HOW KIDS CAN HELP.
There are many ways kids can help!
Due to liability and safety, we are only able to accommodate volunteers over the age of 18 (with or without a parent) at the shelter. However, there are many ways that kids can be involved remotely and have a direct impact on the lives of the animals in our care!
Educate Your School, Family, and Friends
Help us promote and spread the message to adopt instead of purchasing an animal, and teach how important it is to spay and neuter animals. There are many benefits of pet adoption, and not enough homes for the millions of homeless animals that are already in shelters and needing homes, so educating your loved ones and community is the best way in helping us save more lives.
Social Media
Use social media to help promote the shelter, our events, and the animals available for adoption. Even sharing one of our posts can go a long way to helping a pet find or home or provide necessary funding for vet care. Check out all of our social media links at the bottom of any page!
Hold a Facebook Fundraiser
With this link, you will easily be able to create a fundraiser for Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge. Click here to get started!
Write Letters For Our Shelter Animals
Create artwork accompanied by a letter written to potential cat and dog “parents” from the perspectives of our animals themselves.
Read Article Example
Host a Bake Sale
Ask to set up a table at your school, sports events, school clubs, or group events, to sell homemade baked goods.
Donation Drive
A part of a club, group, or troop? Request to have a donation drive to benefit the animals at our shelter.
Yard Sale
Gather your family/community to host a yard sale where the proceeds would go to RBARI.
Birthdays
In addition, or in place of presents, you could ask for donations from our wish list!
Movie Night
Host a movie night at your house; having each “admission ticket” be a donation to our animals.
Coin Jar
A penny goes a long way! Keep an empty coin jar and have everyone at the end of the week, put in their spare change to donate.
Food Drives
Help our animals by collecting food from our wish list to help feed our cats and dogs!
Earn Through Chores
Ask your parents to donate your earnings from chores to our animals at RBARI!
School Fundraisers
Email our shelter at adoptlove@rbari.org for more information for RBARI fliers and other materials for your event!
Educate Your School, Family, and Friends
Help us promote and spread the message to adopt! There are many benefits of pet adoption, and educating your loved ones and community is the best way in helping us save more lives.
Thank you to our beautiful and dedicated community for creating such unbelievable projects and collecting goods and more for our animals!
