Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers - Our History
Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers Today
Our Current Mission
In 2021, we made the difficult decision to cease our training/placement services.
As a result, we are transitioning from a service animal model to exploring specific technologies including different types of robotic arms, exoskeletons, adaptive wheelchairs, and assistive technologies that can make homes smart.
Additionally, we are providing a safe, healthy, fulfilling environment for post-service and medically challenged monkeys for the rest of their lives
To learn more, go to The Present
To support our ongoing efforts, go to Support Us
Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers - Our Future
Innovative Technology
Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers is making a transition in the way it serves people living with physical disabilities, moving away from using service animals and moving into implementing the use of innovative technologies. As we go through this transition, we are guided by these two key principles. First, we will take care of our post-service monkeys until the end of their natural lives. Second, our mission, providing innovative technologies and quality-of-life opportunities to those living with physical disabilities, will remain our compass.
To learn more, go to The Future
Time to Meet Our Monkeys!
The post-service monkeys living at the Monkey Living Center each have distinct personalities, favorite toys or activities, food preferences, bathing routines, and social behaviors.
Koko LOVES mirrors. She flirts with her own reflection like she is the most beautiful monkey she has ever seen. She does have some of the most amazing tufts on her head!
Nicky is not afraid of anything! In fact, when we got a Roomba at The Monkey Living Center, he was the first monkey to go up to it and press all the buttons to make it go!
Sadie adores her baths. It has to be the right temperature and just the right amount of bubbles, but she will just lounge in the deep water and zone out like she’s at a spa.
This is just a sampling of the characteristics and behaviors we encounter every day. For more stories about our amazing capuchins go to Meet Our Monkeys.
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We hope that each photo brings a smile to your face knowing that your donation helps provide for these special service animals.
Special Events
We hope you will watch the recording of both of our free Zoom lecture events:
Faces of the Rainforest: A discussion with Louis Perrotti, November 9
Explorations in Experiential Robotics with Dr. Taskin Padir, November 2
Volunteer Opportunities
Helping Hands is actively looking for talented people to join our Development Committee and/or our Board of Directors.
