Community service

Change Point/Displaced Homemaker Center – Ideal for women and men who are making the transition from the home to the work force because of a separation, divorce or loss of a spouse or partner, or because a spouse or partner is unable to work. Free training is provided in computers, resume preparation, job and communication skills, and conflict resolution. The program is sponsored by the Institute for Extended Learning. Call Denise McKinnon at (509) 279-6065 for more information.

Citizenship Course – Offered by Community Colleges of Spokane, Mondays or Tuesdays, 5-9 p.m., Adult Education Center, 2310 N. Monroe St., Room 117; (509) 533-4600.

Easter Seal Society of Washington – Offers free computer loan program for individuals with disabilities; (509) 326-8292.

Employment, Education and Training – For Spokane County residents who have been laid off from work or have low income; provided through Work Source at (509) 532-3140.

Employment and Training – For low-income youth ages 16 to 21 in Spokane County; contact Next Generation Zone at (509) 532-3040.

Free Career Counseling and Job Search Assistance – For low-income residents of Spokane County; call Work Source at (509) 532-3140.

Free Counseling for Unplanned Pregnancies – With open adoption services, sponsored by Spokane Consultants in Family Living, 1623 W. Gardner Ave.; (509) 328-6274.

Free Confidential Counseling for Unplanned Pregnancies – Through New Hope Child and Family Agency, at Northeast Community Center, 4001 N. Cook Ave.; (509) 327-7554.

Free GED Preparation and Testing – For low-income dropout youth ages 17 to 21 in Spokane County; call Next Generation Zone at (509) 532-3040.

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.

Miryam’s House of Transition – For women moving through life crisis; (509) 747-9153 or (509) 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 (509) 327-3777 to register.

Spokane Human Rights Commission – Responds to discrimination complaints based on race, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, family status and other factors; call (509) 625-6110.

Spokane Community College – Offers free workshops on labor market information from 2 to 3 p.m. each Wednesday and on resumes and cover letters from 10 to 11 a.m. on the first and third Friday of the month, SCC Lair Student Center, 1810 N. Greene St. Call (509) 533-7249 for reservations.

Veterans Counseling – Free counseling sponsored by the Veterans Outreach Center; call (509) 444-8387.