Leaf Pickup Is Underway!

City of Spokane crews have started leaf pickup activities on City streets. The City’s leaf pickup service is intended to remove only the leaves that naturally fall into the streets. Residents should not rake leaves into the street. For the 2022 leaf pickup schedule visit our website.

Yard & Food Waste Collection Ends Dec. 2

Curbside yard and food waste customers have until Friday, Dec. 2, to finish their fall yard cleanup before the City of Spokane suspends the collection service for the winter. The optional Clean Green curbside yard and food waste collection service runs from March through November.

Shelter Me Spokane

A new public website allows the community to view updated homeless shelter occupancy rates on a nightly basis. The dashboard, called ShelterMeSpokane.org, displays timely data inputted directly by regional shelter providers and includes a time stamp as to when the provider last updated the information.

Last Chance To Take Stormwater Survey

The City's Wastewater Department needs your help! Complete this survey by Friday, Nov. 18 to help contribute to community education about stormwater management.

Council Recap

Council Member Michael Cathcart recaps the Monday, Nov. 14, Spokane City Council meeting.

Snow Season Is Here!

Please move your RVs, boats, trailers, and basketball hoops off the street and to a winter storage location. As a reminder, RVs, boats and trailers cannot exceed 24 hours of continuous on-street parking, according to the Spokane Municipal Code. For more information about snow season visit our website.

Numerica Skate Ribbon Opening Day

The Numerica Skate Ribbon is anticipated to open to the public on Saturday, Nov. 19, welcoming ice skaters for another beautiful winter in the park.

Preview night for Unlimited Ice Season Pass Holders is Friday, Nov. 18 and passes may be purchaed on site at a 15% discount.

For more info on these events visit our website.

The Seeking Place

Come visit "The Seeking Place" in Riverfront Park!

City of Spokane Jobs

The City of Spokane is actively recruiting Supported Employment applicants. The Supported Employment application is on the City’s website and will remain open through Monday, Dec. 5. If you are a job seeker with a disability visit our website to apply!

If you have additional question please call the Civil Service Office at 509-625-6160.

Coronavirus Information

COVID-19 Vaccines

• COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective.
• Everyone 6 months and older are now eligible to get a free COVID-19 vaccination.
• Everyone 5 years and older is eligible for boosters.
• Learn about the different vaccines available.

COVID-19 Testing Sites

Drive-up and walk-up COVID-19 testing sites are open to the community. These testing sites offer free testing and are open to anyone who is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or has recently been exposed to someone with COVID-19.

Need Mental Health Help?

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 9-8-8

Contact Or Walk-In: Frontier Behavioral Health (509) 838-4651 ext 012082. 

Contact or Walk-In: Inland Northwest Behavioral Health (509) 992-1888

CHAS Health: (509) 444-8200

Excelsior Wellness Center: (509) 559-3100

Request Online Appointment

Help for children, adults and families is available via telehealth.

Teen Text and Chat Line: 844-814-TEEN (8336)

Free confidential safe place service available to any teen or young adult.

Veterans Crisis Line: (800) 273-8255

Need Resources? 

Call Washington 211 at 2-1-1 or (877) 211-9274 to speak to a local agent

Text your Zip Code to 898211 or email ew211@incontactmail.com

Apply for basic food assistance over the phone!

Access to resources online at: wa211.org

Sign up for their Newsletter!

Need Access to Food?

Contact SNAP at (509) 319-3050 or SRTC@snapwa.org

Domestic Violence and

Child Abuse Prevention Resources

Prevention at Home Video Series

Trauma Recovery Services

Lutheran Community Services: (509) 747-8224

Intensive Behavioral Health, Victim Advocacy and Foster Care, are available.

Resident Assistance

The impacts of COVID have created hardships for people in many ways. The City continues to connect residents with available and eligible resources.

Utility Assistance

There are Resident Assistance programs for emergency help to pay for City utility bills, which include charges for water, wastewater, stormwater and garbage collection. Interest-free payment plans are also available for residential and commercial customers.

Rent Assistance

Due to a large volume of applications, emergency rent assistance application portals have paused accepting applications from city residents seeking rental assistance who do not have a current eviction notice.

The City continues to work with the Washington State Department of Commerce to identify potential new sources of emergency rent assistance funds for Spokane City tenants and landlords, but a timeline for re-opening the portals for members of the general public (LiveStories), households with children (Family Promise of Spokane), and members of the African-American and BIPOC community (Carl Maxey Center) is unclear.

City of Spokane residents with a current eviction notice still may receive assistance through the ERAP 2.0 program. In order to determine eligibility and the process for doing so, reach out to one of the City’s two Dispute Resolution Centers that are managing the local Eviction Resolution Pilot Program.

• Last name begins with A-M: Northwest Mediation, 509-456-0103, ext. 1
• Last name begins with N-Z: Fulcrum Dispute Resolution Clinic, 509-838-2799
• Volunteer Lawyers Program, 509-477-2674

Overall, the two-year emergency rent assistance program has distributed about $33 million to more than 6,000 households. 

Spokane Rewards. Spokane Solves. Spokane Gives

The City of Spokane is a great place to combine community support with expertise. There are more than 30 boards, commissions and committees made up of volunteers who help shape our community. If you have one day a year, or one day a week, there is an opportunity for you. Pick your passion and get involved!

Meals on Wheels - Holiday Meal Deliver Drivers

Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels is looking for Thanksgiving and Christmas Day drivers to deliver meals to our homebound seniors. This is a great opportunity for families, friends, or co-workers to give back to the community by delivering a meal and conversation to seniors, who are isolated and homebound. 

Holiday meals are picked up at 10:30 a.m. on Thanksgiving or Christmas and you will have a route consisting of five to 15 seniors in a specific geographic area of Spokane or Spokane Valley to deliver to. This takes between an hour to two hours (depending on size of route) to complete. Meals are picked up at the Meals on Wheels kitchen at 218 N Crestline Street.

All prospective volunteers must complete a short orientation, either in person or over the phone, and pass a background check. 

Click here if you would like to volunteer!

Autumn Adventures: Merry & Magical Holiday Parade

The Spokane Lilac Festival Association (SLFA) is inviting the region to the second annual Merry & Magical Holiday Parade on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2 p.m., in downtown Spokane.

Don your red, green, and purple when the SLFA kicks-off the 2022 holiday season with a festive showcase of community groups, marching bands, floats, and more, culminating with an appearance by the man in red, Santa! Click here for more info.

On the Bright Side

City of Spokane employees rand the bell for The Salvation Army! Thank you to everyone who donated.