Staff members are also available for guidance once an adoption is completed. The center's day camp, Critter Camp , introduces young children to the global relationship between humans and animals through games, crafts and hands-on animal experiences. More than 1,000 kids are expected to attend this summer. Keep in mind that the profits from Club Pet help support the center's varied community services, an added bonus. The Helen Woodward Animal Center may be doing its greatest work in this department.
Many more organizations await participation in the program, but resources are limited.
The center also makes a significant difference in the lives of more than 50 disabled people a month with its Therapeutic Riding program. The students, ranging in age from 4 to 81, work with specially trained horses and staff members weekly to improve balance, muscle development and learning skills. The program is currently serving nearly 70 disabled people each week. And that's just scratching the surface of this amazing center. These services, obviously, do not come cheaply, and while Helen Whittier Woodward was generous to finance construction of the center, she did not leave an endowment for its operating costs.