
Volunteer Opportunities
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Visit The Cats’ Cradle volunteer newsroom — headquartered in the historic Mews Herald building! We’re always on the lookout for compassionatecommunity members to help us write happier endings for cats across the Unifourregion of western North Carolina. Check out our volunteer “beats” below and findyour purr-fect role!
Foster Features: The Heart of Every Story
Every cat in our care begins their next chapter in a loving foster home. The more fosters we have, the more lives we can save!
We provide veterinary care and support — you provide the love, space, and attention that help cats flourish. Watching a scared kitten find confidence and trust? That’s a headline-worthy moment.
Fundraising Front Page
Calling all idea-makers and event-planners! Help us brainstorm and organize creative fundraisers — from bake sales and raffles to online campaigns and cat- themed community events.
You’ll help keep the good mews (and good vibes) spreading far and wide.
Grant Columnists
If you’ve got a way with words, we’d love your help writing grants that fund our
lifesaving programs.
Research opportunities, draft proposals, and help us secure the support we need to continue our mission. Prior experience is great — but passion and persistence make all the difference!
Adoption Desk Assistants
Help cats make front-page news — by finding their forever homes! At our adoption centers in Hickory and Morganton, you’ll greet visitors, share cat stories, and celebrate when new families are formed. Be part of those life- changing moments when “available” becomes “adopted.”
Clean-Up Crew: The Unsung Heroes
Behind every happy adoption is a clean, cozy space. Our PetSmart adoption centers depend on volunteers to tidy cages daily and keep the environment welcoming and healthy for cats and visitors alike. Even one short shift makes a huge difference!
Copy Cats: Admin & Creative Crew
Are you more of a behind-the-scenes superstar? We need organized helpers who can pitch in with reports, website updates, writing content, or general office work. Your skills keep our rescue running like a well-edited publication!
Fundraising by the People (That’s You!)
Want to help from home? Create a Facebook Fundraiser for The Cats’ Cradle! It’s easy, free, and an incredible way to support our mission — whether for your birthday, a holiday, or “just because.” Every share and donation helps us save more lives.
Join the Story
At The Mews Herald, every volunteer plays a starring role in our mission. Whether
you’re cuddling kittens, crafting content, or cleaning cages, you’re helping us
publish stories of second chances — one cat at a time.

Become an Angel Parent
Our special needs cats are often hard to place and are cared for by our fosters. Even those who do find a furever home, often face high vet bills and medication bills in addition to caring for a cat.
We are looking for Angel Parents to help with medical costs for our cats or kittens in physical distress, abused, injured or disabled.
Please consider making a monthly donation to go toward the medical costs associated with our special needs cats.
Want to adopt a special needs cat?
Call: 828-475-6732.

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