The shelter I volunteer at has an after school program for high school kids. It gives them school credit for the time they volunteer. Scouts also earn points for volunteering.
Are you familiar with Free Cycle?? It's a email group where you post what sort of things you have to give away or want for free. There are local ones everywhere. Ask for everything you can think of. I'm amazed at what people have lying around just waiting to get rid of. www.freecycle.org
You might also post on Craigslist for donations AND volunteers. I bet it would be a big help to them to just co-ordinate volunteers. I know from experience it's a huge time consuming process.
My shelter also does fundraisers. Get stuff donated thru methods mentioned above and have a garage sale with all proceeds going to the shelter.
Get local businesses to donate services and goods and sell raffle tickets. You can print them up at home. ie raffle off a meal at a restaurant. Or a manicure. The business gets publicity and the shelter gets $$. If you get big enough donations ie art or something of value, you could also do a silent auction.
Perhaps local businesses have merchandise they put on clearance and at some point it just needs to be gotten rid of...ask if they will donate to the shelter. If it's xmas towels in mid jan you could use them for the shelter or if it's merch the shelter doesn't need you could use it for a garage sale.
You have to get creative! LOL! It isn't just money this shelter needs but time and people.
Good luck and pm me if you want further help or advice.
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