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• Reach for the future

  April 26, 2009 in News From now on, if their parents agree, this year’s crop of second-graders will join a program in which they will board a bus after school and go to the Boys …

• Street Music Week 2008

  June 9, 2008 in Features Local musicians kick off a week of collecting money for the food bank, which started with columnist Doug Clark in 2003.

• St. Vincent to Close

  January 30, 2008 in Features The St. Vincent de Paul Society, which has lent a hand to the region’s most needy for 112 years, will close its Family Service Center in Spokane at the end …

• Homeless Count

  January 22, 2008 in Features Outreach workers contact homeless individuals in January 2008 to offer help and support. This is known as the “Homeless Count”.

• Local food banks struggle with increased demand

  December 19, 2007 in Features At a time when more people are seeking food assistance than ever, the region’s food banks are facing food shortages. Second Harvest, the central warehouse for more than 300 food …

• Christmas Bureau 2007

  December 14, 2007 in Features The lines at this year’s Spokesman-Review Christmas Bureau are filled with the working poor.

• Homeless camp disbands

  October 23, 2007 in News A homeless camp disbanded this afternoon, ending a week-long protest in the grassy median on Riverside Avenue near Monroe Street. About 20 people – with help from city crews – …

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  Dinner for 200

  July 28, 2005 in Features When I’m struggling to come up with an idea for a good story I often force myself to get out of the office or car and just start walking. In …