Volunteer at animal shelter

[emilymuff]

Is it safe to assume that volunteering at an animal shelter probably doesn’t count as “serving underserved communities”?

I understand that PAs serve humans and not animals, but it’s still apart of my community and by helping out the shelter in general and helping animals get adopted to a safe and happy home can be seen as contributing to the heath and moral of my community.

I also have volunteer hours at the local hospital and a few other locations. 

Has anyone else put animal shelters down in their application? 

 

Thank you,

Emily

[UGoLong]

Is it safe to assume that volunteering at an animal shelter probably doesn’t count as “serving underserved communities”?
I understand that PAs serve humans and not animals, but it’s still apart of my community and by helping out the shelter in general and helping animals get adopted to a safe and happy home can be seen as contributing to the heath and moral of my community.
I also have volunteer hours at the local hospital and a few other locations. 
Has anyone else put animal shelters down in their application? 
 
Thank you,
Emily

Safe to assume!

It should count as a volunteer activity, however.

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[MT2PA]

As above, obviously counts as volunteer hours, absolutely list it especially if it's something you've done regularly/continuously.

Definitely is not what programs mean when they say 'underserved communities/populations'.

[Guest HopeToBePAC]

Won't count as serving underserved communities but will count for regular volunteer hours. Volunteering can be for anything, doesn't even need to be medical related.

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