Volunteer with Us

FRES relies on the love and compassion of foster families to care for the ferrets rescued by, or surrendered to, our organization. Potential foster families must go through the same screening process as our potential adopters with the added requirement of becoming a member. Our foster families are varied in their experience with ferrets and FRES will match a foster ferret to your experience. Being a foster family is a 24/7 job. Sometimes it is heartbreaking, but the joy of seeing a ferret recover from an illness, play and "dook" for the first time, or begin to trust humans is the ultimate reward of fostering. We are in need of foster homes that have previous ferret experience and are able to work with ferrets with special medical and behavioural issues. If you have no previous ferret experience you will not be declined but you may have to wait longer for us to find a fit for a first time family.

PLEASE NOTE: At this time we are only accepting applications for foster homes that have previous ferret experience and are able to work with ferrets with special medical or behavioural issues.

FRES runs a Casino through the AGLC every 18-24 months.  The FRES Casino is our primary source of rescue funding and is a significant contributor to our financial health and bottom line.  We need all the support and volunteering time we can get for this one event! See signup and details below!

~~FRES HAS A CASINO IN 2024!! 

~~November 8-9th, 2024 - ACE Casino Calgary Airport~~

Bingos fund a significant portion of the veterinary costs for our foster ferrets; they bring in thousands of dollars for FRES ferrets every year. But we simply can't continue to do Bingos with the handful of Bingo volunteers that we have. Each afternoon bingo requires 10-12 volunteers and 14-15 volunteers for evening bingos. Without this many volunteers, FRES cannot run the bingo. Without the bingos, our foster program suffers. We need you!

• Volunteering is easy!
• No experience necessary!
• Anyone 18 years or older can volunteer; you don't have to be a FRES member!
• No long-term commitment; even volunteering at just one Bingo will help tremendously!
• Meet and have a great time with other volunteers who share your same interests!
• Now a non-smoking environment!