Big Love for Little Monkeys That Help People with Limited Mobility From: NY Times - 04/02/2016 Helping Hands is a nonprofit that trains and places capuchin monkeys to assist people with limited physical mobility. Alison Payne oversees a staff of five professionals working with some 145 monkeys in the program, of whom 50 are currently in the Boston building. They train them for up to five years before matching them with humans. Read the entire article and view two video (1:47 & 1:45) at: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/03/jobs/big-love-for-little-monkeys-that-help-people-with-limited-mobility.html Links: Helping Hands https://monkeyhelpers.org Helping Hands Monkey Helpers (video 2:08) https://vimeo.com/114812163 Alison Payne https://monkeyhelpers.org/about-us/staff/alison-payne Help for the Disabled: Trained Monkeys Proving Trusty Companions for Those in Need http://www.bethge.org/2011/01/03/help-for-the-disabled-trained-monkeys-proving-trusty-companions-for-those-in-need Submitted by Jules Sherman