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BARC

BARC

About

What Is It?

A city agency that cares for and helps find homes for thousands of animals each year, and provides many other services.

Help Needed:

Needs include animal care, help with adoption and other events, foster pantry organization, facility beautification, and administrative help.

Details

Minimum Age to Volunteer

13. Volunteers aged 13-15 must volunteer with a parent or guardian at all times. 16 and 17 year olds can volunteer on their own after attending orientation with a parent or guardian. No minor can volunteer with or handle adult dogs.

Time Commitment

BARC seeks committed volunteers who can participate in BARC activities at least once a month.

 

Training Needed

Volunteers must attend a 2-hour orientation, which includes a classroom presentation and a shelter tour. It takes place on two Saturdays each month. Participants are encouraged to walk dogs, socialize cats, or greet adopters following the orientation.

 

Help Needed

SHELTER VOLUNTEER

Volunteer responsibilities include animal care, adoptions at BARC or off site, special events at BARC, fostering, foster pantry organization, facility beautification/construction, and administrative help.

COLLECT NEEDED ITEMS

BARC is always in need of the items such as dog and cat food, dog and cat toys and treats, leashes and collars, flea shampoo, towels, and detergent.  A complete list and information about dropping off donations are available on the BARC website.  All donated supplies must be unexpired and unopened.

Contact Details

Contact

Website

https://www.houstontx.gov/barc/volunteer.html

Location

BARC

3200 Carr Street
Houston, Texas 77026

Location Details

3200 Carr Street
Houston, Texas 77026

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Additional Information

BARC Foundation Video (7 minutes) (2015)

Examples of past Scout projects

Eagle: Made the dog runs at the front of the campus more appealing by removing cinder blocks, filling holes, putting down new sod and stone pavers, and mowing and weed eating.

 

Gallery

August 2019
August 2019
Girl Scout Silver Award project: treat bags for adopters, December 2020
Girl Scout Silver Award project: treat bags for adopters, December 2020
BARC adopt me speckled floor 2017 (1)
BARC adopt me speckled floor 2017 (1)
May 2017
May 2017
Mobile adoption, St. Arnold Brewing, October 2019
Mobile adoption, St. Arnold Brewing, October 2019
Petco
Petco
2020
2020
2020
2020
BARC walking tripod August 2020
BARC walking tripod August 2020
NRG Park, 2019
NRG Park, 2019
2019
2019
Donations, 2020
Donations, 2020
Cat supplies giveaway, October 2020
Cat supplies giveaway, October 2020
October 2018
October 2018
NRG Park, June 2019
NRG Park, June 2019
St Arnold Brewing, Sept 2019
St Arnold Brewing, Sept 2019
April 2020
April 2020
Donations, April 2020
Donations, April 2020
Petco table, June 2019
Petco table, June 2019
ExxonMobil & SeaRiver Maritime volunteers, Oct 2017
ExxonMobil & SeaRiver Maritime volunteers, Oct 2017
November 2019
November 2019
Medical staff, Oct 2019
Medical staff, Oct 2019
2019
2019
2020
2020
BARC new volunteers 2016
BARC new volunteers 2016
Petco adoption
Petco adoption
NRG Park, June 2019
NRG Park, June 2019
2019
2019
NRG Park June 2019
NRG Park June 2019
Mobile adoption, Nov 2019
Mobile adoption, Nov 2019
NRG Park, June 2019
NRG Park, June 2019
NRG Park, June 2019
NRG Park, June 2019
May 2020
May 2020
Houston Baptist University softball team volunteers, Jan 2020
Houston Baptist University softball team volunteers, Jan 2020
May 2019
May 2019
March 2019
March 2019
October 2018
October 2018
March 2018
March 2018
NRG Park, 2019
NRG Park, 2019
2019
2019
May 2017
May 2017
2018
2018
2018
2018
Adoption paperwork, March 2018
Adoption paperwork, March 2018
October 2018
October 2018
2017
2017
March 2018
March 2018
NRG Park event, June 2019
NRG Park event, June 2019
August 2019
Girl Scout Silver Award project: treat bags for adopters, December 2020
BARC adopt me speckled floor 2017 (1)
May 2017
Mobile adoption, St. Arnold Brewing, October 2019
Petco
2020
2020
BARC walking tripod August 2020
NRG Park, 2019
2019
Donations, 2020
Cat supplies giveaway, October 2020
October 2018
NRG Park, June 2019
St Arnold Brewing, Sept 2019
April 2020
Donations, April 2020
Petco table, June 2019
ExxonMobil & SeaRiver Maritime volunteers, Oct 2017
November 2019
Medical staff, Oct 2019
2019
2020
BARC new volunteers 2016
Petco adoption
NRG Park, June 2019
2019
NRG Park June 2019
Mobile adoption, Nov 2019
NRG Park, June 2019
NRG Park, June 2019
May 2020
Houston Baptist University softball team volunteers, Jan 2020
May 2019
March 2019
October 2018
March 2018
NRG Park, 2019
2019
May 2017
2018
2018
Adoption paperwork, March 2018
October 2018
2017
March 2018
NRG Park event, June 2019

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Schuyler Gustafson says

    July 26, 2017 at 9:22 pm

    BARC is an incredibly empathetic shelter that takes in between 25,000 and 30,000 animals per year. It is the only Houston shelter that is required to accept every dog or cat that comes through its doors regardless of shelter capacity or the behavior, breed or medical condition of the animal.This organization consistently works hard in finding happy homes for animals through their rescue, transfer, foster, and adoption programs. They even have low cost spay/neuter programs that provide long-term solutions to reducing the immense stray animal population in Houston. Having worked closely with this shelter, I truly recommend that everybody should volunteer here to help our furry friends 🙂

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  2. Shannon says

    July 20, 2018 at 7:38 pm

    I think you need to update the listing to show that there is an age restriction for volunteers. Per the BARC Volunteer Handbook, “Volunteers must be 13 years of age or older. Volunteers 13-15 years old must volunteer with a parent or guardian at all times. 16 and 17 year olds can volunteer on their own after attending orientation with a parent or guardian. No minor can volunteer with or handle adult dogs.”

    Reply
    • admin says

      September 24, 2018 at 6:13 pm

      Done. Thank you so much for the update!

      Reply

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