Opportunities From: Volunteer Spokane

The U-District Mentoring Program & McDonald Elementary are looking for mentors!

You can make such a big difference in a child's life!

Join us at McDonald Elementary in the Spokane Valley to share your time with a student.

This is an easy and fun opportunity for you and a student. You'll meet with your elementary student for just 30 minutes, once a week and give a child a connection to look forward to.

Join our team for a lunchtime opportunity -  just one day each week, between 11:00am – 1:00pm, Monday through Friday. School staff will work to match you with a student according to your schedule!

Again, your weekly commitment will take just 30 minutes, while you have lunch with your student, play a board or card game or simply visit. You can also go outdoors to the playground.

Simply click on Respond to Need!

Or contact Lexi at lexi@udptfoundation.com or text/call Lexi at 971-322-4684.

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At U-District Mentoring, we believe that everyone has something to offer as a mentor. It doesn’t take much to greatly impact a child's life. By showing up consistently, for four hours each month, you can help to decrease depression symptoms, increase self confidence, and encourage higher educational goals for your mentee. Forming these relationships and expanding a child’s horizons can be one of the most rewarding experiences.

Unlike other mentoring programs, we don’t have a waitlist of children. Instead, we intentionally match the mentor and the child based on interests and experiences. Hoping to be matched with a child that likes to paint or play sports? With the help of school counselors, we work to find that perfect match. 

The commitment level is easy, even for the busiest of people. You can create the schedule and get to plan each outing!

Ready to make an impact on a child's life and your community?

Just click the blue tab that says: Respond to Need to learn more. 

Or email Lexi at lexi@udptfoundation.com or text or call at 971.322.4684.

You can visit our website at: https://udistrictpt.com/foundation/

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and Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/udistrictmentoringprogram/

Are you looking for a way to give back and get involved in our community?
Do you have passion or a ton of experience working with senior citizens or people with disabilities? Are you currently an active bus rider?

Would you have a qualifying background check?

If you're interested in volunteering and meet any of the qualifications listed above - we'd love to hear from you! We are currently recruiting  volunteers to work with seniors and people with disabilities for a minimum of 4 hours per month to help them learn how to ride fixed-route public transportation. You will help them learn how to read a bus schedule, how to make a transfer, how to plan a trip - any or all depending on their needs.

Complete an application and pass a background check and as soon as you're approved, we'll take you through our orientation class which will fully equip you to start volunteering. In exchange for your volunteer efforts, you will receive your own free bus pass! As long as you are actively volunteering a minimum of 4 hours per month - your pass is yours to use. 

Contact me, Mari Matsumoto, at the email provided and we'll work to get you enrolled in the next orientation!

Excelsior is looking for volunteers to interact with our children that range from the age of 6-16, both male and female. Our children like to go to a movie, eat a hamburger, go to the museum, attend a sports event, go bowling, receive help with their studies while enjoying a banana split, or maybe just read a book.  We have funds available to pay for activities.

What we do at Excelsior matters, for our children and for the community. Invest in the future.

Contact us today!             

Spokane Area NOW's  sister organization, The Spokane Shrinking Violet Society, is seeking to fill our group's oldest, most important leadership roles: Ladies Who Lunch coordinator and Violet Bites newsletter editor. 

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Are you our next coordinator?

We need someone who can:

Publish the Ladies Who Lunch Facebook event

Send an email reminder

Attend monthly brunch

Initiate introductions

Circulate a sign-in sheet

Publish the monthly Violet Bites email newsletter. (This can be a separate position)

Who might be good for this?

A friendly and dedicated person (or people), wanting to reconnect with their community.

Anyone who can use Facebook. Instagram and Twitter experience a plus. 

Skills in marketing, PR, communications, journalism, social media or community organizing will be very helpful.

In return for helping to keep our monthly friends brunch well attended and exciting, you’ll get to know some of Spokane’s finest and will enjoy the personal satisfaction of helping to create life long friendships that change lives. This is an easy and deeply meaningful way to contribute to the quality of life for hundreds of friendly and creative people in our community. 

We’ll provide you with personal training should you be willing to take on this important role. If you aren't available to perform these duties every month that is OK, we will help you put together a team of folks who can sub-in as needed.

If you are interested in being our gal, send an email with a short description of yourself and your contact information to: shrinkingvioletsociety@gmail.com. 

We will be in touch to get you going from there. Thanks for helping to keep our legacy of friendly local ladies available to the Violets of the future!

Do you enjoy helping other people?  By answering people's questions about Medicare, you could make a difference in someone's life.  Our volunteers are trained and mentored so they can answer a variety of questions.  They are not selling or recommending any insurance product, agent, or company.

Each year SHIBA is in contact with more than 4,000 people to answer their Medicare questions and give them guidance.  We need your help to meet the growing demand. 

There are many ways volunteers can help.  One way is by explaining what care is covered.  Another way is looking into and reporting possible fraud.  Or perhaps you enjoy reaching out into the community to let people know where they can turn for help.  Volunteers assist people by phone, in person and through public presentations.  You will learn a lot and make a difference in the lives of others!

Basic computer skills are helpful.  Client confidentiality, a willingness to provide unbiased information, and no association with an insurance company are all a must.  Activities include one-on-one meetings with people who have questions attending update meetings, and getting to know other volunteers. 

Our Dare to Dream program offers an opportunity to mentor a youth in foster care or youth who has aged-out of foster care (ranging from 15-21 years old). Our mentors are advocates, coaches, teachers, guides, role models, valued friends, available resources, cheerful critics, and career enthusiasts. The heart of the Dare to Dream program is to give foster youth a second chance. Many of the youth we recruit are living in emergency shelters or are homeless. They need the wisdom, advice, encouragement, and community that mentors can provide. As a mentor you commit to meeting with your mentee every other week, set goals, and help them achieve their dreams. The program is a one year commitment; however, it is our hope that these relationships will last a lifetime.

Spark Central breaks barriers to creativity like cost, confidence, and access by offering imaginative programs, access to innovative technology, and an inclusive creative community for folks of all economic backgrounds. Everyone deserves the opportunity to forge the future they imagine. As a 501(c)3 charitable organization, we rely on the generosity of people like you to keep our programs free so income is never a barrier to opportunity.

We have lots of programs that could use your help, and we've broken them down to three categories. No special skills or experience is necessary to volunteer for any of these - just bring your best self! 

To learn more specifics about our volunteer opportunities, visit our volunteer page. To see our upcoming programs, visit our events page. 

The time commitment as a programs volunteer can vary depending on the availability and commitment from the volunteer.

What is STAR? The mission of STAR (Storytelling, Teaching Artists, Arts Integration, and Resilience) is to provide creative education through culturally responsive frameworks, with access to the arts and technology for 3rd through 5th graders at Holmes and Garfield elementary schools. STAR creates a safe, consistent learning space with Lead Teachers and volunteers who cultivate trust, get to know participants' passions and interests, foster collaborative friendships, set the culture, and provide social-emotional learning tools that strengthen wellbeing beyond the classroom. STAR features professional Teaching Artists, designers, and innovators who guide students through projects that strengthen artistic skills, foster problem-solving, and introduce new mediums for creative expression.

STAR students love their volunteers. If you enjoy spending time with 3rd-5th graders, they want to meet you! Mentors receive training from Spark Central to help encourage and develop STAR students’ creativity and build positive, playful relationships with them. Expertise in visual arts, performing arts, entrepreneurship, and other subjects explored in the program are not required - all you need is a desire to share yourself with these cool kids!

A year of STAR is organized into three units that engage students in investigative performance arts, technology and entrepreneurship, and large-scale visual art projects. In each project, Lead Teachers, Teaching Artists, and volunteer mentors guide and support students in identifying playful, impassioned ideas and developing them into powerful, tangible expressions of student voice.

Fall project: Atmosphere. Atmosphere gives artists the ability to tell stories with their breath. During this module, artists will create art with their breath and bodies as they dance, act, sing, and play.

Winter project: Satellite. It takes a lot of creatives, scientists, and innovators to create a satellite. For Satellite, artists will use technology to create art through animation, photography, film, science and entrepreneurship.

Spring project: Constellation. All the connections that make artists stronger. During Constellation, artists will gravitate toward tactile art that builds bridges between the previous units. The understanding of motion makes our paintings stronger. Thinking in 3D makes us better sculptors. Artists can expect to make art bigger and better than ever, on and off the canvas.

Time commitment: Mentors are expected at one school (either Garfield or Holmes) from 3-5 PM for at least one day each week. This program runs Tue-Fri from October to June. We are hoping to find volunteers who are available for the entire school year, but if you are only available for one unit, that is alright, too.

Community-based mentoring relationships involve one-to-one outings and activities, doing things the Big and Little enjoy together. Each match is unique and develops a schedule that works for them. Bigs and Littles spend 2-4 hours, 2-4 times a month with each other for at least 18 months.

Lunch Buddies is an in-person program requiring matches to meet during the lunch period at least once per week in the school’s cafeteria. Mentors are trained and receive ongoing support from dedicated staff to troubleshoot challenges but otherwise discuss topics of interest to their mentees.  

MPower is a one-to-one mentoring program requiring a minimum of one interaction per week. This is a great opportunity to mentor High School Students while being more flexible with your schedule. MPower is designed to be a hybrid experience with weekly online interactions complemented by one in-person meeting per month. 

Childbirth and Parenting Assistance (CAPA), a program of Catholic Charities of Spokane, serves pregnant women and parents with children ages 0—5 years of age. Since 1985, we have answered the call to support parents of young children. All are welcome, regardless of race, creed, or religious preference.

We have proudly served expecting mothers and fathers and families with children age newborn through 5 years of age for over 20 years! We offer: Counseling ♥ Toddler Time ♥ Parenting Classes ♥ Parent Mentors ♥ Diapers ♥ Maternity and Baby/Toddler Clothing

Interested individuals must fill out a Volunteer Application on the Catholic Charities website and submit to a background check.  The direct link to the application can be found here. 

Scope of Volunteer Work: Volunteer as a Youth Academic Tutor to help newcomer students build academic skills and confidence! The IRC’s Youth Program provides tutoring, mentoring, and parent support programming for students and their families.  With guidance from IRC staff, volunteers work one-on-one with students to practice English language skills, assist with homework, and facilitate educational games and activities. Students and tutors will work together to develop academic skills, including reading, math and science. Tutors support learning through empowerment, positive engagement and providing expertise on school subjects!  

Location: Tutoring sessions take place primarily in students’ homes. Accommodation can be arranged as necessary.  

Time Commitment: 1-2 hours/week. Later afternoon/early evening availability required. Tutors must be able to commit to at least 1 day/week.  Academic tutoring programs run through October to May during the school year or June through late August for summer programs.  

Essential Position Functions: 

 Must have transportation. Being bilingual is not a requirement. 

An exceptional opportunity for Spokane locals to get diverse experience in a broad range of hands-on Systems Administrator experience across Small-to-Medium Business (SMB) and Enterprise-class infrastructure, hardware, software, and cloud technologies. Multiple positions open for both junior and more senior positions. You will work directly with, and receive training from, the Information Technology (IT) Director, and in some instances the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) with more than 40 years of IT experience, and a history of mentoring many up and coming aspiring tech workers into exceptional technology career trajectories.

A Junior level administrator should have familiarity with the below technologies, and the tasks involved in using them, either with professional experience or self-taught skills, senior staff will help with training to fill in any gaps.

A Senior level administrator needs to meet or exceed these points with multiple years of relevant experience, and you will have opportunities to grow your existing skillset and technology stack experience far beyond where you are now.

As with all positions at RPG Research, these are unpaid Volunteer positions with no financial compensation.

Internships (also unpaid) may be available to qualified applicants, depending on arrangements with you educational institution.

APPLY NOW!

Our education programs feature information on topics such as diagnosis, warning signs, communication,
living with Alzheimer’s disease and caregiving techniques. Family caregivers, people living with dementia
and the general public can learn about how life may be changed by an Alzheimer’s or dementia diagnosis
Education can be an empowering first step to take control of the disease.
The Alzheimer’s Association offers a number of education programs to help people understand what to
expect, how to prepare for changes ahead and ways to live well for as long as possible.

In the position of Community Educator, volunteers will primarily deliver Common Programs which are 60-90 minute interactive sessions with clear learning objectives that result in increased understanding, development of new skills and changes in attitude and/or behavior.

Once assigned, the Community Educator will be responsible for these pre-program activities:

» Confirming the host location. Contact the host as soon as possible to learn about the audience needs, confirm location and discuss promotional opportunities. If the host requests additional promotional materials, please forward that request to your staff partner to coordinate delivery.
Follow up with the host location a week before the event to confirm details.

» Preparing all materials for the presentation. Community Educators are asked to carefully review the curricula and prepare for Q&A. Before delivering any new curricula or program for the first time, each Community Educator is required to deliver a mock presentation to your staff partner or mentor. The Association’s curricula often have supplemental brochures for audience members, which will be provided by your staff partner.

» Testing technology. The Association’s programs rely on technology such as PowerPoint or another learning platform. Community Educators need to practice with this technology to feel comfortable speaking while advancing the program. Familiarize yourself with the technology so you are comfortable and ready to interact with the audience.

Summary:
This position will play a large role in integrating Path of Hope branding with all outgoing digital marketing to varied target markets. They will communicate closely with the Digital Marketing Pack to present a unified message and overall strategy.

Key Results Area #1 - Leadership

Key Results Area #2 - Overall Branding and Messaging

Key Results Area #3 - Digital Marketing Strategy

Only 3% of high-performing, under-resourced students end up in a great first career experience. On our social platform, professionals like you can help change that.

Here's how:

1. Sign up via your computer at my.backrs.com or by downloading the Backrs mobile app from the Apple App or Google Play Stores.

2. Tell us a little about your background and experiences by completing your profile. This takes 5 mins. (Up to 15 if you'd like to give students more details about your hobbies and interests.)

3. We add you to identity-based, regional, university, and career-path Affinity Networks where you can connect with students you're well-positioned to support.

4. In Networks, you can answer students' questions, post resources or job/internship opportunities, and share insights into your college and career journey by responding to Backstage Pass posts. Though each of these actions takes a few minutes, they all have meaningful impacts on young people.

5. If you'd like to play a more involved role in a student's journey, you can join their panel of backrs. This enables you to view their goals, post on their personal feed, schedule Zoom check-ins, and even contribute to their Flourish Fund. It's a great choice for those looking to offer low-lift, relationship-driven support.

Best way to see how convenient and rewarding being a backr really is? Give it a try, commitment-free:

Sign up on your computer: my.backrs.com

Or get the Backrs mobile app: Apple App Store or Google Play Store

Mentoring is an important part of FIRST Programs and largely contributes to the success of youth in competition and beyond. Every adult on a FIRSTTeam is a mentor who works to provideguidance, structure, encouragement, and a fun experience. 

Means can be more than just engineers or teachers! Skills such as marketing, project management, hospitality and more are essential to create well-rounded teams.  

Mentor requirements: 

Possessing qualities conducive to mentorship: 

Dedication 

Patience 

Willingness to teach, coach, motivate, & facilitate 

Willingness to learn outside the team 

Dedication to advise the team in their area of expertise for as little as one team meeting or all team meetings 

Ability to pass a criminal background check 

Optional: Robot-building skills 

Coding ability 

Ability to use power tools  

Confidence in building a robot from a provided kit 

Time Commitment: 

Time committed as a mentor/coach varies by program and team. But you should expect to be available frequently and on an on-going basis during the season. Teams typically meet multiple times year-round. Each team is different, and we FIRST Washington can help match you with a team that meets your time commitment needs.  

If you are looking for a less frequent time commitment, ask about event volunteering! 

Student Safety:  

All FIRST Washington volunteers interacting with students are required tosubmit a Youth Protection Screening (also known as a background check). This screening is free of charge and must be completed before volunteers can participate in any FIRST Washington events. 

Student safety is FIRST Washington’s number one priority, and all successful mentors and coaches are expected to hold student safety at the core of all that they do.  

Spokane Pride 2025 is going to be the most colorful day of the year, and Believe in Me will be right in the middle of it with a float and a bustling merch booth. We’re looking for energetic, LGBTQIA2S-affirming volunteers to set the stage, march in the parade, sell our signature PRIDE swag (yes, those clack-tastic folding fans!), and wrap everything up when the party’s over. Here’s how you can help on Saturday ◆ June 14, 2025.

Vendor load-in 7 – 11 AM • Parade steps off 12 PM • Festival runs 1 – 6 PM • Evening events until 9 PM (Spokane City, YWCA Spokane, Happening Next)

Multiply the impact of Pride: Spokane Pride draws “tens of thousands” and features five stages, 120 performers and hundreds of vendors, creating Spokane’s largest one-day festival (Spokane City, Happening Next).

Champion marginalized kids: Believe in Me channels every dollar we raise into mentoring, education and enrichment programs for youth who face homelessness, poverty or discrimination (Believe in Me).

Stand proudly with the LGBTQIA2S+ community: Spokane Pride’s mission is to create safe, healing spaces and a thriving queer community (Spokane Pride).

Half-day and full-day shifts welcome—tell us when you’re available and we’ll plug you in!

Free entry to the festival, plus front-row access to 120 performers and three live bands (Spokane City)

Event T-shirt & swag bag loaded with one of our coveted clack fans (Pride Fans®)

Community-service certificate for school, work, or résumé credit

All the Pride vibes—march, dance, and celebrate in Spokane’s biggest queer event

Click “Respond” on this posting at VolunteerSpokane.org and select your preferred shift(s).

Submit your volunteer enrollment form.

Join the 60-minute virtual briefing on June 11, so you know exactly where to meet and what to expect.

Questions? Email admin@believeinme.org or call (206) 414-8043 (Believe in Me).

Every tent peg you drive, every rainbow badge you sell, and every smile you share helps Believe in Me fund life-changing programs for kids who need allies the most. Sign up, show up, and help Spokane hear the message “All youth deserve to believe in themselves.”

Are you the kind of person who believes small actions can spark big change? All It Takes is One Neighbor is a grassroots volunteer initiative focused on weaving stronger, more connected neighborhoods—one relationship, one gathering, one shared space at a time.

As a volunteer, you’ll become a Community Connector, engaging in meaningful weekly activities such as:

This is not about adding work to your plate—it’s about living with intention where you already are.

And you won’t be doing it alone. There will be dedicated spaces for “One Neighbor” volunteers to meet in person, collaborate, exchange ideas, and encourage one another as you grow your impact together.

Because sometimes, all it takes is one neighbor to start a ripple effect.

This volunteer opportunity is open for all residents of Spokane City. If you're looking to get involved and make a difference in your community, we’d love to have you join us!