Community services

Free GED Preparation and Testing – For low-income dropouts ages 16-21 in Spokane County; call Next Generation Zone at (509) 340-7800 or visit www.nextgenzone.org.

GED Preparation – Ages 19 and up at many sites in Spokane; call the Community Colleges Institute for Extended Learning Adult Basic Education, (509) 533-4600 or visit www.iel.spokane.edu.

Transition’s Miryam’s House – Transitional housing for women moving through life crises; (509) 747-9222 or visit www.help4women.org.