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We support local women and children, removing the barriers to their success, and bringing the community together to fund non-profit partners that can make that happen. That's why we've awarded more than $7 million in high-impact grants to fund projects and programs in Spokane County. Learn more about our grantees and their impactful projects.
Grantees
Boys & Girls Clubs of Spokane County
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Spokane County provides safe, supportive, and affordable out-of-school programs for children and teens in grades K–12.
Funding will be used to support Power Hour by providing staff, materials, and enrichment activities that help youth complete homework, leading to academic confidence and success in school.
Catholic Charities Eastern Washington
Since 1912, Catholic Charities Eastern Washington has served the 13 counties of Eastern Washington. Across 15+ diverse programs that serve a wide range of populations, CCEWA builds relationships with those in need with services that respond to crisis, stabilize lives, and advocate in hope.
Funding will be used to support immigrant women and children in Spokane County through their Immigration Legal Services program.
Christ Kitchen
Christ Kitchen combines business and philanthropy to break the cycle of poverty for women and the children who rely on them for survival.
Funding will be used to launch Phase 1 of Christ Kitchen’s new Print & Copy Technician training matrix, supporting equipment, curriculum, and early training that helps women build confidence, skills, and sustainable careers.
Family Promise of Spokane
Family Promise of Spokane prevents families from becoming homeless, provides for families experiencing homelessness, and prepares families for life beyond homelessness.
Funding will be used to provide rapid, low-barrier funding support through their RAFT program, helping families overcome unique barriers to housing stability.
Feast Collective
Feast Collective empowers Immigrants and Refugees in Spokane County by creating pathways to economic stability, cultural connection, and community resilience, all through food.
Funding will be used to support the women who are the heart of Feast Collective by expanding training, mentorship, and paid program hours, creating more opportunities to build confidence, take on leadership, and help their families and community thrive.
Lumen Public School
Lumen Public School provides a supportive and inclusive education specifically designed for teen parents. Their approach recognizes that investing in a young mother’s education not only transforms her trajectory but also has a generational impact on her child’s opportunities.
Funding will support the development and launch of a Parent Teacher Organization for Glow Early Learning, led by Lumen parenting students.
Morning Star Ranch
Morning Star Ranch serves children ages 5 through 15 who have experienced early trauma and instability, offering them safe, supportive pathways to healing and growth.
Funding will be used to expand Morning Star’s Parenting Support Group, offering trauma-informed education and peer support for foster and adoptive parents caring for highly impacted youth.
Mujeres in Action
Mujeres in Action advocates for survivors of domestic violence and/or sexual assault, helping them reach their full potential and educating our community from a Latine perspective to end family violence.
Funding will support mental health services, as MiA provides individual and group trauma-informed and resilience-based therapeutic services to survivors and their families, including adults, adolescents, and children, in English and Spanish.
NAMI Spokane
NAMI Spokane offers hope and health for people who are experiencing mental health concerns and their families today, as they work to build a stigma-free tomorrow.
Funding will support staffing to help expand their services to prevent mental health crises and keep more women and youth stable in recovery. It will also support Resource Navigation services to help families understand and navigate changes to their eligibility and work requirements.
Northeast Youth & Family Services
As a family resource center, Northeast Youth & Family Services connects children, youth, and families to the tools, opportunities, and support they need to survive today and thrive tomorrow.
Funding will be used to purchase a new refrigerator and freezer, allowing their Food Bank to safely store fresh produce, dairy, and meats and serve more families with nutritious, reliable food.
Partners with Families & Children
Partners is a community resource for abused and neglected children, providing family services that also include mental health and substance use disorders treatment, child and family team coordination, and evidence-based parenting instruction.
Funding will be used to support the Children’s Advocacy Center, ensuring that child abuse victims receive trauma-informed, compassionate care in a safe and supportive environment to end the abuse, prevent future abuse, and set them on a healing path to a brighter future.
Refugee & Immigrant Connections Spokane
Refugee and Immigrant Connections Spokane supports and empowers refugee and immigrant communities by providing services, fostering community bonds, and advocating for refugee and immigrant rights in the Inland Northwest.
Funding will be used to provide for newcomer women and children through weekly free fresh produce markets and drop-off food box deliveries, and access to culturally responsive mental health services.
River City Youth
River City Youth provides safe, meaningful opportunities for young people in West Central through agriculture internships, skill-building workshops, and enrichment activities that help youth gain practical experience, build resilience, and feel a sense of belonging in their community.
Funding will be used to support River City Youth’s programs and staff by expanding youth internships, enrichment activities, and stipends, while helping retain skilled mentors who provide consistent guidance and safe spaces for young people.
Spokane HOPE
Spokane Hearing Oral Program of Excellence teaches and supports children from birth to age 5 who are deaf or hard of hearing so they can listen, speak, learn, and thrive. After graduating from HOPE, students transition into local kindergartens where they learn alongside hearing peers with little-to-no special support.
Funding will be used to support HOPE’s full-day preschool expansion and the integration of audiology services, providing greater flexibility between classroom learning and speech-language therapy while reducing the burden on families juggling multiple appointments.
Thrive International
Thrive International is the largest provider of supportive housing for newly arrived immigrants in the state. They provide supportive housing and case management that empowers residents to quickly gain the stability needed to secure employment and permanent housing in the community.
Funding will be used to bring a mental health counselor on-site at Thrive and pilot culturally responsive care models that help refugee women heal through storytelling, art, movement, and other approaches.
Vanessa Behan
Vanessa Behan provides emergency respite care for children between the ages of birth and 12, when their family is experiencing stress or a crisis. Children can stay up to 72 hours so that their parent can relieve stress or deal with a critical family issue.
Funding will be used to support the Children’s Waiting Room, offering safe, developmentally appropriate care that allows children to avoid courtroom stress while reducing courtroom distractions and improving access to justice for their parents.
Women & Children's Free Restaurant & Community Kitchen
Women & Children's Free Restaurant & Community Kitchen is Spokane’s only food security agency with a mission that centers on women, children, and teens. Each year WCFR gives 10,000 women and children low-barrier access to no-cost nutrition without shame or judgment.
Funding will be used to purchase fresh, high-quality food, ensuring women and children in Spokane receive nutritious meals and grocery boxes that meet their dietary needs.
Women Healing and Empowering Network
Women’s Healing & Empowerment Network is a first-line response to ending violence against women, men, and children. WHEN offers a variety of programs to educate and inform both victims and offenders of mental and physical abuse.
Funding will be used to support Frieda’s Healing Center by covering house management, nutritious meals, and program development that help women heal, build skills, and regain stability.
YWCA Spokane
YWCA Spokane serves individuals and children who are impacted by intimate partner domestic violence, homelessness, and unemployment through their free, trauma-informed, confidential programs and services.
Funding will be used to support the Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program by covering classroom materials, support services, and Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health consultants who help to build adults’ capacity to support children’s healthy social and emotional development.
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