Helping Hounds Dog Rescue

Helping Hounds Dog Rescue is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on Caswell Street in North Syracuse that finds homes for rescue dogs across Central New York. Beyond adoptions, the rescue runs training, boarding, grooming, owner surrender and respite care services, and leans on volunteers who walk and socialize the dogs. Adoptable dogs are posted on the rescue’s website, and each is matched with a family before going home.

What to know

• Volunteers can start at age 14 and commit to six hours a month for six months.
• New volunteers begin only four times a year, on January 1, March 1, May 1 and September 1.
• The Bark Foster Program places dogs in volunteer homes for short stays.
• Pumpkins & Pooches is the rescue’s fall fundraiser, listed on its website.