SPOKANE, Wash. — Salvation Army Spokane is asking for help providing clothes to local shelters in the area. The Trent Resource and Assistance Center (TRAC) and Cannon shelters were recently added, and Spokane Salvation Army is asking for gently used…
Mayor Woodward announced Monday that the Cannon Street Shelter will expand its capacity and transition into a year-round homeless shelter, thanks to CARES Act funding.
Spokane Police attempted to break up a homeless camp that took over a Browne’s Addition park on Thursday, but were met with opposition.
Jewels Helping Hands announced Thursday afternoon they will not remove their property from the Cannon Street shelter for the next two weeks.
The City of Spokane has opened a temporary emergency shelter at the Downtown Library, serving as overflow for the Cannon Street and Hope House centers.
The YMCA is working on an agreement with the Cannon Shelter, which would allow homeless tenants to use their shower facilities.
The Spokane City Council will be looking at a contract amendment for safety improvements for the Cannon Shelter on Monday.
As the weather is cold and wet, the Cannon Warming Center is still turning about 25 people away each night. They're helping nearly 100 people, including some staff, but it still doesn't have a proper bathroom or shower.
Since the Cannon Shelter opened Saturday, Jewels Helping Hands said they've had to turn away about 80 people because of lack of space.
Spokane's homeless lined the street on Saturday, eager for the City's newest warming center to open.
Spokane's homeless gathered in the cold on Friday, confused as to why a new warming shelter, originally scheduled to open, instead turned people away.
Jewels Helping Hands employees are hard at work, getting ready for the big opening day of the Cannon Shelter.
The opening date for Spokane's newest warming center has been postponed, as the city works to finalize permits and operating procedures.
