Community services
Attendant Care Registry – Free service matching disabled adults and children with personal-care providers, sponsored by Coalition of Responsible Disabled. Call 326-6355.
Change Point! program – Ideal for women who are separated, divorced, or widowed, have a disabilities, or who have been incarcerated. Provides free training in computers, resume preparation, job interviewing, communication skills, and conflict resolution techniques. Sponsored by the Washington State Displaced Homemaker Program. For more information, contact Denise McKinnon in Spokane at 279-6065, Pat McGinty in Newport, Wash. at (509) 279-6951, or Jackie McGregor in Colville at (509) 279-6723.
Citizenship Course – Offered by Community Colleges of Spokane, Mondays or Tuesdays, 5-9 p.m., Adult Education Center, 2310 N. Monroe St., Room 117. Call 533-4600.
Displaced Homemakers – Sponsored by Community Colleges of Spokane; free program for women in transition. Call 533-3752.
Easter Seal Society of Washington – Offers free computer loan program for individuals with disabilities. Call 326-8292 for information.
Employment, Education and Training – For Spokane County residents who have been laid off from work or have low income. Provided through Career Path Services. Call 326-7520.
Employment and Training – For low-income youth, 16-21 years old, in Spokane County. Call 456-7660.
Free Career Counseling and Job Search Assistance – For low-income residents of Spokane County. Call Career Path Services, 326-7520.
Free Counseling for Unplanned Pregnancies – With open adoption services, sponsored by Spokane Consultants in Family Living, 1623 W. Gardner Ave. Call 328-6274.
Free Confidential Counseling for Unplanned Pregnancies – Through New Hope Child and Family Agency, at Northeast Community Center, 4001 N. Cook Ave. Call 327-7554.
Free GED Preparation and Testing – For low-income dropout youth age 17-21 in Spokane County. Call Career Path Services, 326-7520.
GED Preparation – Ages 19 and up at many sites in Spokane. Call the Community Colleges Institute for Extended Learning Adult Basic Education, 533-4600.
Help with GED and Job Placement – Available for those between the ages of 16-21. Call Educational Service District 101 at 456-7660.
Miryam’s House of Transition – For women moving through life crisis. Call 747-9153 or 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 327-3777 to register.
Spokane Human Rights Commission – responds to discrimination complaints based on race, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, familial status and other factors. Call 625-6110.
Veterans Counseling – Free counseling services, sponsored by the Veterans Outreach Center. Call 444-8387.