Community service
Displaced Homemakers – Sponsored by Community Colleges of Spokane; free program for women in transition. Call 533-3752.
Easter Seal Society of Washington – Offers free computer loan program for individuals with disabilities. Call 326-8292 for information.
Employment, Education and Training – For Spokane County residents who have been laid off from work or have low income. Provided through Career Path Services. Call 326-7520.
Employment and Training – For low-income youth, 16-21 years old, in Spokane County. Call 456-7660.
Free Career Counseling and Job Search Assistance – For low-income residents of Spokane County. Call Career Path Services, 326-7520.
Free Counseling for Unplanned Pregnancies – With open adoption services, sponsored by Spokane Consultants in Family Living, 1623 W. Gardner Ave. Call 328-6274.
Free Confidential Counseling for Unplanned Pregnancies – Through New Hope Child and Family Agency, at Northeast Community Center, 4001 N. Cook Ave. Call 327-7554.
Free GED Preparation and Testing – For low-income dropout youth age 17-21 in Spokane County. Call Career Path Services, 326-7520.
GED Preparation – Ages 19 and up at many sites in Spokane. Call the Community Colleges Institute for Extended Learning Adult Basic Education, 533-4600.
Help with GED and Job Placement – Available for those between the ages of 16-21. Call Educational Service District 101 at 456-7660.
Miryam’s House of Transition – For women moving through life crisis. Call 747-9153 or 325-1632.
Money Management – Sponsored by Consumer Credit Counseling Service, second Tuesday of each month, 6:30-9 p.m., Teamsters Building, basement, 1912 N. Division St. Call 327-3777 to register.
Spokane Human Rights Commission – responds to discrimination complaints based on race, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, familial status and other factors. Call 625-6110.
Veterans Counseling – Free counseling services, sponsored by the Veterans Outreach Center. Call 444-8387.
AmeriCorps – This group is offering on-the-job training in the housing construction industry to those ages 18-25. The group is also looking for tutors for at-risk high school students and a volunteer coordinator/trainer, 18 years or older, to provide activities for AmeriCorp members. For information about any of these opportunities, call 456-7660.