Opportunities From: Volunteer Spokane

Company Advisors (CAs) volunteer to spend a week mentoring teams of 8 – 12 high school students, sharing their real world experience.

As long as you’re over 21, have at least 3 years of professional experience, and are excited to support students, you’ve got what it takes to be a CA.

Learn more on our website.

Job Overview
Spokane Youth Cheer is seeking Volunteer Youth Cheer Coaches for the 2026 season, beginning mid-July and running through mid-late November, with opportunities for dedicated coaches to return in subsequent seasons. 

Spokane Youth Cheer operates under the Spokane Youth Football and Cheer Association and participates in the Inland Northwest Youth Football and Cheer League, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization

Together, these organizations serve youth athletes across the region through structured, developmentally appropriate cheer programs that emphasize teamwork, confidence, discipline, physical literacy, and joy in sport.

Responsibilities
-Coaches are responsible for teaching age-appropriate cheer skills, leading practices, supporting athletes on game days, communicating with families, and modeling positive leadership and sportsmanship.
-Plan and teach cheerleading routines, stunts, and cheers tailored to various age groups
-Foster teamwork, sportsmanship, and positive attitude among youth participants
-Monitor safety during practices and performances, ensuring proper use of equipment and facilities
-Manage behavior and encourage respectful interactions among children
-Coordinate practice schedules and communicate effectively with parents and guardians
-Lead warm-up exercises and ensure all activities are conducted in a safe manner
-Support participants in developing confidence, coordination, and physical skills related to cheerleading and other sports

Qualifications

-Ability to pass a background check
-Current CPR certification
-Strong organizational skills
-The ability to learn and adapt quickly
-Demonstrated commitment to being a positive role model for youth.
-Coaches must be team-oriented, community-minded, and capable of working collaboratively with families and league leadership.
-All coaches must complete a coaching interest form, background check, CPR certification, required online trainings, and attend mandatory in-person trainings and pre-season meetings.

Time Commitment

Coaches may set their own practice schedules for their teams. Recommended practice frequency is 3-5 practices (10 hours maximum) per week during the summer before school begins, transitioning to 1-3 practices (6 hours maximum) per week once the school year starts.

The season includes eight regular-season games, up to three playoff games, an all-day cheer clinic in August, and a cheer competition in October, with post-season competitive opportunities available for teams that qualify.

Experience
-Prior experience in youth sports coaching, teaching, physical education, or working with children is highly desirable
-Background in cheerleading, dance, or gymnastics a plus
-Knowledge of behavior management techniques to foster discipline and positive conduct among youth
-Comfort and confidence leading small to medium-sized groups of children. Some coaching positions involve narrower age ranges and may be requested based on coach preference and availability.

Volunteering as a youth cheer coach offers the opportunity to shape confident, capable young athletes while strengthening the broader community through sport, mentorship, and shared purpose.

Youth sports play a critical role in childhood development. Participation supports physical health, social-emotional growth, leadership skills, resilience, and a sense of belonging.

Cheer, as a performance-based team sport, uniquely combines athletic skill, creativity, coordination, and expressive movement while fostering strong peer relationships and positive adult mentorship. Volunteer coaches are essential to creating safe, supportive environments where young athletes can thrive both on and off the field.

Applicants interested in volunteering as a Youth Cheer Coach are encouraged to apply through the Spokane Youth Cheer coaching interest form. Spokane Youth Cheer is committed to providing a positive, inclusive, and developmentally appropriate environment for all athletes and volunteers.

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://www.u-districtmentoringprogram.com

Follow us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/udistrictmentoring

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

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. 

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 2:45-5:15 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.

For the month of January, STAR will be limited to twice a week at each school. Holmes will be run on Wednesdays and Fridays and Garfield will be run on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 

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 2 interactions per month. This is a great opportunity to mentor High School Students while being more flexible with your schedule. 

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. 

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!

The goal of the Reading Buddy Program is to help children improve their reading skills & gain confidence as readers.

The program pairs volunteers, as mentors, with elementary school students.

Students meet with their reading buddy once per week for 8 weeks at the students’ school to read together one-on-one and foster a love of reading. Each reading buddy is a volunteer who has passed a background check and received training.

You can help a child improve their reading skills & gain confidence as a reader.

A reading buddy is a volunteer who loves reading and enjoys spending time with kids.

As a reading buddy, you meet with an elementary school student once per week for 8 weeks to read together one-on-one and foster a love of reading.

Visit Reading Buddy Program – Spokane County Library District for more information.