - We also need people to spread the word about our organization. This can be done officially (like handing out flyers or telling a club or organization about us) or unofficially (like telling animal-friendly people about what we do).
Donations - Donations of cat food and money are always welcome. Cat food goes straight to the cats, obviously. Money pays for things like surgery supplies, vaccinations, food, traps, signs, bowls, building material (for feeding stations), etc.
A note to student volunteers - If you are a member of a Greek organization and/or a member of the Honors College you may earn community service hours by volunteering for us. We have approval from both the Dean of Students and the Honors College.
Cat sightings - We are always monitoring the different colonies and cats within those colonies on campus. If you see a cat on campus please e-mail us or call with its location and a clear description of the cat. If we are aware of the colony then we can actively pursue sterilizing those cats.
Fostering and Adopting - We are regularly in need of homes that can foster kittens and adult domesticated cats found on campus. Please contact us if you are interested in fostering when the need arises. We are also regularly in need of permanent homes for the adoptable cats/kittens that we rescue from campus.