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Margaret Hinson, director of the International Rescue Committee in Spokane, presents the statistics she could find on who may lose healthcare coverage after H.R. 1’s refugee federal Medicaid policy changes to take effect Oct. 1.

Spokane nonprofits turn to faith groups as refugees face Medicaid cuts

Spokane faith groups are invited to step up and help refugees navigate Medicaid changes that could leave thousands without coverage and create new barriers to care.

Tzu Chi volunteers explain to disaster-affected residents the source of the cash cards, helping recipient families understand that this support stems from the love and generosity of kind-hearted people around the world. Pictured here, a disaster survivor places a one-dollar bill into a bamboo coin bank.

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Buddhist groups help Spokane families recover from wildfires

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Tzu Chi USA and the Spokane Buddhist Temple are helping wildfire survivors with emergency aid, financial support and long-term recovery after the Spokane Complex Wildfire.

Julie Horbenko came to the United States with her mother about two years ago under former President Joe Biden’s Uniting for Ukraine humanitarian parole program. Today, she assists other Ukrainian refugees at World Relief Spokane, but she and her clients are uncertain of their futures in the U.S.

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Spokane refugees at risk as World Relief navigates changing U.S. policies

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