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 | 3 | 9/30/2026 | 11/18/2026 | |
| Volunteer Information Session | 3 | 9/30/2026 | 11/18/2026 | |
2 - Events: Client Training Seminar Activities
Volunteer opportunities related to Client Training seminars.
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breakfast snacks for Match Day | 0 | 10/28/2026 | 10/28/2026 | |
| Evaluation Helpers - Adult/Child team - Durham Southpoint Mall | 1 | 11/5/2026 | 11/5/2026 | |
| Evaluation Helpers - Adult/Child team - Hillsborough Pizza Hut | 0 | 11/6/2026 | 11/6/2026 | |
| Evaluation Helpers - Novel Dog - Durham Southpoint Mall | 1 | 11/5/2026 | 11/5/2026 | |
| Evaluation Helpers - Novel Dog - Hillsborough Pizza Hut | 0 | 11/6/2026 | 11/6/2026 | |
| Lunch for clients and staff | 1 | 10/26/2026 | 11/6/2026 | |
| Novel Dog - EENP Office | 0 | 10/26/2026 | 10/29/2026 | |
| Novel Dog - Hillsborough Home Depot | 1 | 10/30/2026 | 10/30/2026 | |
| Solo "spies" | 1 | 11/5/2026 | 11/5/2026 | |
| Training Room and Office Deep Clean | 1 | 10/17/2026 | 10/17/2026 | |
| Welcome Dinner Helper | 0 | 10/26/2026 | 10/26/2026 | |
4 - Facility Support
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office & Training Room Helper | 5 | 9/15/2026 | 9/17/2026 | |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Make Special Treats for Pups | 4 | 9/28/2026 | 12/28/2026 | |
| Provide Carrots and Celery for Training | 13 | 9/21/2026 | 12/28/2026 | |
4 - Other Activities
Activities that don't fit in other categories
| Activity | Shifts | Start | End | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provide Diabetic Scent Samples | 4 | 9/18/2026 | 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.
