This is an organization that finds volunteers to accomplish tasks that help seniors stay independent.

As Peace Corps Volunteers, Jerry and Machelle Hartman lived in a community of fishermen and rice farmers. Though many of the people enjoyed their work, they realized that their children wanted more career opportunities, and that the community could not support any more subsistence-living in an already over-planted and over-fished region. The Hartmans began supporting Rudy and Lyn De Los Santos's family, whose children asked to attend a local 2-year college. The financial support that this family needed was multi-faceted money for tuition, fees, supplies, basic medical care, transportation, stable housing, etc. The families in this community, and so many others in the Philippines, have no savings or access to extra income, so when a crisis hits, any money they have or can get (through extremely high interest loans) goes towards the emergency, and education is no longer an option. SNWM has begun supporting this family through donations each semester that will ensure the kids will stay in school and graduate from college with their 2-year degrees and find employment.

A ministry to help provide quality clothing for needy children in Spokane.

There are more than 1,800 homeless single women in Spokane, many with mental health or chemical dependency issues — all with nowhere else to go. Named for the refuge it provides, Hope House offers refuge from the dangerous streets to any woman regardless of her mental health status, chemical dependency issues or lifestyle. Hope House offers an environment of dignity, respect and compassion that honors the intrinsic value and unique experience of every woman.

Kiva is an organization that puts people with needs together with people with resources. You've heard the saying, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, but teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime." Kiva allows us to help people for a lifetime, not just a day.

The humane society is always looking for volunteers who are willing to come and socialize the animals (walk the dogs and pet the cats). Their staff is overworked just keeping the place running smoothly and have little time to make sure the animals have human contact, which is vital for them to remain healthy and adoptable. They also need volunteers to help at their thrift store.

Project Safe Place is a teen drop-in center to help at risk youth. They provide a safe environment where teens can hang out, get help with homework, counseling, and find some of the basic resources they need that their families may not be able to provide.

If you enjoy more physical types of service and being outdoors, the Parks and Recreation Department often has jobs they could use volunteer help with.

Sampson and Friends is an organization that rescues animals and also is working to provide several other valuable services to the community. Their mission is to connect volunteers with the needs of the community.

In 2009, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is celebrating an extraordinary milestone: 63 years of serving the poor, the hungry, the elderly and the homeless throughout North Idaho. See how you can help...

Dan Peplow and Sarah Augustine have been working with the interior people of Suriname for over 5 years through their non-profit organization, Suriname Indigenous Health Fund (SIHF). They started working with the Maroon communities when Dan (an embassy eco-toxicology consultant) was told by government officials that the interior people had been tested for mercury poisoning related to gold mining, but they could not receive those test results. Dan and Sarah continue to work with the interior communities through SIHF, and act in response to their requests publishing articles on their behalf, finding access to cleaner water supplies, and monitoring mercury levels in community members and their food sources.

Volunteers of America is one of the regions oldest and most diverse human service charities. They are connected with a number of programs that offer many different service opportunities.