Animal Samaritans

Animal Samaritans’ Humane Education Program is a year-round program providing free-of-charge in-classroom presentations during the regular school hours and info booths for community events when invited. During summer break, Animal Samaritan’s Education Department provides its own Summer Critter Camps to continue improving the lives of animals and people by educating our future pet owners.

Where kindness is an endangered species, Animal Samaritans’ Critter Camp addresses the need for kindness – both to animals and to humans. During the summer months, Animal Samaritan’s Humane Education Program presents Critter Camps to improve the lives of animals and people by educating our future pet owners. Summer Critter Camp is a free, bilingual program targeting underserved communities and children, ages 7 to 11,who cannot afford to attend summer camp. Critter Camps teach children empathy, compassion, kindness, and pet responsibility in varying learning styles including visual, auditory, verbal, social, logical, and physical. Special highlights include visits from the Mobile Zoo of Southern California and a rescue dog from Desert Paws Sanctuary.

The camps are not possible to provide without our amazing partners from Desert Hot Springs Recreation Center and Family Resource Center in Mecca and Desert Hot Springs. The camps are fully funded by Anderson Children’s Foundation: our biggest camp supporter throughout the years. We are forever thankful for their dedication to helping children in the Coachella Valley.

Contact: Diana Martinez, Humane Educator

Email: dmartinez@animalsamaritans.org

Website: www.animalsamaritans.org