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VIGA™ — Emergency Loans. Zero Interest. Always.

VIGA is not yet making loans in California. Our application for exemption as a nonprofit facilitating zero-interest loans (Cal. Fin. Code §22066(c)(4)) is pending with the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. No applications are accepted and no loans will be made until the exemption is granted.

🐾 VIGA · Volunteers

Money is only half of what this fund runs on. The other half is you.

Pick the role that fits your hands, your hours, and your heart — then raise your hand with a two-minute form. Every role runs on a best-efforts basis — around your bandwidth, your schedule, your life.

Ways to serve

Twelve ways to give an hour.

Tap a role, fill the short form, and you're in the circle. No committees, no waiting.

Care caller

Check in on borrowers after funding — how the pet is recovering, how the family is holding up. Care calls, never collections.

Clinic ambassador

Visit neighborhood vet clinics and introduce VIGA Accepted Here. You open the door; we handle enrollment.

Fundraising captain

Run a campaign — a birthday fundraiser, a walk-a-thon, a workplace drive.

Event host

Invite the founder to speak — rotary club, faith community, school, company all-hands.

Social media voice

Create and share posts, reels, and stories. We give you the brand kit; you give it your voice.

PR & media scout

Pitch local press, pet podcasts, newsletters, and TV segments.

Shelter & rescue liaison

Connect shelters and rescues so families hear about the bridge before surrendering a pet.

Community tabler

Farmers markets, adoption days, pet expos — a small table, a card, a smile.

Translator

Bring VIGA into Spanish, Tagalog, Korean, Urdu, and more.

Storyteller & photographer

Document recoveries — with consent — in photos, film, and words.

Skilled professional

Designers, accountants, lawyers, developers, grant writers — pro bono with a pulse.

Student & service hours

Earn service hours doing work that matters — research, outreach, content, events.

💛 Don’t see your way to help? Invent it.Use any form above, pick the role closest to your idea, and describe the project you want to lead — the best roles on this page will come from volunteers we haven’t met yet.