Court Appointed Community Service

Please only sign up for 1 shift. Our Volunteer Team will then contact you to help get you officially scheduled. Please do not come to the shelter until you have been contacted & scheduled.

The SPCA of Texas is currently open to Court Ordered Community Service (CCS) volunteers at both our Dallas (2400 Lone Star Dr., Dallas, TX 75212) and Ellis (2570 Farm to Market Rd 878, Waxahachie, TX 75165) locations. CCS volunteers must be a minimum of 10 years old and will exclusively perform non-animal handling tasks. For volunteers under 15, participation alongside a parent or guardian, aged 18 or older, is required, and we only offer service at our Dallas location. Our Ellis County Animal Care Center requires all volunteers to be at least 18 years of age or older.

Due to our work with a vulnerable population, we can only accept individuals with non-violent offenses such as basic traffic violations, DWI, minor possession of alcohol, and select minor drug-related charges (evaluated on a case-by-case basis).

Court Appointed Community Service volunteers are required to pay a $35 volunteer fee to cover the associated costs of initiating a new volunteer (including background checks, volunteer insurance, etc.). Additionally, all CCS volunteers must undergo a non-refundable background check before commencing their service.

The process to become a volunteer is as follows:

Please refrain from going to the shelter until you are scheduled to get started.