25 years of Family Promise

Family Promise of Spokane, nonprofit that helps families find permanent housing and end family homelessness, has had 25 years in Spokane, formerly Interfaith Hospitality Network of Spokane that relied on many churches and church volunteers. With pandemic they lost that but pivoted and now operate several shelters for families.

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Mon., March 21, 2022

Supervisor Heather Baker stands with single mom Amber Warne in the communal kitchen area at the Family Promise shelter at 2002 E. Mission Ave. on Tuesday. The nonprofit provides shelter space to homeless families who cook, clean and sleep on the main floor of the former grocery store at East Mission Avenue and Napa Street.

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The small corner grocery store at Napa Street and Mission Avenue is being used as a homeless shelter for struggling families by Family Promise, a nonprofit that tries to keep families together while struggling with homelessness. Photographed Tuesday, the building was once Cassano's.

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A small room off the main living area at the Family Promise shelter at 2002 E. Mission Ave. serves as a nursery for young children Tuesday. The nonprofit provides shelter space to homeless families who cook, clean and sleep on the main floor of the former grocery store at East Mission Avenue and Napa Street.

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Whitworth University student and volunteer Trillium Bristow helps out by cleaning toys at the Family Promise shelter at 2002 E. Mission Ave. on Tuesday. The nonprofit, which is marking 25 years in Spokane County this month, houses homeless families as they try to get their own housing.

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Ron Smith hangs a dropped ceiling in the basement at the Family Promise shelter at 2002 E. Mission Avenue on Tuesday. The nonprofit provides shelter space to homeless families who cook and clean on the main floor of the former grocery store at East Mission Avenue and Napa Street. When the basement is finished, it will increase the floor space for the families still in need of shelter.

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Supervisor Heather Baker stands with single mom Amber Warne in the communal kitchen area at the Family Promise shelter at 2002 E. Mission Ave. on Tuesday. The nonprofit provides shelter space to homeless families who cook and clean on the main floor of the former grocery store at East Mission Avenue and Napa Street.

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A trio of case managers, from left, Natalie Cooper, Julie Brown and Grace Fleming, sit in their office at Family Promise on Tuesday. The three try to connect with each family staying at the shelter and guide them to employment and their own housing.

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Supervisor Heather Baker looks over the mostly donated foods found in the shelter's pantry at the Family Promise shelter at 2002 E. Mission Ave. on Tuesday. The nonprofit provides shelter space to homeless families who cook, clean and sleep on the main floor of the former grocery store at East Mission Avenue and Napa Street.

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