Community Resources...
“Sometimes it's easy to walk by because we know we can't change someone's whole life in a single afternoon. But what we fail to realize it that simple kindness can go a long way toward encouraging someone who is stuck in a desolate place.”―
Start Here
Dial 2-1-1 as your starting point to finding the help and services you need. Connects callers, at no cost, to critical health and human services in their community.
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Regional Crisis Line
Frontier Behavioral Health
(877) 266-1818
Click Here to Check Shelter Occupancy
A public website allows the community to view updated homeless shelter occupancy rates on a nightly basis.
Men, Women & Their Children
Women & Their Children
3128 N Hemlock
Spokane, WA 99205
Phone: (509) 328-6702
info@help4women.org
Hours: Monday-Friday 8am - 5pm
Men
Women
111 W Third Ave
Spokane, WA 99201
509-455-2886
hopehouse@voaspokane.org
Shelter Hours: sun-mon 8pm-8am
YWCA Domestic
Violence Shelter
930 N Monroe St
Spokane, WA 99201
(509) 326-1190
24-Hour Crisis Helpline: (509) 326-2255
Teens
3104 E. Augusta Avenue
(509) 990-0519
44 bed capacity
Open 7 days a week from 7:30pm - 6:30am for young adults aged 18 - 24 years old
Various Services
Emergency Food Services
Goodwill Supportive Services For Veterans & Their Families
130 East Third Avenue
Spokane, WA 99202
(509) 838-4246
Planned Parenthood is one of the nation’s leading providers of high-quality, affordable health care, and the nation’s largest provider of sex education. With or without insurance, you can always come to us for your health care.
123 E Indiana Ave Bldg A, Spokane, WA 99207
Need help getting health care coverage? As a Washington State resident, you and your family may be eligible for free or low-cost medical, dental, vision, and behavioral health services through Apple Health (Medicaid).
1-800-562-3022
A shared-ride, wheelchair-accessible transportation service for ADA eligible persons who are unable to use Spokane Transit Authority (STA) accessible, lift-equipped buses.
509-328-1552
American Indian Community Center
Focuses on outreach and supportive services to assist American Indian individuals and families in transitional housing or homeless situations.
Hot Lunches
Mon - Fri, 11:30am through SASTA transportation.
Facility hours
Mon - Fri 1 - 5pm
905 E. Third
Spokane, WA
509-535-0886
A first-line response to ending violence against women, men, and children.
P.O Box 9637
Spokane, WA 99209
Office 509-323-2123
Toll Free 1-877-276-5597
YWCA Domestic Violence Program
This program is for women who want support, advocacy and information about living free from violence and abuse (physical, sexual or emotional) in their intimate relationships.
Mon - Thurs
8:30am - 5pm
Fri 8:30am - 3:30pm
24-hour crisis response & Info line 509-326-2255
829 W. Broadway
Spokane, WA 99201
509-326-1190 ext. 139
TTY 509-536-0780
Working with youth focusing on leadership development through relational discipleship and with the development of holistic programming through community collaboration in combination with local resources.
Hillyard Youth Center, 4603 N. Market
West Central Youth Center, 1309 N. Ash
Downtown Youth Center, 606 W 3rd Ave
509-327-7721
Kids’ lives are dramatically impacted when caring adults come alongside them, sharing God’s love with them. They invest time with teenagers to build lasting friendships and to help them consider the direction of their lives.
Trent Resource Center
(Shelter for everyone)
4320 E. Trent Avenue
This facility offers numerous resources, including job training, substance abuse treatment, and mental health services.
They’ve also implemented a transportation system to get homeless to and from the shelter.
Things to Remember
01
WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN STORY.
One huge misconception of the poor is that they have all made poor choices, and the result is their current state. There are many different circumstances in life that can attribute. There should be no shame in seeking help, it could happen to anyone.
02
VETERANS.
40% of the homeless men are disabled Veterans with emotional struggles and disabilities. Most are from the Vietnam conflict, some of them disabled; others mentally traumatized by their war experiences; others simply unable to find work.
03
AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE & VIOLENCE.
Every year several hundred children age-out of foster care in Washington State—40% fail to finish high school, 20% go into shelters, and 20% spend time in jail. Violence can also be a big factor, half of all women and children experiencing homelessness are fleeing domestic violence.
04
ELDERLY.
Many of elderly are on fixed incomes and afraid to go to a shelter or soup kitchen. Others live in poverty—not homeless, but home-bound without needed utilities.
05
LOW INCOME.
A homeless person may be someone with a job. 25% of the homeless are working people. In every state, more than the minimum wage is required to afford a one-or-two bedroom apartment.
06
MEDICAL ISSUES.
Poverty can strike without warning as a result of illness. Many have been crippled by enormous medical debt.
07
MENTAL ILLNESS.
Spokane has a high rate of mental illness. The State average is 5%--Spokane’s average is 8%. Most can create a stable safe life for themselves with help.
