Hoopfest is looking for court monitors for the 19th annual tournament on Saturday June 28 and Sunday June 29 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monitors receive NIKE gear, including shoes!

For more information contact Chad Smith at (509) 624-2414 ex 14 or sign up online at www.spokanehoopfest.com. The mailing address is P.O. Box 598.

Sacred Heart Children's Hospital is looking for 4-6 volunteers to help break down dinner tables, chairs, and assist with the Best Program Fund Raising Benefit on Saturday, June 7th at 10 p.m. This benefit will raise funds to help children not otherwise helped by community programs.

For more information please call Susie Matteson at (509) 624-4151 or via email Susanm@petersandsons.com.
To visit the program's website go to www.thepour.info

 Edgecliff Neighborhood Center is looking for 5-10 volunteers to assist in the Kids Summer Program running from June 16th to August 15th. The center bulids numerous programs to help seniors, children, and women throughout the community. Volunteers must pass a free Washington State Background check. The address for the Center is 6903 East 4th Avenue.

For more information please contact Becky Boylington at home (509) 535-7544 or by cell (509) 701-5843.

The number for the center is (509) 477-6345 and the website is www.edgecliff.org. Pactrick Martin will answer all emails.
Also available for contact is Coordinator Vi Temple at (509) 534-3851.

 Peaceful Valley Community Center is looking for up to 100 volunteers that can provide a safe, fun, and positive environment for children. This would include helping with student art projects, homework, supervising during outings, coaching various sports and being an overall positive rolemodel. Volunteer hours during the school year go from 3:00 p.m to 6:00 p.m., and summer hours from 8:00 am to 6:00 p.m. The address for the Peaceful Valley Community Center is 214 North Ceder.

For more information please contact Kenzie Bush at (509) 624-8634 or kzbush@peacefulvalley.org

Maggie's Place is a community of homes that provide hospitality for pregnant women that are alone or on the streets. We have a two-fold strategy in assisting mothers to grow. First, Maggie's Place provides for the immediate physical and emotional needs of our guests including shelter, food, clothing, and a supportive community. As such, we are a family and a community! In addition, Maggie's Place connects the mothers to the appropriate agencies and resources including prenatal care, health insurance, low-cost housing, and education programs. In doing so, we are supporting the mother in both her short-term and long-term goals. The Mary House is Maggie's Place's fourth home located in Coeur d'Alene. We are looking for volunteers to help be "on-duty" in the home in order to assist the guests and help maintain the house. This can be done by coming to work days or taking on a project to better the house. As a non-profit, we always need help fundraising.

We are open to help in many ways. If you have an idea or a skill you want to share, please contact us!

For more information please visit www.maggiesplace.org or contact Gail Pearson at themaryhouse@maggiesplace.org or (208) 667-2184 

Bemiss Elementary School is in need of 10 volunteers on Wednesdays for ESL tutoring. We are located at 2323 E Bridgeport Avenue.

For more information, please contact Yelena Moore at YelenaM@SpokaneSchools.org or (509) 354-2358. 

At Spokane Mental Health/First Call for Help, we provide telephone crisis intervention, supportive listening, and community resource information. We are looking for volunteers who are 18+ years old, enjoy working with people, and have telephone skills. Volunteers are needed for 4 hour shifts a week. We operate 24/7, so service-shifts are available around the clock. If you want to gain valuable skills in crisis intervention, knowledge of Spokane County Resources, and enhance your listening skills, being a First Call for Help volunteer may be what you're looking for.

For more information, please visit www.smhca.org or contact Nancy Linerud at nlinerud@smhca.org or at  (509) 838-4651 ext. 2123                        

For more information visit www.help4women.com or contact Marci Sonnenberg at msonnenberg@help4women.com or 509-325-2959.

Cataldo Catholic School's mission is to provide for the spiritual, intellectual, social, and physical growth of all students. The staff is dedicated to the vocation of providing a quality educational experience for all students. The school is an integral part of the ministry of the Catholic Church, in partnership with St. Augustine, Sacred Heart, and Our Lady of Lourdes parishes. As a community, parents, staff, and pastors collaborate to develop and implement a program that enables students to integrate Catholic faith and values throughout their lives.

We are currently in need of volunteers to help March 10 through end of April or beginning of May to coach our 5th and 6th grade girl's fastpitch softball team. Practice as many times a week as your schedule fits. Games are determined between the coaches as far as dates and times. Not competitive, we just want to teach the game and fundamentals to the girls.

For more information visit http://www.cataldo.org/ or contact Donavon Hodgson at 509-624-8759 ext. 324 or dhodgson@cataldo.org.

We need volunteers to help with coaching elementary aged children in a very basic recreational track & field program. No track & field experience needed. Coaching clinics given. This is for a 6 week program, from April 7th - May 17th. Practices are in the evenings after 5:30pm days vary with different teams. Coaching Clinics are March 25th, 26th & 27th. Only need to attend one.

For more information visit http://www.sysa.com/ or contact Kim Kutsch at 509-536-1800 ext. 108 and 509-209-0772 or kimk@sysa.com.

Our program provides children and adults with disabilities a place to belong and participate in the special activity of horseback riding. We currently need volunteers June 18th through August 14th Wednesday mornings and
Thursday afternoons/evenings to help with: Leading horses during classes, Sidewalkers--providing assistance to rider, Arena assistant during classes, Help at fundraising/special events, and Photography/videography.

Informational meetings will be held on: Monday April 28th at 6:30pm Moran Prarie Library at 6004 S Regal St, Thursday May 1st at 7pm Spokane Valley Library 12004 E Main, Spokane Valley, and Saturday May 3rd at 10am Moran Prarie Library. Required volunteer trainings begin in May. 

For more information visit http://www.freereinspokane.org/ or contact Sandy Jones at freereinspokane@hotmail.com or 509-448-1592.

Spokane NAMI provides education, support, and advocacy for those suffering mental illness and their families and friends. We are in need of someone with the technical skills necessary to set up and maintain a website using design templates provided by our national parent organization. If the site can be set up with simple enough instructions, organizational personnel may be able to handle some maintenance tasks.

For more information contact Sandi Ando at 509-385-3026 or Sandy.ando@lexisnexis.com.        

This is a great way to influence young women (11-17) and help teach them about making healthy choices!

For more information visit www.gsewni.org or contact Keely Emrick at 509-747-8091 x239 or keelye@gsewni.org.

We need volunteers to come and work with a group of students who are in a new club called BTC (Be The Change) each Thursday from 3p - 4:15p. This club addresses Bully's and victims of Bully's. We want to show them that they can be leaders. The volunteers need to be a positive role model and encourage these students during the group meeting.

For more information contact Char Morris at wrcloga@spokaneschools.org or (509) 354-3478

We currently need volunteers every school day from 9am - 3pm to listen and help children read. Our goal is to help the children improve in reading.

For more information contact Char Morris at wrcloga@spokaneschools.org or (509) 354-3478

Spokane Youth Sports Association is a local, non-profit, youth sports organization whose mission is to provide sports activities for all youth where everyone plays, develops skills, is taught good sportsmanship, and learns the value of being a team player. We currently need coaches and assistant coaches for: Baseball, Cross Country, Football, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, and Track. Come out, have fun, be a Positive Role Model for kids in Spokane Communities of need. Experience helpful, but not required, Training and Resources available, Background check required. SYSA offers need based scholarships and seeks to establish teams in communities where parent coaches are not available. We look forward to talking with you! 

For more information visit www.sysa.com or contact Kris Fuller at 509-536-1800 or krisf@sysa.com.

The Stop is a youth mentoring program operated by The Salvation Army. Youth ages 13 to 17 are given an opportunity to play games and have fun in a safe environment with positive and caring adults. Weekly activities include live music, games, sports, topical discussions, and occasional group outings. Volunteers are needed as youth mentors with this program Friday afternoons from 3:00pm to 5:30pm. All volunteers must pass a background check and be at least 18 years of age.

For more information visit https://exodus.gonzaga.edu:8443/cms/entity/www.salvationarmyspokane.org or contact Christy Markham at christy_markham@usw.salvationarmy.org or 509-329-2732.

The Salvation Army Food Bank helps over 700 families every months with supplemental food. Volunteers are needed to stock shelves and help families "shop" for the food they need weekdays and Wednesday evenings. All volunteers must pass a background check and be at least 16 years of age.

For more information visit https://exodus.gonzaga.edu:8443/cms/entity/www.salvationarmyspokane.org or contact Christy Markham at christy_markham@usw.salvationarmy.org or 509-329-2732.

Fun Before Dinner is a youth mentoring program operated by The Salvation Army. Elementary age children are given an opportunity to play games and have fun in a safe environment with positive and caring adults. Volunteers are needed as youth mentors with this program Friday afternoons from 3:00pm to 5:30p. All volunteers must pass a background check and be at least 18 years of age.

For more information visit https://exodus.gonzaga.edu:8443/cms/entity/www.salvationarmyspokane.org or contact Christy Markham at christy_markham@usw.salvationarmy.org or 509-329-2732.

The Salvation Army Professional Services Counseling Program provides counseling, assessments, and a facility for parent visitation for children in foster care. Volunteers are needed to assist with transporting children to and from appointments weekday afternoons and Saturdays. Vehicles for transportation are provided by The Salvation Army. All volunteers must pass a background check and be at least 18 years of age. 

For more information visit https://exodus.gonzaga.edu:8443/cms/entity/www.salvationarmyspokane.org or contact Christy Markham at christy_markham@usw.salvationarmy.org or 509-329-2732.

We conduct a study hall Sunday-Thursday starting around 6:30pm. We would need volunteers to come and help our residents one-on-one with their homework. Volunteers would be needed Sunday-Thursday from 6:30-8:00pm and are welcome to join us for dinner at 5:30 as well as welcome to join the residents in activity after study hall (8:00-8:45). If you can only come a couple times a week, that would great too!

For more information visit http://www.morningstarboysranch.org/ or contact Lauren Umbdenstock at 509-448-9868 or via e-mail at lauren@morningstarboysranch.org.

Women's Hearth, a program of Transitions, is a day center located in downtown Spokane and predominantly serves women who are homeless, struggling with addiction and/or mental illness. Women's Hearth is committed to the arts and is devoted to promoting the women's artistic and creative talents. For many women, healing is realized through self-expression in the arts. Beginning in February 2008, we are planning to offer basic photography classes, once a week for a period of eight weeks, to culminate in an exhibit for a First Friday Visual Arts Tour in late spring 2008. Each class will be 1 to 1 1/2 hours long. Specific dates and times are still being determined, and we will be in touch as it gets closer to February.

We are looking for volunteers to teach or team-teach one or several classes on basic photography (framing, lighting, aperture, etc). There will be between 10 and 20 women in a class; we want to keep the classes small in size. Many of the women you will be working with have done very little photography, if any, so you do not have to be an expert to teach a class. The goal of our project is twofold: to give the women an opportunity to share their daily lives and experiences with others, and to build confidence in one's own beauty and creative talents. Each class will pair technical aspects (taught by you) with reflective themes (arranged and taught by Megan and Stephanie). Our photography project is based on such successful ventures as Kids with Cameras (which can be seen in the documentary Born into Brothels), Sixth Street Photography (a program in San Francisco committed to sharing the art and skills of photography with homeless and low-income adults and youth), and Seeing Beyond Sight (a book by Tony Deifell featuring the photographs of his students, who were blind). All of these programs used photography to teach both photographers and audiences new ways of seeing.

For more information visit http://www.help4women.com/ or contact Stephanie Burgess or Megan Mulcaire-Jones at 509-455-4249.

As a public television station and non-profit organization. Our mission is to provide quality educational and entertaining programs. We are looking for group of 15-17 Volunteers to answer telephones take pledge information during an upcoming telethon. We provide snacks throughout shift. We offer on-air recognition through graphics and vocals during each break in programming. Must have full number of volunteers to work shift.

For more information visit http://www.ksps.org/ or contact Shawn Claypool at 509-354-7724 or via e-mail at shawnc@ksps.org.

We grant wishes to children between the ages of 2.5 and 18 with life- threatening medical conditions, to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. Volunteers are needed for wish-granting, special events/fund raising and administrative help. We need your help to make wishes come true! 

For more information visit http://www.northwestwishes.org/ or contact Angela Geiss at 509-458-2618 or via e-mail at angela@nwwishes.org.

The purpose of our program is to provide healthy, safe, and constructive activities for needy students during after school hours. We need volunteers to tutor students, lead/help with activities and/or sports, or be guest speakers. Our programs run Mon-Thurs 2:15-5 pm. If you can come one hour, one whole day, regular weekly time, regular monthly time, whatever availability you have, we could use the help!

For more information you can contact Maxie Blue Rogers at (509) 340-4130 or via e-mail at mrogers@9mile.org.

Goodwill’s downtown Spokane facility has an immediate need for volunteers! Volunteers are needed daily, M-F. Volunteers will assist with running racks from production to the downtown store (within the same building). Volunteers will then assist with unloading racks and stocking shelves and clothing racks within the store. Volunteers must be dependable and able to push, pull, stand, and squat. Volunteer must observe safety guidelines and observe Goodwill policies.

For more information visit www.giin.org or contact Jaime Wright at (509) 838-4246 or via e-mail at JaimeW@giin.org. 

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 The Nurturey Child Care Center LLC

We are looking for volunteers to help at a child care facility aiding and assisting the staffed teachers of the facility.

For more information please contact Dana Ingebritsen at (509) 328-5677 or thenurturey@comcast.net.