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As a Guide Dogs NSW/ACT volunteer, you will have the opportunity to discover new skills and experiences while helping to change the lives of people with low vision or blindness, read more in our Volunteer Strategy.
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About our Volunteers.
We currently have 749 volunteers across our organisation. Including:
- 292 active Puppy Raisers & Temp Carers.
- 73 Canine Court Program volunteers.
- 90 Guide Dogs Centre volunteers.
- 120 in-home dog support volunteers including Home Whelpers and Home Boarders.
- 174 more volunteers who assist on events, fundraising, administration and Client-facing support.
"It is so much fun driving him around. I have an immense feeling of joy when I drive Gulliver and see the smiles on people’s faces when he passes by. Everything about Guide Dogs manifests in Gulliver and I love to educate people about low vision or blindness when they ask me about him."
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There are many ways to get involved at the Guide Dogs Centre from helping to train puppies to keeping their kennels clean and tidy.
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Are you looking for a temporary housemate who’s committed, courteous, a positive influence in the community, and… very well toilet trained? You might be a perfect candidate for the Home Boarding Program!
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Raising and training a puppy is an amazing experience that is incredibly rewarding for the whole family and changes a life for a person with low vision or blindness.
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Provide a warm, loving home for specially selected breeding dogs to live in while they help bring the next generation of Guide Dog puppies into the world.
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This group of volunteers assist teams and departments across the organisation in a variety of roles. Read about Paul and his travels with Gulliver!
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These volunteers provide expertise and guidance to help shape and govern our organisation to ensure we perform at the highest level for our Clients.
"It’s a chance to give back to the community and change someone’s life. Whether the pup becomes a Guide Dog or a Therapy Dog, it’s a special feeling knowing they will be life-changing for their Handler."
Thank you to our incredible volunteers.
Our volunteers are at the lifeblood of our organisation.
At a strategic level, our Board of Directors and members of our Customer Advisory Panel provide expertise and guidance to help shape and govern the organisation.
At an operational level, our volunteers support us with fundraising, marketing, advocacy, administration, transport, gardening, maintenance, events and all things dog-related! They assist us in all facets of our Dog Services including breeding, kennel cleaning, feeding, walking, grooming, temporary caring and of course, puppy raising.
To continue ensuring best practice of our volunteer program, we are proud to continue our membership with The Centre of Volunteering. This will allow our team to attend upcoming events and professional development workshops and training to provide our volunteers with a seamless experience.
Check out our Volunteers in action!
Meet one of our Volunteers.
Hear from Puppy Raiser Allysia.
Allysia never imagined that a simple question from a student would change her life. While working at a boarding school on Sydney’s North Shore in 2005, a student researching a Guide Dogs NSW/ACT project came across puppy raising and asked, “Why can’t we do this here?”
“I didn’t have a good enough excuse to say no,” says Allysia. “I’m a country girl, and I missed my animals more than my family when I was a boarder.”
