homeless – SNAP

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 […]

Where are they now? Former client thriving with local business

Posted on November 5, 2019November 5, 2019 by Nicole Bishop

Where are they now? Former client thriving with local business In 2014, we shared part of Sarah’s story with our donors, as Sarah was a relatively new small business owner, […]

Spokane Collaborates, Responds to Community Needs at Spokane Resource Center

Posted on July 10, 2019July 10, 2019 by Nicole Bishop

Spokane Collaborates, Responds to Community Needs at Spokane Resource Center Brightly-colored abstract watercolors and sketches from local artists and local renderings of famous abolitionists like Stephen Douglass frame the spacious […]

Mainstream Electric, Local Churches Rally to Help

Posted on March 29, 2019April 22, 2019 by Nicole Bishop

The cold didn’t have a chance in February thanks to some generous in-kind donations from our local partners. Mainstream Electric stepped up with a badly needed hot water heater at […]

Legislative agenda signals hope for housing

Posted on January 9, 2019 by Nicole Bishop

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 […]

SNAP Clients Affirm Message of Hope

Posted on December 26, 2018December 26, 2018 by Nicole Bishop

Justina didn’t want to face the uncertainty of losing her housing, quitting her college courses, and heading back to life on the reservation, where her options were limited. SNAP offered […]

SNAP housing offers a haven to homeless Spokane widow

Posted on July 12, 2018 by Nicole Bishop

Paula and her husband arrived in Spokane in 1986 from California. When they arrived, they started a flooring company, which they ran successfully for the next 15 years. They […]

Volunteer mentors homeless clients seeking employment

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Jennifer Martin

SNAP Volunteer, Michael, came to SNAP in June 2017, wanting to be part of SNAP’s commitment to help others in need. He has lived in Spokane for nearly ten years, […]

Homeless walking tour sheds light on problems, resources

Posted on March 7, 2018March 7, 2018 by Jennifer Martin

When it comes to the impact of SNAP Homeless Services in 2017, the numbers speak for themselves: 448 households transitioned from homelessness to permanent housing; a total of 1,909 assessments […]

Well attended documentary screening brings the difficulty our neighbors face to light

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Mariah McConnaughey

We were overwhelmed to welcome over 160 people for a public screening of “A Walk Through Poverty” at the Downtown Spokane Public Library on January 25th. “A Walk Through Poverty” […]