Our volunteers & fosters
Meet some of our dedicated team of animal lovers who make a life-saving difference with Habitat 4 Paws!
Meet some of our volunteers!
Meet Corinne!
Corinne is a dedicated Habitat 4 Paws volunteer since 2022 who shares her home with three fabulous cats and one lovable rescue dog. All of her pets are rescues, and she wouldn’t have it any other way!
How did you get involved with Habitat 4 Paws?
I saw volunteer opportunities advertised at Frisco PetSmart.
What type of volunteering do you do with H4P?
I am a cat room volunteer, foster both cats and dogs, and help with the Habitat 4 Paws social media accounts.
Why do you volunteer?
I love helping animals and being around animals - they are amazing companions and bring so much joy! It’s very rewarding to rescue an animal and be part of their journey to a forever home. I really love to see the transformations from time of rescue to time of adoption. In many cases the animals are sick or scared, and over time they become healthy, social, and their personalities really blossom which is so fun to see! It’s great to meet to many different animals, all with their own charm, and to see them living their best lives after adoption. Sometimes the adopters will share really sweet updates of the animals months after adoption and that’s always the best surprise!
How do you spend your time when you're not volunteering?
I love to swim, ride bikes, watch TV, go out to dinner, and vacation to the mountains or beach!
Meet Stephanie!
Stephanie is an animal rescue volunteer with 8 years of experience, 6 of those proudly spent volunteering with Habitat 4 Paws. She shares her life with two lovable pups—a husky and a pitbull mix—and three charming cats: one gray, one orange, and one black and white (a true purrfect trio!).
How did you get involved with Habitat 4 Paws?
When I moved to Frisco in 2019, I started volunteering at the H4P Cat Room at Petsmart. A year or so later, I got my first foster cat (a pregnant mama). Helping her and her babies get ready for their forever homes was a privilege, and I continued to foster cats and kittens until I had human babies of my own. Now I volunteer on the administrative side - keying in adoptions and filing adoption documents.
What type of volunteering do you do with H4P?
Admin task assistance, foster and event volunteer in the past
Why do you volunteer?
I have a passion for animals, and love working with cats. I even drove one of my feral fosters to Austin Pets Alive! for their barn cat program. While I don't have the ability to foster right now, I want to stay involved and do so through administrative work.
How do you spend your time when you're not volunteering?
I am a working mom of 2 human children, with 2 dogs and 3 cats. I enjoy riding my Peloton, reading fantasy books, and catching up on the latest Netflix series.
Meet Jacob!
Jacob has been a volunteer with H4P since 2022. He shares his home with fellow volunteer Corinne, their three fabulous cats and one lovable rescue dog.
How did you get involved with Habitat 4 Paws?
My wife.
What type of volunteering do you do with H4P?
I am a cat room volunteer, foster both cats and dogs.
Why do you volunteer?
I like to see the animals transform from sick and scared to being healthy and ready for their new homes. I love working with the kittens because they are more fragile and need more attention, so it’s really rewarding to help them.
How do you spend your time when you're not volunteering?
I enjoy competing in model aircraft events, cycling and photography.
Meet Pam!
Pam has volunteered in the animal rescue space for over 20 years and been a volunteer with Habitat 4 Paws now for a little over 3 years! She has 5 personal cats, but still finds time to help out the rescue cats in need.
How did you get involved with Habitat 4 Paws?
I saw a post on Nextdoor looking for volunteers. We had just moved to Dallas and were looking to get involved with an animal rescue. This was a perfect fit for us!
What type of volunteering do you do with H4P?
I volunteer at the cat condo room helping to clean the kennels, make sure there is food and water and give the cats playtime outside of the cat condos.
Why do you volunteer?
I love giving back and feeling like I am making a difference to our vulnerable animal population.
How do you spend your time when you're not volunteering?
Love to spend time with my kids, baking, reading a really good book and watching college football.
Meet Jason
Jason has been a volunteer now with Habitat 4 Paws for over a year. He spends his time between assisting at events, transport help and a cat room volunteer at our cat condos in PetSmart! He has 2 personal cats, Ethen and Silvester, which are Habitat 4 Paws past fosters!
How did you get involved with Habitat 4 Paws?
My company will donate money to organization that I volunteering.
What type of volunteering do you do with H4P?
Event volunteer, Cat room volunteer, Transport help (from shelter, to/from events, to vet, etc)
Why do you volunteer?
I adopted 2 cats from H4P. So I want do something that I can help.
How do you spend your time when you're not volunteering?
I'm a ultra runner. I have finished 53 full marathon or ultra race. Plan to finish my six majors in 2025.
Meet Nicki
Nicki has been a volunteer and foster with Habitat 4 Paws since 2019. She has 3 personal cats (Charlie, Dak and Azula), all of of which came from Habitat 4 Paws over the years!
How did you get involved with Habitat 4 Paws?
I adopted my young cat Charlie from H4P. I found that my older cat wasn't very playful with him. I've always wanted to foster, and thought this would be the perfect time where I could help animals and Charlie some friends along the way!
What type of volunteering do you do with H4P?
Event volunteer, Admin task assistance, Cat foster, Transport help (from shelter, to/from events, to vet, etc).
Why do you volunteer?
I have the time and space in my home. I've always loved animals, but wasn't sure how to help. I love being able to take care of an animal in need.
How do you spend your time when you're not volunteering?
During the day I manage a Product Design team. I've always loved design and trying to be creative so this is a way for me to create cool stuff. I am a big-time Lego geek.