Partner Organizations – Page 9 – Civic Engagement Clearinghouse

Pine Rock Ridge Homeowners Association

March 11, 2020March 10, 2020 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

The purpose of the HOA is to help facilitate the care and upkeep of a neighborhood called Pine Rock Ridge in Spokane Valley. The HOA consists of roughly 140 homes and contracts with various service providers for landscaping and snow removal. They also pay (with dues from homeowners) to service a sewer pump house that pumps waste from homes in the neighborhood to the county’s sewer system. The HOA has the authority to act as liaison between homeowners and the city of Spokane Valley to mitigate issues concerning streets, street lighting and sewer service.

Spokane S.C.O.P.E

March 11, 2020March 10, 2020 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

The Spokane Sheriff’s Community Oriented Policing Effort is a local organization that actively and continually assists local law enforcement. They are volunteers who often work as a bridge between law enforcement and the citizens of Spokane. They assist law enforcement with tasks that don’t require a commissioned deputy to complete and are relied upon to help families in crisis where law enforcement has been involved.

WIRES

March 11, 2020March 10, 2020 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

WIRES is an organization that centers around caring, preserving, and rescuing wildlife. They have been doing this for over 30 years as the largest wildlife rescue organization in Australia. They are involved in more than 90,000 rescues per year.

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

March 11, 2020March 10, 2020 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is centered around one-on-one mentoring relationships between adults and children. Mentors are intended to participate in a variety of activities with children such as playing sports, hiking, reading books, or just spending time together. There are school-based programs where the child and the mentor meet in school, inside or outside the classroom. Big Brothers Big Sisters also runs five special mentoring programs for specific demographics: African-American Mentoring, Hispanic Mentoring, Native American Mentoring.

Goodwill

March 11, 2020March 10, 2020 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

As stated on their website, “Goodwill works to enhance people’s dignity and quality of life by strengthening their communities, eliminating their barriers to opportunity, and helping them reach their full potential through learning and the power of work.” They provide people an opportunity to train for various jobs in certain industries as well as provide them a variety of supportive services like English Language training. Their efforts have had an impact at least 35 million people worldwide

Knit-a-Square

March 11, 2020March 10, 2020 by Nollmeyer, Gustave

Knit-a-Square is a Gauteng, South Africa based organization founded by Ronda Lowrie who wanted to help all the children she saw who were suffering during the cold South African nights and winters. The goal of this organization is to give blankets to orphaned or vulnerable children in South Africa where there is constantly a lack of blankets. Knit-a-Square created a website where they provide knitting lessons and tell the stories of the children in need of blankets. In order to contribute to this organization, Knit-a-square has asked for 8” knit squares to be sent to South Africa where volunteers combine them into blankets and give them to children. Other possible donations include hats, toys, and money to help fund the work of the organization.