VolunteerS
MAKE THIS PLACE RUN!
Hope Is Where the Heart Is
Volunteering for Esperanza's looks different to everyone. We have our farm volunteers who help with the husbandry and training of our farm sanctuary residents, our foster homes for our shelter to service dog placements, foster homes for our puppy partner program, foster homes for readily adoptable livestock, our community outreach events, and more.
Community Outreach
Empowering the Community
Education
Bringing access to resources and support where we can.
Volunteering
On the Farm
Fostering
Fostering an animal
What does it mean to do community outreach?
Events with Impact From helping those on SNAP/EBT use their assistance to grow food-producing plants that can maximize their budget, to microchipping clinics, training and behavior services, and so much more.
Contact us directly to become a part of our community outreach team.
What does it mean to foster?
From dogs to goats to pigs!
We need foster homes. Sometimes its for a tortoise, other times for a goat. We only let you accept what you are prepared for. The first step is to complete our Foster Foundations Course.
Use Code: ESPIE
to enroll in this online course for free.
Help @theFarm
Enrichment, cleaning, and feeding are just a starting point for the things we do here. As we grow and evolve there will be projects, assistance with vet visits, piggy spa days, and more. We want our volunteers to be active with the animals in a safe and sane way and learn to interact and train them using humane evidence-based methods as well.
Apply by filling out the forms listed here:
Composting
From our CommUNITY composting program for families to collect their food waste and engage in composting activities to assisting with picking up food diversions, weighing, logging, and direct composting food waste and animal manure on site.
GARDENING & FOOD SOVEREIGNTY
From seed to harvest, we empower our community with the knowledge and resources to grow their own food. Whether it’s through our free seedling program, regenerative gardening workshops, or hands-on experience at our farm, we help people take control of their food security. Our programs focus on making fresh, homegrown produce accessible to all especially those utilizing SNAP/EBT so they can stretch their budgets while nourishing their families. Join us in building a resilient local food system, one plant at a time!
Please note that we request a small, tax-deductible onboarding contribution to help support the administrative and safety-related costs involved in welcoming new volunteers. If this is a barrier for you please reach out and we will work with you on this!
Partner With Us
Have an Impact
Our organization always appreciates the generosity and involvement of people like you, with every contribution going towards making Esperanza's Second Chance Sanctuary an even better Non-Profit Organization than it already is. We want to provide you with the correct and appropriate information pertaining to your mode of support, so don’t hesitate to contact us with your questions.
Volunteer Your Time
Help Us Soar
This is one of the simplest ways to help out our cause. We believe the best way for our initiatives to be successful is for the community to actively get involved. This is an easy and efficient way of contributing to the great work we do at Esperanza's Second Chance Sanctuary. Get in touch with any questions about how you can Volunteer Your Time today
Kahless our Angus Lowline Jersey Cross Steer and Reese our LGD. Both sanctuary residents. Both Rescued.
Fun Facts About OUr Costs
While operating costs fluctuate we are including some of our most stable and common costs. Horses, Cows, and Goats are fed based upon their weight. They have 24/7 access to their hay so they eat about 4,290 lbs per month minimum. They get extra when it is chilly out and we feed 3 different types of hay. This costs us an average of $750.00/month in hay this varies depending on the season as well. Seniors & Injured horses need to be on joint supplements. This for 1 geldings costs $40.00/month. All animals are on a probiotic this costs $190.00/monthPig feed per month just pelleted formula no fruits and veggies or greens (which they get daily) costs us 84.00 per monthChicken feed, Geese feed, Turkey feed, scratch, and larvae treats costs us about 280.00 per month. This is just for bagged formula and doesn't include the fruits, veggies, or greens they get. Our regular monthly straw and shavings for bedding costs per month works out to about 112.50 we purchase this quarterly. We pay 80.00 per horse for farrier services every 8 weeks. We pay 500.00 to 700.00 total 1-2 times a year for the cows hooves to be trimmed. We pay 145.00 per pig for the pigs hooves and tusks to be trimmed 3 times a year. We do the goats hooves ourselves we have worked extensively on cooperative care to allow us to cut this from our budget.
We transport the sheep 3 times per year to be shorn and the total cost for this for 3 sheep is at 180.00It costs us an average of 117.00 per month in food, treats, and supplements for our Service Dogs in Training and approximately 1100.00 over their time with us for medical care per dog. This does not include any adoption fee or rescue fee we needed to be able to pull them and place into our care. It costs an average of 4200.00 In training time and classes to get a SDiT trained to be an active working dog and they are in our program from 8months to 13 months depending on the specific tasks they are being trained to do.
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