The Spokane Alliance's Housing Equity Action Research Team (HEART) efforts to expand affordable housing in West Central Spokane exemplify how community-based organizing gathers participants to assess needs and resources in a community, and how it involves community stakeholders to attempt to create a sustainable, equitable solution to address a community's needs.

We made the front page of the Spokesman-Review for our Community Health Program! The goal, Sciammas said, was to get patients “the medical information they need to feel competent in their healing if their symptoms are improving, or if they are on the verge of not being OK.”

Spokane Alliance says affordable housing has been an issue in Spokane for many years and is only becoming a bigger issue. They say the levy 1590 is a chance for Spokane to be a leader and make change without Olympia stepping in.

Spokane Alliance – a coalition of labor unions and faith leaders – requested about $4 million for vouchers families can use for child care and other funds to support struggling child care businesses.

Spokane Alliance was interviewed and featured on KXLY news! The work they’re doing even caught Governor Inslee’s attention during Thursday’s visit to Spokane. Inslee says he wants to see more of these programs state-wide. 

KREM2 News captures Governor Inslee meeting with essential workers in Spokane, WA. 

Some workers touched on the struggles they're facing and hardships related to getting their hands on protective equipment.

Speakers at the roundtable discussion, including hospital workers, grocery store employees and those in childcare, spoke about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Spokane public health officials have recruited medical and nursing students to be part of an enhanced contact tracing team. Their job will be to contact and follow people who test positive for the coronavirus. One Washington State University medical student is already involved in a similar effort.

Spokane County Commissioner Al French: "If you want to spend all your money on food and rental assistance, then what happens when you run out of money? People are still unemployed."

Members of the Spokane Community, including the Spokane Alliance, discuss strategies for spending the county's funds in response to the current state of our community. 

The Spokane Regional Health District may rely on volunteers to help staff members expand their work to call people who had contact with people tested positive for the coronavirus.