Welcome to EENP's volunteer site! Your help changes lives -- whether the lives of our inmate-trainers as they learn to shape our pups into highly-skilled assistance dogs, or the lives of our clients, who have the support of canine partners to assist them in their daily lives. You might even find that the experience of volunteering changes your own life...
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Volunteer Interest Areas
- Dogs - Puppy Caregiver (PCG)
- Dogs - Young Puppy Trainer
- Dogs - Breeder Home
- Dogs - Litter Care
- Dogs - Puppy Wrangling
- Program Support - Local Dog Transport
- Program Support - Distance Dog Transport
- Program Support - Diabetic Scent Sample
- Program Support - ABEL Support
- Program Support - ABEL Prison Program Assistant
- Program Support - Adult and Child Team
- Program Support - Novel Dog
- Program Support - Work Release Transport or Supervisor
- Org Support - Unskilled Facility Help
- Org Support - PR and Special Events
- Org Support - Inventory/Organizing
- Org Support - Administrative Support
- Org Support - Video Editing and DVD Creation
- Org Support - Technical/Database/Web
- Org Support - PR/Social Media
- Org Support - Development/Fundraising Support
- Org Support - Accounting Support
- Org Support - Speaker and Demonstrations
- Org Support - Skilled Facility Help
- Org Support - HR Consulting
- Org Support - Other Skilled Professional
- Org Support - Board or Committee Work
- Org Support - Volunteer Management
- Anywhere I'm needed...
1 - Classes and Trainings
Trainings for volunteer activities, including volunteer orientation and Canine Care & Safety.
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canine Care & Safety Training | 5 | 7/29/2026 | 11/18/2026 | |
| Volunteer Information Session | 5 | 7/29/2026 | 11/18/2026 | |
2 - Events: Client Training Seminar Activities
Volunteer opportunities related to Client Training seminars.
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evaluation Helpers - Adult/Child team - Durham Southpoint Mall | 0 | 6/25/2026 | 6/25/2026 | |
| Evaluation Helpers - Adult/Child team - Hillsborough Pizza Hut | 0 | 6/26/2026 | 6/26/2026 | |
| Evaluation Helpers - Novel Dog - Durham Southpoint Mall | 0 | 6/25/2026 | 6/25/2026 | |
| Evaluation Helpers - Novel Dog - Hillsborough Pizza Hut | 0 | 6/26/2026 | 6/26/2026 | |
| Lunch for clients and staff | 0 | 6/26/2026 | 6/26/2026 | |
| Solo "spies" | 1 | 6/25/2026 | 6/25/2026 | |
2 - Events: Graduation Activities
Volunteer opportunities related to dog team graduation and associated events.
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costco Graduation Food Pick-up | 0 | 6/25/2026 | 6/25/2026 | |
| Graduation - Clean Up | 1 | 6/27/2026 | 6/27/2026 | |
| Graduation - Information table | 1 | 6/27/2026 | 6/27/2026 | |
| Graduation - Setup | 1 | 6/27/2026 | 6/27/2026 | |
| Graduation Lunch - Lunch Clean up | 1 | 6/27/2026 | 6/27/2026 | |
| Graduation Lunch - Lunch Setup | 0 | 6/27/2026 | 6/27/2026 | |
| Graduation Lunch Food Prep | 0 | 6/26/2026 | 6/26/2026 | |
3 - Prog: Dog Care and Training Support
Activities related to program work -- includes dog training, training assistants, training room assistants, novel dog volunteers, scent sample volunteers, etc. These volunteer opportunities are typically on-going and not event-related.
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult/Child Team- Standard Public Access Test Evaluation Helpers | 0 | 7/10/2026 | 7/17/2026 | |
| Novel Dog - Standard Public Access Test Evaluation Helpers | 0 | 7/10/2026 | 7/17/2026 | |
| Pet Dog Assessment | 4 | 7/1/2026 | 7/22/2026 | |
| Puppy Wrangler and Training Room Helper | 0 | 6/29/2026 | 6/30/2026 | |
3 - Prog: Dog Transport
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transport for neuter appt - Hillsborough/Apex | 0 | 7/15/2026 | 7/15/2026 | |
3 - Prog: Litter Care
Puppies puppies puppies puppies puppies! When we have a litter of puppies, we need lots of dedicated volunteers to help us take care of the little nubbins. Most litter care shifts are locked to people who have been trained. If you'd like to become part of a litter care team, contact us at info@eenp.org or 919-408-7292.
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RC - Litter Enrichment Helper | 0 | 6/25/2026 | 6/28/2026 | |
| RC - Litter Enrichment Lead | 0 | 6/25/2026 | 6/28/2026 | |
| RC - Puppies CH/Hillsborough Transport | 0 | 6/29/2026 | 6/30/2026 | |
| RC - Puppy Overnights at Vol Homes | 0 | 6/24/2026 | 6/28/2026 | |
3 - Prog: Puppy Caregiver
Pup assignments will be posted here. Please sign up if you are available!
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/22/26-06/25/26 Haywood | 0 | 6/22/2026 | 6/25/2026 | |
| 06/25/26-08/25/26 Haywood | 0 | 6/22/2026 | 8/25/2026 | |
| 06/26/26-06/30/26 Louise | 0 | 6/26/2026 | 7/30/2026 | |
| 06/30/26-08/01/26 Cheese Pup TBD - PPSD | 0 | 6/30/2026 | 8/1/2026 | |
| 07/02/26-07/06/26 Cheese Pup TBD | 0 | 7/2/2026 | 7/6/2026 | |
| 07/10/26-07/12/26 Cheese Pup TBD | 0 | 7/10/2026 | 7/12/2026 | |
| 07/17/26-07/26/26 Cheese Pup TBD | 0 | 7/17/2026 | 7/26/2026 | |
| 07/22/26-08/05/26 Cheese pup TBD | 0 | 7/22/2026 | 8/5/2026 | |
| 08/12/26-08/15/26 Tova | 0 | 8/12/2026 | 8/15/2026 | |
| 08/19/26-08/31/26 Furlough Dog TBD | 0 | 8/19/2026 | 8/31/2026 | |
4 - Facility Support
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office & Training Room Helper | 2 | 6/25/2026 | 6/25/2026 | |
4 - Office/Administrative/Technical Activities
Volunteer opportunities helping with administrative, management, and technical tasks. Generally these are on-going shifts or as-needed activities (such as stuffing envelopes for a mailing).
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contact Vets for Graduate Teams (Remote) | 1 | 9/14/2026 | 9/14/2026 | |
| Make Special Treats for Pups | 7 | 6/29/2026 | 12/28/2026 | |
| Provide Carrots and Celery for Training | 25 | 6/29/2026 | 12/28/2026 | |
4 - Other Activities
Activities that don't fit in other categories
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provide Diabetic Scent Samples | 6 | 7/17/2026 | 12/18/2026 | |
8 - INTEREST Signups (Unscheduled)
Sign up for these activities to indicate your interest in helping when needed.
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dog Transport | 1 | |||
| Interested in remote volunteer opportunities during COVID-19 response? | 1 | |||
| Scent Samples | 1 | |||
| Video! | 1 | |||
Mission Statement
Eyes Ears Nose and Paws partners people with dogs to improve lives.
We collaborate with the correctional system to train assistance dogs that we partner with people who have disabilities. Our incarcerated trainers develop interpersonal, leadership, and job skills while giving back to the community despite their incarceration; and our clients receive life-changing support for their disabilities in the form of a highly-trained canine partner.
Our mobility service dogs assist people with mobility impairments. These dogs assist with a wide variety of daily tasks, including retrieving items, opening doors, operating buttons and switches, and helping prevent and recover from falls. Our medical alert dogs are trained to detect and alert to changes in medical conditions such as diabetes; retrieve medical kits; and get help in an emergency.
