"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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Ellen  & “Annie”

Ellen and her dog "Annie" have been volunteers for almost 8 years now.  Ellen's volunteer application is dated, September of 2002 and she and "Annie" have been weekend volunteers for all of these years. 

"Annie" visits every Sunday morning at Atria at Palm Desert where they visit the folks in the living room and then do a few room visits.  "Annie" is now 12 years old and is much loved on the program and by the residents at Atria.

In this particular picture, "Annie" tried her paw at our Thousand Palms Library, Paws to Read program a few Saturday's ago, where she helped children with their reading.  Not sure which venue "Annie" liked better, but suffice to say, she is welcome wherever she visits!
... We are always looking for volunteers. If you feel your 4-legged companion has what it takes to spend a couple of hours each week with people who have special needs, please give us a call.
... 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