Volunteer
You might be surprised by the range of skills it takes to care for injured and orphaned animals.
While we are currently not hosting volunteers on site we want to thank everyone who has supported the animals in our Center over the years.
Care Giving: The Center received a helping hand with the day to day care such as feeding and cleaning of our wild patients’ quarters.
Gardening: We gratefully accepted donations of fruits and vegetables. Supporters with an abundance in their gardens shared foods which are staples in our patients’ diets.
Carpentry: Carpenters built our outdoor cages and nesting boxes for our baby squirrels, raccoons, flying squirrels, opossums, groundhogs and fox.
Knit / Crochet A Nest: Our friends at Bev’s Country Cottage are kind enough to put nest instructions online so that others can help nonprofit rehabilitation centers to care for baby bunnies and squirrels.
Sew Baby Blankets: Seamstress hemmed flannel square baby blankets for our youngest babies.
Fundraising: Nonprofits such as ours benefit from a creative mind with fundraising ideas. We are not state funded. Our operation relies on donations, grants, and volunteers.
What is it like to volunteer at Wild Baby Rescue?
We are pleased to introduce you to some of our former interns and volunteers. We couldn’t have asked for better. These women worked very hard, with amazing compassion for the animals. Their outstanding work ethic and high standards set the bar for future volunteers.
Read Lauren’s Story
Lauren Stickle: A Biology major at Centenary College, Lauren’s internship was so important to her that it caused her to shift her career path.
Read Lindsay’s Story
Lindsay Modugno: While Lindsay interned at The Center she was an Ecology and Natural Resources major at Rutgers University. In four short months she assisted in saving 400 animals!
Read Jane’s Story
Jane Bloom: Jane lived nearby the Center. “When Hope told me I would have the opportunity to bottle feed orphaned baby squirrels and bunnies, I was in squirrel heaven.”
Kids and Wildlife! Youth Support
Buttercup is a Gray Squirrel
There are also many ways for students, boy scouts, girl scouts, and schools to get involved.
Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and Student Projects
- Collect supplies needed for the care of injured and orphaned wildlife.
- Build nesting boxes and cages for flying squirrels and raccoons.
- Scouts, earn your Eagle or Gold Star awards while helping New Jersey’s injured and orphaned wildlife.
- Have a bake sale, lemonade stand, or organize other projects to raise funds for the care of wild animals.
Host A Wildlife Expert
Teachers and Troop Leaders: invite a Wild Baby Rescue Wildlife Rehabilitator to speak about local animals and answer the questions of young wildlife enthusiasts. We request a donation of $100 for this service.