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The Path to Lifelong Recovery

When UGM Spokane expanded to Coeur d’Alene in 2012, there were no other long-term recovery programs available for women...

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Love the Valley: Reaching the unreached in the LC Valley

Does the LC Valley have a homeless problem?   This is the question we asked Carly Klappenbach, Director of Engagement...

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Leor's Pathway Out of Homelessness

“I was sitting on a bench crying because I didn't know where we were going to go that night.” Leor lost her home when...

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"When I think of UGM Camp": Hear from Phil Altmeyer

Every summer, about 500 children from Spokane’s low-income neighborhoods are invited by their local church to spend a...

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UGM is coming to the LC Valley!

View all the latest updates here.

 

 

“UGM takes no government funds, we don’t have debt, and that’s our goal in the LC Valley.”

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 5:30 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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2023 Commencement

2023 LIFE Recovery Commencement

Come, hear the stories of the men and women who’ve finished UGM’s 18-month Recovery program and cheer them on as they take their next steps toward lifelong recovery. 


June 27, 2023
6:30 p.m.
Valley Assembly
15618 E Broadway Ave., Spokane Valley

Come in person or view the livestream here.

Commencement Group

 Shelter needs*

Sunscreen (small bottles)

Aloe Vera (small bottles)

Flonase

Claritin 

Gatorade & Pedialyte 

Water bottles

Arch support shoe insoles  

PRIORITY NEED 
Greens or mixed salad (preferably the plastic boxes of mixed greens)
 
Whole potatoes
Maple syrup or imitation pancake syrup 
 
  Please see our Food Donations Guidelines.

Shirts
Belts
Underwear
Deodorant
Cough drops

PRIORITY NEEDS

Box fans

 

Rectangular laundry baskets

Stress balls or other malleable toys for therapy/stress relief

4T & 5T Pull-ups

Kids' toothbrushes 

Children’s snacks (Yogurt, mandarins, Cheese-Its/fishy crackers, low sugar cereal, milk, apple sauce)

Gluten-free bread

Alternate milks

Q-tips 
Valerian Root
Tums

PRIORITY NEEDS

Tennis shoes (all sizes)

Sports bras (all sizes)

Pillows

Quilts

 

Dental floss

Cotton balls

Body wash (single use)

Bath towels

Pull Ups (2T-3T, 3T-4T, 5T-6T)

Shoes

Flip flops

Baby food

Disposable swim diapers

Toiletry bag

Bath towels

Small trash cans

Laundry baskets

Laundry detergent (pods)

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