The Added Touch Program is a customized program for visitors from assisted living facilities. ARF staff will work with each participating facility to provide. More About The Added Touch Program

Reading with animals is a great way for children to improve their reading skills. To celebrate the unique bond children and pets share, Target®, Nestle Purina PetCare Company and ARF have partnered to create All Ears Reading®â€¦ Learn About All Ears Reading®

The ARF All Stars® Volunteer Training program is open to students in grades 6 - 12. The program fosters responsibility, maturity, empathy and community involvement for youth volunteers. Learn More

Hey Kids! You can help both people and animals by joining Evie, Bingo, Zippy and the ARF Rescue Patrol®! By reading the ARF Rescue Patrol® Pledge and clicking the ARF Rescue Patrol® link, you are on your way to helping animals in need! More about ARF Rescue Patrol®

ARF wants to be a part of your birthday milestone. Let us help you make a memorable birthday for your child at the ARF Learning Center… Learn More

Are you tired of your children coming home from camp covered in poison oak? Have your kids wearied of burning marshmallows around the campfire? More About Camp ARF

Do your kids want to spend more time at ARF? Keep an eye on upcoming events for children. Learn About Events For Children

ARF's humane education program offers a wide selection of educational courses for your classroom. Each presentation or program can be tailored to your class's specific grade level… Learn About Class Presentations and Assemblies

Here is our schedule of upcoming classes. Be sure to check back often as ARF is always adding exciting classes to our schedule. View Our Class Schedule Now

Do you love animals and want to help them? Then ARF is the place for you! ARF now offers 5-hour community service days to students grades 6-12. Learn About Community Service

ARF certified dogs and cats are on call to help schools get students through difficult emotional emergencies… Learn About Humane Emergency Action Response Team (HEART)

Are you doing a research report on ARF or animals? Let ARF help you with your homework! Use the links below for information to help you with your work… Get help with homework

The Learning Center is the first interactive museum ever connected to a private animal adoption center. Through hands on directed play, children learn how to care for animals… More On The Learning Center

The Teaching Loving Care Program is a collaboration between ARF and the Contra Costa County Probation and Mental Health Departments. The goal of the project is to assist high-risk adolescent females… More on Teaching Loving Care

ARF's therapy animal team provides animal assisted activities for patients in hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and more. Reading assistance dogs and humane education assistants play a major role in this program. Learn More