GET ACTIVE!

VOLUNTEERING WITH ACRES

As a charitable organisation with limited staff resources and funds, ACRES is in constant need of volunteers to help with all aspects of our work. Without the help of volunteers, it is impossible for us to continue helping the animals, so your time and effort will be very much appreciated and go a long way to help us in our quest to help animals.

Although specific skills may be very helpful, the most important thing is that you care about animals and have a desire to make a difference.

You can commit to volunteering for any length of time and on a flexible basis. It's up to you whether you want to help out on a regular basis and commit to a certain number of hours each week or month, or if you prefer to be on call to help out with certain events. However, it is important that if you commit to helping at a particular event you do turn up or let us know in advance if you can't make it.

The following information outlines the various volunteer positions available and explains what each involves. You can choose to help with just one area of work or a range of different areas.

If you would like to help as a volunteer please send an email to the contact person in charge of the position/s you are interested in. Please include your name, address and contact number along with a brief paragraph introducing yourself.

Please note that Community Involvement Programme (CIP) points (or similar) can only be awarded for activities where number of hours of service can be observed and recorded by an ACRES member of staff.

Download the ACRES Volunteer Application Form. Please complete the form and return the form by fax, email, or post. Please print on recycled paper to save our environment!

Group volunteering. If you and your friends want to help out together, we most welcome that! Download this form for your group.

Download CIP form for your volunteering activities with ACRES. This form requires an ACRES staff member to sign and endorse your volunteering aid. Please print on recycled paper to save our environment!

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Creative Team
Role: To create new ACRES merchandise in order to raise funds. To use creative skills to develop new materials to promote ACRES, raise funds and relay information to the public on animal welfare issues. To explore new methods of promoting ACRES and the animal welfare message in Singapore.
Tasks: Creating new ACRES merchandise. Designing new ACRES awareness materials such as brochures, posters, advertisements, campaign videos etc. as well as fundraising materials.
This team will not be applicable for Community Involvement Programme (CIP) or similar.

Cruelty-Free Team
Role: To promote the concept of a “Cruelty-Free Lifestyle” and produce resources to empower the public to make more humane choices in their everyday lives. To create a demand for “Cruelty-Free” products in Singapore and make companies aware of this demand.
Tasks: Producing materials exposing the truth about the ways animals suffer for everyday products used by humans and for human entertainment. Researching the availability of “Cruelty-Free” products in Singapore, e.g. writing to companies asking about their animal-testing policies. Writing to supermarkets/shops asking them to stock cruelty-free/more humane products (such as free-range eggs).

Education Team
Role: To deliver the new HEAL (Humane Education for All Life) programme to primary school students, to instill a sense of compassion and respect for animals in young people and to raise awareness of animal welfare issues in the younger generation.
Tasks: Delivering the HEAL programme to schools- acting in skits, supervising activities, giving talks etc. Assisting with school visits to the AWRC.

Events & Fundraising Team
Role: To raise funds for the general operations of ACRES as well as for specific campaigns and projects, and organise regular educational roadshows.
Tasks: Developing ideas for regular fund raising events, organising the events, securing venues, approaching companies for sponsorship. Securing new locations for donation tins and collecting donation tins from various locations (drivers critically needed!)

Wildlife Guardians Team
Role: To assist with the daily operations of the ACRES Wildlife Rescue Centre (AWRC).
Tasks: Assisting with animal care and general maintenance work at the AWRC. Assisting with educational programmes at the AWRC for school students, as well as giving tours to the public.
Training: All Wildlife Guardian volunteers at the AWRC will be required to undertake a comprehensive 4-week training programme to prepare them for all of their duties. The training programme will be held at the AWRC every two months with about 60 volunteers per intake. The training programme will take place for 4 consecutive weekends.

As many of you are aware. ACRES will be launching an exciting new “Wildlife Guardians” programme at the ACRES Wildlife Rescue Centre (AWRC).

However, due to factors beyond our control, this programme cannot be launched at this time.

We appreciate your interest in the Wildlife Guardians programme, and endeavour to launch the programme as soon as we can. Once the programme is officially launched, we will make an announcement on the website, and also contact you directly if you have already signed up for the programme.

If you would like to receive updates from ACRES, please email to info@acres.org.sg with the subject titled ‘Mailing List'.

Thank you for your patience and understanding, and we look forward to welcoming you to the AWRC to assist with our vital wildlife rescue and education work!

Wildlife Trade Team
Role: To monitor and document levels of illegal wildlife trade in Singapore. To collaborate with the TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) community to eliminate the use of wild animals in TCM.
Tasks: Conducting undercover investigations into the illegal trading of wild animals and wild animal parts throughout Singapore e.g. by pet shops and TCM shops. Liaising and working with traders towards the elimination of illegal practices. Collaborating with the TCM community on the elimination of the use of wild animals in TCM.
This team will not be applicable for Community Involvement Programme (CIP) or similar. Undercover investigators will be selected and interviewed.

ZooCheck
Role: To work together with the management of these zoos to improve the welfare of the animals.
Tasks: Conducting investigations into the welfare of captive animals in zoos and marine parks.


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Contact volunteer@acres.org.sg for more information.

Please note that Community Involvement Programme (CIP) points (or similar) can only be awarded for activities where number of hours of service can be observed and recorded by an ACRES member of staff.


Quick downloads. Please print on recycled paper to save our environment!
ACRES Volunteer Application Form
Group Volunteer Application Form
CIP form


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