A Service Project for Teenagers: Take TEMPORARY care of at least two kittens for at least 8 weeks. Up to one "volunteer hour" per day

 I am developing a "service project" for students.

Many high school students need about 40 hours of service as volunteers.  One way (during a pandemic) is to do the hours at home.  Why not recruit teenagers to be TEMPORARY FOSTER PARENTS of cats and kittens?

This program was designed by
a high school teacher.
This poster is testimony to the passion 
of the teacher to promote thinking in students.
TinyURL.com/sunDP5 shows how 
the Volunteer House can be displayed.
See also Mastery.org and this VIDEO

TYPICAL EQUIPMENT for 2 kittens

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3 litter pans CP3 or CP2**

1 poop scoop

1 poop collection pan CP0**

FOOD

Nutrish wet cat food  5 containers per day          

Cost per container:  $1

Purina dry kitten food. 2 ounces per days

Cost per bag: $7

Nutro High Protein dry food 2 ounces per day

Cost per bag 14 pounds. $25

Nutrish Purrfect entrees. 2 per day

Cost per dish:  $1

Nutrish Purrfect Broth (with 92% moisture, 8% protein broth). 2 packets per day

Cost per packet: $1. 

Table for calculations

Nutrish wet cat food  5 containers per day  x $1 = $5 x 56 days         

Purina dry kitten food. 2 ounces per days  x $7 /  divide by 48 ounces = $0.16 per day x 56 days

Cost per bag: $7 (3 pound bag)

Nutro High Protein dry food 2 ounces per day = approx 2 bags for 8 weeks = Cost per bag 14 pounds. $25 x 2

Nutrish Purrfect entrees. 2 per day = $2 x 56 days

Cost per dish:  $1. 4 dishes = $4

Nutrish Purrfect Broth (with 92% moisture, 8% protein broth). 2 packets per day = $2 x 56 days

CP numbers are from Van Ness litter pans

pans. $5 x 4 pans. plus 1 pan for $4 and scoop for $1 (Dollar Tree)

CALCULATION OF COSTS

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A round $470 per project.  That's why Animals Come First, a non profit charity, seeks donations from manufacturers.  What about flea medication? 2 kittens x $10 x 2 applications = $40

Thanks for reading this far.

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THE CALCULATION of hours over 8 weeks

8 weeks x 7 days = 56 days

Each day there are about 45-60 minutes of work to do to keep kittens:

fed

entertained

clean (especially their surroundings)

Feeding:  5 minutes per meal x 5 meals a day  = 25 minutes

Entertaining: at least once every 3 hours give at least one minute of total attention (use the SLOW-LOW-2-5-5 approach):  7 am, 10 am, 1 pm, 4 pm, 7 pm, 10 pm = 6 times per day = 6 minutes

Cleaning:  Sweep the area (away from carpet. The kitten area should be able to be cleaned to wood or cement or tile/ceramic. ). 5 minutes of cleaning DAILY.

Removing poop from the litter box:  Stoop to Scoop the Poop at least 4 times a day x 30 seconds per litter box (as many as 8 times a day, three litter boxes for two kittens) = 

Four times >> 4 times x 30 seconds x 3 boxes = 360 seconds = 6 minutes a day on litter boxes

Six times >> 6 times x 30 seconds x 3 boxes = 540 seconds = 9 minutes a day on litter boxes

Feed = 25

Entertain = 4 to 6 minutes a day

Cleaning (sweep and mopping) 5 minutes per day

Poop removal:  6 to 9 minutes per day

TOTAL:  25 + 4 + 5 + 6 = 40 to 45 minutes per day.

8 weeks = 56 days

45 minutes = 0.75 hours per day

0.75  hours/day x 56 days = 42 volunteer hours over 8 weeks.

Many students need 40 volunteer hours for their graduation.