Spokane County and City have agreed to use $2 million of CARES act funding for a new shelter on Mission Avenue, but nearby businesses and homeowners are concerned about what that will do to the community's safety.
Gonzaga Preparatory school's alumni gym will serve as a temporary shelter for families experiencing homelessness.
The City of Spokane is paying $100,000 to house the homeless at the Spokane Arena and the Community Services Building during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In less than 24 hours, 69 people moved from the downtown Spokane library and into the Spokane Arena as it becomes their new home for the next 90 days.
SPOKANE, Wash - As part of its response to COVID-19 and in an effort to form a regional approach to the homeless crisis, the City of Spokane, Spokane County and the Spokane Health District announced plans Thursday to move homeless shelter beds into the Spokane Arena.
SPOKANE, Wash - The Spokane Arena will transition into a temporary shelter for the homeless beginning this week, the current operator of the Cannon Shelter said Wednesday, though the City has yet to back that claim.
Jewels Helping Hands announced Thursday afternoon they will not remove their property from the Cannon Street shelter for the next two weeks.
The City of Spokane on Thursday entered an agreement with the Guardians to take over the Cannon Street shelter.
SPOKANE, Wash - The City of Spokane is letting a contract expire with Jewel's Helping Hands and the building that housed the Cannon Street warming center will close before the end of the week.
The downtown Spokane public library will temporarily house those experiencing homelessness while the country grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic
Jewel's Helping Hands is opening a new warming center this week to take the pressure off other homeless shelters.
Ever since he was just nine years old, one local teen has been using his free time to make soap for those in need.
The City of Spokane is sending a stronger message in its efforts to clear out homeless camps.
The YMCA is working on an agreement with the Cannon Shelter, which would allow homeless tenants to use their shower facilities.
The Spokane City Council will be looking at a contract amendment for safety improvements for the Cannon Shelter on Monday.
A five-hour stretch at the Spokane Convention Center Thursday may have helped hundreds of people take the first step to getting or staying off of the street.
Organizers with the City of Spokane said they have more volunteers than any year previous.
Spokane veterans experiencing homelessness will have access to a variety of services at Saturday’s “Veteran Stand Down” event.
Volunteers will take to Spokane streets on Thursday night to help conduct the city's annual Point-in-Time count.
The homeless are bracing for another cold week with temperatures dipping into the teens.
The City of Spokane has activated more services for those experiencing homelessness as more cold weather moves into the region.
A downtown Spokane underpass is packed with people again. A spot where tents, and trash and trouble seem to hang out.
A new substance treatment facility for Spokane's homeless community opened downtown on Tuesday.
Questions are being raised about the expected operator of the South Cannon warming shelter in downtown Spokane.
