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AMERICAN INDIAN COMMUNITY CENTER
The Center’s food pantry serves all people living in Spokane who are experiencing food insecurity, a large majority of whom are Native American. Grant funding will purchase
protein and reusable grocery bags for the food pantry.
ASIANS FOR A COLLECTIVE LIBERATION – SPOKANE
Operational funding for programs of community education, health and public health,
advocacy, justice and equity for the Asian and Asian American community.
BLUE DOOR THEATRE
New “Improv in the Prisons” program is designed to engage and empower incarcerated individuals at the Airway Heights Correctional Center through the transformative art of improvisation. A total of 10 – 8 week courses will be held with funds provided by the SBPF.
BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF SPOKANE COUNTY
“Music Melodies” is a pilot program for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Spokane County that is designed to support the social and emotional well-being of participants. In combination with a music teacher and a behavioral support specialist, the program will include a variety of
options for children to participate in creating music, caring for instruments and how
listening to music can impact how we feel.
FEED SPOKANE
This food rescue resource saves hundreds of thousands of pounds of food from
restaurants, caterers, hotels, grocers, wholesalers, farmers and event centers and
provides the food to nonprofits and charitable meal sites in the greater Spokane area.
Funding supports their operations.
FORGE
Still in it’s early stages of growth, Forge provides access to pre-eviction and post-conviction resources for low-income, justice involved and vulnerable individuals to reduce barriers to housing, employment and successful re-entry. Grant funding will help create a website.
GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON
Tables and robotics kits will be purchased with a grant from the Progressive Fund for troops
at Title One schools to ensure girls are able to participate in STEM robotic programming
aimed at bridging educational gaps.
GROWING NEIGHBORS
Opportunities for equitable food access and sustainable community development through starting and expanding community gardens, communal meals, educational workshops,
Farmers' market booths, free seeds and plant starts, Little Free Pantries for 24/7 food access, community composting, and food deliveries for those with mobility challenges.
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY SPOKANE
Initiative to Advance Black Home Ownership, which will increase access to affordable
homeownership options for low-income BIPOC communities.
HEALTH & JUSTIC RECOVERY ALLIANCE
The Health and Justice Recovery Alliance provides a Peer service delivery model that centers the experience of the participant and community in crisis by supporting navigation from crisis to well-being. Grant funding will support their mental health resources.
HISPANIC BUSINESS PROFESSIONALS ASSOCIATION
HBPA received a grant to assist with funding to launch a new program and develop their
own field organizer position to build Latin power in Spokane County, including the fundamental human right to reproductive health, mental health, dignity and justice.
JEWELS HELPING HANDS
Through kindness, compassion, and respect, JHH ensures people who are houseless have
their basic needs met - to survive, thrive, and connect to community resources. Funding
provides a six month supply of laundry pre-paid cards for houseless community members
(100 cards per month). Cards will be provided through outreach efforts.
LGBTQ+ SENIORS OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST
Expansion of services this organization provides in a safe space for elder LGBTQ+ persons. Social connections and resource opportunities are offered on a regular basis.
MISSION COMMUNITY CENTER
New clothing, hygiene items, diapers and housewares are provided to families in need to alleviate the financial burden on low-income households and those experiencing
homelessness without questions or proof of identity.
THE MOCKINGBIRD SOCIETY
Support specific to Spokane/E. Washington program for participating foster and/or homeless youth to build skills in public speaking, civic awareness, and community engagement as well as create yearly legislative agendas and advocate for change to the system that impact them.
NEW STORY SPOKANE
Seed funding for an interactive website that will help direct individuals to organizations
and businesses in the Inland NW who are progressively practicing caring for the planet
and all people.
ODYSSEY YOUTH MOVEMENT
The Safer Schools Program, supported by the Progressive Fund, is designed to have multiple branches including direct student connection usually through GSAs (Gender and Sexuality Alliances), the education of trusted adults such as counselors and teachers, as well as the promotion of equity for LGBTQ+ students from a policy perspective.
OUR PLACE COMMUNITY CENTER
Staff funding for Our Place to continue welcoming any Spokane neighbor in need
of food, clothing, hygiene products, access to laundry facilities, bus passes or utility
assistance without question.
PRO-CHOICE WASHINGTON
Funding was provided to help expand Pro-Choice Washington’s work in Eastern Washington
to protect, restore, and expand every person’s right and ability to access the full range of affordable, quality, and unbiased abortion, sexual, and reproductive healthcare information
and services through movement-building, community education, and grassroots advocacy.
RANGE MEDIA
Range Media received operational expense funding for their work to refocus the news in the Inland Northwest toward the needs of ordinary people by cultivating complex conversations, expanding our moral imagination, and holding the powerful accountable. They are building action-oriented journalism that serves people where they are and gives everyone the tools to demand better.
RIVER CITY YOUTH OPS
Expansion of this program will include after-school opportunities for youth in West Central with
a focus on farm-to-community curriculum. In addition, funding provided will assist with a
special mural project in 2024 that River City Youth Ops will create in partnership with
Our Place Community Center.
ROSALIE MURREY FOUNDATION
This new nonprofit will fill a gap in the Spokane region for full-day therapeutic early learning
for children ages three to six with disabilities called “Birdie’s Nest”. In addition to providing therapies on-site, this childcare center will allow families to have a safe place for their
children to stay while parents work, including weekend hours for families who may have
non-traditional work schedules.
SANDPOINT AREA SENIORS (Sandpoint, ID)
This organization strives to address food insecurity and social isolation among the most vulnerable members of the senior community in Bonner County. This includes on-site and
home delivery meals.
SELKIRK CONSERVATION ALLIANCE (North Idaho)
Support for the “Living Classroom” field trips for low-income and tribal schools in N. Idaho
where students experience environmental education in the form of hands-on activities
and projects within the Priest Lake Watershed.
SHADES OF MOTHERHOOD
Operational funding for peer support groups, empowering community workshops and comprehensive doula care for black mothers and mothers of babies of color in the
Spokane region.
SPOKANE INDEPENDENT METRO BUSINESS ALLIANCE
In partnership with Refugee and Immigrants Connections, SIMBA will provide business startup training sessions for immigrant and refugee populations, including covering startup filing fees, business licenses, etc. and providing translators when necessary.
SPOKANE ALLIANCE
Funding to support “Wrestling with the Truth of Colonization” training in 2024 to help center Indigenous voices in our long-term work to build more equitable communities.
SPOKANE HELPERS NETWORK
Rapid response delivery of basic needs to those in need including food, hygiene items,
feminine products, diapers, bedding, cleaning supplies and more. In addition, Spokane
Helpers Network has partnered with several Title 1 schools to help fill in needs for
students (clothing, shoes, snacks, etc).
SPOKANE HOPE, CENTER FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING CHILDREN
Funding to support an additional part-time speech language pathologist for Spokane’s only center for deaf and hard of hearing children.
SPOKANE LOW INCOME HOUSING CONSORTIUM
SLIHC will hire a full-time Director for their newly formed Land Bank which provides a
resource for land parcel donations as well as the sell of land at low or below market rates
to nonprofits who wish to develop affordable housing.
SPOKANE PUBLIC LIBRARY – SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAMMING
The Spokane Public Libraries’ Social Service program provides crucial support to vulnerable
and underserved populations including access to social workers, mental health resources, housing assistance and referrals to community resources.
TEAMCHILD
Continued advocacy in E. Washington for court involved youth, providing support for families
to understand their child's legal rights and assistance with navigation around and
through barriers.
THRIVE INTERNATIONAL
Funding to support an administrative position at Thrive Center, a 92 unit housing center
providing access to empowerment programs for youth and women, cultural integration activities, weekly medical clinics, clothing, and support for transportation and employment concerns.
TREEHOUSE
Treehouse’s Graduation Success program received a grant to support their E. Washington program to ensure every foster student has the tools and resources they need to graduate
from high school.
VALLEY COMMUNITY CENTER (Clarkston, WA)
This nonprofit organization provides activities to the Clarkston valley community and
senior population to maintain their physical, mental well-being and enhance their lives
so they may continue to be independent in their homes. Funding supports the Center's
senior meal program, including home delivery.
VILLAGE COHOUSING WORKS
Funding to create a match campaign for final funds needed to buy the organization's first manufactured home for a family in need. Family will be provided the opportunity to gain
financial equity by purchasing the home at cost by VCW.
WEST CENTRAL ABBEY
Upgrades to kitchen utilized to serve weekly meals to community members in need as well
as other nonprofits who serve low-income individuals.
WOMEN'S HEARTH by Transitions
Winter backpacks full of survival supplies for any unhoused woman and Weekend Resiliency
kits for unhoused women participating in recovering from substance use disorder.
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