'It's a good thing': Camp Hope getting smaller as people move to housing
SPOKANE, Wash. -- With people leaving Camp Hope, changes are underway to make sure it doesn't grow again. Julie Garcia with Jewels Helping Hands estimates the camp…
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East Central businesses frustrated with Camp Hope restraining order, hopeful for lawsuit
SPOKANE, Wash. - 377 people are still living at Camp Hope, and most will likely be there through the end of the year. The…
Judge signs temporary restraining order preventing Camp Hope sweep
SPOKANE, Wash. - A federal judge signed a temporary restraining order Monday, Dec. 12, filed by attorneys for Jewel’s Helping Hands and several Camp Hope residents, to…
How Camp Hope has changed in over a year
SPOKANE, Wash. -- It's been a year since protesters, led by Jewels Helping Hands, filled the sidewalks at Spokane's City Hall. A small group gathered to protest…
Catalyst Project opens doors for a preview prior to Camp Hope residents moving in
SPOKANE, Wash. -- By Thursday, December 8th, some residents of Camp Hope will be living a new reality and life. Catholic…
'There is no preparing for it': Camp Hope braces for Wednesday's winter storm
SPOKANE, Wash. -- The people living at Camp Hope are bracing for Wednesday's incoming winter storm. It'll be a rough couple of days…
Gov. Jay Inslee visits Camp Hope on Sunday
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Governor Jay Inslee visited Camp Hope and met with Jewels Helping Hands on Sunday. Julie Garcia, founder of Jewels Helping Hands, says Inslee was there to check out the camp and see how things are going. On…
Federal lawsuit filed against City of Spokane to prevent Camp Hope clearing
SPOKANE, Wash. — A federal lawsuit has been filed against the City of Spokane for people living in Camp Hope. The filed lawsuit is…
Sheriff Knezovich requests audits into city, state agencies working with local homeless providers
SPOKANE, Wash. –Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich's investigation into fraud allegations surrounding homeless funding is moving forward. Knezovich sent a letter to the…
'We are human too': People living in Camp Hope bring us inside
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Elected leaders continue to argue over what to do about the growing homeless camp off of I-90. On Thursday, the community went to Camp Hope…
Fencing now up at Camp Hope, curfew goes into effect Friday night
SPOKANE, Wash. -- People living at Camp hope could see more changes in the coming weeks, and new fencing is just the start. "So…
Fences to go up around Camp Hope this week
SPOKANE, Wash. — Changes are on the horizon for people living in and near Camp Hope. The Department of Transportation-owned land has become a source of frustration…
'We Aren't Moving': Jewels Helping Hands responds to plans to clear Camp Hope
SPOKANE, Wash. – Notices posted around Camp Hope on Monday show Jewels Helping Hands has no plans to move people off the Department of Transportation property anytime soon. The notices say JHH and people living at the camp are working…
Jewels Helping Hands to be fined unless they remove its 'Camp Hope Access Tent'
SPOKANE, Wash. -- The structure put up by Jewels Helping Hands on Washington State Department of Transportation land has evolved from a…
Spokane Fire Department orders Jewels Helping Hands to take down cooling shelter
SPOKANE, Wash. — The Spokane Fire Department has ordered Jewels Helping Hands to take down its cooling shelter by Thursday afternoon. In a letter sent by SFD, it states that Jewels Helping Hands' cooling shelter is an "illegal temporary structure,"…
'Like Lord of the Flies on drugs': A look inside violent Camp Hope
SPOKANE, Wash. -- An uptick in violence is sweeping across Camp Hope, leaving many living there fearful at night. "It's like Lord of the Flies on drugs," said a woman who lives at the camp. "It's a very dangerous place.…
'We're just trying to keep them alive': Non-profit works to keep Camp Hope residents safe during heatwave
SPOKANE, Wash. – While families can cool off at any of Spokane’s libraries and parks, the extreme heat can…
Man found dead at homeless encampment near I-90
SPOKANE, Wash.-- A man was found dead at 'Camp Hope' over the weekend. The Spokane Fire Department said it got a call about a possible death Sunday at…
Majority of City Hall campers move to property near 2nd and Thor
SPOKANE, Wash. – The majority of people who were camping outside of Spokane City Hall have moved to an area near 2nd and Thor. …
People camping outside Spokane City Hall told to leave property by Thursday
People who have been camping outside of Spokane City Hall have been told they must vacate the area by 10:46 a.m. Thursday.
People camping outside Spokane City Hall told to vacate by Thursday
The notice said all property must be removed from the area or it may be discarded by the city. City Spokesman Brian Coddington said the people are allowed to stay and protest, just not camp.
People pitch tents at Spokane City Hall to advocate for homeless population
The group claimed there were no low-barrier beds available for homeless people in the city.
Jewels Helping Hands providing peer navigators to help the homeless find resources
Uncertain times have been a constant for some people. Those who are homeless deal with it daily. Jewels Helping Hands hopes to provide more stability.
'We won't go': Homeless campers refuse to leave Spokane park, despite police efforts
Spokane Police attempted to break up a homeless camp that took over a Browne’s Addition park on Thursday, but were met with opposition.
