Helping Hands - Monkey Helpers
Address
541 Cambridge Street
Boston, MA 02134
(617) 787-4419
Description:
Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers for the Disabled is a national nonprofit serving quadriplegic and other people with severe spinal cord injuries or mobility-impairments by providing highly trained monkeys to assist with daily activities.
Helping Hands raises and trains monkeys to act as live-in companions who, over the course of 20-30 years, will provide the gifts of independence, companionship, dignity and hope to the people they help.
Helping Hands also educates thousands of young people annually through the Spinal Cord Injury Prevention Program (SCIPP). SCIPP teaches preventive measures for safety awareness, heightens sensitivity to the challenges of being disabled, and promotes understanding of the human-animal bond.
General Information
Hours:
Mon-Fri 9:00AM-5:00PM
Intake Process:
Submit an inquiry online. The process takes three to six months. It is a mutual commitment between applicants and Helping Hands to get to know and understand each other very well. To explore the possibilities!and the challenges!of living with a monkey helper. The application process is deliberately designed to give adequate time for this exploration. Applicants who complete the entire process may be matched with a carefully selected monkey helper.
Program Fees:
No fees
Eligibility:
Spinal injury and other mobility limiting conditions, veterans
Ineligible if you have: significant psychiatric or emotional impairments; 24-hour ventilator dependency; blindness/deafness; heart conditions or seizures.
Is Shelter?
No
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Date of Official Change:
January 3, 2019
Volunteer Opportunities:
Animal Husbandry Volunteer, Development Intern, or Become a member of the Board of Directors. Contact for more information.
Legal Status:
Non-Profit
Year Incorporated:
1979
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Geographies Served
Serves All Areas
Address Listings
Physical (Primary)
541 Cambridge Street
Boston, MA 02134
Mailing
541 Cambridge Street
Boston, MA 02134
Contacts
Angela Lett
Primary Contact
Executive Director
General Email
Phone Numbers
Main Phone
(617) 787-4419
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