Our kids Activities
The following events and activities are scheduled during the communitywide “Our Kids: Our Business” campaign, which runs through April.
Spokane County
Today – Candlelight vigil honoring victims of crime and their families, Spokane County Courthouse, 5:30 p.m., 1116 W. Broadway.
Today – Foster parent information meeting, open to anyone interested in learning about becoming a foster parent, 7-8 p.m., Deaconess Health Education Center, Room 268. Call Carol Plischke at Olive Crest, (509) 468-0700.
Today – Shaken Baby Syndrome prevention program, 1-4 p.m., Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital, fourth floor classrooms, (509) 474-4841.
Today – Pinwheels with contact information for Families for Kids, a foster parent recruitment agency, will be distributed during class assemblies at Finch Elementary School. Linda Rogers, regional foster parent recruiter for the agency, says the goal is to sign up more foster parents from the school so that kids who enter foster care there don’t have to change schools. The first assembly is at 1:15 p.m. For information contact Rogers at (509) 389-7192.
Friday – “Child Trafficking Victims: Global Problem – Local Reality,” Noon-1:30 p.m., Comstock Room, YWCA, 829 W. Broadway, (509) 358-7949.
Monday – Foster parent information meeting sponsored by Service Alternatives Office, 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., 1112 N. Washington, (509) 325-4390.
Coeur d’Alene
Today – Day of the Children and Books (El Dia de los Ninos y los Libros), kid-friendly activities, 12:30-3:30 p.m., Harding Family Center, 411 N. 15th St. Contact Sharon Pritchett, (208) 666-6762.
Today – Invitation breakfast for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program serving North Idaho, 7:30 a.m., Coeur d’Alene Resort, 115 S. Second St. Call Marci Schreiber at (208) 667-0623.
Friday – Post Falls Family Celebration: Activities for children and families, child-seat safety check, child identification kits by Post Falls Police Department, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Post Falls Head Start Center, 106 West Ninth St. Call (208) 773-6164.