Students, teachers, and parents from Booksin Elementary School in Willow Glen (San Jose) joined us at Kids and Kitties Too at Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority (SVACA) the afternoon of Wednesday, November 1. We learned all about the shelter, read a book about keeping cats safely indoors (KokoCat, Inside and Out), and helped socialize cats…
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Oct
Oct
Project HumaneKind visited Centennial Montessori school in San Mateo as part of our Animals Galore! classroom program. The students had a lesson from our Mow Wow curriculum on caring for pets and safety around dogs. The highlight for everyone was a visit from friendly rescue dog, Dakota! The students got to practice their safety skills…
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Oct
Oct
Our new ABC (Animals, Behavior, Compassion) Forum took off Wednesday, October 3 at the Mitchell Park Library. This partnership program is intended for community discussion on animal- and pet-related issues. Check out the flyer below for information on this bi-monthly program. Don’t miss—join in the conversation!
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Oct
Oct
We partner with Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority to offer this program to kids who want to read aloud to friendly cats and kittens and learn how best to socialize them. Reading aloud to a nonjudgmental feline audience gives young readers a chance to practice their skills without worrying. A special visit on October 4…
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Oct
Oct
Project HumaneKind joined with Youth Community Service to honor National Day of Service 2023, which commemorates the attacks on September 11, 2001. Project HumaneKind honored the memory of the canine search animals, many of whom died in the rescue operation as they accompanied rescue workers. The 17 young YCS participants learned about this life-saving service…
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Aug
Aug
Excitement was high at Montalvo Art Center in July, when kids met kittens! Six furry felines visited from the Silicon Valley Animal Control shelter in partnership with our Pet Painter program.
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Jul
Jul
Kasper Halevy, senior at St. Francis High School, has joined Project HumaneKind as youth advisor. Kasper, an animal advocate and Eagle Scout, organized a drive for essential items to aid the displaced and abandoned dogs in Ukraine; here are some photos showing supplies reaching the Polish border, on their way to Ukraine. Read more about…
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Jul
Kids of all ages, and their parents, are having fun meeting adoptable cats and kittens at Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority, our program partner, in Santa Clara. Visitors to date have included school groups and Scouts. Reading aloud to these adoptables is a fun activity that creates a calm atmosphere for all, prompting the kitties…
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May
May
So Cute! Students at East Palo Alto Charter School participated in our Pet Painters program to create portraits of their favorite adoptive animals from the shelter at Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority. Summerlynn Burlew, K–8 art instructor, says that the students just loved the fun. “My students identified with the animals, and even the youngest…