Latest from The Spokesman-Review

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  Cuts spur pushback

  November 18, 2011 in City on Page A5 Social service providers, clergy and people of faith gathered in a West Central neighborhood parish Thursday evening to try to head off further tears in the state’s already tattered safety … 1

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  EWU students protest budget

  May 3, 2011 in City on Page A6 A group of Eastern Washington University students have begun a weeklong protest on the Cheney campus to draw attention to imminent spending cuts by the state Legislature, now beginning its … 26

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  Longtime leader Stuckart leaving helm of nonprofit SNAP

  April 5, 2011 in City on Page A5 Few people have done as much to pull Spokane residents out of poverty as Larry Stuckart, who will step down as executive director of SNAP next month after 20 years … 2

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  A father changes tune on foster care

  December 18, 2010 in City on Page A1 When he was 19, Rusty Stout said that if state officials ever came to take away a child of his as they once took him away from his mother, he … 5

• Bloomsday nets SNAP thousands

  June 24, 2010 in City on Page A6 Bloomsday participants this year donated nearly $10,000 to SNAP, the nonprofit social services organization that assists Spokane’s most vulnerable residents.

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  Concern over child care cuts

  February 12, 2010 in City on Page A8 Angel Fairbanks, of Spokane, worries that if proposed cuts in the state’s child care subsidy for working families are enacted by the Legislature, she will no longer be able to …

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  Proposed Washington day-care subsidy cuts draw protest

  February 11, 2010 in City Angel Fairbanks of Spokane worries that if proposed cuts in the state’s child care subsidy for working families are enacted by the Legislature, she will no longer be able to …

• Aid to homeless offered today

  January 28, 2010 in City on Page A6 Homeless people in North Idaho can find medical care, employment opportunities, transportation assistance, food, clothing, showers and other services today at “Project Homeless Connect.” Hosted by the Region 1 Coalition …

• Week’s programs spotlight poverty

  November 12, 2009 in City on Page A6 Spokane and Coeur d’Alene will join communities throughout the nation next week in recognizing the toll the economic downturn has taken on people’s lives. In Spokane, Hunger and Homelessness Awareness … 1

• Kids’ health care in danger

  November 4, 2009 in City on Page A5 Proposed cuts at the Washington Department of Social and Health Services would reverse Gov. Chris Gregoire’s stated goal of extending health insurance to all children in Washington by 2010, according …

• House of Charity faces funding bind

  May 2, 2009 in City on Page B1 The House of Charity will close its overnight accommodations for homeless men during the summer unless it can find additional funding. The shelter will remain open during daytime hours Monday … 2

• Community services

  April 9, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S4 Attendant Care Registry – Free service matching disabled adults and children with personal-care providers; sponsored by Coalition of Responsible Disabled; (509) 326-6355. Citizenship Course – Offered by Community Colleges of …

• Community services

  March 26, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V14 Attendant Care Registry – Free service matching disabled adults and children with personal-care providers; sponsored by Coalition of Responsible Disabled; 326-6355. Change Point/Displaced Homemaker Center – Ideal for women and …

• Community services

  March 5, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S4 Attendant Care Registry – Free service matching disabled adults and children with personal-care providers; sponsored by Coalition of Responsible Disabled; (509) 326-6355. Change Point! program – Ideal for women who …

• Community services

  February 19, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V11 Attendant Care Registry – Free service matching disabled adults and children with personal-care providers; sponsored by Coalition of Responsible Disabled; 326-6355. Change Point! program – Ideal for women who are …

• Community services

  February 12, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page W5 Attendant Care Registry – Free service matching disabled adults and children with personal-care providers; sponsored by Coalition of Responsible Disabled; 326-6355. Change Point! program – Ideal for women who are …

• Community services

  January 29, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page W6 Attendant Care Registry – Free service matching disabled adults and children with personal-care providers; sponsored by Coalition of Responsible Disabled; 326-6355. Change Point! program – Ideal for women who are …

• Community services

  January 22, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S2 Attendant Care Registry – Free service matching disabled adults and children with personal-care providers; sponsored by Coalition of Responsible Disabled; 326-6355. Change Point! program – Provides free training for women …

• Groups’ efforts aim to help poor residents

  December 11, 2008 in City on Page A9 This holiday season, several organizations are stepping forward to help others in the Inland Northwest. If you know of efforts that will benefit low-income individuals and the nonprofits that serve …

• Supply shortage

  August 29, 2008 in City on Page A1 The first time through the line, 9-year-old Michael Hegel received a bag of school supplies, but no backpack – they’d all been snapped up. But 15 minutes later, in the …

• Donations fall short

  August 29, 2008 in City on Page A1 The first time through the line, 9-year-old Michael Hegel received a bag of school supplies, but no backpack – they’d all been snapped up. But 15 minutes later, in the …

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  Scarce provisions

  August 29, 2008 in City on Page A1 The first time through the line, 9-year-old Michael Hegel received a bag of school supplies, but no backpack – they’d all been snapped up. But 15 minutes later, in the …

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  Grants to help homeless hitting target

  August 7, 2007 in City on Page B1 For almost half a century the House of Charity offered overnight lodging to homeless men during the winter months. In the summer, though, a lack of funding forced the Catholic …

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  Tormented kids frustrate state

  February 6, 2003 in News The case of Rusty Stout is echoed by hundreds of other foster children in the state’s child welfare system. Neglected, abused and witnesses to violence, foster children have become increasingly …