Spokane Area Resources (as of June 2013)
Washington Connections: 509-209-2630
The Washington Connection Benefit Portal is a single-point access link for resources and services within the state of Washington and your local community. While DSHS services are included, there is also a wide variety of other state, city, county and local community resources available. This portal streamlines the process of connecting people with benefits and services.
- Visit and click on the “See if I Qualify” tab.
- Within 5-8 minutes you will have a list of services that you potentially qualify for.
- Apply for any or all of the programs listed right there on the portal.
- Examples of programs, services, and resources available:
- Legal services
- Apple Healthy for Kids
- Food
- Child care subsidies
- Medical assistance
- Drug and alcohol treatment
Early Intervention Services:
Children aged 3 and Up:
Parents can call the child’s school district’s mainoffice for information on the available programs and servicesor see below. All services are free. Services include a free developmental evaluation and intervention services if a child qualifies based on an identified delay from the evaluation. A doctor’s referral is not required, only a parent’s concern for their child’s development.
Spokane Public School District 509-354-6336
Central Valley School District 509-228-5500
Mead School District Lynn Harding, Educational Specialist 465-7616
Cheney School District Kristi Thurston, Director of Special Education 559-4507
East Valley School District Special Services Department 509-927-9511
Children Birth through age 2:
The primary contact for all families regardless of income is the Infant/Toddler Network 509-324-1651
- Family Resource Coordinators are free to families to connect them with services needed for their child. Free developmental screenings are also available.
Housing Resources:
Shelters:
Homeless Outreach Center / 520 W Walnut / 509-455-6275
Anna Ogden Hall (Women & Children) / 2828 W Mallon St / 509-327-7737
St Margaret (Women & Children) / Call for Information / 509-624-9788
Union Gospel (Women & Children) / 1234 E Sprague / 509-535-0486
Hope House (Women only) / 111 W Third
Office hours 9am-5pm / 509-455-2886; Wheelchair Accessible; 8pm-8am
Miryam’s House (Women only) / 1805 West 9th / 509-747-9222
Union Gospel Mission (Men only) / 1224 E Trent / 509-535-8510
House of Charity (Men only) / Building hrs 7:30am-8pm
Wheelchair Accessible / 509-624-7821; Mon-Sat: Coffee & Donuts 7:30am
The Salvation Army Safe Center (Families) / 204 E Indiana / 509-325-6814/6821
Crosswalk (Teens 13-17) / 525 W Second / 509-838-6596; Open 24/7
Crisis Residential / 201 W Sixth / 509-624-2868; Teens
YWCA/DV Shelter / Call for Information / 509-326-CALL (2255) Domestic Violence Shelter
Family Promise Spokane / Call for Information- / 509-747-5487; Shelters in 12 area churches
Women’s Hearth Day Center / 920 W Second Ave / 509-455-4249;
Showers:M-F 9am-5:30p and Sat 11am-4pm
Transitional / Housing:
Alexandria’s House (Teen moms 16-21) / Call for Information / 509-489-0349;
Ashton-Bleck (Women 18-21 their children) / 2300 E Boone / 509-535-8267;
Transitional Living Center (Women & Children) / 3128 N Hemlock / 509-325-2959
Safe Harbor House / 9116 E Sprague / 509-922-9099; Pregnant Teens
Stepping Stones (Families) / 127 E Nora Ave / 509-326-7288
Club House / Call for Information / 509-535-4443
Flaherty House
(Men only) / Call for Information / 509-489-4043
Life Services’ Paula’s House Maternity Home (21 and under) / 2659 N Ash St / 509-327-0701
SNAP Homeless Services / 500 S Stone; 509-456-7106 /
Crisis Residential Center (Teens 13-17) / 201 W 6th / 509-624-2868; Open 24/7
Permanent Housing:
One Stop Emergency Resource Line / 211 /
- Health
- Financial
- Food
- Housing
- Employment
- Legal
Northwest Fair Housing Alliances / 35 W Main Ave #250 /
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm; Wheelchair Accessible
HUD Subsidized Housing / Call for Information / 509-353-0670
NE WA Housing Solutions / 55 W Mission, Ste 104 / 509-328-2953; Wheelchair Accessible
SNAP Housing / 500 S Stone / 509-456-7106/7174 or
Spokane Housing Ventures / 715 E Sprague / 509-232-0170
Community Frameworks / 315 W Mission Ave #100 / 509-484-6733
Catholic Charities-Housing Communities / Email:
/ 509-459-6183 ext. 6183
SNAP-Utilities Assistance / Call for Information / 509-456-7106; 509-456-7164; 509-487-1114
Energy assistance, minor home repairs, Project U-Help
Rural Resources Community Action-Housing Assistance / Main office: 956 S Main St, Colville / 509-684-8421 or 1-877-219-5542
Food Banks/Meal / Sites:
City Gate / 170 S Madison St / 509-455-9670;
Second Harvest / Call for Information / 509-534-6678;
Salvation Army Community Center / 222 E Indiana
Call for more Information / 509-325-6821
Valley Food Bank / 10814 E Broadway Ave / 509-927-1153;
Southside Food Pantry / 2941 E 29th / 509-535-2301
Meals on Wheels / 12101 E Sprague Ave / (509) 924-6976;
Cheney Outreach-Wren Pierson Community Center / 624 3rd St, Cheney / 509-235-2325
Cup of Cool Water / 1106 W 2nd Ave / 509-747-6686; (Youth)
Women & Children Free Restaurant / 1620 N Monroe St /
Tues, Wed Dinner 3-6pm; Fri lunch 11:30am-1:30pm
Central United Methodist Church Soup Kitchen / 518 W 3rd Ave
Shalom Ministries / (509) 838-1431; Mon-Thurs-hot breakfast 7:30-8:30am
Mon-full hot meal 4:30-5:30pm (Except Jun-Aug)
St Anne’s Church / 2120 E 1st / 509-535-3031;
Union Gospel Mission / 1224 E Trent Ave / 509-535-8510;
Crosswalk (Teens 13-17) / 525 W Second / 509-838-6596; Open 24/7
Mead Food Bank / 12611 N Wilson St, Mead / 509-466-7068
Colville Food Bank / 210 S Wynne, Colville / 509-684-2971;
Chewelah Food Bank / Call for Information / 509-684-2971
Loon Lake Food Pantry / Call for Information / 509-233-8450
Northport Food Bank / 111 Center Ave, Northport / 509-732-6183
Spokane County-
WIC / Hours vary-call location for more information
/ Valley WIC, 10814 E Broadway, 509-323-2800
North Spokane, 5901 N Lidgerwood, 509-323-2818
Cheney, 204 4th St, 509-559-5839
East Central Community Center, 500 S Stone, 509-323-2830
Lincoln County-WIC / 90 Nicholls St, Davenport / 509-725-9213 Ext. 26
Stevens County-WIC / Call for Information / 509-684-5048 or 1-800-827-3218
Community / Outreach Services:
Interpreter Services / Larry Valadez / 509-499-3812
Martin Luther King, Jr Family Outreach Ctr / 845 S Sherman St / 509-455-8722
American Indian Community Center / 905 E 3rd, Ste 161 / 509-535-0886
Community-Minded Enterprises / 25 W Main, Ste 310 / 509-444-3088
Volunteers of America / 525 W Second / 509-624-2378
Rainbow Community Center / 1522 N Washington St
# 102 / 509-489-1914
LGBTQ
Odyssey Youth Center / 1121 S Perry St / 509-325-3637; LGBTQ Youth 14-21;
Spokane Valley Partners / 10814 E Broadway Ave / 509-927-1153;
Spokane Warming Centers / Various locations throughout each winter /
Spokane Catholic Charities / 12 E Fifth Ave / 509-358-4250
Rotary Clubs / Greater Spokane Area /
Rural Resources Community Action / 956 S Main, Colville / 509-684-8421; Lincoln, Stevens and Pend Oreille Counties
Lincoln County Crisis Center / / Domestic Violence 1-800-932-0932 or 509-725-4357
Emergency/Disaster Management 509-725-3501
Crisis Line 1-888-380-6823
NW Connect / 4520 North Crestline St / 509-487-2781;
Pend Oreille County Crisis Center / / Crime Victims Services (Domestic Violence)
Rural Resources 509-684-6139
Crisis Line 1-800-273-5864 or 509-477-5722
Stevens County Crisis Center / / Domestic Violence 509-684-6139 or 1-877-219-5542
Counseling 509-684-4597 or 1-800-767-6081
Crisis Line 1-800-767-6081 or 509-684-4597
Lutheran Family Services / 210 W. Sprague Ave / (509) 747-8224;
Lions Club / Central-1212 N Howard
Manito-Call for Information / 509-328-6900
509-455-5115
Easter Seals of Washington / 4001 N Cook St / (509) 444-0374
Clothing Banks / Thrift Stores:
Spokane Community Warehouse / 919 E Trent
Mon-Sat 9am-5pm / 509-991-9345
YWCA Our Sister’s Closet / 930 N Monroe / 509-326-1190;
Peaceful Valley Community Center / 214 N Cedar
Mon-Fri 9am-3pm / 509-624-8634
Greenhouse Community Center / W 12 1st St, Deer Park / 509-276-8224
Better Living Center / 25 E North Foothills Dr / 509-325-1258;
Tues 9am-Noon & 1-6pm; Thurs 9am-Noon & 1-2pm
Union Gospel Mission Thrift Stores / 301 W Boone &
11921 E Sprague /
Mon-Fri 9am-7pm & Sat 9:30am-6pm
Goodwill / Locations in Spokane Area /
Salvation Army / 222 E Indiana /
Kira’s Kloset / 9706 N Division / 509-467-5256
Teen Closet / 9212 E Montgomery / 509-534-1154;
Medical/Dental / Services:
Apple Health for Kids / and
Healthy Teens Project /
Infant/Toddler Network Resources:
Children FIRST
Free early intervention services for children birth-to-three
Youthful Horizons
Early interventions services for any age child
Spokane Guilds School & Neuromuscular Center
Birth-to-three only
Stepping Stone Pediatric Therapy
Early interventions services for any age child
Center for Pediatric Therapy
Early interventions services for any age child / 509-324-1651
3120 North Industrial Park 1st St; 509-924-2850
325 S University Rd
509-921-9798
2118 W Garland Ave
108 N Washington, Ste 418
509-209-7429
8502 N Nevada St, Ste 2
509-487-2958 /
509-326-1651
Child Find-Spokane Public School District / 509-354-6336;
Spokane Mental Health-Frontier Behavioral Health / 107 S Division
24/7 / Main: 509-838-4651
Elderly Services: 509-458-7450
First Call for Help / 509-838-4428
Alliance Counseling Services / Stevens and Lincoln Counties / Colville: 509-684-4597
Davenport: 509-725-3001
Youth Emergency Services (Y.E.S.) / Pend Oreille County / 509-447-5483
Youth Suicide Prevention Program / (YSPP) / 1-800-273-8255
Child Protective Services / (CPS) /
CHAS Medical/Dental Clinics / Community Health Association of Spokane / Nurse Advice Line 1-866-418-1002
Appt Line 509-444-8200;
NW Autism / 25 W 5th Ave /
Shriners Hospital for Children-Spokane / 911 W 5th Ave / 509-455-7844
INHS-CHER / 601 W 1st Ave / 509-232-8100;
Riverstone Family Health-NE Clinic / 4001 N Cook St
Medical/Dental Services / 509-483-3427
Spokane Falls Family Clinic / 120 W Mission Ave / 509-326-4343
EWU Dental Hygiene Clinic / 310 N Riverpoint Blvd / 509-828-1300;
Christ Clinic / 914 W Carlisle / 509-325-0393;
NATIVE Health / Medical/Dental Services / 509-483-7535;
Colville Community Dental Clinic / 370 N Main St, Colville
Lincoln, Stevens, Pend Oreille Counties Only / 509-684-1440
Step Up & Go / 601 W 1st / 509-232-8157
Sexual Assault & Family Trauma (SAFeT) / 210 W Sprague / 509-747-8224
Spokane VA Medical Center / 4815 N Assembly St / (509) 434-7000 or toll free: (800) 325-7940
Drug/Alcohol / Treatment & / Counseling:
Spokane County Community Services / 312 W 8th Ave / 509-477-4577 or
Lakeside Recovery Center / 3710 N Monroe / 509-328-5234
Teen Challenge /
Daybreak Youth Services / 628 S Cowley / 509-624-3227
Recovery Resources /
New Horizon Counseling Services / 504 E 2nd Ave / 509-838-6092
Excelsior Youth Services / 3754 W Indian Trail Rd / 509-328-7041
Oxford Houses /
NATIVE Project / 1803 W Maxwell / 509-325-5502;
NE WA Treatment / 1224 N Ash / 509-326-7740
ADEPT Assessment Centers / 1321 N Ash &
104 W Crawford, Deer Park / 509-327-3120
509-276-2797
Resources for / Children/Youth:
Children’s Home Society / 721 N. Jefferson Street
Room #101 / (509) 477-6815
Boys &Girls Clubs /
Camp Fire USA /
Vanessa Behan Crisis Nursery / 1004 E 8th Ave
Open 24/7 / 509-535-3155
Coats 4 Kids /
Circle of Security / 35 W Main / 509-462-2024;
Inland NW Baby / 15303 E Sprague / 509-499-0670;
Parent-Child Assistance Program / (PCAP) /
ECEAP/HeadStart-Institute for Extended Learning / 3939 N Freya
509-533-4800 / or
Libraries in Eastern Washington / Spokane County Libraries:
Spokane Public Library:
Davenport Library: 509-725-4355
Stevens County Libraries:
Pend Oreille County Libraries:
Child Care Aware of WA-Resource/Referral / CCA of Eastern WA
25 W Main, Ste 310 / Parent Hotline: 1-800-446-1114
Girl Scouts Spokane / 1404 N Ash St / 509-747-8091;
Boy Scouts Spokane / 411 W Boy Scout Way / 509-325-4562;
Scottish Rite (Masons of Spokane) / 1108 W Riverside / 509-624-5491
Parks & Recreation / Spokane-
Spokane Valley- / 509-625-6200;
509-688-0042
Employment / Assistance Resources:
Spokane Worksource / 509-545-0484 or 1-877-872-5627
Goodwill Employment Assistance Program / 509-344-0163
Spokane Help Wanted /
Americorp /
Job Corp Spokane / 140 S Arthur St / 509-534-2269
Spokane Access Workfirst / 8517 E Trent /
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation / 1313 N Atlantic
Suite 1000 / 509-363-4700
WA Unemployment Services / 800-318-6022
Transportation:
Spokane Transit /
Spokane Mobility Services / 509-232-6303 /
Elder Services-Care Car / 5125 N Market &
12213 E Broadway / 509 458-7450
Volunteer Chore Services for Seniors / 12 E 5th Ave / 509-459-6173
Spokane City Cab / / 509-455-3333
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