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A federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order barring Spokane city and county from sweeping the state’s largest homeless camp.
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The project, which opens this week, will welcome close to a quarter of the residents at Camp Hope, the state’s largest homeless encampment.
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The funding means Hope House will not close in January, and instead will house women currently living in the state's largest homeless encampment.
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There are now around 270 people staying at the Trent Resource and Assistance Center in Spokane. Leaders at the Salvation Army say they’ve ironed out many challenges, but need more workers to keep up with the increasing demand for a warm, safe bed.
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The Spokane City Council has voted to keep existing homeless shelters funded through the end of next year, prioritizing them before new shelter projects.
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Many homeless service providers in the Spokane area may see less funding next year as federal pandemic relief runs out, and the city of Spokane tightens its budget to make up for increasing costs.
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The Spokane County Board of Commissioners have approved $500,000 to expand the Trent Resource and Assistance Center to house residents of Camp Hope, the homeless community next to Interstate 90 in Spokane's East Central neighborhood.
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Hope House, a Spokane women's shelter that recently expanded into an 80-bed facility, may close its overnight shelter in January. Leaders said they need additional funding from the city of Spokane to keep operations going.
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Charles Durrett is an architect who has helped create co-housing communities and villages housing formerly homeless residents across the West Coast. One such project, in California, permanently housed several previously homeless veterans.
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Washington Governor Jay Inslee says the state has made great strides in reducing chronic homelessness, but more needs to be done. Inslee said this week he plans to ask the legislature for more help.