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The NAPSA Workshop returned #CaregiverStrong post-Covid as we learned how to best support and celebrate the lifesaving work of sanctuary caregivers.  

In September 2019, NAPSA’s Steering Committee met in a beautiful barn at Fauna Foundation in Quebec, Canada in order to focus on NAPSA’s strategic plan.  

NAPSA’s Program Director, Erika Fleury, spread the word about NAPSA at an in-store event in November 2018.  

We welcomed over 75 people in April 2018 for NAPSA’s fifth Workshop – Mission Possible: Monkey Retirement. It was an inspirational and collaborative event.  

In September 2017, our Steering Committee members and alternates gathered for a retreat in Shreveport, Louisiana. We planned for NAPSA’s bright future and met the chimps of Chimp Haven!

Over 85 people gathered in September 2016 as part of NAPSA’s fourth Workshop – Our Primate Futures: Planning for the Sanctuaries of Tomorrow. A wonderfully educational and inspirational time was…

In May 2016, our Steering Committee met for an in-person retreat in Dallas, Texas. The group evaluated NAPSA’s progress and plotted for the year ahead. Then the fun part –…

In June 2015, members of NAPSA’s Steering Committee were part of a symposium at the annual conference of the American Society of Primatologists. The title of our panel was “The…

In May 2015, our Steering Committee met for an in-person retreat in Chicago. While we were there, we toured the grounds of one of Peaceable Primate Sanctuary, then an Introductory…

Over 80 attendees traveled to San Antonio, Texas for NAPSA’s Workshop in 2014. The multi-day event involved tours of two area sanctuaries and two days of panel discussions and presentations…

In July 2014, our Steering Committee met for an in-person retreat in Orlando, Florida.

In August 2012, our Steering Committee met for an in-person retreat in Bend, Oregon. Founding member sanctuary Chimps Inc hosted the weekend that was informative, productive, and fun (complete with…