Our volunteer animal care assistants provide direct care to dogs and cats housed in our facility. Such care includes feeding, watering, cleaning cages, and washing food and water dishes. Additional assistance is also needed with sweeping, mopping, cleaning windows, and. . . more

Our volunteer dog walkers take a select group of dogs and puppies living under our care to designated areas of the facility in order to provide exercise and socialization. These volunteers must be patient and attentive. they must commit to. . . more

Our fundraising volunteers provide assistance to shelter staff in soliciting donations and sponsorships from the business community. Fundraising volunteers take Center literature and event flyers to businesses throughout the community. more

Our volunteer groomers comb, clip, trim, and bathe many of our shelter dogs in need of some beautification. more

Our volunteer office assistants supplement our shelter office staff by assisting with phone calls, greeting the public, putting together adoption packets, making copies, and more. more

Our volunteer off-site adoption assistants work with shelter staff and fellow volunteers to set up off-site adoption events and assist with the handling and caring for our adoptable events generally occur on Saturdays. more

Our volunteer photographers take pictures of our adoptable animals to be used on the shelter website, local newspapers, and other printed material. Photographers are welcome to use their own digital camera. more

Volunteers in this area attend community events and pass out literature about SNAP and/or give presentations to community groups. more

This position requires the volunteer to research grant possibility, collect data to fulfill grant requirements, and help write grant proposals. more

Help check animals into the clinic. Assist clients with paperwork. Supervise post-surgery recovery prior to animal going home. Give post-op instructions to client.

Locations vary in community centers throughout Dona Ana County. more

This rewarding volunteer position offers an opportunity to serve one of New Mexico's most vulnerable and underserved populations, who need a voice. Volunteers are friendly visitors, advocates, mediators and educators. They help long-term care residents resolve complaints and ensure that. . . more

In this position volunteers will help create and distribute PSAs to the newspaper, TV stations, and radio stations. Volunteers will also create and distribute flyers for the organization and help write and distribute a quarterly newsletter. more

This rewarding volunteer position offers an opportunity to serve one of New Mexico's most vulnerable and underserved populations, who need a voice. Volunteers are friendly visitors, advocates, mediators and educators. They help long-term care residents resolve complaints and ensure that. . . more

This member would help organize and coordinate the annual Spring Gala. more

This member would help organize and coordinate the annual Spring Gala. more

This member would help organize and the annual memory walk. more

The Executive Director of El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro Trail Association (CARTA) needs assistance with (1) orchestrating membership drives, (2) organizing special events, and (3) fund raising. more

We welcome scholarly research related to Camino Real de Tierra Adentro. For a list of potential research topics, please e-mail Jean Fulton, Executive Director, CARTA at jeanfulton@earthlink.net.

Selected articles will be published in our quarterly Chronicles of the Trail journal.

Your research. . . more

This opportunity is necessary to advocate for our issues. more

This opportunity is designated to spread the word about SWEC by talking to those in your circle, a more comfortable advocacy experience. more

This opportunity is a hands-on approach to help with our issues. Tasks such as planting trees, clearing salt cedar, etc. are involved. more

This opportunity helps SWEC to accomplish our day-to-day activities/tasks in a more efficient manner. Duties such as errand running. office cleaning, organizing, fish tank care, etc. to help our non-profit to run more smoothly. more

This opportunity is necessary to advocate for our issues through talking to a group such as a church, schools, civic, etc. more

This opportunity is necessary to advocate for our issues. Both the letter writers and the phone canvassers are provide with templates/scripts. more

There are several positions available.

Site work-this position does maintenance at the Chihuahuan Desert Nature Park such as clearing trails, trash pick up, etc.

Field Trip-this person would be an educator on a field trip with local schools to the Chihuahuan Desert. . . more

This opportunity is necessary to advocate for our issues through a letter that will reach the local newspaper sources and thus the local public. more

There are various task we need help with in administering and running the pet food back and growing into our future programs and services. These include:

Pick up and deliver food to our storage location; Assistance with sorting and labeling incoming food,. . . more

Volunteers participate with daily garden tasks including, seeding, harvesting, weeding, etc.

Volunteer days are Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. more

The La Pinon Victim Advocate provides:

Information and Referral, Emotional Support, Service linkage to victims and their families, Aid to our community educators in presentations or outreach event concerning agency services, Participation agency fund-raisers and community events, Staff the Kid ... more

Greet people, offer refreshments, do activities with children. more

Attending to children while parents are in a workshop, reading to children, and doing arts & crafts, or playing board games. more