Our foster homes are the backbone of our organization. We are looking for foster homes for dogs, cats, kittens and puppies. We work with you to make sure you take a foster that fits in your home situation. We provide the food and vet care – you provide the love! Click HERE to apply to be a foster parent.

We need volunteers who can either go regularly (one day a week for about two hours) or occasionally (flexibly as your schedule permits) to visit cats in our adoption center about a 10 minute drive from Columbia. Weekly visitors are paired with another volunteer to feed and care for the cats.

Our Adoption Center is open Saturday, and Sunday. We are always looking for friendly folks who can greet visitors and care for dogs who are there to be seen. It’s a great way to get to know other volunteers and our adoptable animals.

In addition to our Adoption Center, we often have adoption events at other locations throughout the area. Check out our schedule to see where we’ll be next.

Do you have a digital camera and an eye for good photography? Excellent photos make for very fast adoptions! We are always looking for good photos of our animals to help tell their stories.

We always need help with computer database work as well as record input work. After some training, this can be done from your home instead of the Adoption Center.

Want to teach others about the state of animal welfare in our community and what Second Chance is doing to help reduce the population of unwanted pets? Join our education team and help us spread the word about the work we do and the work others can do to solve the problem.