The ACLU of Idaho is a non-partisan, non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of civil liberties and civil rights.

Located in North Idaho, the Bonner County Human Rights Task Force has been active in the community since 1992. With a membership of well over 300, the Task Force works to promote tolerance, support human dignity, and educate adults and youth across the county.
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From its inception, the Bonner County Human Rights Task Force has refused to sit quietly and “let it happen.” The members of the Task Force strive to speak out whenever the rights, the safety, or the dignity of any individual in our community are threatened by intolerance or bigotry. The Task Force is determined to help build a community in which every individual can live without fear or intimidation, a community in which every citizen’s strength and contribution is valued, respected, and encouraged. Please join us.

The Coeur d’Alene Public Library and branches are committed to excellence in library services. Dedicated to lifelong learning, the library provides free and equal access to a full range of historical, intellectual, and cultural resources.

Established in 2005, the Arts & Culture Alliance brings to our community ArtWalk, Music for the Wise, the Riverstone Summer Concert Series, Kids Draw Architecture, Art from the Heart, and the CDA Artists Studio Tour. In addition, we host Arts Buzz every first Friday, a networking/sharing event for artists, arts organizations, and community members looking to stay in touch with the arts in our area.
The arts are essential to creating a healthy, vibrant and safe community. The Arts & Culture Alliance’s role is to foster creative outlets for artists, challenge convention, and inspire new thinking.

Locations in Post Falls, Hayden, Rathdrum, Spirit Lake, Athol, Pinehurst

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Our mission is to build a responsive, educated and stable foster care community of families that can meet a variety of needs. We recruit and support safe, nurturing, trauma-informed resource parents. These resource parents include foster, kinship, respite and adoptive caregivers. We are dedicated to provide effective support, training and resources to caregivers and the children in their care.

HREI celebrates diversity and promotes human rights by educating, raising awareness, and recognizing the value of all humanity. HREI is a lead partner and collaborator of the North Idaho Pride Alliance. Learn more about HREI and how to get involved at hrei.org.

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The Intermountain Fair Housing Council (IFHC), is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to ensure open and inclusive housing for all persons without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, familial status, sexual orientation, gender identity, a source of income, or disability. The IFHC attempts to eradicate discrimination through, education on the fair housing laws, housing information and referral, housing counseling, and assistance with mediating and or filing fair housing complaints, among other things. The IFHC also provides education and outreach on fair housing laws and practices to housing providers and others.

The Kootenai Democrats strive to bring equality and economic justice to all Idahoans but especially those in Kootenai County.

KRCC is a recovery community center that exists to advocate for and support individuals seeking to initiate or maintain Recovery from behavioral health and/or substance abuse issues.
 
The FREE peer-based recovery support services provided are fueled by the energy of volunteers who seek to share their experience, strength and hope with others. These non-clinical services focus on removing barriers to recovery by providing support and linking individuals to existing community resources. 
 

Our mission is to conserve, protect and restore the environment, with a particular emphasis on the Idaho Panhandle and the Coeur d’Alene basin.

Love Lives Here CDA seeks to engage and educate our community in upholding and protecting the civil and human rights of all individuals regardless of their race, creed, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or immigration status. We encourage our community to spread love, kindness, and respect and to promote unity, inclusivity, and equity for all Idahoans. We empower individuals and businesses to actively and proudly share that all are welcome in our community.

Promote healthy babies and healthy pregnancies
Enhance the development of very young children
Promote healthy families

The Museum of North Idaho collects, catalogs, preserves, interprets and exhibits artifacts to illustrate our area’s history and to inspire learning, cultural enrichment, and a better understanding of how we came to be here.

NAMI CDA is a nonprofit organization that provides support, education, and advocacy throughout the Kootenai County, Idaho area on behalf of individuals and families affected by mental illness.

North Idaho AIDS Coalition (NIAC) is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation and a community-based, public-health service organization. 
NIAC began as a support group for people with HIV, their families, friends, and loved ones.

Community resources for Northern Idaho.

North Idaho College, as an institution, has not taken any stance on Black Lives Matter (BLM). Further, the college’s Diversity Council has not developed or held any events in support of the movement, nor has it supported BLM through college resources. The Diversity Council does, however, support constitutionally-protected gatherings that bring greater awareness to social issues faced by minority populations in both rural and urban communities. This is the stance noted in the Council’s statement this summer. The Council will continue to serve as an ally, advocate, and resource for all students and for the community.

“Panhandle Autism Society supports individuals with an Autism Spectrum Disorder and their families in Idaho’s five northern counties through education and enrichment opportunities.”

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Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho (PPGWNI) has been helping people make responsible decisions about their sexual health for over 50 years. Dedicated to delivering the highest quality reproductive health care services since 1967, PPGWNI is also committed to providing responsible, age-appropriate sexuality education. Protecting a woman's fundamental right to choose is a major part of our organization's underlying philosophy.

Our trained advocates offer support with no fees, no judgment, and no pressure – only hope.

We’re still open. We have to be. For everyone’s health, we will be taking precautions during in-person meetings. Office hours are unchanged. The 24-hour hotline and safety@safepassageid.org are monitored 24/7, as always. Teen advocates can be reached by email at studentsafety@safepassagid.org or go to safepassageteen on Instagram.

If you or someone you know is struggling, we ask that you immediately reach out to the Idaho Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1.800.273.TALK. Many people have found that talking helps to alleviate painful suicidal thoughts and feelings. There is hope. There is help. And we’re here for you through this.

The Pro-Voice Project is a Sandpoint-based organization dedicated to promoting empathy and education related to abortion and its role as an essential pillar of reproductive healthcare. We utilize storytelling and community building to drive action for reproductive agency, autonomy, and access to care. We believe that, if we generate an understanding of abortion on a human and legal level, we can change the conversation and, eventually, the laws.

NRCS helps America’s farmers, ranchers and forest landowners conserve the nation’s soil, water, air and other natural resources. All programs are voluntary and offer science-based solutions that benefit both the landowner and the environment.