Our updated Shelter Scouts youth program, Calico Crew allows 8-11 year olds to explore animal care through games, crafts, and supervised meet-and-greets with shelter animals. Participants can join one or multiple modules. Each module will include safe, supervised, hands-on animal interaction. Animal Superpowers Animals are great at adapting to survive in different climates, family groups, places, and […]

Our updated Shelter Scouts youth program, Calico Crew allows 8-11 year olds to explore animal care through games, crafts, and supervised meet-and-greets with shelter animals. Participants can join one or multiple modules. Each module will include safe, supervised, hands-on animal interaction. Careers with Animals Is your child interested in working with animals when they get older? This […]

Older youth (ages 12-17) have the chance to deepen their understanding of animal welfare through shelter tasks, animal socialization, enrichment prep, and more.  Each 3-week session features new content, activities, and animal interactions. Youth are encouraged to enroll in multiple sessions to continue building skills and experience.