All community service applicants are required to complete a community service application, obtain consent from a parent or guardian and return the form to the GASPCA before beginning your project. Click on "Community Service Application" to view a printable copy of the application. Students of any age or grade level may complete these projects.
To receive credit for time worked, you must record your time on a time sheet. A completed time sheet must be brought to the Georgia SPCA along with your project so that it can be reviewed and signed by a Georgia SPCA staff member. Click on "Community Service Time Sheet" to view a printable copy of the time sheet. Remember, each time you bring in any part of your project you must submit your time sheet to receive credit.
Bring your completed time sheet along with your project to the Georgia SPCA during our regular business hours and ask an SPCA Staff member to review and sign off on your time sheet.
To ensure you receive the proper credit for your community service hours you must: Choose a community service project (see suggestions below)
You can choose one of these projects. Click on the links for flyers to guide you in completing your project:
Make Cat Toys for Our Cats: Consider making one of these great toys for our cats at the Georgia SPCA.
Used Towel and Blanket Drive: Towels are used when bathing our shelter animals, and blankets offer warmth and comfort for our animals.
Pet Treat Drive: Treats help us train and reward shelter pets. Most people combine this with a pet toy drive.
$10 Fur Friends Drive: Simply print out a form and start collecting donations to support our adorable furry little friends!
Kitty Litter Drive: We have many cats and kittens at our Adoption Center, so we always appreciate donations of kitty litter.
Canned Food Drive: Hills Science Diet donates all of the dry food used at our Adoption Center, but we always need canned pet food.
Cleaning Supplies Drive: Consider having your school, club or group collect cleaning supplies.
Shelter Supplies Drive: We use many different supplies in the daily care of our animals, and a drive that covers them all is an awesome idea!
Basic Supply Kits for New Adopters: We sell a basic supply kit for new adopters. Your class, club or group could collect these items, or the donations required to purchase the items, and put the kits together for us.
Volunteer at our Adoption Center: Kids of all ages can volunteer at our Adoption Center. There you can walk dogs (must be at least 16 years old) , help socialize our cats by giving them lots of attention, do laundry, wash dishes, and help us keep our adoption center clean.
Hold an Adoption Events at our Adoption Center: Your class, club or group could hold an Adoption Event at our Adoption Center.
Other Valuable Projects: In addition to the above opportunities, there are many other things you can do to raise money to help us care for our animals. Here are just a few:
Have a dog wash
For more information regarding these Community Service Opportunities, please call 678-765-2726 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
You can choose one of these projects. Click on the links for flyers to guide you in completing your project:
- Newspaper Drive: Newspapers help the animals stay clean and comfortable during their stay with us. They are placed in the bottom of cages housing cats and puppies.
- Used Book Drive: The used books are collected and donated to the GASPCA for their used book sales.
- Used Towel, Blanket and Toy Drive: The used towels help bathe shelter animals in need of grooming and the blankets offer warmth and comfort for our dog guests. The new and used animal toys help entertain animals in cages to prevent boredom.
- Thrift Store Item Drive: The GASPCA Thrift Store has recently opened! It is always in need of reusable items in good working condition.
- Pet Treat Drive: Treats help us train and reward shelter pets. Most people combine this with a pet toy drive.
- $10 Fur Friends Drive: Simply print out a form and start collecting donations to support our adorable furry little friends!
- Other Valuable Projects: In addition to the above opportunities, there are many other things you can do to raise money to help us care for the animals, for example:
- Collect cans and bottles and donate funds
- Hold a garage sale in your neighborhood or at your school and donate proceeds
- Have a coin drive at your school, asking students to donate coins
- Hold a car wash and donate proceeds
