Give Guide 08/26/2021

The Lands Council Executive Director Amanda Parrish SUPPLEMENT TO THE INLANDER

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ive Guide is the Inlander’s annual ode to nonprofits making a difference in the Inland Northwest, and this year’s edition is packed with stories about organizations and people doing incredibly inspiring things with limited resources. People like Rick Clark, who’s been helping to feed people throughout the pandemic while supporting local restaurants in the process.

And Amanda Parrish, the new executive director of the Lands Council as it refocuses on restoration and climate change.

And Jennyfer Mesa, leader of Latinos En Spokane, which is providing connection, support and visibility to a growing community in the region.

As always, Give Guide is a celebration of great work, but also a spotlight on all the work that remains to be done — and the vital organizations striving to do it. It all takes time, passion and money, so if you have any to spare, these organizations could certainly put it to good use!

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Need Never Stops

Spokane Quaranteam founder Rick Clark.

Founded in response to the pandemic, the Spokane Quaranteam continues to provide aid in the community, wherever it’s needed

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ven when the coronavirus pandemic gave us a brief few months of reprieve earlier this summer, the work didn’t slow down for the Spokane Quaranteam and its founder, Rick Clark.

The grassroots, social media-based philanthropic group took shape during the first major lockdown back in March 2020, when Clark logged on to Facebook Live one night to see if he could raise $200 to purchase 20 pizzas from local chain Pizza Rita. Clark wanted to support the restaurant — like all other restaurants, it had just been ordered to close in-person dining — and in turn feed the clients of a local nonprofit, in this instance Volunteers of America’s Hope House women’s shelter.

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In the year and a half since, Spokane Quaranteam’s numbers have exponentially increased, both in the total amount of donations it’s received — including more than $250,000 raised to support local restaurants alone — and members of the community who’ve jumped on board to help. The Quaranteam’s Facebook group, its main hub, currently has more than 32,500 members.

One of them is Alice McKeever, who became involved after being on the receiving end of one of the Quaranteam’s projects last year that delivered doughnuts to residents in need of a pick-me-up who had been nominated by other members. ...continued on page 26

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COEUR D’ALENE CASINO PAYS IT FORWARD TO THE COMMUNITY Recognizing the impact of the pandemic on our local communities, Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel increased giving during the pandemic times through our Coeur Connections program, while continuing our regular support of many nonprofits, schools, and organizations. In 2020, as COVID-19 began to affect our region, Coeur Connections launched its first Pay it Forward campaign targeting those in need due to the pandemic.

Tens of thousands of dollars were given away through the new Pay it Forward initiative with recipients including both local small businesses and hundreds of individuals in May 2020 and May 2021. Giving is part of the Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort Hotel’s Coeur Values and we will continue to lend a helping hand to the people of Idaho and our Inland Northwest region.

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“Just watching the collective whole of 32,000-plus people that don’t know each other come together and voluntarily save our city, that is nothing short of absolutely phenomenal,” McKeever says.

McKeever isn’t an admin for Spokane Quaranteam’s Facebook group, but has become well-known by Clark and other members for frequently responding to questions and offering general encouragement. During one of Quaranteam’s recent group “road trips” to Deer Park, McKeever, who lives nearby, helped guide members around the town to businesses that were the focus of the group’s support.

Throughout this summer, these weekend road trips were a monthly event, inviting members to take a short drive to small towns in outlying areas around Spokane where local businesses have especially struggled throughout the pandemic.

“We just finished our sixth road trip to Rockford,” Clark says.

“We’ve spent anywhere from $14,000 to $30,000 total at businesses during each one, but it’s hard to tell for sure because we include the entire town, not just one business there. We go out to help everyone.”

So far, the Quaranteam has organized these one-day “cash mob”-style events in Newman Lake, Cheney, Medical Lake, Deer Park, Rockford and Spokane’s Hillyard Business District.

Going forward, however, Clark says the trips won’t be every month, because he doesn’t want participants to burn out, and so that he can focus on other projects.

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ith the delta variant threatening more restrictions on being out in public, Clark says he’s lately been considering re-launching regular Facebook Live donation-request streams, which were the Quaranteam’s main focus throughout last year and into early 2021.

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“It’s been on my mind a lot with everything looking bad again,” Clark says. “I think I want to do that again; raise money and buy food and give that to people who are food insecure. We will never have a problem finding people to eat that food, and there are still plenty of restaurants that need help.”

One of the dozens of local restaurants and food providers that have benefited from an infusion of cash thanks to Clark’s donation blitzes is the Supper Club in North Spokane.

Owner Martha Domitrovich says when Clark reached out to her late last year saying he wanted to purchase several hundred dollars worth of meals at full price to donate to folks in need, it enabled her to renew several licenses and permits about to expire, and which she needed to continue operating her business selling pre-made meals and meal kits.

“There are still plenty of restaurants that need help.”

“It covered all my permits and licenses for the year,” Domitrovich says. “It took this huge expense that I was not sure how I was going to make work, and just took that off the plate completely.”

Domitrovich has since donated additional resources through the Supper Club for other Quaranteam efforts, and says it’s always easy for her to say “yes” when Clark reaches out, or she hears of his latest project. She recently gave a dozen $50 Supper Club gift cards to the nonprofit, which is collecting gift cards from local restaurants for Safety Net, a nonprofit that supports teens aging out of the foster system.

“With Rick and his wife [Virginia], I just give to them because I know it’s going in the right direction,” Domitrovich says.

How to Support Spokane Quaranteam JOIN the public group on Facebook.com; search for “Spokane Quaranteam” DONATE via Venmo and Cash App to @HelpSpokane, or via Paypal to helpspokane@gmail.com

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esides leading the Quaranteam online and organizing its small-town road trips, Clark’s stayed plenty busy throughout the summer while spearheading many other initiatives.

He helped raise, along with the Greater Spokane Food Truck Association, more than $82,000 so that almost 250 food-insecure kids could enjoy free meals from local food trucks during their summer break.

During the region’s historic heat wave in June, Clark and Quaranteam volunteers passed out hundreds of bottles of water to anyone in need of hydration, from the homeless to delivery truck drivers. Clark also purchased and collected donated fans and air conditioners to give to those without cooling in their homes. A few weeks back, volunteers walked around the city to hand out Spokane Transit bus passes to anyone who wanted one.

Spokane Quaranteam was recently contacted by staff at Spokane’s Amazon warehouses, asking if they’d accept donated pallets filled with returned items, like art supplies and household goods, both to use for its own efforts and to distribute via partnerships with other nonprofits. Clark, of course, said yes, although later questioned where he’d store all that stuff.

“That is a huge thing for Spokane, and a huge thing for the nonprofit world,” Clark says, “and showing that nonprofits working together is better than not working together.”

All these efforts have taken place while Clark’s also been running his central nonprofit, Giving Back Packs, a homelessness outreach endeavor, under which the Spokane Quaranteam operates.

“It’s my job to bring positivity to the world. The world is a dark place sometimes, and I have to get a bunch of people around me to be like, ‘OK, let’s get our second wind,’” Clark says. “But we have a lot of people relying on us to be that positive force, I don’t have time to sit around and be sad.” n

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A Worldly Feast Meet four immigrant chefs from around the world who now share their culture and cuisine with the Spokane community

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he idea is so brilliant, you wonder why others haven’t done the same thing: Find people passionate about cooking and help them hone their skills while also offering a unique dining experience.

That’s Feast World Kitchen (1321 W. 3rd Ave.), which debuted fall 2019 with a handful of wouldbe chefs and an ambitious plan: create community through shared culture and food from Spokane’s international communities, including its diverse immigrant and former refugee populations.

Feast’s chef list has since expanded to 50 members and is still growing. The nonprofit recently also added walk-up patio dining and catering to its original online takeout process. Meet four of Feast’s enterprising chefs, who arrived in Spokane by way of Syria, Pakistan, Venezuela and Rwanda.

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ZUBIA ROOHI

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Like his father before him, Abdulkareem Mahmoud loves to cook and, also like his father, has watched his own son’s love of cooking blossom into a new career.

The father of three came to Spokane in 2015 from Daraa, in southwestern Syria, where he once had his own restaurant. It’s a dream he hopes to resurrect soon and plans to name Shiblak, his family name.

One of Feast’s foundational chefs who joined in 2020, Mahmoud has gone from cooking once a month to twice a month, as well as catering, with his recipe for shawarma appearing as a frequent special.

Common to many Arabic-speaking peoples, shawarma is meat — lamb, typically, but also beef, chicken and other meats — slowly grilled on a spit, then shaved off in thin slices and served with such sides as bread or salad. Lamb figures prominently in two other dishes that represent his culture, says Mahmoud: mansaf and ouzi (also spelled quzi and qoozi).

Feast chef and director of the nonprofit’s chef program Maisa Abudyha smiles as she translates Mahmoud’s favorite dishes.

“Those are Jordanian, too,” she says, noting her own country of origin, and adding that many dishes reflect several cultures.

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There is some crossover between cultures in Zubia Roohi’s cooking as well. Roohi hails from the province of Karachi, Pakistan, which has a long and complex historical relationship with India, its southeast neighbor.

Thus, Roohi creates many dishes which are also common in Indian cuisine like korma, tikka, roti and meals made in the tandoori oven. The distinction, Roohi says, is that Pakistani food is much more likely to contain meat, so it has more savory notes, as well as stronger, deeper spice profiles.

Roohi started cooking at a young age and has spent nearly 25 years perfecting recipes and trying new dishes. If she had to choose a signature Pakistani dish, it would be biryani, a long-grain rice dish with meat that she often features at Feast.

When she visits home, however, she always asks for halwa puri, fried flatbread and halwa, which is a type of pudding. When she makes it for Feast diners, she serves sweet halwa, made with semolina flour, sugar, nuts and raisins, alongside chana, or chickpeas with tomatoes and spices.

PATRICIA CASTANEDA, Venezuela Patricia Castaneda’s signature dish is the Venezuelan version of cornmeal cake, called arepa.

The unleavened bread is made with cornmeal that’s been cooked, then dehydrated and used like flour. The little grilled cakes can be stuffed with goodies, like cheese or black beans, or piled high with toppings.

A native of Margarita Island, Venezuela, Castaneda was formerly a travel agent and can attest to the beauty of her country’s landscapes, as well as its diversity of culinary influences.

“We’re more about spices than spiciness,” she says of Venezuelan food, which has been influenced by Spain and other European countries, as well as West Africa and indigenous cultures.

Since moving to Spokane in August 2019, Castaneda joined World Relief as a community outreach associate and has cooked at Feast about 10 times so far.

“The beauty about Feast World Kitchen is that I’ll cook here something I would feed my family,” says Castaneda.

OMY KARORERO, Rwanda

Family is often on Omy Karorero’s mind when he cooks. Although he’s partial to curried dishes and a corn-based, doughy dumpling called fufu, other dishes remind him of home and family long gone.

A Rwandan dish of slow-cooked cassava leaves called sombe, for example, always reminds Karorero of his mother. He learned a bit about cooking by watching her as a young boy, at least until a particularly horrific time in 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War known as the genocide.

After finding himself alone and on the streets as a teenager, Karorero turned to music for solace. He also envisioned helping others through music, forming the basis of a nonprofit he created after emigrating to Spokane.

Initially, his nonprofit called Impanda focused on at-risk youth in Rwanda. Now Impanda is taking on a new mission to help at-risk youth in Karorero’s adopted community. Impanda Studios is in the works as a music studio and gathering place in East Central Spokane to “transform pain into purpose.”

Cooking also brings him a sense of purpose and healing, he says.

“You eat to feel,” says Karorero, indicating that when you eat with your hands, you are literally connected to your food, much like walking barefoot on the earth.

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The Arc of Spokane 320 E. 2nd Ave. Spokane, WA 99202

What We Do:

GO ONLINE

Grab your credit card, scan a QR code or log on to the charity websites found in these pages and make a contribution.

PICK UP YOUR PHONE Call your nonprofit of choice via the numbers listed here and make a pledge of cash or volunteer hours.

509.328.6326 arc-spokane.org info@arc-spokane.org

For more than 70 years, The Arc of Spokane has provided advocacy and support services for people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (I/DD) during every stage of life.

The Arc of Spokane is a chapter of The Arc of Washington and The Arc of the United States and promotes enhancing the quality of life for people with I/DD in the Inland Northwest.

More than 600 chapters of The Arc fight to ensure that people with I/DD and their families have the support and services they need to be fully engaged in their communities.

The Arc advocates for the worth of every person, taking a person-first approach to inclusion, empowerment, and choice. Our mission is to overcome barriers and create systemic change so that every person can live an independent and vibrant life.

How Can You Get Involved?

Support The Arc by joining us for a night unlike any other at Rock the Runway on Thursday, September 16! The true stars of the show are clients of The Arc of Spokane that take the stage in our annual fashion show. Live and silent auctions offer the opportunity to bring home incredible packages and experiences while supporting people with disabilities in the greater Spokane community.

One of the thrilling parts of this year’s event is that The Arc is hosting Rock the Runway at the Historic Flight Foundation.

We can’t wait to share an amazing night of entertainment with you as we help bolster The Arc’s programs and services.

Book your tickets today for www.arc-spokane.org/rocktherunway!

Reservations for Rock the Runway close Wednesday, September 1, 2021.

Can’t make Rock the Runway this year? You can still help support The Arc of Spokane by making a donation at https://www.arc-spokane.org/give.

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AHANA – Multi-Ethnic Business Association 9910 S. Lakehurst Drive Medical Lake, WA 99022

What We Do:

509.999.5365 ahana.meba10@gmail.com www.ahana-meba.org

The mission of AHANA is to advocate, assist, and develop business growth and opportunities for multi-ethnic and multi-cultural businesses; and advocate for increased employment in the Inland Northwest.

AHANA is a Spokane based non-profit organization that supports and promotes Inland Northwest multi-ethnic and multi-cultural businesses and their communities. Our vision is an Inland Northwest region with many successful and thriving multi-ethnic and multi-cultural businesses fully engaged in the political, social and economy of the region.

How Can You Get Involved?

• Become an AHANA member • Volunteer on a committee • Make a donation • Visit our online multi-ethnic business directory

Artisans

220 W. Francis Ave. Ste. B Spokane, WA 99205 • 200 E. 2nd Ave. Ste. A Spokane, WA 99202

What We Do:

509.325.4489 www.theartisans.org admin@theartisans.org

Artisans is a non-profit agency providing services necessary for individual job development, employment support, and employment opportunities in the community for persons with disabilities.

Artisans provides Supported Employment, Community Inclusion, and Independent Living services in Spokane for persons with varying disabilities. Each person we serve is unique and has specific skills, abilities, and talents. Because of this, our agency prides itself in offering services and employment opportunities as diversified as those we serve.

Supported Employment: Offers services throughout the entire employment process including resume building, interview skill building, job development, job coaching, and training. Staff members work diligently to offer job placements in the community and personalized support, centering efforts on each person’s interests and abilities. We pride ourselves in hiring staff with diverse backgrounds to support individuals in various work industries.

Community Inclusion: Offers services focused on community engagement activities and goals. It is designed for individuals who have reached retirement age, or for individuals in need of skill building and community integration to prepare for employment through volunteerism, social outings, and other community-based activities.

Independent Living: Offers services to assist individuals with accessing and utilizing the public support systems including, but not limited to housing, food, clothing, and financial resources. Specialized skill training is also available.

How Can You Get Involved?

Businesses: • Reach out to us for your hiring needs • Host mock interviews for job seekers • Provide volunteer or work trial opportunities for job experience.

Staff support provided Individuals: • Mentor individuals by teaching job skills and soft-skills • Donate monetarily or with services to support clients in their interview and employment endeavors

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SHOP OR DONATE TO A THRIFT STORE Local thrift shops, including Salvation Army or the Arc of Spokane, are powered by charity and give back to those most in need.

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Boy Scouts of America Inland Northwest Council 411 W Boy Scout Way Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509.325.4562 www.nwscouts.org Marcia.hunt@scouting.org

The mission of the Inland Northwest Council, Boy Scouts of America is to prepare boys and girls to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

After a year of being cooped up inside, it’s time to Escape the Indoors and help families discover Scouting! Together, let’s get back outside!

Back to fun, family, and friends! Experience real nature, real friendships, and real excitement!

How Can You Get Involved?

Invest in the future of Scouting! Your donation today will go directly to the scouting program that instills character and leadership skills while having fun! Scouting is Fun!

Camp Fire Inland Northwest

509.747.6191 www.campfireinc.org campfire@campfireinc.org

409 N Argonne Unit B Spokane Valley, WA 99212

What We Do:

Young people want to shape the world. Camp Fire provides the opportunity to find their spark, lift their voice, and discover who they are. In Camp Fire, it begins now.

Camp Fire Inland Northwest owns and operates two summer camps: Camp Sweyolakan, an overnight camp on Lake Coeur d’Alene, and Camp Dart-Lo, a day camp along the Little Spokane River. Camp Fire kids also have the opportunity to learn and grow in our club programs where they develop leadership skills while planning and implementing community service projects.

How Can You Get Involved?

Your donation of $25, $100, or $1,000 could make summer camp a dream come true for local children.

Childrenʼs Home Society of Washington 2323 N. Discovery Pl. Spokane Valley, WA 99216

What We Do:

509.747.4174 www.childrenshomesociety.org spokane@chs-wa.org

To help children reach their full potential, we start with family. We develop healthy children, create strong families, build communities and advocate for children.

When we strengthen families—we all benefit. Family is a child’s first teacher, the foundation for a healthy life and the cornerstone of our communities. We’re committed to deepening our work with families in Spokane through holistic support to help them reach their full potential to thrive in life.

How Can You Get Involved?

Your gift will go to directly support children and families in Spokane. $30 buys a food box for a family; $120 covers a family counseling session.

The City Gate

170 South Madison Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

(509) 455-9670 www.thecitygatespokane.org thecitygate@qwestoffice.net

The City Gate exists to Reclaim, Rebuild and Restore, Lost and Broken Lives, transitioning from homelessness

The City Gate was initially formed as a church to serve the homeless and low-income of inner-city Spokane. Over the years we have become more holistic adding a client choice food bank and clothing bank, a social drop-in center, dinners, and breakfasts and 28 low-income studio apartments, including 2 emergency shelter rooms.

How Can You Get Involved?

Donations of all kinds are always welcome to support our clients.

Donations of seasonal clothing, non-perishable food and paper products, coffee, and cash all of which will go to support those we serve.

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Communities In Schools of Spokane County 104 S. Freya Yellow Flag Bldg, Suite 109 Spokane WA 99202

What We Do:

509.413.1436 www.spokane.ciswa.com

Our mission is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.

Our staff are in schools with the highest poverty rates in the community. We coordinate a comprehensive range of services making sure students get the support they need so they come to school ready to learn. We place a Communities In Schools of Spokane County (CISSC) site coordinator (SC) in a school to assess needs, make a plan and coordinate interventions for the kids at risk of academic failure. Our goal is to provide hope, to make a way when there was once a barrier, to change the trajectory of a child’s future and empower them to stay in school, graduate on time and achieve in life.

How Can You Get Involved?

Mentor a student Donate to support our programs Host a food, school supply, hygiene or clothing drive

Girl Scouts of Eastern WA & Northern ID 1404 North Ash Street, Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509.747.8091 www.gsewni.org

Girl Scouts of Eastern WA & Northern ID is a local non-profit organization with the mission to build girls of courage, confidence, and character who make the world a better place.

Girl Scouts of Eastern WA & Northern ID is the pre-eminent leadership organization for girls. Through innovative programming in STEM, outdoors, financial literacy, the arts, activism and advocacy, and life skills, Girl Scouts gives girls the opportunity to discover, connect and take action. We are girl-led, girl-inclusive, and girl-driven.

What Can Your Donations Do? $30 could provide a girl with a year of Girl Scout membership $50 could outfit two girls with uniforms $150 could send a girl to day camp for one week

Giving Back Packs | Spokane Quaranteam 5428 S. Regal St. Unit 30321 Spokane, WA 99223

What We Do:

509.389.2503 www.gbpacks.org info@gbpacks.org

Our mission is to meet people where they are at who are experiencing homelessness, and offer a backpack full of necessities and resources.

Further Description: Giving Back Packs has provided over 5,000 backpacks to those who are living on the streets and experiencing homelessness. We do so with grace and dignity which is crucial to human existence. We also partner with many local agencies to offer resources inside each backpack.

How Can You Get Involved? $10 fills one standard backpack $20 provides a new I.D. $50 provides 25 day bus passes

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Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest 130 E. Third Avenue, Spokane, WA 99202

What We Do:

509-838-4246 www.DiscoverGoodwill.org DiscoverGoodwill@giin.org

Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest helps people with training and education, employment, housing support and financial stability. Our programs are funded mostly by our stores.

Our Goodwill helps thousands of people each year in eastern Washington and north Idaho. We offer programs in 4 core service areas: Training and Education, Employment, Housing Support and Financial Stability. Some programs require a referral from another agency.

Other services are available on a walk-in basis. We partner with many other agencies to connect people with the help they need.

To find our programs in your area, call 1-800-894-2450. Or go online at discovergoodwill.org/program-services-form and fill out the Program Services Form. One of our team members will contact you.

We fund our programs through the sale of donated goods, grants, donations, and Round Up funds from our stores. Of every $1.00 spent in our stores, 85 cents supports our programs.

There are thousands of stories behind our local Goodwill stores, stories of individuals and families whose lives changed because of the help they received through one or more of our programs. In 2020 and 2021, we have shared stories about Athena, Brandon, Johanna, Steven, Mike, Amanda, Shad, Kevin, Jimmy, Michael, and so many more. Visit discovergoodwill.org/news to read their stories and more. Or, go to our YouTube channel, youtube.com/user/GoodwillNW to watch more stories.

How Can You Get Involved?

• Donate your gently used items to a local Goodwill Donation Center.

• Shop our Goodwill stores or online stores. You can find all our retail and online stores at DiscoverGoodwill.org.

• Support our programs by giving a donation on our website.

• Provide a job opportunity to someone Goodwill is helping with employment.

• Rent to someone in one of our housing programs.

Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels 12101 E Sprague Spokane Valley, WA 99206

What We Do:

509.924.6976 www.gcsmealsonwheels.org info@gcsmealsonwheels.org

Prolong the ability of elderly in Spokane County to remain living independently in their own homes by providing nutritoius meals, daily health checks and companionship.

When a volunteer from GSC Meals on Wheels knocks on the door, vulnerable seniors open it with a smile. Headquartered in Spokane Valley, we serve the entire 1,800 miles of Spokane County delivering companionship, independence and dignity with every meal. Volunteers needed!

How Can You Get Involved?

A donation of $35 provides a week’s worth of meals along with a daily wellness-check by our volunteers.

Across Spokane County, seniors are being forced to choose between paying a bill or eating. Help us make sure no senior across the 1,800 square miles we serve goes hungry.

Be a part of something Greater - Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels

Hutton Settlement

9907 E. Wellesley Ave. Spokane, WA 99206

What We Do:

509.838.2789 www.huttonsettlement.org www.facebook.com/huttonsettlement

Hutton Settlement Children’s Home nurtures, educates and prepares children who are in need of a safe and healthy home.

For over 100 years, we have operated without any government funding, providing hope, opportunity and life to children and families in our community.

How Can You Get Involved?

To support Hutton you can 1) help fund our transformative learning opportunities, educational scholarships, extra-cirricular activities/programs for students and critical transitional alumni support, 2) volunteer by sharing your time and talents, or 3) join the Hutton team! If you are interested in helping children find their purpose and core goodness, please visit huttonsettlement.org/contact/careers/ to learn more about available career opportunities.

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Idaho Youth Ranch - North Idaho

208.667.3340 www.youthranch.org mquinn@youthranch.org

Anchor House - 1609 N. Government Way, Coeur D’Alene, ID 83814

What We Do:

We unite for Idaho’s youth by providing accessible programs and services that nurture hope, healing, and resilience.

Idaho Youth Ranch - North Idaho offers youth and family therapy, equine assisted therapy (horses), adoption services, and more for kids and their families. We also operate a network of thrift stores that help fund our youth programs and services. With your help, we are creating a lasting solution for kids to overcome trauma and build hope and resilience.

How Can You Get Involved?

$31 a month could provide up to 6 sessions of TeleMental Heath to continue therapy to a kid or family struggling to cope $106 a month could provide up to 12 sessions of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy to a kid or family struggling with the aftermath of trauma Our annual event - Wine, Women & Shoes CDA. Join us next year - June 30, 2022!

Joya Child & Family Development 2118 W. Garland Ave. Spokane, WA 99205

509.326.1651 www.Joya.org

What We Do:

Joya provides pediatric therapy to children birth to three. Joya is a Neurodevelopmental Center of Excellence staffed by certified teachers, therapists, pediatric nurses, a pediatrician and social workers.

Our early intervention program starts with a thorough evaluation to assess your child’s strengths and needs. Treatment and support is personalized, comprehensive and tailored to meet the individual needs of your child and family. We make programs work for families: We meet families where they are – in their home, daycare, or at our facility – to ensure that we minimize barriers to care.

How Can You Get Involved?

All services are provided regardless of ability to pay. We are a non-profit organization that relies on our community to support our important work.

To learn more about how you can be involved visit joya.org or call 509-326-1651.

Lumen High School

718 W Riverside Ave. Suite 201 Spokane, WA 99201

509-606-7888 www.lumenhighschool.org info@lumenhighschool.org

Lumen is committed to empowering two generations by providing high academic standards, a specialized early learning center and wrap around supports to meet the layered needs of pregnant and parenting teens and their children in Spokane.

What We Do:

LHS is rooted in belonging, social justice and the empowerment of our staff, students and their children so that a young person’s role as a parent will not be at odds with their role as a student.

How Can You Get Involved?

Donate diapers & wipes, become a substitute teacher at Lumen, support our annual il-Lumen-ante the Night event on November 6, 2021.

Volunteer to rock babies in our early learning center GLOW ELC.

Morning Star Foster Care (MSFC) 4511 S. Glenrose Road Spokane, WA 99223

What We Do:

509-710-1957 www.morningstarboysranch.org

Morning Star Foster Care recruits and licenses new foster homes and helps to maintain current foster families’ licenses.

MSFC passionately believes that all children have the right to a compassionate advocate to continue to grow into healthy adults in our community; that is why we search for loving, nurturing individuals and families who want to make a difference in a foster child’s life.

Services include extensive support to our licensed foster families regarding paperwork, parent education, in-home support, overnight respite services, and more. Morning Star Foster care is also contracted to provide home studies for adoption through the Department of Children Youth & Families.

How Can You Get Involved?

• Become a licensed foster parent with Morning Star Foster Care • Support a licensed foster parent by donating to www.morningstarboysranch.org

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North Idaho College Foundation, Inc. 1000 W. Garden Ave. Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814

What We Do:

208.769.5978 www.nic.edu/foundation foundation@nic.edu

North Idaho College meets the diverse educational needs of students, employers, and the northern Idaho communities it serves.

NIC is committed to student success, educational excellence, community engagement, and lifelong learning. North Idaho College Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit charitable organization that ensures resources are available for student scholarships, enhanced technology and equipment in classrooms and laboratories, and expanded student support services at North Idaho College.

How Can You Get Involved?

Donations provide opportunities for students to pursue education and training that will help them build a bright future. Gifts of all sizes are deeply appreciated. Former NIC students are invited to stay connected by joining the Alumni Association at nic.edu/alumni.

Odyssey Youth Movement

509.325.3637 www.OdysseyYouth.org oym@odysseyyouth.org

1121 S Perry St. Spokane, WA 99202

What We Do:

Odyssey Youth Movement promotes equity for LGBTQ+ youth in the Inland Northwest through youth-driven programs and community education.

Odyssey offers four nights a week of drop-in programming focused on skill building, creative endeavors, LGBTQ+ history/culture, and other educational activities. Free dinner and snacks are offered each night. Programs take place on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 3-8PM for youth ages 13-18 and Thursdays from 5-9PM for young adults ages 18-24. Participants have access to Odyssey’s basic needs program, which includes food, clothing, and hygiene supplies.

Want to get involved?

Check out Odyssey’s website at odysseyyouth.org/get_involved for ways to support Odyssey and LGBTQ+ youth in Spokane.

Partnering for Progress

509.720.8408 www.partneringforprogress.org

PO Box 28191 Spokane, WA 99228

What We Do:

Provide empowerment programs in rural Kenya that support health, education, clean water, sanitation and economic development.

YOU can make a world of difference, a world away

How Can You Get Involved?

Attend Into Africa, P4P’s virtual auction, October 4 - Oct 10, 2021 by logging onto https://partneringforprogress.org/virtual-into-africa-auction/ Your auction purchases will help P4P provide emergency food packages; fund scholarships; feed malnourished infants; facilitate economic development; and erect and maintain clean water tanks in Kenya.

Partners with Families & Children 106 W. Mission Ave. Spokane, WA 99201

509.473.4810 www.partnerswithfamilies.org partners@partnerswithfamilies.org

What We Do:

Our mission is to prevent, interrupt, and repair cycles of abuse and neglect within families.

Partners provides mental health services for parenting adults and for children, substance use disorders treatment for parenting adults, and parenting classes. Through our Children’s Advocacy Center Partners is a safety net for abused and neglected children with the ability to provide holistic supportive services like specialized medical exams, forensic interviews, and child legal advocacy.

How Can You Get Involved?

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Project Beauty Share

509.455.3537 www.projectbeautyshare.org Info@projectbeautyshare.org

2718 E Sprague Ave Spokane, WA 99202

Project Beauty Share Mission Statement: Project Beauty Share is a 501(c)(3) non-profit agency that provides personal hygiene, cosmetics, and beauty products to non-profit organizations who serve women, children and families overcoming abuse, addiction, homelessness, and poverty to help restore hope and dignity in their lives.

What We Do:

Serving over 130 agencies in the Inland Northwest including Catholic Charities, Rural Resources, YWCA, Passages, and many more. We distribute more than 80,000 pounds to 65,000 women, children, and families yearly.

How Can You Get Involved?

• Donate funds or supplies directly to Project Beauty Share • Become a corporate hero sponsor • Sponsor a hygiene drive • Purchase hygiene supplies via Amazon Wish

Spokane County Human Rights Task Force P.O. Box 4552 Spokane, WA 99220

What We Do:

SpokaneCountyHumanRightsTaskForce.org

information@SCHRTF.org

spokanecountyhumanrightstaskforce

The mission of the Spokane County Human Rights Task Force is to advance human rights in order to create a region where all people feel welcomed, safe and valued.

The Spokane County Human Rights Task Force “SCHRTF” directly supports people who have been victimized by prejudice and bigotry; supports education promoting positive human relations; documents and monitors hate activity, crimes, and incidents; recognizes and celebrates human rights champions.

How Can You Get Involved?

Volunteer as a “Friend” of the SCHRTF; nominate human rights champions; share your human rights concerns; report hate incidents to ReportHateBias.org

Spokane County United Way

509.838.6581 unitedwayspokane.org lisac@unitedwayspokane.org

920 N Washington Suite 100 Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

Spokane County United Way is celebrating our 100 year anniversary. In the past 10 years alone, over $20 million dollars in grant funding has been invested in local organizations.

United Way also coordinates the efforts of AmeriCorps VISTA, Anchor Community Initiative, Built for Zero, Emergency Food and Shelter Program, Excelerate Success, Free Tax Preparation, and manages volunteer efforts with VolunteerSpokane.org. United Way’s work and partnerships focus to eliminate inequities to create safe homes free of child abuse, neglect, and domestic violence, increase graduation rates, and increase financial stability.

How Can You Get Involved?

LIVE UNITED by donating and volunteering. Thank you for your generosity.

Follow us on social media.

STIX Diabetes Programs

www.stixdiabetes.org stix@stixdiabetes.org https://www.facebook.com/CampSTIX/

PO Box 8308 Spokane, WA 99203

What We Do:

STIX Diabetes Programs is dedicated to enhancing the lives of those affected by diabetes through programs that empower, educate, uplift, and promote community.

Camp TWIGS: day camp for children ages 6-8. Camp STIX: 1-week residential camp for youth ages 9-16. Adventure Camp: 4-day excursionbased camp for youth ages 16-19. Community Outreach: We strive to make contact as soon as possible to be a support to families with newly diagnosed children. We offer year-round community outreach programs serving families within our diabetic community.

How Can You Get Involved?

Throughout the year we have many fun and engaging volunteer opportunities and WE NEED YOU! Please visit our website for the most up-to-date information on where you can offer your gifts and talents to STIX. Additionally, consider becoming a monthly donor, scholarship a camper and/or sponsor one of our fundraising events.

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Transitions

3128 N Hemlock St Spokane, WA 99205

What We Do:

509.328.6702 www.help4women.org info@help4women.org

Transitions works to end poverty and homelessness for women and children in Spokane.

Our six unique programs, reaching over 1,000 women and children annually, include: the Women’s Hearth daytime drop-in center, New Leaf Kitchen & Cafe job training, Transitional Living Center for moms and their kiddos, EduCare licensed trauma-informed childcare, Miryam’s House transitional housing for single women, and Home Yard Cottages permanent supportive housing.

How Can You Get Involved?

Donate: From money to bus passes to diapers, our participants depend on the generosity of our dedicated donors. Volunteer: Whether regularly on-site, in a committee, or at a single event, we heavily rely upon our wonderful volunteers. Advocate: Help ensure that housing, poverty, and domestic violence issues are in the forefront of our representatives’ policy-making.

Union Gospel Mission 1224 E Trent Ave. Spokane, WA 99202

What We Do:

509.535.8510 uniongospelmission.org info@uniongospelmission.org

The Union Gospel Mission provides a pathway out of homelessness by addressing its underlying causes.

Founded in 1951, UGM has expanded from a simple soup kitchen to include four shelters for men, women and children, plus a Student Impact Center and summer camp for at-risk youth. UGM offers case management, spiritual care, job training, health clinics and addiction recovery programs free of charge.

How Can You Get Involved?

Hold a drive or organize a service project. Call 509-535-8510 to schedule.

Volunteer. Call 509-532-3813 to begin the process.

Go to uniongospelmission.org/4-ways for a comprehensive list of things you can do to help.

Volunteers of America 525 W. Second Ave. Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509.624.2378 www.voaspokane.org info@voaspokane.org

We specialize in providing care to youth and adults with housing first solutions and low barrier access to services, because homelessness shouldn’t be a life sentence.

For 125 years, we have been uplifting individuals and communities including, disabled adults, veterans as well as pregnant and parenting teens helping them to weather life’s storms. In addition to our community based housing, we own and operate the Crosswalk Youth Shelter (13-17), Hope House shelter (18+) and the brand new overnight Young Adult Shelter (18-24).

How Can You Get Involved?

Help us move to the Crosswalk Youth shelter downtown!

Whether you give $5 or $5,000, all funds will be matched by the generosity of the Windermere Foundation and a private donor (up to $60,000)

World Relief Spokane

1522 N Washington St, Suite 200 Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509.484.9829 worldrelief.org/Spokane wrspokane@wr.org

As the only refugee resettlement agency in the Spokane area, we partner with the local community to welcome refugees and immigrants and empower them to rebuild their lives.

Working alongside churches and other community organizations, we help refugees find jobs, housing, schools for their kids, get legal assistance, and more. We have connected hundreds of local volunteers to refugee families, building long-lasting relationships. It is our mission to see every refugee flourish, and use their unique gifts and experience to contribute to our community.

How Can You Get Involved?

Volunteer: We are always looking for volunteers to help with tasks such as move-ins and cultural orientation.

Donate to World Relief: Your donations enable us to train more staff, cover housing for new arrivals, and more.

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509.324.1995 wcfrspokane.org philanthropy@wcfrspokane.org

Women & Children’s Free Restaurant & Community Kitchen 1408 N. Washington St. Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

Serve as a vital safety net filling nutritional gaps for women and children in need while fostering dignity and respect, within our restaurant and in the community.

At Women & Children’s Free Restaurant, our mission stems from the belief that access to food is a basic human right. Good nourishment keeps our minds and bodies going and plays an important role in connecting families and communities. Food is critical to well-being, yet tragically, 1 in 5 children in our community struggle with hunger and families are forced to make tough choices between food and other basic needs. Many households experiencing food insecurity do not qualify for federal nutrition programs and now, more than ever, rely on organizations like WCFR to make it through the day.

When the pandemic hit in March 2020, we pivoted our services by making prepared meals and groceries available curbside and delivering meals to shelters and care centers across the community. In our 17th month of curbside services, WCFR has provided 1,918,314 meals to women, children, and shelter residents since last March.

The pandemic continues to impact our program families, with many women still unemployed and struggling to meet their basic needs. We anticipate continuing at this pace through the fall and winter months, surpassing 2 million meals before the end to of the year. Your donation today will make it possible for us to distribute meals and groceries to our program families, shelters, and childcare centers. Together, let’s ensure that no woman or child goes hungry in our community.

How Can You Get Involved?

Volunteer | Donate | Participate Volunteer your time: help with food rescue, assist in the kitchen, distribute fresh meals and groceries, package meals, deliver meals.

Go to wcfrspokane.org/volunteer.

Donate or pledge: give online at wcfrspokane.org/donate.

Participate in Dinner Beyond the Bridge presented by Canopy Credit Union: support our reimagined bridge dinner by purchasing a five-course gourmet dinner for curbside pick-up on 9.17.2021. Visit bridgedinner.org.

YMCA of the Inland Northwest

509.777.YMCA (9622) www.ymcainw.org jzumbro@ymcainw.org

1126 N. Monroe St. Spokane, WA 99201

We give everyone a safe place to learn, grow & thrive by strengthening the foundations of our community through healthy living, youth development & social responsibility.

The YMCA is addressing major challenges facing our community exacerbated by covid: • Lack of childcare and early learning which impacts children’s potential and parent’s ability to remain in the workforce • Significant health disparities which increase the risk of illness for more vulnerable groups

What We Do:

How Can You Get Involved?

Donate today at ymcainw.org/donate to help low-income families afford childcare ensuring academic support for children who need it most, and vulnerable neighbors have a safe place to improve their health ensuring access for all to YMCA programs and services.

YWCA Spokane

509-326-1190 ywcaspokane.org/impact connect@ywcaspokane.org

930 N Monroe St, Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

Provide free & confidential services focused on safety, healing, education, and skill development for women, men, children, & families impacted by domestic violence, poverty, homelessness, and unemployment.

Our services support victims of domestic violence (DV), build economic empowerment through our Women’s Opportunity Center, facilitate early childhood education, provide trauma-informed services for children who witness DV, and confront racial & social justice issues impacting clients. By working at the intersections of inequality, poverty, and DV we are able to disrupt longstanding societal patterns of trauma.

What Can Your Donations Do? Join our community with a one-time or recurring monthly donation of $5 or more by visiting ywcaspokane.org today so we can continue to serve the 17,000 clients who walk through our doors each year. Thank you!

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NATURE

Restoring the Land

Members of the Lands Council move a biochar kiln to Executive Director Amanda Parrish’s backyard.

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The Lands Council’s new director, Amanda Parrish, wants to expand restoration and focus on climate change

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fter starting at the Lands Council in 2009, one of the first job requirements Amanda Parrish had was to become a certified beaver trapper.

The Lands Council had started working to relocate nuisance beavers to areas where their ingenuity would be better appreciated and needed, as their dams can actually work to restore much-needed habitats.

“In so many ways, this one animal is a really important part of the North American landscape,” Parrish says. “Beavers, through the dam building that they do to create their own habitat, are creating habitat for a number of other species. It’s keeping water on our landscape longer, it’s creating wetlands, which act as a water filtration area. Beaver dams are also sources of wildfire breaks.”

Parrish relocated to the Inland Northwest in 2008, when she hopped in the car the day after graduating with an environmental science degree from the University of San Francisco and headed to Worley, Idaho. There, she worked for the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, before soon finding work with the Lands Council.

In that early Lands Council role — “my parents loved that my business card said ‘Beaver Program Director’ for a while” — Parrish would literally take her work home with her sometimes.

“Our first beaver holding facility was in my backyard in the Perry District,” she says.

Beaver families would wait in an enclosure in her backyard before getting relocated to other areas like the

BY SAMANTHA WOHLFEIL Colville National Forest.

Parrish then served as the watershed program director for several years and later took on the job of operations director, keeping track of the books and learning about every cent that flowed in and out of the organization.

Twelve years after starting, Parrish is now the executive director, and hopes to continue growing the Lands Council’s many diverse programs with an emphasis on addressing climate change and working to find more onthe-ground environmental solutions in North Idaho and Eastern Washington.

“My vision for the Lands Council going forward is that we really center environmental justice and climate change solutions into all of our work,” Parrish says. “I want to make sure that the Lands Council is poised to move quickly on action that needs to be taken, because we just have very little time as a society to make drastic greenhouse gas reductions.”

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ven as executive director, Parrish is still taking her work home with her. One of the Lands Council’s latest projects is testing how biochar — a charcoal made from heated organic material — can be fine-tuned to work in the Inland Northwest.

“Biochar is enhanced compost — it’s organic material burned at a high temperature in the absence of oxygen,” Parrish says. “It’s great for restoration, and it’s used in agriculture because it adds a lot of organic material to

agricultural fields.”

But one of the tricks is figuring out how to make biochar from Eastern Washington biological material, like the slash piles left after logging, since much of that material in this area includes pine needles. Those needles create a lot of smoke, Parrish says, which can contribute to air quality issues and release the greenhouse gases that biochar is intended to sequester.

“If we want to have biochar sequestering carbon, there needs to be a low smoke point,” Parrish says. “If it adds to another problem like atmospheric carbon or air quality, it’s not a helpful solution.”

So, on Aug. 19, Parrish picked up and installed biochar kilns in her own backyard that will be used for further experimentation as the Lands Council continues looking at the problem.

Parrish notes that many of the Lands Council programs start by addressing an issue directly, which can help illuminate current barriers to progress. Then, the staff of six to nine people (depending on funding) can work to change laws or find resources to make environmental restoration work easier for everyone.

For example, through the beaver program, Parrish says the council was able to take what was initially just a Washington Fish and Wildlife program to relocate animals that were bothering property owners, and help pass a state law to intentionally use relocated beavers as agents of restoration. ...continued on next page

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“This is the story of a lot of things the Lands Council has done. The role we play is to advance solutions around the environmental issues we believe in,” Parrish says. “We’re never going to be a major player in beaver relocations or a major producer of biochar, but we can see what obstacles we come into contact with that keep us from advancing this solution, and what are the regional Inland Northwest variables coming into play?”

Recently, the council hired social scientists from the University of Idaho to interview regional farmers to see what obstacles still stand in the way for those who haven’t volunteered to plant trees and other shade plants Amanda Parrish that can help fish moving through waterways that cut through their properties, such as Hangman Creek.

“We’ve already worked with the landowners who voluntarily want to work with us. We want to see, what are we missing, what are the obstacles to adopting riparian buffers?” Parrish says. “I want to hear from the farmers: What am I not thinking of? How can I change not only my language, but the sort of policy the Lands Council advocates for?”

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he council has also partnered with the city of Spokane to plant neighborhood trees at properties with homeowners and tenants who are willing to help water those new plants as part of the SpoCanopy project.

The city intends to increase its tree canopy coverage to 40 percent by 2030, as trees provide benefits such as needed shade and cooling during the warmer months, on top of beautifying neighborhoods.

“Just as in so many communities around the country, here in Spokane low-income neighborhoods and neighborhoods that were traditionally redlined are not so coincidentally lacking in tree cover,” Parrish says. “That has environmental justice implications, and it means increased utility bills in the summer because you have no shade to cool your house.”

The program will plant hundreds of trees every year.

This fall the Logan Neighborhood will see 160 new trees planted under the program, and West Central has also benefited from the program, she says.

(As an aside, Parrish is pretty familiar with plants as she not only makes time to run the Lands Council, but also owns the floral and plant shop Parrish and Grove.)

Two of the largest volunteer opportunities the Lands Council hosts each year are coming up soon. You can sign up ahead of time (which is preferred) or just learn more about each event by visiting landscouncil.org or following the Lands Council on Instagram and Facebook.

On Sept. 18, the Lands Council will host its annual Spokane River cleanup day, when hundreds of volunteers usually remove several tons of trash from the river, with teams working sections of the river from Stateline to Spokane Falls.

Then on Oct. 23 they’ll host their annual Reforest Spokane Day, when volunteers will plant thousands of trees in a single day.

Or, if you’re looking to really devote time and take on a career in this work, Parrish says she hopes the Lands Council will soon be able to hire a climate justice program director. n

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Holly Weiler with the Washington Trails Association.

Blazing a Trail

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Inland Northwest hiking trails are paved — or carved, dug or graded — with good intentions

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he Inland Northwest has plenty to offer outvisit www.evergreenmtb.org/support-us/becomedoors enthusiasts, including miles and miles a-member to join the alliance. The organization of hiking trails. And it’s the work of volunteer maintains over 100 miles of trails, and is working on organizations that keeps these trails maintained and a new trail from the Mount Spokane summit to the safe for everyone to enjoy. top of Trail 290.

One such organization that builds and maintains Evergreen East has also recently built the Zephyr trails in the Inland Northwest is the Spokane Mounconnection trail, the Etter Ranch trails and the Inland taineers. The organization has been Passage trail, and they are planning around for over 100 years, and its additional work this fall on the conservation committee oversees Mackenzie Natural Area and Mica Spokane Mountaineers: trail maintenance and construction.

Peak, Larson and Conley say. spokanemountaineers.org Spokane Mountaineers The Washington Trails Associatypically has between 600 and 800 tion also builds and maintains trails Evergreen East: evergreeneast.org members, with 80 to 90 people a and has launched multiple camWashington Trails year working on trail projects, says paigns within the past three years, Association: wta.org Lynn Smith, trail work coordinator according to their website. One of Friends of Mt. Spokane for the Spokane Mountaineers. To these campaigns, called Trails for State Park: mountspokane.org get involved, visit spokanemounEveryone, seeks to make Washingtaineers.org and go to the conservaton state’s hiking community more Spokane Nordic: tion committee’s page. inclusive for everyone. spokanenordic.org “It really goes as needed; “Everyone deserves to have you know, whatever’s happening opportunities to recreate outdoors locally,” Smith says of Spokane and to have safe, welcoming and Mountaineers’ trail work. inclusive experiences on trail,” says Idaho Trails Association: This year, Spokane Mountainthe WTA’s website. idahotrailsassociation.org eers built a new trail called Inside In Idaho, the Idaho Trails AssoFriends of Scotchman Peaks Passage, which was finished in ciation — modeled after the WTA — Wilderness: scotchmanpeaks.org May. Other current projects include takes on trail maintenance projects ongoing maintenance at Painted of various lengths and difficulties.

Rocks Trail, Lone Lake and Stevens Lakes Trail.

During its 11-year history, the Idaho Trails AssociaAnother organization in the area that works on tion has grown from 10 members to over 500, with trail building and maintenance is Evergreen East, 300 volunteers a year working on trails, says Tom one of eight chapters of Evergreen Mountain Bike Dabrowski, president of the Idaho Trails AssociaAlliance. tion’s board of directors.

Not only does Evergreen East build and maintain This year, the Idaho Trails Association has unlocal trails, but they also work to engage the commudertaken 46 projects around the state, including new nity through education and recreation advocacy, says projects where 14- to 18-year-olds can work on trails Melinda Larson, vice president of Evergreen East, around Idaho, Dabrowski says. To get involved, go and Chris Conley, president of Evergreen East. to idahotrailsassociation.org.

The Evergreen East chapter currently has 631 “There’s always something to do,” Dabrowski members, and people looking to get involved can says. n

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NATURE Pets • Wildlife • Public Lands • The Environment

Cat Tales Wildlife

17020 N Newport Hwy, Mead, WA 99021-9539

What We Do:

HOW TO GIVE READ THE GIVE GUIDE Read all about the goals of local nonprofits in this special section; make a note of the ones you connect with most.

GO ONLINE Grab your credit card, scan a QR code or log on to the charity websites found in these pages and make a contribution.

PICK UP YOUR PHONE

Call your nonprofit of choice via the numbers listed here and make a pledge of cash or volunteer hours.

509.238.4126 www.CatTales.org mail@cattales.org

Spokane’s Own Wildlife Rescue and Big Cat Sanctuary. Workforce Board licensed Zookeeper Academy incorporating public wildlife education for all ages.

30 years focused on K-College education while providing urgent intake and lifetime care for non-releasable, displaced, illegal and/ or owner surrendered exotic animals & wildlife. Animal health & welfare needs supported with shelter, nutrition, veterinary care, cleanliness, compassion, choice & more.

How Can You Get Involved?

With rising costs for basic supplies & operations, financial support is essential.

On site visits, sales & donations help. Check website for more Info.

Friends of the Centennial Trail P.O. Box 351 Spokane, WA 99210

What We Do:

509.624.7188 www.spokanecentennialtrail.org friends@spokanecentennialtrail.org

Assist and encourage development and maintenance of the Spokane River Centennial Trail, adjacent parklands and connecting trails.

Your Spokane River Centennial Trail is the backbone of eastern Washington’s recreation trail system and was named a National Recreation Trail in 2010. The 39 mile Washington span follows the Spokane River, showcasing valley, downtown and Riverside State Park vistas.

How Can You Get Involved?

Many citizens support the Centennial Trail with financial gifts. With your membership, and others like you, we keep the Centennial Trail safe, maintained and easy to use. Join on our secure website today: www.spokanecentennialtrail.org

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SHOP OR DONATE TO A THRIFT STORE Local thrift shops, including Salvation Army or the Arc of Spokane, are powered by charity and give back to those most in need.

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Kootenai Environmental Alliance

208.667.9093 kealliance.org info@kealliance.org

206 East Indiana Avenue, Suite 112, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815

What We Do:

Kootenai Environmental Alliance (KEA), the oldest environmental nonprofit in North Idaho. is proud to have your support.

KEA celebrates our 50th Anniversary in 2022 and for 49 years we have been working diligently to fulfill our mission: To conserve, protect and restore the environment, with a particular emphasis on the Idaho Panhandle and the Coeur d’Alene basin. Right now, we need your support more than ever! The health of our environment, and especially the Lake Coeur d’Alene water quality, is under great duress. Many factors contribute: exponential population growth, lake shore development, nutrient loading and the devastating impacts of climate change warming the water and potentially releasing toxic metals…. . KEA’s work focuses on Lake CDA water quality, land use and climate change. As the Lake CDA Waterkeeper, KEA advocates for clean, drinkable, swimmable, fishable water. We are a grassroots organization, committed to enriching our community through education programs encouraging careful water usage, watershed and lake protection. We offer curriculum to elementary, middle school and high school students in collaboration with several other organizations. We host many public forums each year on how to become aware and engaged in environmental issues facing the Inland Northwest. We invite you to get involved - attend an event and learn more by visiting the KEA website at https://kealliance.org/

How Can You Get Involved?

Donate now to support our Waterkeeper and water-focused educational programs. Your onetime gift or monthly donation allows KEA to continue critical work in our areas of focus: water, land use & climate change. www.kealliance.org Become a Water Warrior! Volunteer with KEA! Simply complete the volunteer form on the KEA website, and we’ll connect you with your area of interest.

River’s Wish Animal Sanctuary 11511 West Garfield Road Spokane, WA 99224

www.riverswishanimalsanctuary.org info@riverswishanimalsanctuary.org

River’s Wish Animal Sanctuary saves lives through rescue, education and advocacy. By treating animals as individuals and expressing both their wonder and plight through art, we foster empathy and understanding that leads to compassionate life choices.

What We Do:

Located on 65 acres in NW Spokane County adjacent to Riverside State Park, River’s Wish has been providing sanctuary and refuge to animals for more than 25 years. We also offer Sanctuary Based Education with Art and Animals.

Currently we provide refuge to many animals, including equines, bovines, sheep, goats, pigs, turkeys, geese, ducks, roosters, hens and rabbits.

While sometimes our residents stay only briefly until they can move to forever homes, the ones that stay with us often have special physical, medical, or emotional needs that necessitate they live their lives with us safely, ensuring they are treated with love and compassion.

Online Virtual Tour • Follow us on Facebook & Instagram @RiversWish.

Consider us for your next facebook Fundraiser.

How Can You Get Involved?

• Monthly Animal Sponsorships • One-Time Donations • Online Sanctuary Store • Volunteer Opportunities

• Small Group Projects • Amazon Wish List • Besquests, Wills & Trusts • Vehicle Donations

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The Spokane Humane Society

6607 N. Havana St. Spokane, WA 99217 • P.O. Box 6247 Spokane, WA 99217

What We Do:

509.467.5235 x209 www.spokanehumanesociety.org gailg@spokanehumanesociety.org

SHS provides veterinary care, shelter, nourishment, and love to homeless and neglected animals in our community until their forever home is found.

Since 1897 SHS has been a refuge for thousands of animals. Our mission is to enrich the lives of animals and their people through Support, Education, Advocacy and Love. SHS is funded by donations and fees for adoptions and services. We are committed to never euthanizing animals due to lack of space.

How Can You Get Involved?

Adopt Volunteer Donate.

Each is essential in our mission to ensure the animals in our community are always treated with compassion and respect.

For more information visit spokanehumanesociety.org

Spokane Parks Foundation PO Box 8127 Spokane, WA 99203

509.326.5233 www.spokaneparksfoundation.org terri@spokaneparksfoundation.org

Since 1951, the Spokane Parks Foundation has provided resources for vibrant, healthy and accessible parks throughout Spokane County. In addition, through our Make a Splash in a Kid’s Life and Community Grants programs, we provide funding to allow at-risk and low-income youth the opportunity to participate in outdoor recreation programs and activities.

What We Do:

Our beautiful region is home to over 70 bodies of water, including community pools, lakes, rivers and streams. Knowing how to swim and the importance of water safety is critical to enjoying all our region has to offer. Our Make a Splash in a Kid’s Life program provides scholarship funds for life-saving swim lessons, free drowning prevention swim clinics and free open swim sessions for those in need. While there are many opportunities provided in our area, we remove financial barriers so all children can enjoy their summer safely.

There is significant disparity regarding participation in outdoor recreation programs throughout our region. While there are many wonderful experiences being provided by our municipalities and other groups, cost continues to be a barrier for many. Through our Community Grants program, the Spokane Parks Foundation removes financial barriers and increases access to outdoor recreation programs by providing scholarship and programming funds to support a wide variety of outdoor camps and activities.

What can your donation do?

Donate now and help us preserve our beautiful parks and help all children in our community enjoy their summers safely!

• $50 will fund life-saving formal swim lessons for 1 child • $100 will fund a water safety and drowning prevention swim clinic for up to 8 children • $250 will fund the cost of a one week outdoor summer camp experience for 1 child • $500 will fund a free community pool party for up to 150 children

Spokane Riverkeeper

35 W. Main Avenue Suite 308 Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509.464.7614 SpokaneRiverkeeper.org jerry@spokaneriverkeeper.org

Spokane Riverkeeper is the only nonprofit dedicated solely to the protection of the Spokane River watershed.

We use advocacy, education, and, when needed, litigation to make sure your river is fishable and swimmable.

Our litter pickup program organizes hundreds of volunteers annually to pick up trash all along the shoreline. Our policy and legal program ensures accountability for all operations that discharge into the river. We also educate the public about the issues that threaten the Spokane River – and about what we can all do to keep our river healthier.

How Can You Get Involved?

By supporting the Spokane Riverkeeper, you help us actively patrol for pollution, illegal discharges, and shoreline destruction. Your support also helps us educate youth about our river. Your generous donations ensure the Spokane River has a voice at the local, state, and federal level. Visit our website to donate or call us to schedule a litter cleanup event!

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COMMUNITY

Gym for I Artists A rapidly growing art collective offers community for artists new and old

BY NATE SANFORD

Artist Melanie Campbell shows a mixed media piece to Crystal Lebsock and Leon Phox during M.A.D. Co. Lab Studios’ vendor market.

t’s no surprise that Spokane’s new artist collective is absolutely plastered in art.

Located in the industrial East Central district, Make a Difference Co. Lab Studios, known as M.A.D Co., is tucked away in the second story of an old brick warehouse. As soon as you walk up the stairs, you’re greeted with vibrantly colored wall-to-wall murals and paintings. Make your way through the maze of rooms and you’ll see art of all mediums.

There’s a classroom, pottery studio, artist workspace and even a small coffee shop.

On the floor, a serpentine set of paintings called “Ego Trip” guides you through the main thoroughfare to bathrooms and an office. It was painted by students from Garfield Elementary.

“It’s to show artists that I don’t care if you’re on the walls, we all start painting trees and clouds,” says co-founder Morgan Walters.

Walters and her fiance, Anthony Mattox, founded M.A.D Co. in 2020. Over the past year, it’s grown into a collective with more than 47 artists. Along with providing a space for local artists to create, network and display their work, M.A.D Co. offers regular classes for kids and adults.

“This is so much bigger than anything that we imagined.

When we were setting the tile, we didn’t have any idea really what this place was going to be,” Walters says.

Walters describes M.A.D Co. as a sort of gym for artists.

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For a monthly fee, artists can become members with regular access to the studio and its various amenities. If artists aren’t able to afford the membership, they can volunteer with one of several nonprofits instead.

Art can be a solitary pursuit, but M.A.D Co. helps provide a space for artists to work in the same room, on separate projects or in collaboration. It’s an eclectic group, Walters says. Some of the artists are well established in the industry, but there are also lots of newcomers. The collective environment also helps up-and-coming artists get their foot in the door and navigate the business aspects of art.

“The higher-end artists that are really looking for the rolling out the red carpet, you know the galleries, they can handle all that,” Walters says. “But the new artists who might not be confident in their skills, or they’re looking for a community or looking to learn, that’s more so what this place was for.”

Walters says M.A.D Co. works hard to encourage new artists. If someone’s work isn’t quite ready to be sold in the gallery, they’ll invite them to one of the regular artists nights where they can learn from other artists.

M.A.D Co. started as a for-profit business, but is in the process of transitioning into a nonprofit, Walters says. M.A.D Co. takes a 20 percent commission from art sold at the gallery, 15 percent of which is divided up between Jewels Helping Hands, The Jonah Project and Black Dog foundation. ...continued on next page

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Walters and Mattox both have backgrounds in construction. But when Walters started experiencing PTSDrelated seizures several years ago, Mattox convinced her to stop working and focus on her art full time. They later connected with Denny Carman, who introduced them to the building’s previous owner and helped them jumpstart the project.

For Walters and many of the other artists, art can be a way of dealing with PTSD. “A lot of the artists here, whether they’ve had their own traumatic experiences or they’ve had to completely revamp their life because of something,” Walters says.

“We’ve got some who’ve had accidents, for example, and art was their way of discovering their identity.”

Walters says they’ve been in touch with people from the NEA Military Healing Arts Network, and are hoping to host a veterans event where veterans from around the country can come share their art. The event was postponed because of COVID, but Walters says they’re planning to schedule it as soon as things become safe.

M.A.D Co. has an expansive ceramic studio that hosts regular pottery classes. The classes have various themes, including mug-making and date night. (Walters says the date night classes often involve calls from frantic, last-minute anniversary planners.) Brian Joyce, the ceramic studio manager, says they mostly teach beginner classes, but are hoping to start offering more advanced work soon.

“We want to teach a ceramic chemistry course,” he says, “so you obviously need some foundation before we’re going to let you jump into that.”

Walters grew up in a small town in upstate New

M.A.D. Co. Lab Studios founder Morgan Walters.

York. One of her fondest memories was when the owner of an abandoned building in town invited the elementary school class to come paint the building’s windows.

“As a kid, being able to have an art piece to drive by all the time, it was pride, it was cool. It was a bonding experience.” Walters says.

It’s that experience of childhood discovery that Walters says she tries to replicate at M.A.D Co. They host regular youth events where kids of all experience levels can come learn about and create art. The work is proudly displayed in the building’s Youth Gallery.

“I’ve had 14-year-olds who’ve never worked with clay

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COMMUNITY The Arts • Friend Groups • Sports • Neighborhoods Foundations • Faith-Based • Education • Social Services American Childhood Cancer Organization Inland NW 3021 S Regal Ste 104 Spokane, WA 99223

509-995-5431 www.acco.org/inlandnw lesliewoodfill@accoinlandnw.org

ACCOIN helps children and families on their journey with Childhood Cancer. Your partnership provides support, education and patient advocacy so they will not fight cancer alone.

Our program serves all children diagnosed with cancer from Eastern Washington and those traveling to Spokane, Washington from North Idaho and Western Montana for treatment. In addition, funds raised locally remain in our communities to help children with cancer in the Inland Northwest.

What We Do:

How Can You Get Involved?

Donate: We have a great new way to donate and do roundup giving- https://www.acco.org/inlandnw/donate/ Other ways to help would be to: Do a fund raiser, check out our wish list on Amazon, help with Adopt A Family at Christmas.

We can always use volunteers as well.

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and 6-year-olds who are just running around pretending that they’re digging for treasure on one of the floor murals, they just really have a good time,” Walters says.

Walters says she and Mattox are still trying to wrap their heads around the project’s rapid success. The project has grown bigger than they ever thought was possible, she says. Things are changing so quickly they’ve given up on making long-term plans and started taking things as they come.

“The sky’s the limit,” Walters says. “We’re honestly just reactive to what walks through the door at that point in time.” n

HOW TO GIVE READ THE GIVE GUIDE Read all about the goals of local nonprofits in this special section; make a note of the ones you connect with most.

GO ONLINE Grab your credit card, scan a QR code or log on to the charity websites found in these pages and make a contribution.

PICK UP YOUR PHONE

Call your nonprofit of choice via the numbers listed here and make a pledge of cash or volunteer hours.

Bonner Community Food Bank

208.263.3663 www.foodbank83864.com info@bonnercommunityfoodbank.org

1707 Culvers Dr. Sandpoint, ID • 45 S. McKinley St., Suite 107 Priest River, ID

What We Do:

Our mission is to support our local community with supplemental food resources in a time of personal crisis.

The Bonner Community Food Bank has been feeding people in need for over 40 years. Our services include client choice market, emergency food programs, weekend food program for children, and healthy eating education that provides opportunities for self-sufficiency for families and individuals.

How Can You Help?

Volunteer your time or make a monetary or food donation: canned vegetables, pasta sauce, tomato sauce, rice, cereal, chili, pasta (any variety), canned meats, canned beans, peanut butter / jelly, fresh produce List of Needs: Canned vegetables, Pasta Sauce, Tomato Sauce, Rice, Cereal, Chili, Pasta (any variety), canned meats, canned beans, peanut butter/jelly, fresh produce

Boys & Girls Clubs of Spokane County Clubs in NE Spokane / Mead / Spokane Valley (coming soon!)

What We Do:

509.489.0741 www.bgcspokane.org

Our mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring & responsible citizens.

Since 2001, Boys & Girls Clubs of Spokane County has provided thousands of young people, (ages 6-18), with a safe & positive place to “dropin” after school & during the times when kids are out of school for summer, winter and spring breaks. Our Clubhouses offer programs proven to help kids realize academic success, develop good character & citizenship and attain healthy lifestyles.

How Can You Get Involved?

$30 Helps the Clubs waive a child’s annual membership fee $100 Pays for 75 healthy breakfasts for Club kids $500 makes possible field trips for both Clubs $1,000 Buys four new chrome books for the Club Tech Centers

Carl Maxey Center 3116 E 5th Avenue, Spokane

509.795.1886 carlmaxeycenter.org carlmaxeycenter@gmail.com

Mailing address: 1312 N Monroe #148, Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

The Carl Maxey Center is committed to changing lives and improving the well-being of Spokane’s African American community.

The goal of the Carl Maxey Center is to uplift, empower and transform Spokane’s African American community from the inside out by focusing on four areas: (a) Racial & Social justice and Equity, (b) Business & Workforce Development, (c) Education & Advocacy and (d) Cultural Enrichment.

How Can You Get Involved?

A donation to the Carl Maxey Center provides support for one of our current programs including Rent & Utility Assistance, Black Business Technical Support, COVID-19 Vaccination Outreach, or our Student Technology Fund. Donations may also be designated to support the remodel of the CMC building which will become a cultural hub and gathering space in the East Central neighborhood.

Catholic Charities Eastern Washington

509.358.4250 www.cceasternwa.org info@cceasternwa.org

12 E. Fifth Ave. Spokane, WA 99202

Catholic Charities affirms the dignity of every person, partnering with parishes and the greater community to serve and advocate for those who are vulnerable, bringing stability and hope to people throughout Eastern Washington.

We collaborate with partners in business, government, church and nonprofit fields to solve community problems. We pioneer innovative programs to inspire action and hope among our clients. At all times, we commit steadfastly to the dignity of every person at all stages of life.

What We Do:

What Can Your Donations Do?

$10 furnishes the food bank at St. Margaret’s Shelter for one week. $28 provides a warm bed and support services for one night at the House of Charity. $50 supports COSP (Circle of Security Parenting) materials and classes for four parents. $100 purchases a new bed for a child at our Rising Strong program.

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Christ Kitchen

509.325.4343 www.christkitchen.org sales@christkitchen.org

2410 N Monroe, Spokane WA 99208

What We Do:

Christ Kitchen is a job-training program providing work, instruction, discipleship, support, and fellowship for women living in poverty in the Spokane area.

Through the production and sale of gourmet dried food products, a café, coffee house, food truck and full service catering, women learn to work, become employable, and support themselves and their families without reliance on government programs or destructive relationships, thus ending the cycle of poverty.

How Can You Get Involved?

Purchase our products and gift baskets in store or online Order our catered and delivered boxed meals Make a gift at www.christkitchen.org/donate

Christian Youth Theater Spokane

509.487.6540 www.cytspokane.com office@cytspokane.com

3901 E. Main, Suite A Spokane, WA 99202

Christian Youth Theater develops character and creativity in kids of all ages through quality theater arts training that brings families and communities together while reflecting the Creator.

CYT Spokane aims to serve our community by providing quality, educational theater arts programs and productions at an accessible price to all interested families. We believe in validating and celebrating the artistic expression and hearts of all of our youth in a safe, compassionate environment. Unfortunately, ticket sales and class tuition only cover a percentage of our operating budget. We need loving, committed, service-minded donors who believe in our mission to partner with us.

What We Do:

How Can You Get Involved?

Every dollar contributed assures that CYT will continue to deliver top-notch affordable programming to all who need it. Please consider joining us as we continue to develop character one stage at a time.

Community-Minded Enterprises (CME) 2001 N Division St, Suite #130 Spokane, WA 99207

What We Do:

509.242.3405 www.community-minded.org info@community-minded.org

Community-Minded Enterprises is advancing diversity and inclusion, supporting lifelong health, and promoting education and well-being for all those in need.

CME’s family of programs include Recovery Café Spokane and Recovery Community Services which are committed to removing barriers for adults in recovery. Services are free. Clients and members have access to recovery coaching, financial assistance, job training, meals, peer support and more!

What Can Your Donations Do?

Café clients needs, toiletries, socks, gloves, underwear The Café needs coffee, bottled water, paper products $50 provides School for Recovery supplies $100 covers a recovery circle

509.828.1435 www.getlitfestival.org getlit@ewu.edu

Get Lit! Programs

CAT 440, 601 E. Riverside Ave. Spokane, WA 99202

What We Do:

Our mission, both in our festival programming and our educational outreach, is to celebrate the written word, amplify diverse voices, advance the arts, and empower creativity.

Get Lit! Programs is a self-supported organization housed within Eastern Washington University. We have presented the Get Lit! Festival every spring in Spokane since 1998. Our festival presents over 30 free and low-cost readings, craft classes, panel discussions, and more featuring up to 60 authors from our region and beyond. Visit our website to watch our 2021 virtual festival anytime, and save the date for our next festival: April 21st-24th, 2022.

How Can You Get Involved?

We rely on sponsorships, grants, donations, and ticket sales to run our program and present the festival. Visit our website or email getlit@ewu.edu to find out how you can help!

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Family Promise of Spokane 2002 E. Mission Ave Spokane, WA 99202

What We Do:

509.747.5487 www.familypromiseofspokane.org office@familypromiseofspokane.org

We exist to equip families and communities to end the cycle of homelessness.

We prevent families from becoming homeless through rental assistance and support, provide round the clock care for currently homeless families and prepare families for a stable future through skills classes and community connections... all while keeping the entire family together (including pets!).

How Can You Get Involved?

Invest $24.50 each month to provide one day of holistic care for a child Volunteer to move a family into their new home Learn more by liking us on social media

Habitat for Humanity Spokane 1805 E. Trent Ave. Spokane, WA 99202

What We Do:

509.534.2552 www.habitat-spokane.org development@habitat-spokane.org

Habitat-Spokane believes EVERYONE deserves a decent place to live. We partner with families and individuals to help them build strength and self-reliance through affordable homeownership.

Habitat homeowners help build their own homes alongside hundreds of volunteers. They also take financial readiness courses and save for a downpayment to buy their house and pay an affordable mortgage. This wouldn’t be possible without YOU – GIVE TODAY to support the MANY families in need of a safe and healthy place to call home.

How Can You Get Involved?

Volunteer opportunities are available year-round to help build Habitat houses.

Donate to help purchase the materials needed to build Habitat homes.

Shop at the Habitat Store!

KSPS PBS

3911 S Regal St. Spokane WA 99223

What We Do:

509-443-7700 www.ksps.org ksps@ksps.org

KSPS PBS provides programs and events that entertain, engage, and educate to enrich all the communities we serve.

More than great television, KSPS PBS directly impacts daily lives with after school help for kids, career information for young people, promotion for regional artists and trustworthy information about the issues that affect us.

What Can Your Donation Do?

Provide PBS Kids STEM Camps at low-income schools Showcase local artists on Inland Sessions Help students find careers on CareerExploreNW.org

Latinos En Spokane 1502 N. Monroe Ave. Spokane, WA 99201

509.558.9359 info@latinosenspokane.org www.latinosenspokane.org

Latinos en Spokane works to support the Latino population in their integration, community development, and civic participation in Spokane County . We do our work through our community events, workshops, activism, partnering with local organizations and service providers.

What We Do:

Our Mission is to build capacity within Latino immigrant families and support the advancement of Latino community members, leaders, business-owners, and organizations in Spokane; to address the needs of the growing Latino population through arts, culture, inclusive community engagement, connections to local resources; and serve as catalyst for immigrant rights, social/racial/economic/environmental justice for a more equitable Spokane County.

How Can You Get Involved?

Becoming involved with ¡Latinos en Spokane! helps in countless ways. Whether you can donate to keep our outreach and programs running or volunteering. Our collective efforts make the Latino community stronger in Spokane. Visit our website at www.latinosenspokane.org to volunteer and donate

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Lutheran Community Services Northwest 210 W Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509.747.8224 www.lcsnw.org lcsnwSpokane@lcsnw.org

Behavioral Health, Crime Victim Advocacy, and Foster Care services for trauma recovery. Partnering with individuals, families, and communities for #HealthJusticeHope

LCSNW makes our world a safer, healthier, more hopeful place to live for us all. We help vulnerable children, families, immigrants and others overcome life’s most difficult challenges to become flourishing members of society. We help save lives and create thriving communities enriched by diversity.

How Can You Get Involved?

Volunteer a shift on our 24/7 support line.

Learn about becoming a Foster Parent.

Like/Follow us.

Visit www.lcsnw.org/Spokane to volunteer and donate

Mission Community Outreach Center 1906 E Mission Ave Spokane, WA 99202

What We Do:

509.536.1084 www.4mission.org mcoc.spokane@gmail.com

Mission Community Outreach Center is a free clothing, housewares, hygiene and diaper bank.

Mission Community Outreach Center first opened its doors in 1996 and is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. We provide families and individuals with gently used clothing, housewares and hygiene items once every 60 days. Our infant and a diaper bank provides babies with diapers and wipes once every 30 days.

How Can You Get Involved?

Your donations of gently used clothing, household items, new hygiene items and financial support are always appreciated. Mission Community Outreach Center is run mainly by volunteers so we are always looking for new people to join our team. Our new hours for shopping and donations are Monday 1:00-4:00pm, Wednesday 10 am-1 pm and Thursday 1-4 pm.

Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture 2316 W First Ave, Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509.456.3931 www.northwestmuseum.org/support

Your Museum | Your Art | Your Culture, The MAC collects and preserves objects and stories that serve as the “memory” of our region and presents exhibitions that enrich and inspire people of all ages.

The Smithsonian-affiliated cultural hub of the Inland Northwest, the MAC serves almost 100,000 people annually. Our collection of over one million artifacts, works of art, photographs, and texts includes the largest known Plateau Indian collection and the historic Campbell House, which continues to create fond memories of childhood and family visits.

How Can You Get Involved?

Buy a membership! Help bring exhibitions such as Pompeii: The Immortal City and Dressing the Abbey to the MAC and help fund educational programs and preserve historic objects for future generations. You’ll enjoy free admission and other great benefits.

The Salvation Army Spokane 222 E. Indiana Ave., Spokane, WA 99207

What We Do:

509.325.6810 www.makingspokanebetter.org

Through numerous programs and services, The Salvation Army helps transform the lives of Spokane County’s most vulnerable individuals and families so that they can become self-sufficient.

Since 1891, our commitment has been to help the whole person physically, emotionally and spiritually without discrimination and always with dignity and respect. Presently, 92 cents of every dollar donated to The Salvation Army goes to life-changing programs that bring hope and change to those in need.

How Can You Get Involved?

$75 provides three healthy meals daily for one month for an individual! $300 provides one week of transitional housing for a family of three! $1,000 provides a month of care for a neglected, physically abused or sexually abused child, age 2-12, at Sally’s House! *A Will or Estate can leave a lasting legacy that will benefit children, individuals and families for years to come!

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Morning Star Boys’ Ranch (MSBR)

509-448-1202 www.morningstarboysranch.org amarshall@msbranch.org

4511 S Glenrose Rd Spokane, WA 99223

What We Do:

Morning Star Boys’ Ranch has four community-based program services: the Murphy House Behavioral Residential Service; In-Home Wrap Around Care; Case Aide; and Morning Star Foster Care.

• Murphy House Behavioral Residential Services for boys ages 6 to 13.5 – The residential program implements best practices in treatment programs, setting behavioral improvement goals in social skills, emotional regulation, and education for each resident. Once a boy graduates from the program and settles into a placement, he may receive a continuum of care through additional Morning St services, including InHome Wraparound Care, Morning Star Foster Care, and Case Aide.

• Case Aide Program Prevention services for all genders and ages 6 to 18+ – The Morning Star Case Aide Program provides stabilization services for families around Spokane with outstanding outcomes. Our highly qualified Case Aide team members help maintain placement for foster children and families who have identified needs. Services include in-home, specially trained Case Aides; support in goal setting; assistance with activities of daily living (ADL); and life skills mentoring.

helping kids, healing families, serving our community

• Foster Care & Adoption Services: A Child Placement Agency providing basic and therapeutic foster care to all genders and ages 0 to 18+ – Morning Star Foster Care recruits and licenses new foster care families for all foster children in our community. Morning Star Foster Care supports current foster families’ with in home services and license renewals. Morning Star Foster care is also contracted to provide home studies for adoption through the Department of Children Youth & Families.

• In-Home Wrap Around Care for all genders and ages 6 to 18+ – Morning Star In-Home Wrap Around Program provides services to children who are in a therapeutic foster home and need additional support to preserve placement. The goal is to provide additional stabilization within the home for the foster family and child(ren). Services include comprehensive behavioral supports, case and medication management, life skills mentoring, monthly respite (for boys 6 to 13.5), and 24-hour on-call crisis intervention.

How Can You Get Involved?

• Please consider donating to support children and families who have experienced abuse and neglect.

• Become a licensed Foster Parent with Moring Star Foster Care.

800.722.6924 northwestharvest.org info@northwestharvest.org

Northwest Harvest PO Box 12272, Seattle, WA 98102

What We Do:

Since 1967, Northwest Harvest has worked to provide universal access to nutritious food in partnership with 375 food banks, meal programs, and schools in every county across the state of Washington.

Hunger is not just the absence of food: it’s the absence of justice. Northwest Harvest is working to end hunger and to bring about a more just and equitable society.

While hunger can be found in every community, people of color, women, veterans, immigrants, LGBTQ and rural communities experience hunger at disproportionally higher rates than other Washingtonians.

Black, Brown and Indigenous communities experience egregious inequities in our society—a lack of access to quality healthcare and education, discrimination in accessing housing and jobs, and racism.

At Northwest Harvest, we prize respect and dignity for our neighbors. We believe food should be a human right. Food security is a foundational building block to creating a more just and equitable society where all families thrive. We are working to achieve food justice by breaking down barriers that prevent people from accessing nutritious, culturally-relevant food, and by addressing the root causes of poverty and hunger -policies and practices that perpetuate racism and inequity.

Washington is rich in resources, from agriculture to innovation and wealth. Yet today, 1 in 4 households struggle to put food on their tables, a number that doubled in the past year.

We stand with communities who experience discrimination and inequality. Just as COVID continues to disproportionally impact Black, Brown and Indigenous communities, these same communities experience egregious inequities and higher rates of food insecurity.

From Spokane, to Walla Walla, to Yakima, to Olympia, Northwest Harvest is uniting businesses, growers, grocers, and policy makers in committing to long-term systemic solutions for the root causes of hunger and poverty. These partnerships help provide immediate relief and access to nutritious food necessary for the health and mental wellbeing of our neighbors, making our communities places where we all thrive.

How Can You Get Involved?

Nothing makes an impact on a hungry person more than a healthy meal. And nobody is more efficient at turning your dollars into nutritious meals than Northwest Harvest. This year we are working to raise 21 million meals to meet the needs of our neighbors across Washington.

We invite Inlander readers to find out more on how to make a difference by donating, volunteering, or raising your voice. Please go to northwestharvest.org to learn more.

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Safe Passage

850 N. 4th Street, Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814

What We Do:

208.664.9300 Safepassageid.org Admin@safepassageid.org

We provide safety and empowerment to victims of sexual and domestic violence.

We also provide prevention education and outreach programs to the community.

Safe Passage offers emergency safe shelter, counseling, court and medical advocacy, and safety planning to all survivors of sexual and domestic violence, including children. Through our Children’s Advocacy Center, we respond to allegations of all types of child abuse in a safe, child-friendly setting, providing healing through treatment, advocacy and investigation services. We also offer outreach services to educate the community on the signs of abuse, barriers to leaving, emotional and psychological abuse, financial abuse and the dynamics of power and control in relationships.

All of our survivor services are free and confidential. But we need the continued generosity from people like you to keep these crucial services available to those who need them. The number of survivors who require our services has grown steadily since we opened our doors.

And we know that there are many instances of domestic, sexual and child-related violence that still go unreported. Please help us continue our mission to make Idaho a safe place for everyone. Give ‘til it doesn’t hurt.

How Can You Get Involved?

There are many ways you can help our fight against violence in the community. For $208 a year (just $17.30/month), you can join The Great 208 to ensure survivors of abuse get the services they need. As a club member, you’ll also get exclusive invites to networking happy hours and other special events. Or you can give at any level you choose, including through volunteer opportunities.

Text to give at: 208.502.8847 or visit our website www.safepassageid.org to learn all the ways you can help fight domestic and sexual violence.

Second Harvest

1234 East Front Ave Spokane, WA 99202

What We Do :

509.534.6678 www.2-harvest.org info@2-harvest.org

This is Second Harvest’s 50th year as the leader of the hunger-relief network that serves children, families and seniors who need help with food in Eastern Washington and North Idaho.

Second Harvest builds healthier communities by bringing volunteers, donors and community partners together to provide food assistance and nutrition education to our neighbors in need. Second Harvest was founded in 1971 and currently provides food at no cost to more than 280 food banks, meal sites and other programs – including its own Mobile Market – that feed thousands of families facing hunger.

At the time the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded in March 2020, Second Harvest was providing food for 70,000 meals per day in Eastern Washington and North Idaho. Today that number has grown to more than 114,000 meals each day. As economic recovery begins to take hold, there’s still a long road ahead for so many people who have faced extraordinary challenges during the pandemic. Generous supporters have joined Second Harvest to ensure that people hit hardest have access to the food they need. Donations have helped keep shelves stocked at partner food banks and allowed for increased Mobile Market free food distributions, bringing healthy food directly to where it’s needed most.

Volunteers can sort a variety of bulk food items at our Spokane Volunteer Center.

With families facing continued financial hardship and shrinking grocery budgets from the pandemic, it’s more important than ever to care for one another.

How Can You Get Involved?

You can help get healthy food to every person, every day.

• Volunteer – sort food, collect and deliver food, help at a food drive or event • Donate – every $1 helps get food to where it’s needed most • Leave a legacy – consider leaving a portion of your estate to help future generations access healthy food • Organize – host your own fundraiser or food drive Volunteers power our drive-through Mobile Market free food distribution events.

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Society of St. Vincent de Paul

www.svdpspokane.com svdp.spokane@gmail.com

P.O. Box 2906 Spokane, WA 99220-2906

What We Do:

A Catholic lay organization, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul helps neighbors in need directly in any way possible, with the primary focus being on preventing homelessness.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, which has been helping those in need in Spokane for over 100 years, develops its members’ spirituality through service to others. While our informal motto is ‘No work of charity is foreign to the Society,’ our main goal is to help our neighbors remain housed by assisting with rent, mortgage, power, food, and in other ways.

How Can You Get Involved?

Donate: Monetary donations are our sole funding.

Remember us in your will: Contact us to find out how to support our work into the future.

Start a Society conference in your parish!

Spokane Arts: Amplifying the Arts Spokane Arts, PO Box 978 Spokane, WA 99210

What We Do:

509.321.9614 www.spokanearts.org artshelper@spokanearts.org

Promote arts and culture in the Spokane region through programming, grant-making, advocacy, and educational opportunities.

Spokane Arts is a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to amplifying arts and culture in Spokane. Our many projects include: public art programs like murals, signal boxes, and sculpture; the Spokane Poet Laureate program; “Meet the Makers” film series; curating the Chase Gallery; organizing the annual Arts Month and Spokane Arts Awards; Poetry Out Loud; Visual Art Tours; and more.

How Can You Get Involved?

Volunteer with Spokane Arts. Apply for a SAGA grant. Add your name to our Artist Roster. Find opportunities to submit your work. Donate to support our programs. Check out spokanearts.org for more information and resources.

Spokane Childrenʼs Theatre 2727 N. Madelia St. Suite #5 Spokane, WA 99207

What We Do:

509.328.4886 spokanechildrenstheatre.org info@spokanechildrenstheatre.org

Spokane Children’s Theatre has been providing enjoyable, educational, and affordable live theatre entertainment for children and families since 1946.

Spokane Children’s Theatre (SCT) is Spokane’s Oldest Theatre Organization! SCT is a 501(c)3 non-profit and all donations are tax deductible.

SCT is also a debt-free organization, so all donations go directly to supporting our mission and helps to keep our ticket prices low so that any family in Spokane may enjoy a night out at the theatre.

Our 75th Season will feature these 5 productions: Roald Dahl’s Matilda Oct. 8 - Oct. 24, 2021

A Year With Frog and Toad Apr. 15 - May 1, 2022

Babes in Toyland Nov. 26 - Dec. 19, 2021

Alice in Wonderland May 20 - June 5, 2022

Freaky Friday Feb. 4 - Feb. 20, 2022

How Can You Get Involved?

Your tax-deductible donation will touch the lives of many children as well as improve the quality of life in our community. Ticket sales help defray the production and administrative costs of each show, but they can’t cover everything. Your contribution is vital and necessary to allow us to continue serving the amazing and talented children in our community.

Live Theatre is an expression of the Human Spirit. We’ve all been through an unexpected storm and now it is time to clean up and rebuild...

STRONGER THAN EVER! The Human Spirit requires connection and our mental well-being requires connection. Spokane Children’s Theatre has worked hard to stay connected with our community and we are excited to continue the 75 Year tradition of Spokane’s Oldest Theatre! We are committed to providing quality LIVE theatre to families at an affordable price. Our goal is to bring our community together using the stage! Our actors need audiences and our audience needs actors. By donating to Spokane Children’s Theatre you are helping us accomplish these goals and ensuring that this theatre will continue to be a staple in the Spokane Community for another 75 years! Donate, purchase Season Tickets, come see a show and be part of the human connection that is Live Theatre.

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SNAP

509.456.SNAP (7627) snapwa.org/give fundraising@snapwa.org

3102 W. Whistalks Way, Spokane, WA 99224

What We Do:

SNAP guides neighbors along their journey to exit poverty from crisis to stability – and has for over 50 years.

With over 30 programs, we give a hand-up to 1-in-10 Spokane county residents annually. Especially now, our neighbors need a trusted resource to connect them to services needed when life sends unexpected hardships. We are that neighbor by their side.

How Can You Get Involved?

Our supporters are our best assets. Through October, we host a fundraising campaign that depends on YOU. Join us for our largest fundraiser – the Power of Connection. As a fundraiser, you can be a powerful ally connecting your network to support our neighbors. www.snapwa.org/connect

Spokane Public Radio 1229 N. Monroe Street Spokane WA 99201

What We Do:

(509 or 800) 328.5729 www.spokanepublicradio.org kpbx@kpbx.org

SPR stations KPBX 91.1 FM, KSFC 91.9 FM, and KPBZ 90.3 FM provide news, discussions, music, and information from here and around the world to the Inland Northwest.

SPR provides high-quality informational, educational, and artistic programming to 750 communities across 20,000 square miles of the Inland Northwest. SPR offers 1.25 million people easy access to local, national, and global news and information as well as to music, entertainment, and the arts.

How Can You Get Involved?

Listener gifts pay for programming, and pledges are SPR’s chief source of income.

You can be a part of the journey by donating and volunteering today!

Spokane Workforce Council 140 S Arthur St, Suite 300A, Spokane, WA 99202

What We Do:

509.960.6255 www.spokaneworkforce.org admin@spokaneworkforce.org

The Spokane Workforce Council helps people achieve living wage employment and helps businesses find the workers they need.

The Spokane Workforce Council is a non-profit organization whose mission is to elevate local workforce efforts with critical insights, researched guidance, innovative funding, and strategic partnerships to cultivate a flourishing Spokane, together. We advise and fund the WorkSource system in Spokane which consists of two career centers and 19 affiliated sites across Spokane County. We are also a founding partner in the Spokane Resource Center, a one-stop social services center where a consortium of community partners provide resources to underserved members of our community to achieve economic empowerment. WorkSource Spokane is our largest career center and provides a full range of personalized services to any adult job seeker in Spokane County. The Next Generation Zone is the only young adult career center in Spokane County and provides education skills training and career guidance to over 800 young adults ages 16-24 each year.

During the COVID-19 crisis, we have worked diligently across our campus and with our many partners to continue providing services to our community and now provide a full range of services both virtually and in person.

Throughout the pandemic, the WorkSource Spokane campus has provided rental assistance to over 800 households, offered workshops and career coaching virtually, provided laptops to Spokane community members seeking employment, helped numerous students graduate with their GEDs, and hosted numerous virtual hiring events to connect local businesses with those seeking employment.

The Spokane Workforce Council is an equal opportunity employer/program. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Washington Relay 711.

How Can You Get Involved?

Donations of any size are used to support a wide variety of initiatives and programs in our system. $5 provides a bus pass to a young adult who needs transportation to get to school or work $15 provides breakfast and lunch for a young adult studying for their GED $25 provides a gift card for a job seeker to get a professional haircut $50 provides professional clothing for an individual to wear to a job interview $100 or more provides technology for an individual to participate in online training

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Spokane Valley Partners Food Bank and Family Services 10814 E Broadway Spokane Valley, WA 99206

What We Do:

(509) 927-1153 www.svpart.org admin@svpart.org

Prevent hunger and poverty alongside great community partners.

In crisis, families visit Spokane Valley Partners for emergencies and temporary food needs. But, Spokane Valley Partners is so much more than a food bank. With services including: Emergency Assistance, the Inland Northwest Diaper Bank, and Food For Thought, Spokane Valley Partners is here to see our community through the complexities of hunger AND poverty

What Your Donations Can Do:

$10 Provides 20 healthy meals $15 per month provides weekend food security for one student for the entire school year $30 Diapers for one baby for 1 month $50 Provides 6 weeks of meals for a family of four

Stop the Silence: Changing Lives & Healing Hearts

www.changinglivesandhealinghearts.com stopthesilencespokane@gmail.com

109 S Scott St, Ste D1 Spokane WA 99202

What We Do:

Changing Lives and Healing Hearts brings awareness and education of domestic violence to the greater Spokane area.

Changing Lives and Healing Hearts provides “GO” bags for individuals in need of leaving unsafe situations in a hurry.

Go bags have toiletries, gas cards, food cards and other necessities so people can leave at a moments notice.

How Can You Get Involved?

$100 donation sponsors a complete “GO” bag. $50 donation provides a gas card and a food card. $25 donation provides a gas card.

Please visit our website for events and volunteer opportunities.

West Central Community Center

509.326.9540 www.westcentralcc.org

1603 N. Belt, Spokane, WA 99205

What We Do:

WCCC provides the community with health, education, recreation and enrichment programs and resources.

There’s a place for you here: Headstart, Unify Community Health Clinic, Spokane Police Department, Women, Infants and Children (nutrition education and support), Before and After School Childcare, Summer Camp, Prevention Education for Youth and Teens, and Supportive Services for Adults with Developmental Disabilities.

How Can You Get Involved?

Volunteer, donate, and participate. Join our neighborhood coalition!

Like us on Facebook @westcentralcc. Subscribe to our newsletter!

Join us on September 18th, 2021 for Building Dreams - Bright Futures for Our Kids. Funds raised will support our programs at WCCC. Visit westcentralcc.org for more information.

Enriching Lives. Creating Community.

Women Helping Women Fund

509.328.8285 whwfspokane.org info@whwfspokane.org

3704 N Nevada St, Ste 201 Spokane, WA 99207

What We Do:

We are strongest when we learn, grow, and give together. We’re building a community of engaged and strategic givers to ensure women and children have opportunities to reach their highest potential.

With donor and member support, WHWF has awarded more than $6 million locally through grants for local programs and scholarships for young mothers.

How Can You Get Involved?

Join the new Collective Giving Community with a pledge of $25 or $50 per month. Membership is designed to help you participate at a level that fits into your goals, budget, and schedule. Visit whwfspokane.org/give-together or scan the QR code to learn more!

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HEALTH

FROM LEFT: Janet Angulo, Anngie Zepeda, Jennyfer Mesa and Andres Sanchez meet at Latinos En Spokane. ERICK DOXEY PHOTO

En Spokane, En Casa From the Trump era through COVID, Latinos En Spokane has broken through fear and isolation

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here are moments where it feels like the mission of Latinos En Spokane is everything and everywhere.

It’s about translation and immigration information and food distribution and housing assistance and legal advice and COVID testing and political activism and cultural connection.

They put on farmers markets and vaccination clinics.

When Border Patrol interrogates passengers at Spokane’s downtown Greyhound bus depot, Latinos en Spokane passes out Know Your Rights cards.

When a Latino farmworker caught COVID-19 and his employer, Washington Fruit and Produce, refused to pay for his medical bills, Latinos en Spokane intervened.

They contacted journalists who told his story. They scraped together money for a hotel, a wheelchair and a ticket home.

When a multigenerational Latino family, living in a small mobile home in Spokane Valley, came down with COVID, Latinos En Spokane showed up at their door offering anything they needed help with.

“They couldn’t believe that it was just free,” says Jennyfer Mesa, co-founder of Latinos En Spokane. “They couldn’t believe that this existed, where they could

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BY DANIEL WALTERS get support with rent and food. ... It’s been a beautiful experience.”

Even as we sit in the Latinos En Spokane offices on Monroe on a Wednesday evening, we have to move to the tables in the back, as a small troupe of attorneys from the Volunteer Lawyers Project and the Northwest Justice Project flood in.

They’re here to help Latino community members navigate the finer points of divorces, parenting plans and evictions.

Navigating the legal system can seem mind-numbing, but Mesa knows firsthand how bureaucracy, identity and community are intertwined. Sharing her story at Pivot, Spokane’s nonfiction storytelling show earlier this year, Mesa described how paperwork could be the difference between home and exile.

Born in Colombia, she recalls how her mother guarded a folder filled with identifying information.

“Even at that young age, I knew that folder was sacred,” Mesa says, adding that without the documents they contained, “I’d be nameless.”

Yet when her family immigrated to Miami, that folder went missing. It was stolen, she believes. Someone had

un-documented her, forcing her to continually prove she was who she said she was.

But today, in an era when Spokane’s Latino population has been threatened by deportation and disease, she’s helping the entire community prove who it is.

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tart with a precept, an obvious but overlooked reality: There are Latinos in Spokane.

About one of every 15 residents identifies as Hispanic or Latino, according to the 2020 census. But it doesn’t always feel that way.

“There is this invisible presence of the Latino population,” Mesa says. For some undocumented immigrants, that invisiblity is a survival technique. If your immigration status could get you deported, Mesa says, you may not feel safe participating in activities in your school, your neighborhood or your community. You may decide to keep your head down, lest you draw the wrong kind of attention.

When Mesa came to Spokane in 2012, she says, there was basically one restaurant or nightclub — Tacos Tumbras — where Latinos in Spokane would congregate. ...continued on page 59

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HEALTH

The Strength to Smile ACCOIN is there to help when kids and families get tough news

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BY JAY McGREGOR

hen a child’s cancer diagnosis is delivered, it’s like “all air is immediately sucked out of the room,” says Leslie Woodfill, executive director of the American Childhood Cancer Organization Inland Northwest (ACCOIN). Many parents and children are justifiably overwhelmed by the life-changing news.

To “bring a breath of fresh air back to the family,” ACCOIN steps in with a comfort bag filled with all of the resources and supplies a family needs as they grapple with pediatric cancer.

With an office located inside the Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital, ACCOIN can quickly be there for kids whenever they need them. ACCOIN employees and volunteers bring the kids anything that could bring them some form of comfort — sometimes it’s something simple.

Woodfill says it’s amazing what even a bag of Cheetos can do.

Woodfill felt the inspiration to be a part of ACCOIN after working with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and seeing kids deal with cancer. “If you’ve ever seen a kid battle cancer, you’ve seen true courage and spirit. Just amazing strength,” she remarks. “There’s a little guy at the hospital battling liver cancer, and you’ll get a smile from behind that pacifier.”

ACCOIN states that a “donation brings a deep breath to a parent whose child has cancer.

It brings joy to a child when they are afraid. It brings relief for a parent that is struggling to pay their bills. It provides resource information to educate the child and their parents about their specific form of cancer. It provides snacks and toys to help when a child faces a procedure. It provides a comfort bag filled with the things a family needs as they navigate childhood cancer.”

All donations to ACCOIN raised in the community stay in the community, helping children and parents around the Inlander Northwest deal with childhood cancer. n To donate, visit acco.org/inlandnw/donate. On Thursday, Sept. 9, as part of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, ACCOIN supporter Wake Up Call will be offering special $3 drinks at all 10 of its Inland Northwest locations, with a dollar from each going to the effort. And on Sept. 25, ACCOIN hosts its 17th Annual Light the Way auction, virtually. For more information, visit one.bidpal.net/accoin/welcome

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Maddie’s Place’s founder Tricia Hughes.

Nurturing Care

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A new nonprofit aims to provide a space for babies experiencing withdrawal

BY NATE SANFORD

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nonprofit nursery for babies recovering from substance withdrawal is set to open in Spokane later this year. The nursery, called Maddie’s Place, has been in the works for several years. Founder Tricia Hughes says the project was inspired by deep personal experience.

In 2008 Tricia and her husband, Carey, adopted a 3-week-old baby named Maddie. It was immediately clear that something was wrong; the baby was shaking, vomiting and sweating profusely. She was also showing an aversion to noise and eye contact. Hughes took Maddie to a doctor, who confirmed that the baby was going through severe opiate withdrawal.

Over the next six months, Tricia learned to care for Maddie. She kept the baby in a tight wrap close to her body and worked to create a calm, nurturing environment. It was a difficult experience, but when Maddie recovered, Tricia was inspired to keep up the work.

Maddie was experiencing Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, which is caused when a baby experiences withdrawal from drugs they were exposed to in the womb. The U.S Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality estimates that nearly 80 newborns a day are diagnosed with the syndrome.

“I realized there were more and more kids coming into care that looked like this as the opiate crisis just built,” Tricia says.

Over the next decade, Tricia fostered several other babies going through withdrawal. The idea for Maddie’s Place began to take shape when Carey suggested she consider expanding her efforts.

“My husband was like, ‘We can’t adopt them all, you can’t do it by yourself, maybe you can teach other people to do what you’re doing,’” Hughes laughs.

Infants going through substance withdrawal are typically discharged from the hospital within a couple days, Tricia says. With Maddie’s Place, she hopes to provide an environment that can help support longterm recovery. The nursery will have a staff of nurses, social workers and volunteers to help families care for babies.

Construction for Maddie’s Place is underway. The bright lights and noises of hospitals can be excruciating for newborns experiencing withdrawal, so Tricia is focusing on making the facility feel gentle and calming.

“We’re going for like a home but with all the availability of medical care if you need it,” she says.

Maddie’s Place is planning for a soft launch on Nov. 1, with capacity for three babies and their families.

The facility will fully open with capacity for 17 on March 1.

“We’ve just been overwhelmed with the support and generosity we’ve received for Maddie’s Place,” Hughes says. “We’re so excited to get started.” n

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“We just don’t have cultural landscapes,” Mesa says.

There wasn’t a space for the Latino and Hispanic community to thrive.

“How can we start shifting that?” Mesa was asking herself. “We know the population’s here, we’re just not connected.”

By fall 2017, that disconnectedness felt particularly dangerous. Donald Trump, who had launched his campaign by declaring that Mexico was flooding America with rapist immigrants, was president.

“We wanted to keep the community safe,” she says.

Mesa and a few friends launched a private Latinos En Spokane Facebook group as a way to share information between a select group of people.

“We had our little filter process to enter the space. We wanted it to be safe. Safe from Border Patrol, safe from trolls,” Mesa says. “Even if we couldn’t have a physical space, we wanted to have an online space.”

They’d translate news articles into Spanish and post them. Facebook group members would ask questions, and Mesa and others would track down the answers.

Soon, Mesa began to learn where the biggest needs — the most frequently asked questions — were. In early 2018, they held their first workshop, on a budget of just $20 at the Downtown Spokane Library. An expert from the Seattle satellite campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico trained the attendees on how to become citizenship advocates for the Latino community.

“We had a full house,” Mesa says. “We had people from Argentina, Mexico, Venezuela, a person from Japan.”

And when the Trump administration announced it would be ending temporary protected status for people from El Salvador, Nicaragua and Venezuela, they launched another workshop.

“Our group grew from like 200 people to over a thousand within the first year,” Mesa says.

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nd all the fears around immigration and the Trump administration also imperiled another vital process: the 2020 census.

The census is about counting people, yes, but also about making people count.

“We have been undercounted in the past, and that doesn’t help us,” Mesa says. “We need to be heard and be knowing that we’re here so we can advocate for resources in our community.”

With some Latino residents understandably wary about answering questions from the Trump-led federal government, the Washington Census Alliance gave Latinos En Spokane a big grant to help them reach out to the community.

Latinos En Spokane hired trusted messengers who then contacted 30 and 40 families each.

They held tamaladas, food festivals featuring tamales from eight different parts of Latin America.

They assured undocumented immigrants that the census information they shared wasn’t going to get them deported or hurt their immigration efforts.

Ultimately, the census would show that in the last decade, the Latino share of Spokane

County’s population jumped from 4.5 to 6.6 percent. And all those efforts had an unexpected benefit.

“When COVID hit, we were able to turn to our trusted messengers and say, ‘Hey, call your contacts, see how they are doing,’” Mesa says. “It was beautiful.”

In the early days of the pandemic, a lot of the most important information wasn’t available in Spanish. Latinos En Spokane rushed to translate breaking news and answer questions like “Will the Cheney School District be open tomorrow?” and “Is day care going to be open?’”

They teamed up with the Spokane Immigrant Rights Coalition to launch a GoFundMe that raised $25,000 for families impacted by the pandemic.

Funding from Better Health Together, a local health care nonprofit, allowed Latinos En Spokane to hire more staff and train them to help navigate complicated bureaucracies. When Latino families fell behind on rent, Mesa and the other Latinos En Spokane members helped them find rental assistance.

“He said, ‘I haven’t felt community or space like this in Spokane, and I’ve been here for years.’”

Early on, a small grant from Innovia Foundation had allowed them to put on drive-thru events to pass out food and masks and even provide COVID-19 tests. “[But] we were missing that social connection,” Mesa says. “It was really hard to just see people with our mask on and have them drive through and open their trunk and just leave.”

Enter El Mercadito: An outdoor farmers market featuring fresh produce, booths from local entrepreneurs, and local health care providers offering COVID testing and vaccinations.

“We also dance there,” Mesa says, smiling.

“We do Zumba.”

In a way it’s a celebration. It’s a culmination of all of Mesa’s ambitions with Latinos En Spokane: creating jobs, helping her community, reshaping the cultural landscape.

“I’m seeing it now,” she says. “I’m seeing it take place.”

El Mercadito represented a community breaking free of isolation — an isolation deeper than the one imposed by COVID. She recalls seeing one of the market’s young volunteers emotionally overcome by what the market represented.

“He said, ‘I haven’t felt community or space like this in Spokane, and I’ve been here for years,” Mesa says. “‘I loved hearing people speak Spanish, I love serving my community, I love the music.’”

His mask may have hid his smile, but not his tears.

“He said, ‘I felt at home and I’ve never felt that,’” Mesa says.

But he says it, of course, in Spanish: “Me sentí como en casa.” n

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GIVE GUIDE

HEALTH Foundations • Patient Support • Health Education • Advocacy Groups

Alzheimer’s Association PO Box 10060 Spokane, WA 99209

What We Do:

800.272.3900 509.456.0456 www.alzwa.org

The Alzheimer’s Association is the world’s leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer’s and all other dementia. Serving Washington and North Idaho.

Our mission: The Alzheimer’s Association leads the way to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.

What Can Your Donations Do?

By donating to the Alzheimer’s Association, you’re providing critical funding for Alzheimer’s research and support services for people affected by the disease. Locally, we offer a 24/7 helpline, support groups, education and more. We also raise funds and awareness through our annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Join the movement at alzwa.org.

American Red Cross, Greater Inland Northwest 315 W. Nora Ave. Spokane, WA 99205

What We Do:

509-590-7691 www.redcross.org ryan.rodin@redcross.org

The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.

Communities throughout the Greater Inland Northwest count on the American Red Cross for help every day – and supporting those communities is at the heart of what we do. Our work never stopped during the pandemic, we rose to the challenge and reimagined how to deliver services to people and families in need. We respond to home fires in local neighborhoods, providing comfort and assistance to the individuals displaced. When wildfires threaten homes and lives, our volunteers respond quickly to provide safe shelter from smoke and flames, or excessive heat.

Each year, the generous support of donors and partners enables our disaster workforce— 90% volunteers—to help millions of people in the U.S. We aspire to turn compassion into action so that... ...all people affected by disaster across the country and around the world receive care, shelter and hope; ...our communities are ready and prepared for disasters; ...everyone in our country has access to safe, lifesaving blood and blood products; ...all members of our armed services and their families find support and comfort whenever needed; and ...in an emergency, there are always trained individuals nearby, ready to use their Red Cross skills to save lives.

How Your Time Can Help?

Disaster Action Team: Comfort and support people forced from their homes due to fires and other emergencies so they don’t have to face tough times alone.

Shelter Support: Help coordinate basic human needs like shelter, food and clothing so those who are unexpectedly impacted by disasters can begin putting their lives back together.

Disaster Health Services: Be part of a tradition of healthcare professionals who have served as the core of our organization since the very beginning.

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HOW TO GIVE READ THE GIVE GUIDE Read all about the goals of local nonprofits in this special section; make a note of the ones you connect with most.

GO ONLINE Grab your credit card, scan a QR code or log on to the charity websites found in these pages and make a contribution.

PICK UP YOUR PHONE

Call your nonprofit of choice via the numbers listed here and make a pledge of cash or volunteer hours.

Ashley House NW

253.533.9050 www.ah-nw.org

4118 S. Cook Street Spokane, WA

What We Do:

Ashley House provides comprehensive, cost effective, quality care to medically fragile children, teens and young adults in home-like settings.

When children with severe medical diagnoses leave the hospital, they often still need complex medical care. Ashley House provides transition between hospital and home for children who require complex care. At Ashley House a child can receive skilled nursing care while the family adjusts and prepares for their child’s homecoming at a much lower cost than if the child stayed in the hospital.

Our goal is to help families cope with crisis by providing a warm, caring environment in which they may learn how to meet the demands of their child’s disabilities and illness.

How Can You Get Involved?

When we open, we will have volunteer opportunities to work with our kids. This includes reading to one or two kids, helping kids with homework, and just being there to support kids and their families emotionally.

Better Health Together

509.321.7500 www.BetterHealthTogether.org Reese@betterhealthtogether.org

1209 W. 1st Ave. Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

Better Health Together tackles health inequities throughout eastern Washington. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot at being healthy.

We work with more than 100 organizations across seven counties to promote practical solutions to meet the needs of the people and communities we serve. Our Community Voices Council is a chance for our region’s Medicaid beneficiaries to be heard, inform local leaders, and foster change in healthcare.

How Can You Get Involved?

Join our Community Voices Council and help us recruit new members to collaborate at monthly meetings. Members are paid a stipend for participation.

Cancer Care Northwest Foundation

509.228.1019 ccnwf.org foundation@ccnw.net

1204 N. Vercler Rd. Ste 101 Spokane Valley, WA 99216

What We Do:

CCNWF is a non-profit organization that helps Inland Northwest cancer patients and their families through educational, emotional and financial support.

The CCNWF offers limited financial support for basic necessities such as transportation, prescriptions, groceries and rent, counseling for children and families, and community resource referrals. The CCNWF also supports the advancement of cancer research.

How Can You Get Involved?

Your donation helps ensure that Inland Northwest cancer patients and their families have the support they need throughout their journeys with cancer.

To make a donation, please visit www.ccnwf.org

Childrenʼs Miracle Network Hospitals Spokane 101 W. 8th Ave. Spokane, WA 99204

What We Do:

509.474.4917 sacred-heart.childrensmiraclenetworkhospitals.org

We provide kids with the best care possible by raising funds and awareness for Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital. Money raised locally stays right here in our community.

Since 1983, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals has helped fill funding gaps by partnering with businesses like Costco, Walmart, Ace Hardware, Panda Express, credit unions and others to raise more than $7 billion, most of it $1 at a time through Miracle Balloon campaigns and cash register “round ups.”

What Can Your Donations Do?

You can help Miracle Kids like Levi, who spent a record-setting 51 days on ECMO – a form of life support – at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital. This life-saving equipment was made possible thanks to generous community donations.

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CHAS Health Foundation

509.444.8888 www.chas.org foundation@chas.org

611 N. Iron Bridge Way Spokane, WA 99202

What We Do:

The mission of the CHAS Health Foundation is to create health equity by strategically investing in patients, partners, and communities.

By choosing to donate to the CHAS Health Foundation, you are investing in access to quality healthcare for any community member in need, regardless of their situation.

CHAS Health is a non-profit, federally qualified health center (FQHC) that provides high-quality medical, dental, pharmacy, and behavioral health services to families and individuals of all ages, regardless of ability to pay. Serving approximately 100,000 patients annually across the Inland Northwest, our goal is to provide a brighter, better, healthier future for all families.

How Can You Get Involved?

The CHAS Health Foundation has several funds that allow donors to align gifts with their giving passions. As a donor, you may choose to contribute your donation to any of the following funds: • Greatest Need • Patient Support • Health Equity Programs (this includes homelessness outreach) • Specific Rural Clinic: Cheney, Deer Park, Moscow, Lewiston/ Clarkston If you have questions about the CHAS Health Foundation, it’s work and mission, or making or designating a donation, please email us at foundation@chas.org or call us at 509-444-8888 and ask for the CHAS Health Foundation.

Elevations: A Childrenʼs Therapy Resource Foundation 325 S. University Rd. Suite #203 Spokane Valley, WA 99206

What We Do:

509.385.2116 info@elevationsspokane.org www.elevationsspokane.org

Elevating children with special needs to reach their full potential by providing access to the resources and support they need to improve their families’ overall quality of life.

The weight of realizing that your child’s future may not be affordable is a tremendous burden to bear. Elevations provides funding for effective, evidence-based therapy services and special home therapy equipment for children with special needs.

What Can Your Donations Do?

Any donation can change the trajectory of a child’s life. $30 can help with a copay. $50 can help pay for a therapy session. $100 can help provide therapy equipment.

Every Woman Can

509.315.5940 www.EveryWomanCan.org ICan@EveryWomanCan.org

827 W 1st Ave, Suite 320 Spokane, WA 99201

Every Woman Can is at the heart of the women’s cancer fight. We provide money for mammograms, advocate for equity in and access to healthcare, and create community for women living with + surviving cancer. 100% of donations stay local.

What We Do:

We know life changes with a cancer diagnosis. We can connect you to resources, to programs and to a community of hope.

And remember — mammograms save lives.

How Can You Get Involved?

Donate today. Your dollar keeps hope alive for a woman right here in our region. Attend our events.

Gift your talents and become a volunteer. On behalf of the survivors, thrivers and those who live on in our memories, thank you for your support.

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FailSafe for Life

509.475.7334 www.failsafeforlife.org sabrina.votava@failsafeforlife.org

PO Box 28955 Spokane, WA 99228

What We Do:

At FailSafe for Life, our goal is not easy, but it’s simple. We want to end suicide attempts and deaths in our community.

FailSafe knows that strength not only lies in our words, but in our actions as well. We have set out on a mission to end suicide in Spokane.

Founded in 2016, FailSafe for Life inspires action through education, instilling hope, and connecting communities. We’re driven by a firm belief in the power of understanding, and the knowledge that the pain surrounding suicide can be treated.

How Can You Get Involved?

Not everyone has the ability to devote time for service work, but anyone can make a difference. One of the easiest and most effective ways to support FailSafe for Life’s mission is to donate. Your support will go directly to services essential for suicide prevention in the Spokane area. Visit our website for volunteer opportunities or to donate today!

Hospice Of Spokane

509.456.0438 www.hospiceofspokane.org

P.O. Box 2215 Spokane, WA 99210

What We Do:

Northeast Washington’s only nonprofit hospice, serving anyone of any age with any terminal condition through a holistic approach to end-of-life care.

Hospice of Spokane focuses on ensuring patient comfort and supporting quality of life. From delivering specialized care right in the home day or night, to around-the-clock phone support and grief counseling for family members, we are here for our patients and their family.

How Can You Get Involved?

Hospice volunteers help in a variety of ways, such as providing companionship to a patient, helping with light housekeeping or yard work, meal preparation, playing a musical instrument or singing; helping in the office with mailings or other office tasks, or helping with one of our community or fundraising events throughout the year. Background check is required, and training is provided.

Make-A-Wish Alaska and Washington 104 S Freya St, Yellow Flag Bldg #207 Spokane, WA 99202

What We Do:

509-458-2618 Toll Free: 888-790-7005 Wish.org/akwa

The mission of Make-A-Wish Alaska and Washington is simple and clear: Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.

It’s our vision to grant a wish to every eligible child because wishes have a physical and emotional benefit that can give children with critical illnesses a higher chance of survival. But, we need your help to achieve this!

You can help promote hope, health and healing whether you make a donation, become a volunteer, fundraise to grant wishes or refer a child! · Become a Volunteer! Share your time and talents as a volunteer and transform a child’s life in as little as two hours a month. · Donate now! Become a monthly giving donor or give a one-time donation and make a big difference for local children-transforming lives, one wish at a time. · Fundraise! Whether it’s through athletic events, lemonade stands or birthday fundraisers, passionate supporters rally their networks to grant wishes in their communities. · Refer a Child! If you know a child between the ages of 2 ½ and 18 years old who has a life-threatening critical illness and has not previously received a wish, you can refer them.

When wish children are stripped of the most basic rights of childhood—the things most of us take for granted—you can clearly see how a wish is unlike anything else available to them as part of their treatment plan.

How Can You Get Involved?

To learn more about how you can help be a part of this life-changing and transformational mission, visit wish.org/akwa.

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Morning Star Community Services (MSCS) Gateway Building | 140 S Arthur St, Ste 610 Spokane, WA 99202

What We Do:

509.927.1194 www.morningstarcommunityservices.org khills@msbranch.org

Morning Star Community Services provides outpatient behavioral health to individuals and families in a safe, therapeutic, caring environment through hope, support, and healing.

All families struggle from time to time, and some families must learn to cope with life-altering trauma, mental health challenges, and/or changes in family composition or lifestyle. Located in the Gateway Building in the South Perry District, Morning Star Community Services is a preferred provider for most insurances, Apple Health, and offers a sliding-scale self pay fees.

How Can You Get Involved?

Please consider donating to support our community-based behavioral health www.morningstarcommunityservices.org

The NATIVE Project 1803 W Maxwell Spokane, WA 99201

What We Do:

509.483.7535 www.nativeproject.org npinfo@nativeproject.org

Sacred Hospitality For All

The NATIVE Project is a non-profit health facility that provides medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, patient care coordination, wellness, and prevention services for both Natives and Non-Natives in the greater Spokane community. We serve ALL people. Medicaid, Medicare and most private insurances are accepted. You will not be charged your insurance co-pay if you provide proof of tribal enrollment/ descendency.

The NATIVE Project’s Service Delivery Philosophy is a patient centered care model that embraces action, education, culture and spirituality on the road to healing and wellness. Our team commits to providing patient centered care that includes physical, emotional, mental and spiritual wellness and healing. Services will be offered through the practice of “Sacred Hospitality”. Our philosophy has roots in the medical model of disease prevention, treatment and management that is solution based in the recovery oriented model of care, including drug free lifestyles.

We utilize the highest level of care using evidence based and promising practices to promote healing and wellness in individuals, families, staff, and communities.

How Can You Get Involved?

Everyone can be a patient here. Be informed, go to our website, NativeProject.org, and subscribe to our email list, follow us on social media and check out our events calendar. Join our circle of care, where using one team and one voice, individuals, staff, families and agencies will utilize skills, leadership, cultural and spiritual consciousness to give back to his or her community by living as: WARRIORS, NURTURERS, SCHOLARS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS

Northwest Autism Center

528 E. Spokane Falls Blvd. Suite 14 Spokane, WA 99202

What We Do:

509.328.1582 www.nwaustim.org info@nwautism.org

NAC exists to support, facilitate and build accessible and comprehensive approaches to helping individuals with autism and their families.

NAC information and resource referral, provider, parent and community training and education, ABA intensive treatment clinic for 2-5 year olds, free screenings and political advocacy.

How Can You Get Involved?

$25 Pays for individualized parent resource referral $50 Pays for one screening for autism $100 Pays for Special Education Books

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Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho

123 E. Indiana Ave. Spokane, WA 99207

What We Do:

1-866-904-7721 Donate.ppgwni.org Donations@ppgwni.org

We provide exceptional reproductive and complementary health care services, honest education, and fearless advocacy for all.

For over 50 years local people have been turning to Planned Parenthood for the resources they need to be healthy, plan their families and futures, and achieve their dreams. Your support will: Help over 30,000 people annually get the health care services required to plan their families.

Advocate for comprehensive sex ed in our community so youth have the knowledge they need to be healthy, safe, and plan their futures.

Ensure reproductive freedom is protected for everyone during unprecedented attacks on these civil rights.

“As a cancer survivor, my visits to Planned Parenthood help provide peace of mind in addition to health care that is affordable and attainable. They genuinely care about my mental health just as much as my physical health.” — Taylor D., Spokane patient

How Can You Get Involved?

DONATE Your generosity will ensure everyone in our community can receive the care they need. No matter what.

TELL YOUR STORY The best way to promote, practice, and preserve comprehensive reproductive health care and overcome stigma surrounding these services is to share our stories.

VOLUNTEER The gift of your time and energy is invaluable in the fight to protect and advance reproductive rights.

BECOME A PATIENT Receive expert health care from our providers and support the services we provide to our community.

Providence Health Care Foundation 101 W. Eighth Ave. Spokane, WA 99204

What We Do:

509.474.4917 www.Providence.org/givingewa PHCFoundationEW@providence.org

We help ensure access to compassionate, world-class care by supporting life-changing projects and programs at Providence health care ministries in Spokane and Stevens counties.

For more than 135 years, our region has counted on Providence not only for exceptional medical care, but to answer the call for help from our less fortunate neighbors. Gifts to Providence Health Care Foundation stay local, to help care for the most vulnerable in our community and support breakthrough technology that saves lives.

What Can Your Donations Do?

Your gift helps support a wide range of programs, from cancer and cardiac care to specialized resources that help critically ill kids at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital.

And our Patient Emergency Fund provides essentials for families struggling financially due to a medical emergency.

Rayce Rudeen Foundation 24201 E Knox Lane, Liberty Lake, WA 99019

509-217-4440 raycerudeen.org info@raycerudeen.org

The Rayce Rudeen Foundation works with organizations and programs that encourage a healthy and productive lifestyle, free from addiction.

The Rayce Rudeen Foundation began it’s work after a tragic overdose of our beloved Rayce. In his honor, we strive to address gaps in the systems of care for those who are struggling with addiction. We implement a diverse approach in working with various organizations to make a sustainable impact in our communities by focusing on prevention, treatment and recovery. In all of our work we emphasize the importance of removing the stigma of addiction. It is a disease not an embarrassment.

What We Do:

How Can You Get Involved?

Contact us at info@raycerudeen.org for volunteer opportunities Donations can be made through our website.

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HOW TO GIVE

INDEX AHANA........................................................................................... 30 Alzheimer’s Association................................................................60 American Childhood Cancer Organization Inland NW................. 46 American Red Cross, Greater Inland Northwest. . .........................60 ARC of Spokane, The..................................................................... 29 Artisans.......................................................................................... 30 Ashley House NW........................................................................... 61 Better Health Together. . ................................................................. 61 Bonner Community Food Bank..................................................... 47 Boy Scouts of America Inland NW Council ................................... 31 Boys & Girls Club of Spokane County .......................................... 47 Camp Fire USA Inland Northwest Council..................................... 31 Cancer Care Northwest Foundation............................................... 61 Carl Maxey Center. . ........................................................................ 47 Cat Tales Wildlife. . ......................................................................... 42 Catholic Charities Eastern Washington ....................................... 47 Children’s Home Society ............................................................... 31 Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Spokane............................. 61 Christ Kitchen................................................................................ 48 Christian Youth Theater Spokane.. ................................................ 48 City Gate, The................................................................................. 31 CHAS Health Foundation. . ............................................................. 62 Communities in Schools of Spokane. . ........................................... 32 Community-Minded Enterprises (CME)........................................ 48 Elevations: A Children’s Therapy Resource Foundation . . ............. 62 Every Woman Can.. ........................................................................ 62 EWU Get Lit! Programs.. ................................................................ 48 FailSafe for Life. . ............................................................................ 63 Family Promise of Spokane. . ......................................................... 49 Friends of the Centennial Trail...................................................... 42 Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington & Northern Idaho. . ................ 32 Giving Back Packs / Spokane Quaranteam.. ................................. 32 Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest............................... 33 Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels. . ................................. 33 Habitat for Humanity Spokane.. .................................................... 49 Hospice of Spokane....................................................................... 63 Hutton Settlement......................................................................... 33 Idaho Youth Ranch - North Idaho................................................. 34 Joya Child & Family Development................................................ 34 Kootenai Environmental Alliance. . ................................................ 43 KSPS PBS....................................................................................... 49 Latinos en Spokane....................................................................... 49 Lumen High School. . ...................................................................... 34 Lutheran Community Services Northwest.................................... 50 Make-A-Wish Alaska and Washington. . ........................................ 63 Mission Community Outreach Center.. .......................................... 50

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READ THE GIVE GUIDE Read all about the goals of local nonprofits in this special section; make a note of the ones you connect with most.

GO ONLINE Grab your credit card, scan a QR code or log on to the charity websites found in these pages and make a contribution.

PICK UP YOUR PHONE

Call your nonprofit of choice via the numbers listed here and make a pledge of cash or volunteer hours.

Morning Star Boys’ Ranch (MSBR). . ............................................... 51 Morning Star Community Services (MSCS).. ................................. 64 Morning Star Foster Care (MSFC)................................................. 34 Native Project, The........................................................................ 64 North Idaho College Foundation, Inc. . .......................................... 35 Northwest Autism Center.............................................................. 64 Northwest Harvest. . ........................................................................ 51 Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture....................................... 50 Odyssey Youth Movement............................................................. 35 Partnering for Progress................................................................. 35 Partners with Families & Children . . ............................................... 35 Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington & North Idaho....... 65 Project Beauty Share..................................................................... 36 Providence Health Care Foundation ............................................ 65 Rayce Rudeen Foundation.. ........................................................... 65 River’s Wish Animal Sanctuary..................................................... 43 Safe Passage. . ................................................................................ 52 Salvation Army Spokane, The....................................................... 50 Second Harvest. . ............................................................................ 52 Society of St. Vincent de Paul. . ..................................................... 53 Spokane Arts: Amplifying the Arts............................................... 53 Spokane Children’s Theatre.......................................................... 53 Spokane County Human Rights Task Force.................................. 36 Spokane County United Way . . ....................................................... 36 Spokane Humane Society . . ............................................................ 44 Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners (SNAP)......................... 54 Spokane Parks Foundation.. .......................................................... 44 Spokane Public Radio - KPBX....................................................... 54 Spokane Riverkeeper.. ................................................................... 44 Spokane Valley Partners Food Bank and Family Services........... 55 Spokane Workforce Council.......................................................... 54 Stix Diabetes Programs................................................................. 36 Stop the Silence: Changing Lives & Healing Hearts..................... 55 Transitions.. .................................................................................... 37 Union Gospel Mission.................................................................... 37 Volunteers of America. . ................................................................. 37 West Central Community Center. . ................................................. 55 Women & Children’s Free Restaurant & Community Kitchen...... 38 Women Helping Women Fund...................................................... 55 World Relief Spokane.................................................................... 37 YMCA of the Inland Northwest . . .................................................... 38 YWCA............................................................................................. 38 TO BE INCLUDED IN NEXT YEAR’S GIVE GUIDE, CONTACT SALES@INLANDER.COM

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A CULTURE OF STEWARDSHIP AND GIVING. At the center of the rich Kalispel Tribe culture is a drive to be a powerful force for change in our community. By committing our time and resources to helping our neighbors, we serve as stewards and seek to build a better world for future generations.

The Kalispel Tribe of Indians, with the same talented hands that built winter villages and harvested food and medicine from the land, now partners with hundreds of local charities and organizations for the betterment of our community. Since 2000, more than $20 million has been donated throughout the greater Spokane and Pend Oreille Counties.

We are Kalispel.

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