Animal Assisted Happiness

Thank you Yahoo for volunteering with us yesterday! Thank you for grooming the mini horses and the rabbits--they are looking great for their visits! #aah #volunteer #creatingsmiles

Join us for Smile Farm Saturday, a fantastic celebration of Animal Assisted Happiness' 15 years of service to our community! Our exciting Fall fundraiser promises an unforgettable afternoon of fun and entertainment including a delicious dinner, refreshing drinks, farm tours, scavenger hunts, a silent auction, and lively line dancing. Fun for all ages, this event is the perfect outing for families and friends alike. Don't miss out on this joyous occasion--bring everyone along and create cherished memories with us. We can't wait to see you there!

Thank you Logitech for volunteering with us yesterday! We appreciate your help painting the fences for the chicken enclosure and the new benches! #creatingsmiles #aah #smiles #nonprofit #volunteering

Thanks to a generous donation from Summit Partners, AAH has been able to offer 6 Mobile Visits at the Menlo Park VA 360 Community Living Center this year!   These mobile visits are a unique opportunity for veterans to interact with barnyard buddies, observing, petting, or holding them on their laps. Veterans reminisced about living on farms and having pets with our volunteers and staff. One veteran serenaded the animals (and the rest of us!) with his harmonica. One AAH staff member mentioned that these are “some of the most moving visits,” and it was easy to see why. Thanks to another donation from Summit Partners, we are very excited to continue these mobile visits next year. Veterans, thank you for your service.

Thank you NVIDIA for volunteering with us today! We appreciate your help filling holes with soil, and grooming the goats, Jinglebell, and Lollipop! #creatingsmiles #aah #smiles #nonprofit #volunteering

As our summer starts to wind down at the AAH Smile Farm and our youth volunteers go back to school, we'd love to see more of our adult volunteers helping out with our mission visits serving youth with needs. Can we count on you to help us create more smiles AND to join us on October 5th for Smile Farm Saturday? Tickets available at AAH.GiveSmart.com #smiles #givingback #youthwithneeds #therapy animals

Thank you Moss Adams for your visit yesterday at the Smile Farm! We appreciate your help filling holes with dirt and we hope you had a great time volunteering with Animal Assisted Happiness today! #volunteering #MossAdams #smiles

Thank you Google for your visit yesterday at the Smile Farm! We appreciate your help filling holes with dirt and we hope you had a great time volunteering with Animal Assisted Happiness today! #volunteering #Google #smiles

Thank you Yahoo for your visit today at the Smile Farm! We appreciate your help pruning our trees and we hope you had a great time volunteering with Animal Assisted Happiness today! #volunteering #Yahoo #smiles

As we celebrate our 15th year of creating smiles for youth with needs through our Barnyard Buddies, AAH is growing! We are currently looking to add a few more part time team members to join us -- one role is that of our AAH Director, leading our team members who provide visits for youth and managing the AAH Smile Farm including Barnyard Buddy care. Another role is that of Youth Ambassador Coordinator leading our High School Ambassador program. Interested? Reach out to [email protected] to learn more!