Alliance for Social Justice

Slides from the Oct. 24, 2011 PBJ.

Notes for the Sept. 15, 2011 Alliance meeting.

First Call for Help

Purpose: Providing telephone crisis intervention, supportive listening, and community resource information.

Opportunities: Volunteers, 4-hr shifts, flexible schedule, once a week or more, 30 hour training program, 1 year commitment or 200 hours. To learn more visit http://www.smhca.org/

Contact: Levi Van Dyke, (509) 838-4651 ext 2123

L’Arche Spokane

Purpose: Creating a welcoming living community for individuals with developmental disabilities to stay involved in society.

Opportunities: Volunteers in three homes as well as the office. To learn more visit http://larcheofspokane.org/

Contact: (509)483-0438, info@larcheofspokane.org

Our Place Community Ministries

Purpose: Promoting Healthy Community through food assistance, clothing, hygiene, and laundry services

Opportunities: Seeks volunteers. To learn more visit http://www.ourplacespokane.org/

Contact: (509)326-7267, ourplace@cet.com

Free Rein Therapeutic Riding

Purpose: Enhances the physical, mental and emotional well-being of individuals with disabilities through equine activities.

Opportunities: Therapeutic Riding Program, Tuesday evenings, Friday and Saturday, 1.5 to 2 hrs per week, 8 sessions. To learn more visit http://www.freereinspokane.org/

Contact:

Freereinvolunteer@hotmail.com, (509)979-1468, Stephanie

Transitions

Purpose: Sponsors and initiates programs which, in faithfulness to the mission of Jesus, foster personal growth and wholeness of women and children in need.

Opportunities:

Miryam’s House (maintenance and relief staff volunteers)

Women’s Health (general, reception, tech, and group facilitator volunteers)

Transition Living Center (community classes, maintenance volunteers)

EduCare (spending time with kids, assisting in the classroom)

To learn more visit http://www.help4women.org/

Contact: Susan Tyler-Babkirk, (509)455-4249, stylerbabkirk@help4women.org

Spokane Parks and Recreation

Purpose: Youth, Community, Recreation, and Fitness

Opportunities: Therapeutic Recreational Services; Ski Program. To learn more visit http://spokaneparks.org/

Contact: Alice Busch, (509) 625-6245

The Hutton Settlement Children’s Home

Purpose: Hutton provides a loving and stable home environment while maintaining a belief and practice in traditional values.

Opportunities: 1 hr per week throughout the semester. To learn more visit http://www.huttonsettlement.org/

Contact: Michael Butler, Administrator, (509)838-2789

KDP

Purpose: Education

Opportunities: Literacy Tutoring Program, Saturdays 10:00 – 11:30am.

Contact:

Chris Reiber, Director, Reiber@gonzaga.edu

Megan Maki, mmaki@gonzaga.edu

Brittany Poff, bpoff@gonzaga.edu