When former client Robert got into the Medstar van operated by SNAP, he expected simply to receive a ride to Urgent Care. Instead, Medstar driver Kyle Chandler went above and […]
Legislative agenda signals hope for housing
From her chair as executive director of the Spokane Low Income Housing Consortium (SLIHC), Kay Murano has a birds-eye view of the area’s ongoing affordable housing shortage. “The need is […]
Inaugural WBC Competition celebrates business ingenuity
On June 20,SNAP Financial Access hosted the inaugural Women’s Business Center Competition featuring three dynamic, creative businesswomen narrowed down from a preliminary group of competitors.. The result was the […]
Comcast Cares Day a win for SNAP
SNAP was the beneficiary of the tremendous support from over 300 volunteers taking part in Spokane’s Comcast Cares Day this past April. Nationwide there were over 100,000 Comcast employees and […]
Skils’kin produces well-received Energy Assistance PSA
On the surface, it seemed like an unlikely pairing – a nonprofit that works to employ residents with disabilities collaborating with a nonprofit community action agency to produce a public […]
SNAP committee members impacted by homeless walking tour
On a brisk, overcast day last fall, a walk through downtown Spokane shed light on the plight of the homeless for members of SNAP’s Communication and Development Committee. The homeless […]
Local developers’ donation goes to SNAP home ownership programs
A big THANK YOU to the Commonwealth Agency board members for choosing to support SNAP’s Housing Counseling and Home Ownership programs through a generous $15,000 donation from the development of […]
Jersey Mike’s steps up to the plate for SNAP
Each day, the staff at SNAP Financial Stability Services work to help clients build their credit, manage their money, buy their first home and start new businesses. On May 31, […]
U.S. Bank grant opens doors for SNAP Home Repair
With the only licensed, bonded and insured nonprofit home repair program in Spokane County serving low-income households, SNAP routinely faces an avalanche of demand from residents each year who are […]
VERP program helps motorists stay in gear
In Spokane County, vehicle emissions testing is required under state law in order to renew license tabs and as part of the paperwork to exchange legal registration and titles between […]