Foster Care Provider
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| Organization Name: | Whisker Warriors Manitoba |
| Address: | 175 Gordon Avenue Winnipeg MB R2L 0L6 |
| Website: | http://www.whiskerwarriorsmb.ca |
| Organizational Description: | To rescue, heal, and rehome abandoned and stray cats and kittens in Manitoba, providing them with medical care, socialization, and the best possible chance for a loving, permanent home while also working to reduce cat overpopulation through sterilization and community education |
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| Volunteer Opportunity Details | |
| Volunteer Opportunity ID: | 6087 |
| Description of Duties: | Volunteer Opportunity: Foster Care Provider Organization: Whisker Warriors Manitoba Location: Winnipeg & Surrounding Areas, Interlake Time Commitment: Flexible / Short-term or Long-term Type: Remote / In-Home Volunteer Position About us: Whisker Warriors Manitoba is a foster-based rescue dedicated to supporting, rehabilitating, and rehoming cats and kittens in need across Manitoba. Our rescue operates without a shelter building - which means foster homes are essential to saving lives. Position Overview We are seeking compassionate and reliable volunteers to provide temporary foster care for cats and/or kittens. Foster Care Providers offer a safe, stable, and loving environment while the rescue team coordinates vet care, supplies, and adoption placement. |
| Skills Required: | Key Responsibilities Provide a safe indoor environment for the animal(s) Offer daily care: feeding, fresh water, litter maintenance, comfort, and socialization Monitor behavior and health; communicate updates to the foster coordinator Transport to occasional veterinary appointments (if able - otherwise transportation assistance may be arranged) Participate in adoption discussions by sharing observations about the animal's personality and needs. Take photos and videos of their foster cat or kitten to help promote their adoption into a loving home. |
| Skills Gained/Related Careers: | This role offers meaningful personal and professional experience, including: - Experience in animal care, rehabilitation, and behavioral observation - Volunteer hours that can be applied to:
Skills Gained Skill-building in caregiving, compassion fatigue management, communication, teamwork, and responsibility Opportunity to directly and tangibly save a life. Learn skills related to animal caretaking Gain valuable skills in teamwork by liasing with the executive members of the organization, communicating with other fosters, adoption applicants, vetting and adoption coordinators. Opportunity to showcase writing, photography or video graphic skills promoting their foster for social media and adoption events We Provide
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| Age: | 16-17, 18-30, 31-54, 55+ |
| Time Commitment: | Daytime , Evening , Weekend Ideally, fosters agree to care for their foster cat/s or kittens until adoption Fosters are matched based on your availability:
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| Location of volunteer opportunity: | Winnipeg - Assiniboine South - Downtown - Elmwood - Fort Garry - Inkster - Point Douglas - River East - River Heights - Seven Oaks - St. Boniface - St. James-Assiniboia - St. Vital - Transcona |
| Does opportunity require a criminal record check? | No |
| Does opportunity require a child abuse registry check? | No |
| Opportunity is available to candidates that: | Group - small, family and friends Fulfilling volunteer hours for school credit Uses a mobility device Required to complete community service French speaking / Bilingual (French and English) |
| Organization will provide: | A letter of reference Certificate of recognition Evaluation Supervision Training/Orientation All supplies, food, vetting, support |
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| Closing Date: | Apr 30, 2026 |
