Upcoming One-Time Events
Primary Children's Hospital
Constraint Induced Movement Camp
Riverton:
Thursday, July 14th (10:45 - 11:30 A.M.)
Thursday, July 21st (10:45 - 11:30 A.M.)
Layton:
Wednesday, August 3rd (11:00 - 11:30 A.M.)
Monday, August 8th (11:00 - 11:30 A.M.)
*Sign up for one or multiple dates*
The Primary Children's Constraint Induced Camp is back! At this camp, the children will have their non-affected arm casted and are working on anything to stimulate their affected arm. They would benefit from activities such as throwing a ball, playing tug-of-war, brushing/grooming, feeding a treat, petting, walking, etc.
To sign up for this event, contact Lilly Beaman:
Lilly@TherapyAnimals.org OR (801) 272-3439
Locations:
280 N. Main St., Bountiful
3741 W. 12600 S., Riverton
201 W. Layton Pkwy., Layton
Wanship (Near Park City), UT:
Royal Family Kids Camp
All dates are 2:00 - 4:00 P.M.
Tuesday, July 26th
Wednesday, July 27th
*Sign up for one or multiple days!*
Royal Family Kids' Camps, Inc. is a network of camps, children's clubs, and child mentoring for abused, abandoned and neglected children in the foster care, system. The campers are selected by DCFS caseworkers who know which children have been severely abused and neglected and removed from their homes and are currently in foster care. The camp Activities Director says, "The kids come with many anxieties and triggers and so having therapy animals has always been a wonderful and very helpful tool for counselors whose kids need some “down” time and time to regroup during the day. It is always a blessing just the presence of therapy animals and the calming factor they provide."
To sign up for this event, contact Lilly Beaman:
Lilly@TherapyAnimals.org OR (801) 272-3439
Location: 175 Big Canyon Lane, Wanship (Near Park City)
Wolfe Creek Foundation Deployed Military Family Support
Saturday, August 6th
1:00 - 3:00 P.M.
The Wolf Creek Foundation has been offering a retreat for families of deployed military personnel for 17 years. They come to beautiful Ogden Valley and participate in programs that help with family bonding, stress relief, and temporary ‘escape’ from the impact of deployment.
In response to the current world situation and the dramatic increase in deployments, the Foundation is hosting a summer series for families of deployed military members. This will happen on 3 Tuesdays and 3 Saturdays this summer. There will be a program for parents, and separate activities for kids, which include 4 stations they will rotate through during the 2 hours (30 minutes/ station). The stations include physical activities/dance, art, music and therapy animals. We think the therapy animal station will allow kids from families who are experiencing stress to “love” on the animals, learn about therapy animals and what they do. Many of these families are unable to have pets of their own, and the opportunity to interact with them in whatever way works for each therapy team would be greatly appreciated!
To sign up for this event, contact Lilly Beaman:
Lilly@TherapyAnimals.org OR (801) 272-3439
Location: Eden Community Center in Eden Park
2100 N. 5600 E., Eden
Rock-A-Bye Child Care Center
Monday, August 15th
10:00 - 11:30 A.M.
Rock-A-Bye Child Care Center has a high percentage of low-income families attending their daycare. Their mission is to provide quality care to the community at an affordable price to provide a safe and loving environment conducive to learning. They have requested events with therapy animals throughout the Summer to help the children to understand how to handle animals with gentle hands and soft voices as well as play nicely. They also hope to introduce relaxation and coping strategies for children who do not return to the best homes when the day is over. There are a few students who attend the daycare with autism and developmental delays as well.
To sign up for this event, contact Lilly Beaman:
Lilly@TherapyAnimals.org OR (801) 272-3439
Location: 3844 S. 1100 E., Salt Lake City
Paramount Health and Rehab
Wednesday, August 17th
10:00 - 11:30 A.M.
Paramount Health and Rehab has mostly long-term care residents. There are some residents who do not have a lot of family support and can get bored and lonely. They think a therapy animal could help with stimulation, connection, and calming. This may be a small group gathering or room-to-room event.
To sign up for this event, contact Lilly Beaman:
Lilly@TherapyAnimals.org OR (801) 272-3439
Location: 4035 S. 500 E., Millcreek
St. Joseph Villa Assisted Living Center
Wednesday, September 7th
1:30 - 3:00 P.M.
St. Joseph Villa is an Assisted Living Center. They would like to welcome some therapy animals to lift the spirits of their residents. St. Joseph Villa's Skilled Nursing Facility is a regular facility with ITA, and their other facility (the Assisted Living Center) is hoping to have this one time event and then be put on our waitlist for regular visits.
To sign up for this event, contact Lilly Beaman:
Lilly@TherapyAnimals.org OR (801) 272-3439
Location: 451 Bishop Federal Ln., Salt Lake City
Park City Learning Center
Wednesday, September 14th
1:30 - 2:30 P.M.
Park City Learning Center is a specialized high school for students with mental heath difficulties. Based on each student’s individual needs, there would be a modified schedule, mental health supports (individual and group), recreational therapy groups, credit recovery, support for students recently returning to the High School from out-of-district therapeutic programs, and a space to participate in academic programming with smaller, more intimate class settings. They would like an event with therapy animals during their lunch hour. In the future, they may want to implement animal therapy into their unique therapy programs.
To sign up for this event, contact Lilly Beaman:
Lilly@TherapyAnimals.org OR (801) 272-3439
Location: 2400 Kearns Blvd., Park City
Life Care Center of Bountiful
Monday, September 19th
2:30 - 4:00 P.M.
Life Care Center of Bountiful has been on our waitlist for a whole year now, and they are hoping to have at least one event for their residents to enjoy interaction with animals. Most of their clients are in wheelchairs and have not had any contact with animals since before COVID.
To sign up for this event, contact Lilly Beaman:
Lilly@TherapyAnimals.org OR (801) 272-3439
Location: 460 W. 2600 S., Bountiful
All Abilities Discovery Program
Friday, September 30th
10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
The goal of this event is to offer a fun, free, learning and enrichment program designed for those of all ability levels, and particularly aimed for individuals and groups with a range of cognitive and physical disabilities. Some participants may wish to read to the dogs, others to simple sit next to them and pet them.
To sign up for this event, contact Lilly Beaman:
Lilly@TherapyAnimals.org OR (801) 272-3439
Location: West Jordan Library/Viridian Event Center
8030 S. 1825 W., West Jordan
Slate Canyon Youth Detention Center
Saturday, October 8th
9:00 - 11:00 A.M.
The Slate Canyon Youth Center is a lock down correctional facility for juveniles. Many of the residents have anxiety and depression and the staff would like some therapy dogs to give the adolescents a calming experience with positive interaction from the community. The youth are in units and can not be intermixed with other units, so they will be visiting the therapy animals in rotations. Each rotation will have about 18 residents with a 5-10 minute interval between units. We are hoping to coordinate at least 4 teams for 18 residents at a time.
This event will be held outdoors, as the residents do not get much opportunity to go outside on a regular basis.
To sign up for this event, contact Lilly Beaman:
Lilly@TherapyAnimals.org OR (801) 272-3439
Location: Slate Canyon Youth Center
1991 S. State St., Provo
To participate in any of these volunteer opportunities please contact the office at
(801) 272-3439 or Lilly@therapyanimals.org to sign up.