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Campaign supports local business and feeds over 100 with Cuisine for Clients program

Posted on July 21, 2021July 21, 2021 by Nicole Bishop

Campaign supports local business and feeds over 100 with Cuisine for Clients program Our year-end campaign came with a promise: To dedicate a portion of our proceeds to our Cuisine […]

SNAP, Cancer Can’t Partner to Support Cancer Patients with Transportation

Posted on June 29, 2021July 21, 2021 by Nicole Bishop

SNAP, Cancer Can’t Partner to Support Cancer Patients with Transportation “I was scared,” says Twyla. “When you’re a healthy person, you don’t ever think about what it’s like to be […]

SNAP’s volunteer driver program connects neighbors during pandemic

Posted on March 29, 2021March 30, 2021 by Nicole Bishop

SNAP’S VOLUNTEER DRIVER PROGRAM CONNECTS NEIGHBORS DURING PANDEMIC “I have a lot of medical and dental appointments ahead of me,” says Gloria. “I’ll be a new person someday.” Gloria began […]

SNAP Gains National Acclaim for Major Database Conversion Project

Posted on January 21, 2021January 25, 2021 by Nicole Bishop

SNAP GAINS NATIONAL ACCLAIM FOR MAJOR DATABASE CONVERSION PROJECT “We went from the 1990s to the 2020s almost overnight,” says SNAP MIS Coordinator Kathy Talley. Nearly 30 years ago, SNAP […]

SNAP Receives CARES Funding; Supports Neighbors in Innovative Ways

Posted on November 8, 2020November 16, 2020 by Nicole Bishop

SNAP RECEIVES CARES FUNDING; SUPPORTS NEIGHBORS IN INNOVATIVE WAYS The first few weeks after the pandemic hit Eastern Washington, SNAP’s energy assistance team saw more than double the amount of […]

Community Health Worker Overcomes Odds, Gives Back

Posted on August 25, 2020August 26, 2020 by Nicole Bishop

Community Health Worker Overcomes Odds, Gives Back One of the harsher realities for agencies providing social services is that not everyone can be saved. The experiences, decisions and circumstances of […]

The Importance of Housing

Posted on August 24, 2020August 24, 2020 by Nicole Bishop

The Importance of Housing Each year, many of our Spokane County neighbors find themselves homeless. For each of these individuals, homelessness was not a course in life they ever expected. […]

SNAP Homeless Services – working for collaborative and efficient ways to serve clients

Posted on July 29, 2020July 29, 2020 by Nicole Bishop

SNAP Homeless Services – working for collaborative and efficient ways to serve clients Providing services to the homeless is a combination of challenges, some which have been around seemingly forever […]

SNAP Helps Small Business Owners

Posted on June 24, 2020June 25, 2020 by Nicole Bishop

SNAP HELPS SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS Coronavirus has caused many to change plans and quickly adapt to the changing landscape. SNAP and its subsidiary SNAP Financial Access (SFA) held a virtual […]

Cuisine for Clients Nourishes Local Businesses, Residents

Posted on April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 by Nicole Bishop

Cuisine for Clients nourishes local businesses, residents On a bright, blustery day this week, Cochinito Taqueria made a house call. The popular restaurant, which opened just over two years ago […]