Thank you for your interest in the Foster Care Program. Together our foster parents make an enormous contribution to Greenhill by caring for 600-800 animals each year. Without these dedicated volunteers Greenhill could not provide loving homes to nearly as many deserving animals as we do each year.

Contact Kelley Ferguson, Volunteer/Foster Care Manager with questions about this rewarding opportunity. Kelley can be reached at 541-689-1503 x116 and via email.

Steps to Becoming a Foster Parent
1. Attend an orientation session (registration is required). Click here to add your name to our orientation wait list. Please leave your name, phone number and indicate your area of interest is fostering. We will contact you when space is available.
2. Complete a Foster Care program application. Click here to download the application. PLease do not mail or fax applications; you can return your application during the foster interview.
3. Ask your veterinarian about the risks associated with fostering and make sure all of your pets’ vaccinations are up to date.
4. Complete an interview to discuss whether or not the program is right for you and have all of your questions answered. 

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Liz and Quentin Hartman have been fostering for Greenhill for about eight years and have cared for 57 cats and kittens during that time. Their most recent foster experience included three kittens who were only supposed to stay in foster care for a couple of weeks and ended up staying for two months while they were treated for an illness and one kitten recovered from surgery.

“We definitely learned the most from this group and have enjoyed seeing them grow up and seeing their personalities develop,” said Liz.

“One of our most delightful foster experiences was when we got a Siamese cat named Cookie and her litter of five kittens on the day after they were born. It was fun getting to see the kittens mature from such a young age,” said Liz.

When they are not busy fostering cats and kittens for Greenhill, the Hartmans take care of their own two cats. Liz works as a teacher at the Eugene Waldorf School and Quentin works in the telecom department at University of Oregon.

They do their best to produce their own food by maintaining a garden, a beehive and taking care of two chickens. Liz enjoys sewing and knitting, while Quentin spends his spare time brewing and silversmithing.

“If you are an animal lover who has some spare room and some spare time, fostering for Greenhill is a great way to spend more time with the animals you love and do a little good deed at the same time. There are so many animals who will make wonderful pets who just need a little extra help as they find their way to their forever homes,” said Liz.