Second Chance Center

Pre-K - Primary Programs

Girl Scout Programs

The Second Chance Center for Animals Girl Scout programs are designed to meet the requirements of Brownies who would like to earn their Animals badge, Juniors who would like to earn their Plants and Animals Badge and Pet Care Badge, and Cadettes/Seniors who want to do an interest project on pets.  Programs include a “behind the scenes” tour of the shelter.

Brownie Program (1 hour-$3/scout, minimum 10, maximum 15/session)

The Animals Try-It program includes:

• Learning about the needs and care of common pets
• Learning about the differences between wild and domestic animals
• An exploration of animal movement through a game
• An exploration of animal physical traits and how they affect the way they live

Junior Girl Scouts (2 hours-$4/scout, minimum 10/session, maximum 15)

The Plants and Animals badge program includes

• A creature teacher lesson and activity
• Learning about the differences between wild and domestic animals
• Learning about animal and plant pests

The Pet Care badge program includes:

• What is means to be a responsible pet owner
• The importance of spaying and neutering
• Common illnesses of dogs and cats and how to prevent them
• How to keep your dog or cat happy and healthy
• How our cats and dogs talk to us and how we should talk to them
• Things young people can do to help animals

Cadette and Senior Scouts (2 hours-$4/scout, minimum 10/session, maximum 20)

The Interest Project on Pets includes:

• A discussion about why so many animals end up in shelters
• Learning ways to take better care of own pets
• Learning about things young people can do to help stop animal cruelty
• Learning ways to help homeless animals
• Learning about careers in animal welfare

Please note:  Second Chance Center for Animals does not supply the badges earned.

For more information call 928.526.5964, ext. 242. 

Service Learning Projects

As a non-profit organization we rely on the efforts of many people who generously give of their time because they care about the welfare of animals.  To help you help us, this information will give you what you need to successfully complete your service learning project.

• Select a project from the list below.
• Keep track of the time you devote to your project on a time sheet.
• When you have finished your project, bring your project description and time sheet to SCCA for a staff member to sign off on.

That’s it!  Good luck with your project!  

Project Ideas:

• Collect things you have around the house and bring them to the shelter: blankets for the dogs to lie on at night (must be washable); towels; used, but still usable dog collars and leashes (no choke collars or extendable leashes, please).
• Organize and hold a family or neighborhood garage sale and donate the proceeds to the shelter.
• Start a supply drive in your school or neighborhood, or approach businesses to donate: hard chew toys for dogs; dog and cat food; canned dog and cat food; heating pads; baby bottles; Kitten Milk Replacer and Puppy Milk Replacer, (both can be purchased at Petsmart); dog and cat treats (no rawhide chews).
• Organize and hold a bake sale at your school and donate the proceeds to Second Chance.  Sell homemade dog cookies, too!
• Choose a member or two of our “Lonely Hearts Club” to learn about and to make and place posters for around Flagstaff.
• Write letters to the editors of area newspapers about an animal welfare issue you have researched and care about.
• Start a coin drive at your school to help us pay for food and medical supplies.
• Invite our humane educator to make a presentation to your class. You can coordinate the visit and participate in the presentation.
• Work with our humane educator to create an educational display at your school.  Responsible pet ownership, pet overpopulation, pet health and safety, and recognizing animal abuse, are examples of topics for the display.
• Have a pizza/video party and have your friends bring something for the animals as the “price of admission”.
• The next time you have a birthday party, ask your friends to bring a gift for the animals instead of for you.  Your gift will be the joy of bringing these to donate to our shelter.
• Talk to your family about fostering an animal from SCCA. 

If you are 16 years old or older, consider applying to be a volunteer.

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Tots and Tails: Story Time for Preschoolers

TLC:Teen Leaders for Animals Club

Elementary Programs

• Pet Care
• Be Safe around Animals
• Dogs and Cats, Wolves and Cougars:  Understanding Pet Behavior
• Caring About Farm Animals
• The Other “Dogs”:  Appreciating and Living with Prairie Dogs
• Exploring Careers with Animals

We can also arrange a field trip for your group to our facility. 

Jr. High/ High School/ Adult Programs

We are starting a teen club at Second Chance!  TLC: Teen Leaders for Animals Club.  We also offer day camps for teens in the summer.  In the summer of 2008 we will have a camp on the science of animal behavior and one on an introduction to veterinary medicine.