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30 Days, 30 Ways to Serve the Community: First Call for Help

November 19th, 2010 Comments off

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

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30 Days, 30 Ways to Serve the Community: L’Arche Spokane

November 18th, 2010 Comments off

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

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30 Days, 30 Ways to Serve the Community: Our Place Community Ministries

November 17th, 2010 Comments off

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

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30 Days, 30 Ways to Serve the Community: Free Rein Therapeutic Riding

November 16th, 2010 Comments off

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

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30 Days, 30 Ways to Serve the Community: Transitions

November 15th, 2010 Comments off

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

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30 Days, 30 Ways to Serve the Community: Spokane Parks and Recreation

November 14th, 2010 Comments off

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

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30 Days, 30 Ways to Serve the Community: The Hutton Settlement Children’s Home

November 13th, 2010 Comments off

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

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30 Days, 30 Ways to Serve the Community: KDP

November 12th, 2010 Comments off

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

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30 Days, 30 Ways to Serve the Community: YMCA of the Inland Northwest

November 11th, 2010 Comments off

YMCA of the Inland Northwest

Purpose: Teen Programs, Health and Wellness, Youth Fitness

Opportunities: Volunteer for one of the YMCA programs. To learn more visit http://www.ymcaspokane.org/

Contact:

Laura Eckardt (Youth Fitness), leckardt@ymcaspokane.org, (509)777-9622 ext 446

Christine Brischle (Teen Programs), cbrischle@ymcaspokane.org, ext 415

Keats McGonigal (Health and Wellness), kmcgonigal@ymcaspokane.org, ext 412

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30 Days, 30 Ways to Serve the Community: Peace and Justice Action League

November 10th, 2010 Comments off

Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane

Purpose: To build foundations for a just and nonviolent world through community organizing and advocacy for peace, economic justice, and human rights.

Opportunities: The Peace and Justice Action League recruits interns with  a strong commitment to social justice to assist with campaign organizing, administration, and other duties. To learn more visit http://www.pjals.net/

Contact: pjals@pjals.net

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