Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• Grant to Catholic Charities enables housing for poor

  January 15, 2011 in City on Page A5 Catholic Charities of Spokane announced plans to build a downtown housing complex for the city’s poorest residents to be financed almost entirely by a $2.5 million state grant. The 50-unit … 3

• Apartment projects target affordability

  November 14, 2010 in City on Page B1 A Hayden company has begun construction on an affordable housing apartment complex for people 55 and older on the west side of Coeur d’Alene. Whitewater Creek also recently was approved …

• Habitat building 114 low-cost homes in Deer Park

  October 10, 2010 in City on Page B1 More than 100 local families now living in poverty will achieve the American dream next summer: They will become homeowners. Habitat for Humanity Spokane broke ground Saturday on a 20-acre … 1

• Rockwell Apartments fixed up by Community Frameworks

  August 26, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Over the past year the Rockwell Apartments, located just off Trent Avenue near Kaiser Aluminum, have been transformed. The buildings were painted and the pool repaired. A new playground was …

• Court contract sustained

  November 21, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Spokane Valley will continue to contract with the Spokane County District Court for judicial service. City Council members asked court officials some pointed questions Tuesday, then voted unanimously to rescind …

• No-cost deal seeks low-income homes

  October 17, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V4 Developers would be allowed to exceed density limits under a proposal to increase low-income housing in Spokane Valley. The plan is proposed by the city planning staff in cooperation with …

• Habitat obtains grant to build ‘green’ homes

  August 5, 2009 in City on Page A5 Spokane’s Habitat for Humanity affiliate is one of 123 in the country that will build energy-efficient, low-income homes as part of a national program fostering affordable “green” construction. Starting within …

• Spokane Habitat affiliate wins funding for ‘green’ homes

  August 4, 2009 in City Spokane’s Habitat for Humanity affiliate is one of 123 in the country that will build energy-efficient, low-income homes as part of a national program fostering affordable “green” construction.

• Stimulus benefits housing for poor

  July 8, 2009 in Idaho on Page A1 When Salem Lutheran Church in Spokane’s West Central neighborhood started looking at what really was the best use for land it owned behind and across the street from the church, …

• Affordable housing crisis bearing fruit

  December 3, 2008 in City on Page B3 The displacement of low-income residents two summers ago by upscale developments in downtown Spokane became a civic emergency. Meanwhile, the region’s business leaders, especially those in North Idaho, were brainstorming …

• Social services worker honored

  August 22, 2008 in City on Page B3 A social services worker was honored for his role in finding homes for about 260 of Spokane’s poorest residents displaced by downtown gentrification. The deeds of Bob Peeler, an employee …

• Church hopes to offer low-cost housing

  March 20, 2008 in Voices on Page N4 The pastor and congregation at Knox Presbyterian Church believe they can do something to provide decent low-cost housing for North Side residents. They are studying the feasibility of developing about …

• Proactive measures urged for housing

  December 8, 2007 in Business on Page A10 The Spokane area can’t rely on “business as usual” to house a growing population in the face of rising home prices, according to a report released Friday by the Spokane …