Volunteer opportunities

Mission Community Outreach Center - Volunteers are needed to sort clothing and household good donations Monday mornings between 9 and noon, and Wednesday afternoons between 1-4 p.m. People are also needed to help with special events and to organize diaper and personal hygiene item drives. Volunteers must submit an application and be willing to submit to a Washington State Patrol background check. For further information and other volunteer opportunities, call (509) 536-1084 or visit www.4mission.org.

New Hope Resource Center - The New Hope Resource Center, 4211 E. Colbert Road in Colbert, is looking for a handyman to help the elderly with home repairs. Experience in carpentry, plumbing and electrical work would be helpful, but is not necessary. Volunteers are needed occasionally. Volunteers are also needed to help seniors and disabled individuals clean their homes and provide companionship. Volunteers may be asked to drive seniors and disabled individuals to doctor appointments and to the grocery store. Transportation may be needed once a month or once a week. Community members can volunteer monthly, weekly or occasionally. For more information, call (509) 467-2900.

Odyssey Youth Center - Volunteers are needed to serve as mentors and positive role models. Volunteers would provide supervision, help with meals and activities and assist staff and community educators. Greatest need is during drop-in hours. Shifts are approximately two to three hours long: 3:30- 6 p.m. and 6-8 p.m., Wednesday and Thursday; and 3:30-6 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. on Friday. Volunteers must be at least age 24 and pass a criminal background check. For more information, call Ian Sullivan, operations coordinator, at (509) 325-3637 or email Ian@odysseyyouth.org.

Pawsitive Outreach Spay Neuter Alliance – The Newport-based shelter is in need of volunteers to help with emptying and refilling litter boxes and food and water dishes, general cleanup and fence repair. POSNA also needs more foster homes and volunteers to cuddle kittens to socialize them and make them adoptable. Contact Gina Rocco-Green at (509) 703-9973 or email 4theanimals@comcast.net.

Salvation Army - The Salvation Army Food Bank needs help sorting and handing out food, along with helping clients’ shops and processing donations. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old, be able to lift up to 25 pounds, have good customer service skills and pass a criminal background check. For more information, call (509) 329-2721 or visit www.salvationarmyspokane.org.

SCRAPS (Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service) – Volunteers are needed to socialize with dogs and cats, run the information booth and act as kennel assistants. For more information, contact Karen Lynch at (509) 477-2769 or klynch@spokanecounty.org.

Spokane COPS - Community volunteers are needed for assistance with crime prevention. Volunteers will receive professional training by crime-prevention agencies, police officers and officers with the Department of Corrections. For more information, visit any Spokane COPS or visit www.spokanecops.org.

Spokane Valley Partners - Three volunteer drivers are needed to transport food donations to the Spokane Valley Partners Food Bank warehouse. Shifts vary Monday through Friday from morning to afternoon. Truck access is preferable and a previous or current commercial driver’s license is encouraged. For more information and other volunteer opportunities, call (509) 927-1153 or email volunteer@svpart.org.

SpokAnimal CARE - Volunteers who are at least 15 years old are needed to help maintain a healthy and sanitary environment for SpokAnimal’s cats. Includes assisting in cleaning litter pans, disinfecting cages, feeding and taking time to hold, brush and play with the cats. Call (509) 534-8133 for more information.

St. Anne’s Children and Family Center - Kitchen and meal assistant volunteers are needed 3-5/week, from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., to serve breakfast, lunch and a snack each day at St. Anne’s. Volunteers will prepare meal carts for classrooms, and also deliver carts, clean up after meals and help prepare for the upcoming day. People interested in volunteering must be 18 years or older, able to lift 20-25 pounds, have a current Food Worker Card (cards can be obtained at www.srhd.org), pass a background check and be fingerprinted by the Department of Early Learning, and have a TB skin test. Volunteers are also needed to help with building and grounds maintenance. For more information and other volunteer opportunities, call Volunteer Specialist Bridget Carstens at (509) 232-1111, ext. 111 or visit http://stanneskids.com/.

St. Lawrence House - Volunteers, ages 18 and older, are needed to welcome and assist visitors of St. Lawrence House. Volunteers will provide hospitality, keep records of guests using shower and laundry services, and help with daily cleanup. For more information and other volunteer opportunities, call Executive Director Kris Christensen at (509) 326-6471, email volunteer@westcentralmission.org or visit http://www.westcentralmission.org/.

Union Gospel Mission - Volunteers are needed for the men’s and the women’s and children’s facilities. Duties for the men’s facility include clothing room sorters, kitchen help checking in residents, administration duties, pantry/donations managers, and building relationships through teaching classes, evangelism, tutors, etc. Duties for the women’s and children’s facility include updating and maintaining office paperwork; providing security for the facility, such as ensuring the health and safety of all guests; serving as worship leader or game leader; and other general supervision duties. For more information, call (509) 535-8510 or visit www.ugmspokane.org.

Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery - Certified houseparents are needed for at-risk children in the Spokane community. Shifts are between four and eight hours per week and include diapering, bathing and food preparation. Training will be provided; volunteers must meet state requirements. For more information and other volunteer opportunities, call (509) 535-3155 or visit www.vanessabehan.org.

Victims’ Rights Response Team - Volunteers to become advocates for victims of sexual assault and other crimes. Community volunteers will provide medical and legal advocacy, crisis intervention and information referral to victims of sexual assault and other crimes. Comprehensive 35-hour training is provided and commitments of two evening or weekend shifts per month are required and stipends are available. For more information, call (509) 343-5005.

West Central Episcopal Mission – Volunteers, ages 18 and older, are needed to cook dinner for 80-100 people on the first and fourth Wednesday of each month. Basic cooking experience and a willingness to get a food handler’s permit are required. The mission also needs volunteers to act as table hosts on Wednesdays from 4:30-7:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 8-10:30 a.m. and wash dishes on Wednesdays from 6-8 p.m. and Saturdays from 9-11 a.m. The mission’s St. Lawrence House is also looking for volunteers and artists to help visitors. For more information, call Executive Director Kris Christensen at (509) 326-6471, email volunteer@westcentralmission.org or visit http://www.westcentralmission.org/.

Women’s and Children’s Free Restaurant - To offer nutritious meals three times a week to women and children in need, volunteers are needed to pick up food, serve, clean up the meals, and wash dishes. Experienced prep cooks are needed Monday-Thursday, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. A food handlers card is required. Volunteers are also needed to manage inventory, electronically keep statistics and help with laundry. Meals are also prepared and sent to Hope House, St. Margaret’s Shelter and Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery on a regular basis. For details, call Karen Orlando at (509) 324-1995, ext. 300, email volunteer@wcfrspokane.org or visit www.wcfrspokane.org.

Women’s Hearth - Volunteers are needed to interact with women in an open and accepting manner through one-on-one conversation and small or large group activities. They will need to be available to play games, do arts and crafts, assist staff and help with general cleanup activities. Training will be provided. For more information, call (509) 455-4249 or visit www.help4women.org.

World Relief - Volunteers are needed to act as refugee simulation station leaders. Leaders will help participants through various stations including a food station, a medical screening, a language station and a refugee screening interview. For the language station, speaking a second language besides English is required. The organization also needs volunteers to join the Gala Fall Dinner planning committee and to act as ESL/cultural mentors. For more information, contact Volunteer & Intern Coordinator Johnna Nickoloff at (509) 232-2818 or jnickoloff@wr.org.

YWCA of Spokane- The YWCA Women’s Opportunity Center is looking for volunteers to help as job coaches, computer lab support, story collectors, a tech coach and a financial coach (all with a minimum of one- to four-hour shifts with a three-month commitment), a Jump Start program navigator (minimum of one to four hours a week for at least six months), wellness facilitators (minimum of one to two hours per month commitment) and professionals in the community. The center’s women’s boutique, Our Sister’s Closet, is also looking for a program assistant (minimum of 2 ½-hour shifts for a six-month commitment with a two-week trial period). Call (509) 326-1190 or email volunteer@ywcaspokane.org for more information.