"Paws & Hearts"

...There are a number of ways that you can help "Paws & Hearts" achieve its goals. One is for you and your pet to volunteer. If you wish to be a volunteer, click the Volunteer button below and fill out our application form.

Donations are critical to our ability to function. Your generous tax deductible donations help us to fund liability insurance, utilities, office expenses and a modest payroll. To send a donation, please click on the donation button below. You can make a donation directly on line with Pay Pal, or mail us a check made payable to "Paws & Hearts" 74-854 Velie Way, Ste. #7, Palm Desert, CA 92260

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If you wish to see our full financial reports or other information about "Paws & Hearts" follow these instructions:

1) Go to www.Guidestar.com
2) On the top click register and fill out the information. You will need to create a log in ID and password. It is free.
3) After you register, click advanced search and type in these three words . Paws and Hearts. Then click okay or go. Once you are on the page you can click on any link to learn different things about the company.

Consider leaving us a lasting legacy so that "Paws & Hearts" can continue providing Animal Assisted Therapy visits for many life-times to come.
  • Leaving a legacy donation in either your name or your dog's name
  • Leave a donation on behalf of a loved one we visited
  • Consider making us one of the charities to which you make an annual contribution
  • The benefits of a charitable bequest is a bequest written in a will or trust that directs a gift to be made to "Paws & Hearts" when you pass away.  One benefit of a charitable bequest is that it enables you, the donor, to further the good work of our Canine Ambassadors long after you are gone.  If you or your loved ones have greatly benefited from our visits, consider what your donation will mean to other patients and families. 

    Please call our Executive Director, Richard Waxman at 760-836-1406 to discuss the various methods of leaving a legacy in your name.
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Dan and "Sherlock"

The Canine Ambassador pictured is Sherlock and Sherlock belongs to Dan Aubuchon also pictured.  Dan was our very first volunteer almost 11 years ago and Sherlock is his new dog and they both visit Monterey Palms in Palm Desert, CA every Monday afternoon.  Interesting story to share about this duo...................

A couple of weeks ago I (Richard Waxman) was in the lobby of Eisenhower Medical Center waiting to start my weekly visit with my dogs, and a woman sitting in a wheelchair became very animated when she saw us and we went over to visit. 

Once she was well into petting and hugging the boys she started to tell me how she had been in rehab. at  Monterey Palms and how this really wonderful dog came to see her every Monday.  She told me that on one particular day she was really down and had nothing to look forward to and in came the dog and the very nice gentleman who owned the dog and how very nice they were to her, and what a big difference their visit made.

It was at this point the woman noticed that I was wearing the same volunteer shirt that Dan wore and my boys had the same red bandanna on that Sherlock had and she figured out who we were.  She shook my hand and asked me if I had any idea how many hundreds of people our dogs made happier with our visits and did I know how important our organization was to the valley? 

Talk about a great testimonial, I was so overwhelmed, I was almost in tears.  So hats off to Dan and "Sherlock" for really touching this woman's life!
... You & your pet can volunteer to visit seniors & children in Palm Springs & Cocahella Valley hospitals, nursing homes, centers & Alzheimer's facilities & you can make a donation.


We have had and continue to have some of the greatest volunteers who make all the difference at "Paws & Hearts" and in the lives of the people we visit.

Click on the link below.

Some of our past
"Volunteers Of The Month"


Visit our Canine Ambassadors at work page to see our Canine Ambassadors working out in the field. Click the link below.

Our Canine Ambassadors at work.

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"Paws & Hearts" founders Richard Waxman and "Lucky" and "Scruffy", "Lucky's" assistant, with the help of more than 45 volunteers, make weekly visits to area hospitals, nursing homes, senior centers, Alzheimer's facilities and cancer centers.
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"Paws & Hearts"
74-854 Velie Way, Suite 7, Palm Desert, CA 92260
Phone (760) 836-1406 Fax (760) 836-1426