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“Everyone has worth and value.”

Watch UGM’s Year in Review with Phil Altmeyer.

 

Events

Upcoming and ongoing events

Volunteer
Orientation

Spokane 

Men’s Shelter and Recovery Program
Second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m.

Alternating between Anna Ogden Hall and the Crisis Shelter for Women and Children:
Fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m.

Call 509.535.8510 for more information and to sign up for an orientation.

Coeur d’Alene 

Center for Women and Children
Second Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m.
Fourth Tuesday of each month at 10:30 a.m.
 

Register or check upcoming orientations here. Call 208.665.4673 for more information.

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The
Gathering

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Join us for the 2023 Gathering

Breaking the cycle: UGM’s distinctive approach to holistic recovery

Tuesday, April 25, 2023
11:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
Valley Assembly Church

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 Shelter needs*

Ensure (or other similar protein drinks)


Gatorade (preferably clear)

Coffee

Salad dressings

Canned goods

Cooking oil

Cheese


  Please see our Food Donations Guidelines.

Q-tips/cotton swabs

Belts

Deodorant

Cough drops

Underwear
 

PRIORITY NEEDS:
Children’s cold medicine
Children’s Tylenol
Children’s Pedialyte
Adult cold medicine (alcohol free)

Burp rags or cloth diapers (for spit up situations etc.)

Baby bibs

Pull-Ups (size 4)

Pack-n-Play (1 needed)

Children’s table and 4 chairs (new or used. Example: https://a.co/d/d1LH4hk)

Used/refurbished iPad (for Children’s program nursery, to play music)

Melatonin (5mg & 10mg)

Vitamin D supplements 

Iron supplements

Milk

Low-sugar cereals

Applesauce

Baby snack foods (biscuits, teething biscuits, baby puff snacks, freeze dried yogurt, etc.)

Canned mandarin oranges (individual cups)

Fresh mandarin oranges

Fresh bananas

Raisins

Gogurt brand single serve yogurt packs

Cheese sticks

Kid-friendly crackers (Cheese-Its, Goldfish, graham crackers, etc.)

Other non-perishable snacks

Sports bras (size M – XXL)

Women's underwear (size S – XL)

Women’s soft pants (size S - XL)

Women’s sweatshirts and hoodies (size S - XL) 

Women’s casual shoes (sizes 7, 7.5, 8, 8.5)

Flip-flops (for showers)

Toddler girls’ pajamas (size 2T - 5, especially pants and pajamas)

Toddler and little boys’ pajamas (size 2T - 7)

Toddler shoes

Baby wipes

Diapers (size 6)

Pull-Ups (size 6T)

Baby shampoo

Quart-size plastic bags (to make hygiene bags)

Cotton balls (for hygiene bags)

Body wash (personal size)

Deodorant

Hairbrushes

Conditioner

Tea tree oil

Nail files

Reading glasses

Vacuum (2 needed)

Laundry baskets

Nursing pads

Pillows

Bath towels

Sheet sets (twin and double)

Alarm clocks

Yogurt

 

Instructions:

*Mark your donation specifying the shelter.

Drop off at:
1224 E Trent Ave., Spokane, WA or
196 W Haycraft Ave., Coeur d'Alene, ID


Monday through Saturday, 7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Donation Guidelines

“It was that same day that I started to feel hope.”

- Johanna, former Crisis Shelter resident

Educational resources

FREE E-BOOKS, TIP SHEETS, AND OTHER DOWNLOADS


Free e-book - Lessons from a Homeless Shelter Free tip sheet - How to Help a Panhandler Free e-book - Homelessness 101 Free e-book - Lessons from a Homeless Shelter Free tip sheet - How to Help a Panhandler Free e-book - Homelessness 101