Timeline
First Placement – 1979
Robert Foster and Hellion – together for 27 years until Robert passed…
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First Placement in NYC
Monkey Helper Henrietta was placed with Sue Strong in New York City.
Affiliation with Boston University
Helping Hands becomes affiliated with Boston University Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Kim & Mymu Featured in “Life Magazine”
Life Magazine told the story of monkey helper Mymu’s arrival to her…
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Placing the 50th Monkey Helper
Helping Hands celebrated the placement of the 50th monkey with a new…
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Helping Hands Launches SCIPP Program
Helping Hands launches Spinal Cord Injury Prevention Program (SCIPP), to educate young…
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Grand Opening of The Monkey College
Grand Opening of the Thomas and Agnes Carvel Foundation Center in Boston,…
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First Placement in California
Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers placed the first monkey in the State of…
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Placement of 100th Monkey Helper
Helping Hands placed the 100th monkey helper in service, a testament to…
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Helping Hands on CBS
Dan Rather did a news segment about Helping Hands on CBS news.
Helping Hands on “The Today Show”
Helping Hands is featured on The Today Show with Lester Holt.
First Placement with World War II Veteran
First placement with an American veteran of World War II – Jim…
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Helping Hands on “Jeopardy”
Helping Hands was featured as a category on Jeopardy.
First Placement with Iraq War Veteran
First placement with an American veteran of the War in Iraq. Tim…
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30th Anniversary of Helping Hands
Helping Hands: Monkey Helpers celebrated its 30th anniversary.
First publication of “Kasey to the Rescue”
First publication of the book Kasey to the Rescue which tells the…
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SCIPP is rebranded as YEP
SCIPP is rebranded as YEP – Youth Education Program.
Travis and Siggy Profiled in “TIME Magazine”
Travis and Siggy were profiled in TIME magazine. Travis and Siggy in…
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Monkey College becomes the Monkey Living Center
The Monkey College becomes the Monkey Living Center. View the Monkey living…
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