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’ve been fortunate enough to be on both the giving and receiving end of some local nonprofits’ missions. Both are equally profound experiences, but what’s even more humbling is to realize that the Inland Northwest is a community of immense generosity, care and empathy. It’s what makes working on the Inlander’s annual philan thropy issue, our GIVE GUIDE, such a rewarding and meaningful project. Not only do we get to celebrate the success of organiza tions like the Kootenai Environmental Alliance, a key advocate for keeping Lake Coeur d’Alene safe and clean for all, but we also meet the parents of a young man who died by suicide. They processed the grief from immense, unimaginable tragedy by founding Kellen Cares and hope to help prevent other families facing the same challenges. Readers will also meet a pair of Ukrainian immigrants who fled their war-torn home, and can learn more about an ambitious plan to pay for every Inland Northwest students’ college tuition. That and more starts on page 25. Also this week, as fall term gets underway at area college campuses, our team offers suggestions of where to go for eats and drinks (page 21). Mean while, Samantha Wohlfeil shares West Hills neighborhood residents’ concerns over a proposal to relocate residents of Camp Hope (page 10), and contributor Elissa Ball invites all to brush up on their concert-going etiquette (page 16).

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AUGUST 25, 2022 INLANDER 5 COMMENTSTAFFDIRECTORY PHONE: 509-325-0634 Ted S. McGregor Jr. (tedm@inlander.com) PUBLISHER Jer McGregor (x224) GENERAL MANAGER EDITORIAL Chey Scott (x225) ASSOCIATE EDITOR Derek Harrison (x248) CREATIVE DIRECTOR Samantha Wohlfeil (x234) BREAKING NEWS EDITOR Daniel Walters (x263) SENIOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER Seth Sommerfeld (x250) MUSIC & SCREEN EDITOR Nate Sanford (x282), Carrie Scozzaro (x232) STAFF WRITERS Madison Pearson (x218) LISTINGS EDITOR Chris Frisella COPY CHIEF Young Kwak, Erick Doxey PHOTOGRAPHERS Chiana McInelly, Lauren Roddis INTERNS Elissa Ball, Josh Bell, Lawrence B.A. Hatter, Chase Hutchinson, Will Maupin, Dan Nailen, Natalie Reith CONTRIBUTORS ADVERTISING Kristi Gotzian (x215) ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Carolyn Padgham (x214), Autumn Potts (x251) SENIOR ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Jeanne Inman (x235), Tracy Menasco (x260), Claire Price (x217), Stephanie Grinols (x216), Skyler Strahl (x247) ACCOUNT EXECUTIVES Kristina Smith (x223) EVENT & SPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGER Colleen Bell-Craig (x212), McKenna Fuhrman (x242) ADVERTISING ASSISTANTS PRODUCTION Tom Stover (x265) PRODUCTION MANAGER Ali Blackwood (x228) CREATIVE LEAD & MARKETING MANAGER Derrick King (x238) SENIOR GRAPHIC DESIGNER Todd Goodner (x231) GRAPHIC DESIGNER OPERATIONS Dee Ann Cook (x211) BUSINESS MANAGER Kristin Wagner (x210) ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE CIRCULATION Frank DeCaro (x226) CIRCULATION MANAGER Travis Beck (x237) CIRCULATION SUPERVISOR 2561 W Seltice Way, Post Falls, ID revivedmobility.com208.981.0132 CHIROPRACTIC HEALING with Dr. “Jerry” andthatAll-naturalInghilterratreatmentscanrelievepainrestorehealth. • Pain Relief • Stress Relief • Boosts Immune system • Improves Mood • Improves Flexibility • Reduces Headaches 25 + YEARS EXPERIENCE NOW ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS! $39 NEW PATIENT SPECIAL ADJUSTMENTANDEXAMFIRST INTERVIEWS BY LAUREN RODDIS 8/17/2022, ROCKWOOD BAKERY IF YOU STARTED A NONPROFIT, WHAT ISSUE WOULD YOU FOCUS ON?

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MICHAEL TONKYN Global warming, because I think it has to do with human survival. What’s a local problem you’d like to see more people donate time or money to help solve? Homelessness. I think it’s extremely com plicated and we tend to oversimplify who is homeless and why they’re homeless, and I think that everyone who is suffering from that needs to be treated as an individual.

GRETCHEN RENZ Trafficking of children because we need to protect our innocence, and we’re doing a ter rible job of that. What’s a local problem you’d like to see more people donate time or money to help solve? Homelessness. JOHN POWERS Housing. Affordable housing at every strata. We’ve got a big issue of homelessness and affordability, so I would focus on that.

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GOP reaction to the FBI’s raid of Donald Trump’s home is a sign of the times

BY LAWRENCE B.A. HATTER O n Aug. 12, FBI agents executed a search warrant to hunt for missing top secret government documents in former Presi dent Donald J. Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort and home in Florida. The unsealed warrant revealed that a federal judge determined that the FBI had probable cause to initiate a search of Trump’s property as part of a criminal investigation into the mishandling of government documents, which includes possible violations of the Espio nage Act of 1917. The search revealed 11 sets of secret documents that allegedly touched on highly sensitive subjects from nuclear weapons to the president of France. Trump, however, claims that the investigation is politically motivated. While an FBI raid of a former president breaks new ground in U.S. political history, Trump is certainly not the first member of the executive branch to stand accused of posing a risk to national security. Edmund Randolph, who served as the second U.S. secretary of state in President George Washington’s cabinet, resigned in disgrace in 1795 when he was accused of shar ing Cabinet secrets with the French. The two cases are not the same. The FBI is not investigating Trump for deliberately handing over documents to a foreign power; Randolph was not prosecuted for his mal practice. But the political responses to these two scandals point to strik ingly different cultures of accountability in 1795 and 2022. Trump has made political capital out of the FBI investigation by raising funds from his supporters in prepara tion for running for president again in 2024. Randolph’s misbehavior, by contrast, killed his political career and ensured that he is a largely forgotten figure among the Founders.

T rump and Randolph couldn’t be more different. Randolph was a member of one of the oldest and most powerful planter families of Virginia. Trump is a nouveau riche New Yorker. Trump ran for president as an outsider; Edmund Randolph: now just a footnote.

Shifting Norms

Randolph was governor of Virginia, a delegate to the Consti tutional Convention, and the first U.S. attorney general. When Thomas Jefferson stepped down from George Washington’s Cabi net in January 1794, the president appointed Randolph to replace him as secretary of state. Randolph joined the State Department at a moment of global crisis and bitter domestic partisanship. The outbreak of the French Revolutionary War divided the globe between support ers and opponents of the French Republic. This divide put the United States in a bind. Should it support a sister republic and old ally, France? Or should it try to stay out of European affairs. This question polarized American politics in the 1790s. The nascent Democratic Republican party favored France, while the fledgling Federal party supported Great Britain — France’s inveterate en emy. Washington’s support of neutrality aligned him more closely with the Federalist members of his Cabinet, while Randolph was a Francophile Democratic Republican. Popular protests rocked American cities in 1795 in response to the Jay Treaty. The agreement, negotiated between John Jay and the British government the previous year, hoped to avoid war between the two countries. But Democratic Republicans saw the deal as pro-British and a betrayal of America’s French allies. As the Senate prepared to ratify the agreement, Jay quipped that he could walk the length of the United States from New England to Georgia by the light of his burning effigy. Shocked by the vocal opposition to ratifying the treaty, Washington decided to cut short his summer at Mount Vernon to consult his Cabinet in person to plot a path forward in August 1795. Washington could not have imagined what he would find on his return to Philadelphia. Secretary of War Timothy Pickering, a Federalist, informed the president that Edmund Randolph was a “traitor.” Pickering had laid his hands on a dispatch to Paris from a French diplomat in Philadelphia. While the note was incomplete, it was clear to the reader that Randolph had, at the very least, relayed confidential policy disagreements within the Washington administration to a foreign power. This revelation encouraged Washington to abandon Randolph’s advice and forge ahead with ratifying the Jay Treaty. Moreover, he confronted his errant secretary of state with the dispatch in front of the whole Cabinet. The stammering Randolph began by claiming that he could not remember the particulars of his meetings with the French diplomat. He ended the meeting by resigning in disgrace. R andolph was never charged with any crime, but his political career was over. His actions, most likely naïve indiscretions, had nonetheless violated the accepted norms of political behavior in the founding era. Historian Joanne Free man has explained how early U.S. politicians, most of whom met in Philadelphia as strangers from the different states, embraced an honor culture that provided strict boundaries of political behav ior to create the trust necessary for the fledging government to function. Limiting partisanship was essential to the survival of the republic. Even in 1795, at the height of partisan struggles from Congress to the city streets, Randolph discovered that there were limits to legitimate political action. Democratic Republicans did not reflexively leap to his defense with “whataboutisms” or cries of partisan witch hunts.

Thinking about the political fate of Edmund Randolph should lead us to reflect on the failings of our own political culture. In this age of hyperpartisanship, are there certain acts that ought to disqualify someone from public office? Could Trump really shoot someone on New York’s Fifth Avenue and still be a force in U.S. politics? Has he erased all of our political norms so that there are no longer any limits to the ruthless pursuit of power in 21st cen tury America? The GOP’s response to the FBI investigation might suggest that he has, but the ultimate decision is up to the voters. It is our job to hold our leaders accountable when political norms prove unable to do so. n Lawrence B.A. Hatter is an award-winning author and as sociate professor of early American history at Washington State University. These views are his own and do not reflect those of WSU.

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ANNE HIATT: It’s either low-income housing, luxury apartments, or overpriced housing market. What do the middle class do?

DENNIS R SMITH: So is this author a member of the party of Trump, anti choice, voter suppression, and book banning, considering another run for Governor? Hey, I’m just asking.

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ROD BURKE: Spot on, Bill! We can talk about it, but Bill Bryant is talk ing about taking action. We need that mentality to make positive change! It won’t be easy or quick, but it’s time to act!

ANDREW SCHELDT: Not one men tion of police reform. Our chief was the highest ranking officer among those who saluted Carl Thompson. n

DEE BEE: What were the numbers before the great thinkers in Olympia handicapped law enforcement from doing their basic job?

THERESA ALLEN: So you would rather the homeless population con tinue to grow? Because affordable housing is one of the biggest prob lems facing the area right now. And if working a full-time job STILL does not qualify one for even a shitty rental, why the f**k work at all?

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The Quality Inn at the top of Sunset Hill could become a professionally staffed housing facility to help get people out of homelessness.

While someone throws hot dogs on the grill amid laughter and con versation, this block party carries a serious tone, as neighbors spend hours discussing their concerns about projects that could bring more people experiencing homelessness into their neighborhood.

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NEIGHBORHOODS SOLUTION RESHUFFLING?OR

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Already, several people say, homeowners have clashed with dispersed homeless campers in the neighborhood, which starts at the west side of Browne’s Addition and stretches along Sunset Highway. Some report their cars being broken into, their garages robbed of valuables, and their hikes along Fish Lake Trail and near Indian Canyon Golf Course tainted by the danger of used needles and unsightly garbage.

approved a $144 million budget item for the state Department of Commerce. The agency will pay nonprofits that can help house and serve people camping in five counties, including Spokane.

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Just last week, neighbors near F Street say they helped a woman who they guessed might have been assaulted before she wandered incoherently for several hours before they could get medical care to arrive and help her.

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Although none of the incidents described appear to have ties to a structured homeless shelter or transitional housing, neighbors worry that proposals to move some residents from Camp Hope to their neighborhood will make things worse. In order to get homeless encampments off Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) property while ensuring people are placed into supportive options,

Earlier this summer, local governments in Spokane, Spokane County and Spokane Valley, and numerous nonprofits that work with the homeless, came together to submit a list of projects to Commerce that could house people within 90 days. The first batch of projects submitted July 20, totaling about $24 million, could be funded if Commerce agrees they’re ready, says Brian Coddington, city of Spokane spokesman. Another list of about $10.5 million in projects that didn’t have universal agreement among the community partners was submitted at the same time in case other jurisdictions don’t use their part of the money.

So far, those two projects are the only ones developing contracts with Commerce. Empire Health Foundation will lead the assessment and outreach at Camp Hope, and Catholic Charities is working to buy the Quality Inn on Sunset Highway to create permanent sup portive housing that could help transition 120 people at a time from homelessness into more-traditional permanent housing options.

West Hills neighbors worry multiple projects to transition homeless into housing will shift problems from one part of Spokane to another

est Hills neighbors gather on a quiet residential street Tuesday evening, Aug. 16, grabbing cups of ice-cold lemonade and sitting in wooden deck chairs as their kids and grandkids weave their bikes between the socializing adults.

“As we came together, it became obvious a couple of projects were universally supported for their ability to meet the criteria that Commerce had established,” Coddington says. “One is the assess ment of needs at the camp, to know by name and by need those individuals on WSDOT property, what their situation looks like, what their needs are, what the best fit might be… the other piece is the Catalyst Project that Catholic Charities is spearheading.”

Those accepted will have undergone screening to ensure they are ready and willing to work toward permanent housing, and residents must abide by Catholic Charities’ good neighbor poli cies, Mallahan says, adding that residents will not be allowed to use drugs or alcohol on site or in the neighborhood.

“We’re referring to it as continuous stay, where they can be there as long as they need to, they won’t have an expiration date, and we will work with them until we find them permanent hous ing,” Mallahan explains. “This is not a drop-in shelter.”

Multiple neighbors question if using $14 million for 120 people is the best use of money. Mallahan, meanwhile, says that Commerce did not claim that $24 million would be sufficient to house all 600-plus people living at Camp Hope.

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At least half of Commerce’s $144 million must go toward perma nent housing. One way to get people out of homelessness into a permanent home is a transitional phase through supportive hous ing, where residents are referred to the site by providers and then paired with intensive, on-site case management.

WEST HILLS CONCERNS The Catalyst site is about 2 miles from grocery stores, and about a mile from where West Hills neighbors gathered last week to discuss their concerns. “My take on it is really strongly that it’s not the right solution for all of the people in Spokane, not just the homeless people or working class people,” says Sarah Hunter, a nurse with three young children who lives in West Hills. “From what I’ve read about Camp Hope, the majority of them want a pallet home. They don’t want anyone telling them when to go to bed, and I personally understand that. But if they don’t want to recover, a transitional shelter doesn’t seem like a viable plan, especially with the money being put out to buy it.”

Neighbors near Camp Hope, which has grown to more than 600 people living on WSDOT land near Interstate 90 and Freya Street, say that property crime in their area has risen over the last severalManymonths.West Hills neighbors worry their community could see the same issues if some of those residents move to the Quality Inn.

Converting the Quality Inn to the Catalyst Project requires renovating 87 rooms to house up to 120 people who will get caseby-case help with medical care, substance use, public benefits and more. The site will be fenced and monitored by security. About 30 staff members will be hired to help with case management, behavioral health, security, maintenance and 24/7 operation of the facility, says Jonathan Mallahan, chief housing officer for Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington. The Catalyst ask includes $6.5 million to buy the property, $1.8 million for initial renovations and $5.5 million for initial operations as the site transitions from emergency supportive hous ing to permanent supportive housing, when costs are expected to decrease.

“We want them to have a desire to make a positive change in their lives, set their own goals and move forward,” Mallahan says. “I know with our management of this facility we’ll show we’re good stewards of our community.”

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Upfront costs include providing additional transporta tion and meals to residents until units are more self-sufficient.

Some services could be subsidized after units are fully converted and residents may qualify for housing assistance, Mallahan says.

“We do not want that shelter in our neighborhood,” says Sandy Nichols, who bought his West Hills home 11 years ago. “This happens with every shelter: They bring in a blight of crime, and around those shelters there’s drug addiction, dealing, mental health, physical violence, breaking and entering, felony theft, you name it.”

Overall, Catholic Charities plans to house 100 people from Camp Hope between its existing low-barrier, drop-in shelter downtown, the House of Charity, and the Catalyst site. Those with less complex needs and barriers to housing will be more likely to be placed in the Catalyst.

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Hunter wonders if smaller supportive housing locations with 40 or fewer people would be more effective. She also questions the safety near Catholic Charities housing in downtown, where businesses have reported issues.

“The biggest NIMBY is the mayor,” West Hills resident Nich ols says. “She wants to sweep all the homeless from downtown and put them in my neighborhood instead.”

Mallahan says concerns often assume problems downtown are caused by Catholic Charities residents when they may not be.

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“We think that they will walk from the Quality Inn through our neighborhood to get downtown and get services,” Hunter says. “We don’t want this turning any worse than it’s already getting.”

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Currently, part of the Empire Health property is home to a sober living community that, contrary to rumors, is not being kicked out, Smith says. Behind that community is open space that could be used for tiny homes. Empire Health also intends to build permanent affordable housing on part of the property.

“This is right-sized to serve people here in a safe and effective way,” Mallahan says. “It is quite the investment, but we’re talking about removing 100 people from homelesness and supporting them on an ongoing basis.”

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“We’ve got to get together and effectively identify how we provide better housing options,” Smith says, “how we meet the human needs in an effective way so it’s not just moving them from one place and having them scattered in another place.”

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Eliminating Camp Hope will be a function of what support the community provides, Smith says. Empire Health will help assess what those needs look like in its outreach work with Camp Hope residents. If both projects open, West Hills neighbors worry about get ting more than 200 people from the camp.

While Mayor Nadine Woodward and Spokane City Council President Breean Beggs signed the list of proposals to Commerce, the state agency will ultimately determine which projects get money. Organizations will mostly receive payments directly from Commerce, city spokesman Coddington says.

“We work closely to make sure our residents are not creating challenges for our neighbors,” Mallahan says. “This is a contained site that will have intensive services on site.”

“We want to get people connected to a place that’s safer and healthier and more humane than a field,” Coddington says. “Mayor Woodward shares the concern about shifting a problem from one neighborhood to the other and is very much against doing that.”

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Many neighbors are mad that the proposal wasn’t discussed with them before it was presented to Commerce as a turnkey project. William Hagge, interim chair of the West Hills Neighborhood Council, says there was zero communication before the list was submitted.“Ultimately, I think this would’ve been much more well received if the neighborhood council and residents had a voice in this, because all of us want to see something positive,” Hagge says. “All of us want to work with the city and people that are in need.” The city has been working to schedule a meeting with Catho lic Charities, Commerce and West Hills neighbors that could happen this week. Some of the outcry is based on other projects that have not yet received approval or funding. One proposal would place 75 pallet homes or tiny homes on an Empire Health Foundation property near Sunset Boulevard and Government Way. If that project moves forward, Empire Health would install a transitional village concept at a former RV park on the property that could easily be updated to hook up electrical and water, explains Empire Health Foundation President Zeke Smith.

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Instead, she wants a more distributed model that doesn’t con centrate services in one or two neighborhoods, he says. Addressing the complex needs of hundreds as quickly as possible will also take unprecedented coordination, Smith says, adding: “I just don’t think we as a community have really come to terms with the size and scope of homelessness in this region.” n

More options for developers are coming, says Beggs.

“It expanded the use of them generally,” says Beggs.

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New multifamily housing tax credits in Spokane; also, proposed bans on teaching college-level Critical Race Theory in Mead T he premise behind Spokane’s multifamily tax exemption policies is simple — encourage develop ment of affordable housing in the areas where we most want it by giving developers a long reprieve from taxes on the properties. Yet, considering Spokane’s failure to build enough housing to keep up with demand over the past five years, City Council members have repeatedly tweaked the multifamily tax exemption policies to try to encourage more construction. And that, says City Council President Breean Beggs, has been incredibly successful.

Increasingly, that’s been one of the goals of city plan ning — erase the artificial divisions between rich and poor neighborhoods and let all types of people intermingle in certain areas.

He has both the upper-income folks who often live on Rockwood Boulevard, he says, but also “more people of color and different incomes.

“I love it,” he says. (DANIEL WALTERS)

In a unanimous vote on Monday, July 15, the City Council took another step, once again expanding the map of where developers are eligible for these exemptions.

“The tax credits seem to encourage more dense housing throughout the city, including more affordable housing,” he says.

But the other tweak was even more interesting.

It’s not that you can’t build affordable housing — you still can if you want the longer tax breaks. But if you’re willing to settle for the eight-year version in these spots, you’re free to build all market-rate apartments.

Multifamily developments in the richer areas, meanwhile, would only be eligible for the 12- or 20-year versions of the tax exemptions, which would still require a certain percentage of the units be affordable to get the tax break.“It’sgreat because it flips the script,” said City Council member Michael Cathcart, in a short interview conducted when the Inlander ran into him while grocery shopping at My Fresh Basket. “It encourages diversifica tion of our housing stock across the city.”

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MORE SCHOOL CULTURE WARS On Monday, Aug. 15, dozens of people packed a Mead School Board meeting to discuss proposed bans on Criti cal Race Theory and elementary books that reference genderTheidentity.firstproposal would restrict employees from teaching what it calls the “mandated politicization in the classroom.” The proposal prohibits the teaching of Criti cal Race Theory — a college-level academic framework that analyzes the way systemic racism is embedded in the legal system. The term has been used as a catch-all by conservatives to critique the way race and equity is taught in schools.

“There’s more places they can be done. Far more.”

“If you don’t do housing diversity, if you only concen trate other poor people [in] a low-income neighborhood, you can increase social issues in adjoining properties — it tends to be a descending spiral,” Beggs says. But when all income types are interspersing together, as with Beggs’ own neighborhood on the lower South Hill, it’s the opposite kind of spiral — one that improves conditions for everyone.

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“In the past, the rap on low-income housing devel opments is they’re always in the low-income neighbor hoods,” Beggs says. But after the latest change, the short-term eightyear version of the multifamily tax exemption wouldn’t require any affordable housing units and would only be allowed in the lower-income neighborhoods.

The two proposals were introduced by School Board Director Michael Cannon, who tells the Inlander he was surprised to see them evoke so much controversy.

“I know that we have widespread support within our district, because I’ve talked to parents about this for months,” Cannon says. “And then to see such a strong opposition, in many ways from an activist community outside of our district, that surprised me. I wasn’t expecting that much controversy.”

“It is intellectually lazy and uneducated to throw a CRT blan ket over any conversation that has to do with race or might make us uncomfortable,” Hughes said. SANFORD)

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Cannon acknowledged that some of the people who spoke did come from within the district, but overall, he believes the comments weren’t indicative of how the district feels. He cites conversations he’s had with parents in recent months. Many of them watched Critical Race Theory become a hot-button issue in other parts of the country and are concerned about it being taught in Mead, he says.

The proposals aren’t necessarily in response to what’s cur rently happening in schools, Cannon says; they’re meant to be preventative.Atthesame time, Cannon says there have been a few specific incidents where the district had to deal with “something that’s crossed the line in terms of what students are being exposed to.” He declined to go into detail about specifics. During the meeting, Troy Hughes, principal at Northwood Middle School, said that while Mead schools do teach kids about racism, Critical Race Theory has never been taught.

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Dress in layers to adjust your personal thermostat throughout the night, but keep in mind: Coat check service and lockers (love you, Nyne!) aren’t offered at every venue. So think twice about donning a floor-length faux-fur coat unless you’re certain you can check it. Also, not every venue allows concertgoers to leave the building and reenter.

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LOAD IN Leave the flip-flops and sandals at home if you’re heading to a general admission (unseated) section or packed dance floor. Instead, wear closed-toe shoes that can handle a little spilled beer and protect your feet from accidental stomps and the potential of shattered glass. No matter how tempting, don’t kick off your shoes and dance barefoot. Sneaky glass shards lurk on every venue’s floor! Do your future self a huge, healthy favor (for under seven bucks!) and acquire a pair of industrial ear plugs with a tri-flange design — not the foam kind. Then remember to actually wear them during concerts and loud DJ sets. Choose plugs that include a tiny case so you can store ’em in your purse, car or on a keychain. They’re not dorky, they’re smart! Full-size backpacks are a nope. Most music venues don’t allow them due to weapons and contraband concerns. Plus, no one wants to be grooving one minute, then hit in the gut by an adult Ninja Turtle shell (i.e., a heavy JanSport) the next. Mini back packs are usually fine. For show totin’ needs, I prefer fanny packs, small purses with cross-shoulder straps and canvas tote bags (note: Spokane Arena only allows clear totes of a limited size).

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hen I’m at a live music show and notice audience members who seem unaware of the, um, best practices for attending a concert, I extend grace. After all, a show is a ritual with complex details and unwritten rules — vary ing slightly according to musical genre — that must be learned by experience, often through embarrassment and pain.

Though I’ve been a showgoer since I was 12 — and received plenty of guidance from concert-loving parents and older friends with Lollapalooza stories — I’ve still been shushed for talking loudly over a soft Decemberists song. I’ve suffered a gnarly toenail injury from a Yeah Yeah Yeahs show. Learn from my mistakes!Forthe past few years, I’ve also worked at a live music venue: stamping wrists, vacuuming drum rugs and gathering inside knowledge on what makes a show great — great for the audience, performers and venue staff alike. So let me be your older, musicobsessed friend and slip you some advice.

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Getting lost in the music is the point of a show, but if you’re swaying and shimmying with your eyes closed, do peek occasionally to avoid collisions.

At certain high-energy shows by heavier-sounding acts, in an area near the front of the stage, you’ll often witness explosions of slam-dancing, thrashing and punk pogo movements known as “moshing.”Moshpit rule #1: If someone falls down, help them back up. Rule #2: Don’t drag or push people into the pit if they clearly aren’t participating. A mosh pit is like a storm. You can usually notice one rum bling to a start. Like a storm, a mosh pit can be a cleansing, free ing, wild release of pressure. But, like any crowd scenario, it can also flip from fun to dangerous. If a pit forms near you but you don’t want to be involved, quickly shimmy away while keeping your arms bent in 90-degree “shields” to protect your torso from impacts. Similar to advice for surviving a riptide: If you want to escape the pit, instead of moving directly toward the stage, move parallel to it until you’re out of the chaos. If you decide to stay in the pit, or even linger on the outskirts, strike a wide stance and bend your knees slightly. Stabilize your hips and get those bent-arm shields ready. Just to reiterate: Groping someone in a mosh pit is not OK. And neither is picking a fight, though friendly shoving is part of mosh culture. Everyone who catches the mosh spirit should feel free to let off steam near sweaty friends and strangers. Despite the way movies portray rock shows and “grunge,” crowd surfing rarely happens, especially not in smaller venues. If a person does get horizontal and embarks into a sea of raised hands, the performer is usually the one to initiate. n

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Performers don’t like 35 feet of empty space between the stage and their audience. In May, I heard acoustic musician Payge Turner tell one timid Spokane crowd: “I ain’t singin’ shit until you squish in!” So mind the musician and close the gap without crushing oth ers. No matter how close to the stage you stand, don’t touch the band’s instruments, and do not place your drink on amps or near pricey effects pedals. When you inevitably shift to a new spot, glance behind you to make sure you’re not blocking a shorter person’s view. If so, try to adjust. Eye contact and nonverbal gestures go far. Stay aware of your surroundings: Are you blocking an exit, walkway or door? Sitting on steps or aisles that need to remain clear due to fire codes? If so, move. Need to respectfully make your way through a crowd? Using two fingers, confidently double-tap the shoulder of the person you’d like to pass, perhaps while adding, “Comin’ through!” or “Excuse me.” Don’t even think about caressing a stranger’s lower back or grabbing their waist to move past. It’s creepy. A concert isn’t a free-for-all touch fest. Getting lost in the music is the point of a show, but if you’re swaying and shimmying with your eyes closed, do peek occasion ally to avoid collisions. While musicians want an audience to dance, they tend to dislike synchronized clapping, a sweet crowd gesture that gets real off beat, real quick. Speaking of distractions, if you’re the only one in the crowd scream-yelling lyrics, you’re probably annoying those around you.

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JUNO (2007) Whether it be the all-star cast, fantastically niche teen age jargon or the cheeseburger telephone, every aspect of Juno leaves me reeling in all the blessings and glory of adolescence. Diablo Cody has amazingly crafted a story so relatable, despite none of the specific events ever happening to me. The portrait of a teenager that Cody paints is so authentic and funny, and it lightheart edly captures a young, unique individual navigating a very difficult time. While it is offbeat and hilarious, Juno delivers a story with weight and depth, making for an extremely enjoyable watching experience. Some of the topics may be heavy, but they are discussed and handled with humor and grace, tastefully walking the line between too dramatic and not dramatic enough. Just shy of an hour and 40 minutes, this movie allows me to bask in the warmth that it provides and take my mind off of anything and everything for a little bit. The outstanding soundtrack accompanying the intriguing story makes for the perfect and often needed break from the world around me.

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Sometimes a favorite movie is the perfect cure for homesickness.

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PUPPY POWER While it’s not like the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s realm of God Butchers and a murderous Scarlet Witch has been 100-percent kid-friendly, they do look like colorful Care Bears flicks compared to the grim, somber tone of the DC Extended Universe. Thank fully, DC LEAGUE OF SUPER-PETS remembers that, “Oh right, comic book heroes should sometimes be for the kiddos.” The tale of Superman’s dog, Krypto, having to team up with a ragtag group of powered pets to defeat a supervillain gerbil (voiced by Kate McKinnon having an absolute blast) who captures the actual Justice League members won’t blow anyone away, but it’s full of heart and a few legit laughs. It’s a true superhero movie for the whole family, one that balances action, adorableness and jokes (beware of cute weaponized kitties!). (SETH SOMMERFELD)

The trans rocker’s latest finds her skillfully brooding her way through songs about the internal support of queer communities in times of crisis.

A t this time a year ago, I was gearing up to head to school in Texas, a big move for an 18-yearold who felt very much in her comfort zone in Spokane. While living far from home, I unsurprisingly found myself needing the occasional uplift. When com fort called, I turned to movies that pulled me into the open arms of complex characters and wonderful worlds.

Columbus is a quiet, calming movie that feels like taking a breath of fresh air or showering for the first time in days — it is a simple pleasure that works won ders when I’m stressed out.

n Find comfort in familiarity, and When Harry Met Sally.

COLUMBUS (2017) A film drenched in meaningful yet subtle dialogue and shots that could be hung in museums, video-essayist Kogonada’s first feature film, Columbus, delivers solace, reflection and hope. The movie portrays an unlikely platonic pairing that primarily consists of wandering around Colum bus, Indiana, admiring its modern art and architecture and sharing conversations. Led by John Cho as Jin, a visitor from South Korea in town to watch over his es tranged father who has fallen into a coma, and Casey, played by Haley Lu Richardson, a young woman who works in the local library and takes care of her mother recovering from addiction, the two could not be more different, but they come together to help each other in unique, moving ways. The two characters both change and undergo adjustment periods throughout the movie, something that every college freshman becomes familiar with. See ing captivating, complicated characters deal with that change and being able to relate to it is a gift.

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The return of FX/Hulu’s RESERVATION DOGS for its second sea son was cause for much rejoicing at my house, as the Oklahomaset show about Indigenous young adults trying to survive boredom in a small town and the death of a close friend was one of my favorite shows of 2021. The second season premiered in early August, and it’s great so far. I’m particularly happy about the consistent appearances of Spirit (Dallas Goldtooth), the hilarious ghost of a warrior who claims he died at Little Bighorn and who acts as a guide to the conflicted mama’s boy Bear. Spirit and Bear’s scene trading wisdom inside construction-site Port-oPotties in the episode “Roofing” is hilarious, and not just because of the Blazing Saddles-level flatulence audibly emanating from Spirit between line readings. (DAN NAILEN)

A classic rom-com that has withstood the test of time, When Harry Met Sally is everything I could ever want in a movie. I belly laugh, I feel warm and fuzzy afterwards, and the concept of Tinder is kicked to the curb by Car rie Fisher character’s Rolodex matchmaking tactic. Jam-packed with masterful comedic timing and lov able characters, this movie warms the heart and brings sincere happiness in bucketloads. I watched it for the first time with my mom when I was in high school, and I’ve considered it my favorite movie ever since. It’s iconic for a reason, and I truly never tire of watch ing Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal’s excellent chemistry explode into a love story for the ages. This movie in particular opens a portal to home in my mind, allowing me to relax and indulge for 96 perfect minutes.

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The Aussie’s sophomore LP finds the singer-songwriter often sounding like countrywoman Courtney Barnett’s sunnier, poppier little sister.

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The showy English arena rock veterans dip their toes into the dark and gloomy modern political landscape with an album centered on defiance.

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I t’s not even September, and all too soon (or already for some of the region’s universities), many young adults will be heading to college, where they’ll be navigating a new culinary landscape. Where should you go for date night, to hang with friends, to get some legit studying done? While we can’t provide a complete map for every situation, the Inlander can help newbies find three key locations that fit the fol lowing parameters: Upscale: A place you’d bring family, especially if they’re picking up the tab. Downtime: A chill spot for schoolwork or a muchneeded mental recharge. Sideways: Maybe self-explanatory; if not, think alcoholic beverages and bar food.

DOWNTIME: Little Garden Cafe, 9910 N. Waikiki Rd. (also at 2901 W. Northwest Blvd.), 509-309-2609, littlegardencafe.com UPSCALE: 1898 Public House, 2010 W. Waikiki Rd., 509- 466-2121, kalispelgolf.com/dining

Picture it: Your family comes to visit you in the tiny college town of Cheney, and you’ve spent more than a few days cleaning your living quarters so it’s up to parental standards. Whether they’ve given you some warning or they’ve shown up completely uninvited, it’s time to pull out all of the stops. Taking your parents out to dinner is nice, but what better way to prove to them that you can wake up before noon than taking them out for lunch?

SIDEWAYS: Eagle’s Pub, 414 First St., 509-2356294, facebook.com/cheneyeaglespub

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WHITWORTH UNIVERSITY BIGFOOT PUB & EATERY (SIDEWAYS) 9115 N. Division St., 509-467-9638, facebook.com/bigfootspokane Whitworth is notorious for its dry campus policy; no alcohol is allowed on campus whether you’re of legal drinking age or not. Now that may seem like a bit of a downer, but Whitworth students aren’t exactly known to be rule breakers, so they congregate elsewhere to get their party

DOWNTIME: The Mason Jar, 101 F St., 509-3598052, themasonjar101.com

GONZAGA UNIVERSITY NO-LI BREWHOUSE (SIDEWAYS) 1003 E. Trent Ave., 509-242-2739, nolibrewhouse.com

Looking for a quintessential Spokane brewery where you can catch a basketball game and socialize? No-Li Brewhouse is a quick walk from Gonzaga’s campus, and the perfect scene for a night out and a drink that is college-budget friendly. As you sip, play a giant game of Jenga or cornhole with friends and soak in the Spokane River view from the patio. The family-owned brewery offers a fantastic array of award-winning beer made from locally sourced ingredi ents. No-Li also opened its new European-inspired Bier Hall this spring, which features more than 20 beer taps and appetizers like the shareable pub plate ($20) with sausages, cheese curds, housemade pickles, French bread and apple slices. The large space is also great for groups.

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Nothing says college hangout like gooey pizza. Get yours at Bigfoot Pub. CHIANA McINELLY PHOTO

Farmhouse Cafe has a plethora of hearty lunch op tions like the prosciutto and burrata sandwich ($15) with jalapeño basil aioli that you’re definitely not going to find anywhere else in town. If they’re down for a sweet treat, the donut holes ($8) are customizable with three choices of sauce: berry, caramel or chocolate. Choose whichever tickles your fancy, and you’ll be well on your way to impressing your parents with how well you’re surviving without them at school. (MP)

Theon.Whitworthians who fill Bigfoot Pub & Eatery on Friday nights are probably too young to know that Madonna once performed her song “Crazy For You” here during the filming of Vision Quest. But all ages can appreci ate typical pub food like baskets of fries ($5) and fully cus tomizable 16-inch pizzas ($16). On any given night you can expect to see dart players, hear live music and find regulars having a grand old time at their usual table. Pirates, make sure to establish your own table, like on bingo night where you can win some sweet prizes.

FOOD | ROUNDUP A soft, buttery pretzel ($15) and No-Li’s Hazy IPA ($7) is the perfect food and bever age pair. For a lighter, semi-sweet beverage, No-Li’s Day Fade huckleberry hard seltzer ($7) is a Zag fan favorite, and a refreshing way to enjoy a classic Pacific Northwest fla vor. Try the Cajun chicken sandwich ($17), a delectable combination of spicy fried chicken, creamy jalapeño maple aioli and a buttery brioche bun. (NATALIE RIETH)

UPSCALE: Anthony’s at Spokane Falls, 510 N. Lincoln St., spokane-fallsanthonys.com/restaurant/anthonys-at-509-328-9009,

(CARRIE SCOZZARO) SIDEWAYS: Timber Bar & Grill (inside Lumberyard), 305 N. Grand Ave., UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO GAMBINO’S (UPSCALE) 308 W. Sixth St., gambinosmoscow.com208-882-9000,

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DOWNTIME: Arctos Coffee & Roast ing Co., 1923 N. Hamilton St., 509-4132362, arctoscoffee.com

Whether or not a place is upscale can be subjective. So while Moscow has fancier spots than Gambino’s, we picked it for several reasons. It’s a classic, dating back more than 45 years and channeling an East Coast eatery vibe. Gambino’s also vali dates parking (a big deal in any college town) and has a full bar. Gambino’s can accom modate big groups and has an equally big menu so everyone should be able to find some thing, including vegetarian and gluten-free folks. Start with fried mozzarella ($8.95) or share the antipasto ($11.95), a charcuterie-style meat plate. Gambino’s does thin crust and stuffed versions of 8-, 10-, 14- and 16-inch pizzas, several salads and sandwiches. Order the combo pasta plate ($17.95) and choose any three from the lasagna, fettuccine Alfredo, ravioli, chicken parmesan, spaghetti and meatballs, gnocchi or cheese tortellini because, you know, leftovers. (CS)

DOWNTIME: One World Cafe, 533

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY ROOST COFFEE & MARKET (DOWNTIME) 125 E. Spring St., roostcoffeepullman.com509-332-8534, Located five minutes east of campus and just off Main Street in a charming spot next to Foundry Kitchen & Cocktails, Roost Coffee & Market is everything you’d want in a place to chill and, hopefully, get some workThedone.décor is unpretentious: mis matched tables and chairs, local art, potted plants, and a modest outdoor patio. You don’t have to ask for the Wi-Fi code or the “OFF CAMPUS CUISINE,” CONTINUED... key to the bathroom, and remember the big windows when you’re looking for a study spot on gray days. As for food, it’s reason ably priced, featuring fresh-baked goods and a range of eats, like avocado toast ($8) or something heartier like a breakfast bur rito ($12) with eggs, cheese, beans and salsa verde.

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Inside the 2022 Give Guide, meet a Ukrainian couple fleeing the war who’ve landed in Spokane, where they’ve been aided by the newly established Thrive International. And read how one local family experienced a profound tragedy and started Kellen Cares, a nonprofit that aims to prevent suicide in youngNext,men.learn about the ambitious plan of Innovia’s LaunchNW to make the dream of at tending college a reality for every young student in the community. Then find out how the Kootenai Environmental Alliance has been influencing poli cies to protect the health of one of the area’s most beloved natural resources, Lake Coeur d’Alene. And there’s even more information in the ad vertising throughout this section as well, with more than 100 local nonprofits sharing their stories — many in our special Give Guide format — describ ing the important work being done by so many dedicated people. These stories and more seek to inspire and inform all of us to give back when we can, so we’ve also included resources on how to get involved by donating time or money.

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RESIDENTS OF THE INLAND NORTHWEST are pretty fortunate. The region is filled with a wide diversity of nonprofit organizations, each boosted by the passion of its leaders, staff and volunteers for doing good and giving back to the community. This means that every summer, as we compile the Inlander’s Give Guide, our yearly philanthropy issue, it’s simultaneously difficult and easy to narrow down a handful of organizations to write about. While we can’t cover them all in just one issue, this year’s Give Guide highlights several nonprofits, from those that are brand new as of the past year to one that’s been working to make the region a better place for five decades and counting.

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T hrive International Director Mark Finney had been thinking about the housing problem for years back when he was director of World Relief, an Evangeli cal refugee resettlement organization in Spokane. The growing housing crisis was clear as early as 2016. During that last year of his second term, President Barack Obama dramatically upped the cap on refugees. And with Spokane’s vacancy rate at rock-bottom levels, finding places for those refugees to live became all the more

Yaroslav Hrabovskyi (center) and his wife Oksana Boiko (center right) with some of the children also staying at Thrive Center.

On the other hand, the couple isn’t remotely used to this outpouring of kindness. They’ve been in America barely a month, and already they’re antsy. Usually, they’re the ones helping others. Hrabovskyi worked at a Christian nonprofit called Mission Eurasia. He and his wife spent their former lives in Ukraine trying to help homeless people, drug addicts and alcoholics. They’d even adopted a disabled child born to a homeless woman seeking rehabilitation. “There was a time when we were helping, and now people are helping us,” says Hrabovskyi, “and this is a completely different feeling.”

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O ksana Boiko had always talked about moving — away from her hometown, away from her country, Ukraine. But for 42 years, she never did. “It was never possible to leave,” she says. “My roots were so deep.” But then war hit. In one swift motion, she says in Russian through a local translator, she had to “cut her roots” and leave. And now she’s sitting in a conference room in Spo kane, in a country she never wanted to come to, living in a former motel room. A huge Ukrainian flag in iconic blue and yellow hangs behind the reception desk of the onetime Quality Inn just northeast of downtown. The nine-story apartment building where Boiko’s family lived back in Irpin still stands, though shockwaves from explosion after explosion from Russian shelling have busted out the windows. Boiko talks rapidly, bubbling with opinions, nuance, memories — cracking jokes. She smiles and laughs. Her husband, Yaroslav Hrabovskyi, is more laconic and reserved.Onthe one hand, they’re deeply grateful for every thing others have done to get them here. How Ukrainian Spokanites who Boiko previously taught via remote Zoom exercise classes during COVID had invited them to come to Spokane. How a local church raised money for their airfare. How their necessities, and beyond, have been provided for them. How they were invited to this hotel, which the new local nonprofit Thrive International offered rent-free through July, and at a very low rate after that. “At every point and level I sense and I feel this car ing,” says Hrabovskyi. “This is something that surprises me about America.”

Thrive International turned a motel into a landing zone — and takeoff runway — for Ukrainian refugees BY DANIEL WALTERS

“Literally,difficult. every time we got housing for somebody, it was like a ‘Praise the Lord’ miracle scenario,” Finney says.He’d pitched the idea of World Relief getting involved more directly in housing — buying up properties — but the national organization wasn’t interested in going in that direction. So last year, as a flood of Afghan refugees entered the United States, he assembled some allies, pooled their resources and bought land with 16 apart ment units, intending to use it to house refugees fleeing Afghanistan. He’d be able to build on an existing vacant land, too.

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But then, World Relief became immersed in a major controversy, one that caused Finney to question his role at the nonprofit. The national organization had a policy banning anyone in a same-sex marriage from working there, and a gay Spokane attorney sued after World Relief withdrew a job offer. To Finney, a local pastor, the ban was particularly perverse considering the kinds of discrimination that some of the refugees often were fleeing. “I’ve literally met people at the airport whose first question to me was, ‘I’m gay in my country. They were trying to kill me. Is it OK for people to know that I’m gay in America?’” Finney says. “Like, before we get their bags off their baggage carousel.”

In January, Finney resigned in protest. A month later, Putin invaded Ukraine. Ukrainian im migrants coming to Spokane in the aftermath also actually eligible for federally subsidized refugee reloca tion funds and case-management work that World Relief provided.Forsix months, meanwhile, the owners of the former Quality Inn building had already been looking to lease the space to a nonprofit. All those circumstances converged to put Finney in the perfect place to make a big move. He launched Thrive International, and, thanks to an infusion of Wash

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of the room. This cost reduction gives them a runway of three to six months to get up to speed on living in America. They can start learning English, figure out our transportation system, get their kids enrolled in school and hopefully find a job to become more financially inde pendent. It’s not just focused on helping refugees survive, in other words. It’s helping them thrive.

B oiko and Hrabovskyi are eager to launch their new lives. They have a child with special needs, so they don’t just need a school — they need a specialist to help them. They’ve already filled out their work authori zation paperwork, but there’s a lot more they need to do.

Hrabovskyi is trained as an accountant. Boiko has experience leading fitness classes, but her friends have pointed out her other talents as well. Maybe she should be a care giver, they’ve told her. She’s already caring for two disabled children. All of this is so new — even the homeless people they see, the sort GET INVOLVED! Go to thriveint.org/donate to make a financial donation. At the same page, you’ll also find an opportunity to buy needed goods from Amazon, including school supplies, bathroom kits, baby items, toys and more.

A former Quality Inn northeast of downtown Spokane is now the nonprofit Thrive Center, offering housing for refugees. KWAK PHOTO

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Make a di erence where it matters. Together, we can transform our region. Nearly everyone in our region has something to give, especially when we look beyond cash on hand. Our potential to beneﬁt our community through end-of-life gifts can be signiﬁcant if we look at our homes and real estate holdings, retirement and other investment accounts, businesses and life insurance.

Todd Miller and Rowena Pineda (pictured) committed to supporting community health after they’re gone, designating part of their wealth for scholarships for Washington State University College of Nursing students, in memory of Todd’s mother, Mary M. Miller. Thanks to their commitment, our region will grow healthier.

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Fight to ensure abortion is accessible for people near and far during unprecedented attacks on civil rights.

“As a cancer survivor, my visits to Planned Parenthood help provide peace of mind in addition to health care that is affordable and attainable. They genuinely care about my mental health just as much as my physical health.”

What We Do: We provide exceptional reproductive and complementary health care services, honest education, and fearless advocacy for all.

Donate Your generosity will ensure everyone in our community can receive the care they need. No matter what.

Tell Your Story The best way to promote, practice, and preserve comprehensive reproductive health care and overcome stigma surrounding these services is to share our stories.

Become a Patient Receive expert health care from our providers and support the services we provide to our community.

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Advocate for comprehensive sex ed in our community so youth have the knowledge they need to be healthy, safe, and plan their futures.

Volunteer The gift of your time and energy is invaluable in the fight to protect and advance reproductive rights.

Your Support Will: Help over 35,000 people annually get the health care services required to be healthy and plan for the future.

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For over 50 years local people have been turning to Planned Parenthood for vital reproductive health care services, comprehensive and inclusive sex ed, and to join the fight for rights, freedom and access to care.

30 GIVE GUIDE AUGUST 25, 2022 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION AHANA – Multi-Ethnic Business Association 2525 E 29th Ave STE 10B #368 Spokane, WA 99223 How Can You Get Involved? AHANA champions economic and social equity for multi-ethnic businesses and people. By helping our community grow through seasoned leadership, strengthen connections, and access to opportunities, we increase prosperity and drive social and economic well-being for everyone in the Inland Northwest • Become an AHANA Member • Become a board member • Support BIPOC owned businesses • Visit our online business directory of multi-ethnic businesses www.ahana-meba.orgahana@ahana-meba.org509.990.2981 What We Do: How Can You Get Involved? Donations allow us to provide resources to schools and organizations (public and private) throughout the Paci c Northwest. As we work to get our curriculum into schools, your donations enable us to provide training and materials to students and educators throughout the state. Volunteers are needed to prepare resource packets for schools; soon, we will seek volunteers with a mental health background to donate time to teaching in the classroom. alifeYOUnited 3915 W. Randolph Rd. #4 Spokane, WA 99224 alifeYOUnited works to prevent and respond to the tragedy of suicide with compassion and understanding. We provide learning opportunities and resources while building community and creating conversations. Our k-5 curriculum encourages kindness, belonging, compassion, resilience, awareness, and responsibility in an e ort to nurture children’s self-concept and reduce violence towards self and others. We have provided more than 100,000 prevention/intervention resources in the Paci c Northwest. drmarystover@me.comalifeYOUnited.com509.528.8362 What We Do: GIVE GUIDE Kids • Social Services Civil and Human Rights Education READ THE GIVE GUIDE Read all about the goals of local nonprofits in this special section; make a note of the ones you connect with most. GO ONLINE Grab your credit card, scan a QR code or log on to the charity websites found in these pages and make a contribution. PICK UP YOUR PHONE Call your nonprofit of choice via the numbers listed here and make a pledge of cash or volunteer hours. HOW TO GIVE

Supported Employment: O ers services throughout the entire employment process including resume building, interview skill building, job development, job coaching, and training. Sta members work diligently to o er job placements in the community and personalized support, centering e orts on each person’s interests and abilities. We pride ourselves in hiring sta with diverse backgrounds to support individuals in various work industries.

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AUGUST 25, 2022 GIVE GUIDE 31SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION The Arc of Spokane 320 E 2nd Ave. Spokane, WA 99202 How Can You Get Involved? When you give to e Arc, you help support programs for people with IDD to live inclusive lives and engage as full members of the community. Please consider making a gi to e Arc of Spokane at www.arc-spokane.org/give. info@arc-spokane.orgwww.arc-spokane.org509.328.6326

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Counties for persons with varying disabilities.

At e Arc, we promote the inherent right for all to be respected, appreciated, and included as valuable members of society. Advocating for the worth and value of every person is part of our core mission, and e Arc seeks to create systemic change for every person to live an independent and vibrant life.

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e Arc of Spokane’s mission is to create an inclusive community for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. e Arc of Spokane promotes independence and choice and enhances the quality of life for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families. As a chapter of e Arc of Washington and e Arc of the United State, e Arc of Spokane joins over 600 chapters across the country on the front lines to ensure that people with IDD and their families have access to the support and services they need to be fully engaged in their communities. e collaboration of state and local chapters creates a powerful network ensuring that people with IDD and their families have the strongest civil rights advocates promoting and protecting their needs at all levels.

Community Inclusion: O ers services focused on community engagement activities and goals. It is designed for individuals who have reached retirement age, or for individuals in need of skill building and community integration to prepare for employment through volunteerism, social outings, and other community-based activities.

Artisans a non-pro agency services necessary for individual job development, employment and employment the community for persons with disabilities.

Artisans Community Inclusion, and Independent Living services in Spokane, Stevens and Pend Oreille Each person serve is unique and has speci c skills, abilities, and talents. Because of this, agency prides itself in o ering and employment opportunities as diversi ed as those we serve.

provides Supported Employment,

Independent Living: O ers services to assist individuals with accessing and utilizing the public support systems including, but not limited to housing, food, clothing, and nancial resources. Specialized skill training is also available.

Locally, e Arc of Spokane is one of the largest social service agencies serving people with IDD in our community. Our major programs serve over 3,000 people each year through our Community Center; Supported Living homes; Transition & Young Adult Programs; Supported Employment; Community Inclusion; Rep Payee services; Advocacy & Family Support; and we are the only agency in Spokane with the mission of advocating for this uniquely vulnerable population. In addition, e Arc runs a ri Store, where the proceeds directly support the services we provide.

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What We ArtisansDo: 220 W. Francis Ave. Ste. B Spokane, WA 99205 • 200 E. 2nd Ave. Ste. A Spokane, WA 99202 How Can You Get Involved? Businesses: • Reach out to us for your hiring needs • Host mock interviews for job seekers • Provide volunteer or work trial opportunities for job experience. Sta support provided Individuals: • Mentor individuals by teaching job skills and so -skills • Donate monetarily or with services to support clients in their interview and employment endeavors admin@theartisans.orgwww.theartisans.org509.325.4489

Believe in Me helps kids develop the self-con dence they need to succeed by providing grants and resources to programs that bridge the gaps for marginalized youth. No child deserves to feel unwanted, unloved, and not good enough.

spokane@chs-wa.orgchildrenshomesociety.org509.747.4174 W Riverside Ste 201 Spokane, WA 99201 Can Donations

survivor To Make a Donation, visit https://www.believeinme.org contact@believeinme.orgbelieveinme.org509.448.1412

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Because of you, we were able to give $137,000 to programs in the Spokane area in 2022. Here’s a snapshot of what your generosity has made Increasedpossible:academic achievement for 130 foster children in the Spokane area by providing tutoring services through a collaboration between Embrace WA, the state, local schools, and Sylvan Learning Center.

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Camp Fire Inland Northwest N Argonne Unit B Spokane Valley, WA 99212

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Our work aims to holistically move funding and critical support “upstream” to reach families early with comprehensive, equitable solutions focused in three areas: family support, early learning and behavioral health for continued success in all areas of life. gi will go to directly support children and families in Spokane. $40 buys a box of diapers for a family; $120 covers a family counseling session.

Established in 2006, Believe in Me funds children’s charities that provide marginalized kids with a safe place to call home, a family that loves them, a feeling of community, and opportunities to learn, build self-esteem and have fun. e foster care, adoption, and education programs we fund create a sense of belonging and help to build self-con dence for kids who don’t have a family and lack the resources and support they need to excel in life. ese services help foster kids to establish loving and supportive relationships, improve academically, and envision a brighter future for themselves.

Children’s Home Society of Washington 2323 N. Discovery Pl. Spokane Valley, WA 99216 How Can You Get Involved? We o er comprehensive, proactive support, serving entire families’ unique needs to maintain overall well-being and create a brighter future for every family.

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Matched 100 foster kids with Spokane Angels’ Dare to Dream mentors who engage, support, and equip them for navigating the ups and downs of Expandedlife.the reach of Spokane Angel’s “Love Box” program to include 100 new foster families. ese monthly and seasonal care packages are stu ed with family activities, meals, clothes, encouraging notes, and supplies for foster families. ese kids are relying on you to believe in them. Show them you care by supporting our cause today.

$50 transports a low-income child to and from summer camp $100 lls a “Love Box” with support items for foster families $250 provides a bed and bedding for a foster child $500 purchases concert space for young musicians $1,000 relocates a young human tra cking

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A donation from $25 to $25,000 + will make a di erence in shaping the lives of our local kids here in Spokane and the surrounding area. Call us to discuss estate planning or major gi s.

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Young people want to shape the world, Camp Fire provides the opportunity to nd their spark, li their voice, and discover who they are. In Camp Fire, it begins now.

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Camp Fire Inland Northwest owns and operates two summer camps: Camp Sweyolakan, an overnight camp on Lake Coeur d’Alene and Camp DartLo, a day camp along the Little Spokane River. Camp Fire kids can learn and grow in our camping and school-year programs where they develop leadership skills, implement community service projects, and have the opportunity to just be a kid while in an inclusive and outdoor environment.

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Make an impact by donating, attending our events, volunteering your time. We know every dollar and hour spent with us represents a story, a connection to someone loved. Each donation stays local, right here at home in our community. We’re here to help and together we can make a di erence!

The City Gate 170 South Madison Spokane, WA 99201 How Can You Get Involved? e City Gate exists to Reclaim, Rebuild and Restore, Lost and Broken Lives, transitioning from homelessness e City Gate was initially formed as a church to serve the homeless and low-income of inner-city Spokane. Over the years we have become more holistic adding a client choice food bank and clothing bank, a social drop-in center, dinners, and breakfasts and 28 low-income studio apartments, including 2 emergency shelter rooms.

info@failsafeforlife.orgwww.failsafeforlife.org509.475.7334

Family Promise of North Idaho is a faith based and community driven homeless shelter which provides dedicated guidance and support to families with children in our community by providing temporary shelter, meals, transportation and training while seeking permanent employment and a ordable housing. Your support and generous donation of $25, $50, $100 or $1000 helps in our e ort to support families and curb homelessness in our amazing community. www.familypromiseni.org208.777.4190

Every Woman Can is a grassroots organization made up of volunteer advocates with a mission of advocacy, awareness, wellness and education for women’s health. Since 2017 we’ve produced six runs, raised money for awareness, education and provided dollars for women to get clinical breast exams, mammograms, follow up diagnostics, and transportation assistance. Help us spread the word throughout the Paci c Northwest - mammograms save lives.

Did you know that asking one question could stop someone from attempting suicide? FailSafe for Life’s goal is not easy but it’s simple: we help prevent suicide attempts and deaths in our community by equipping people to recognize and react – even with just a few kind words - when someone they encounter is at risk.

thecitygate@qwestowww.thecitygatespokane.org509.455.9670ce.net

How Can You Get Involved? 6% of children under 6 experience homelessness in Idaho. Family Promise of North Idaho provides HELP, HOPE and a HOME to homeless families with children in our area.

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Donations of all kinds are always welcome to support our clients. Donations of seasonal clothing, non-perishable food and paper products, co ee, and cash all of which will go to support those we serve.

Every Woman Can 827 W 1st Suite 320 Spokane, WA 99201

Cash donations may be made on our website or directly via PayPal.

How Can You Get Involved? At FailSafe for Life, our goal is not easy, but it’s simple. We want to end suicide attempts and deaths in our community.

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One of the easiest and most e ective ways to support FailSafe for Life’s mission is to donate. $30 provides 2-hour training for one person in QPR – Question, Persuade, and Refer- three steps anyone can learn to help prevent suicide. $1000 sponsors an entire workshop. $100 ensures that every patient in our local hospitals receives a message of hope from a member of our community We always love volunteers! Please contact us at info@failsafeforlife.org.

What We Do: Family Promise of North Idaho (FPNI) 501 E. Wallace Ave. Coeur d’Alene ID • Mailing: PO Box 3682 Coeur d’Alene ID 83816

What We Do: Every Woman Can is at the heart of the women’s cancer ght. We provide money for mammograms, advocate for equity in and access to healthcare, and create community for women living with + surviving cancer. 100% of donations stay local.

FailSafe Life PO Box 28955 Spokane, WA 99228

ICan@EveryWomanCan.orgwww.EveryWomanCan.org509.315.5940

How Can You Get Involved?

GoodwillDo:Industries of the Inland Northwest 130 E. ird Avenue, Spokane, WA 99202 How Can You Get Involved?

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Invest $49 each month to provide one day of holistic care for an entire family Volunteer to move a family into their new home Learn more by liking us on social media

Girl Scouts of Eastern WA & Northern ID is a local non-pro t organization with the mission to build girls of courage, con dence, and character who make the world a better place.

Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest has been changing lives since 1939. We help people with employment, training and education, housing support, and nancial stability. Do you need to learn computer and digital skills to get a job, or even just connect with family? Do you need help getting a job? Are you struggling to pay rent? Do you need help managing your nances? Visit our website at discovergoodwill.org/i-need-help to nd a program that might help you. You can also call 509-838-4246. Some of our programs require a referral. Other services are available on a walk-in basis. Our programs are funded primarily by our Goodwill stores and online sales, and from customers who donate a few cents when they Round Up their purchases. We also receive funding from grants and donations. Out of every dollar earned from our stores and online sales, more than 85 cents support our programs. ere are thousands of stories behind our Goodwill stores, stories of lives who are changed by the help they get at Goodwill. In 2021, we served more than 4300 people in eastern Washington and north Idaho. We’ve helped more than 55,000 people in the last ten years. Scan the QR code below to read some of their stories. You can also visit discovergoodwill.org/news or watch these stories on our YouTube channel at GoodwillINW.

Family Promise of Spokane 2002 E. Mission Ave Spokane, WA 99202

Girl Scouts of Eastern WA & Northern ID 1404 North Ash Street Spokane, WA 99201

How Can You Get Involved? We exist to equip families and communities to end the cycle of homelessness. We prevent families from becoming homeless through rental assistance and support, provide round the clock care for currently homeless families and prepare families for a stable future through skills classes and community connections... all while keeping the entire family together (including pets!).

Support our programs by giving a donation on our website at DiscoverGoodwill.org/monetary-donations/ Invest in one of our programs. Contact our team if you have property you could rent to someone looking for a home or apartment. Provide a job for someone Goodwill is helping with employment. Invite us to speak to your group, or contact us for a tour. Donate your gently used items at your local Goodwill Donation Center. Shop at our Goodwill stores, or online. You can nd all of our retail and online stores at DiscoverGoodwill.org.

What We Do:

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Girl Scouts of Eastern WA & Northern ID is the pre-eminent leadership organization for girls. rough innovative programming in STEM, outdoors, nancial literacy, the arts, activism and advocacy, and life skills, Girl Scouts gives girls the opportunity to discover, connect and take action. We are girl-led, girl-inclusive, and girl-driven. $30 could provide a girl with a year of Girl Scout membership $50 could out t two girls with uniforms $150 could send a girl to day camp for one week www.gsewni.org509.747.8091

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discovergoodwill@giin.orgDiscoverGoodwill.org509.838.4246; or programhelp@giin.org We help people with training, employment, housing support and nancial stability. Together, we create opportunities that change lives and strengthen communities.

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How Can You Get Involved? Hutton Settlement Children’s Home nurtures, educates and prepares children who are in need of a safe and healthy home. For over 100 years, we have operated without any government funding, providing hope, opportunity and life to children and families in our community. To support Hutton you can 1) help fund our transformative learning opportunities, educational scholarships, extra-cirricular activities/programs for students and critical transitional alumni support, 2) volunteer by sharing your time and talents, or 3) join the Hutton team! If you are interested in helping children find their purpose and core goodness, please visit huttonsettlement.org/contact/careers/ to learn more about available career opportunities.

Services include extensive support to our licensed foster families regarding paperwork, parent education, in-home support, overnight respite services, and more. Morning Star Foster care is also contracted to provide home studies for adoption through the Department of Children Youth & Families.

How Can You Get Involved?

County Meals on Wheels 12101 E Sprague Spokane Valley,

Please join our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/gbpacks) where we o en post volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and more! What We Do: Giving Back Packs Spokane | Spokane Quaranteam P.O. Box 30321 Spokane, WA 99223 info@gbpacks.orgwww.gbpacks.org509.389.2503

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How Can Get ll and distribute full to those who are experiencing homelessness. Giving Back Packs is a very simple concept. We provide local agencies and nonpro ts with full backpacks to give to those who are experiencing A full of new items and resources can sometimes be the di erence between life and death.

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• Support a licensed foster parent by donating to www.morningstarboysranch.org

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Hutton Settlement

What We Do:

Prolong the ability of elderly in Spokane County to remain living independently in their own homes by providing nutritoius meals, daily health checks and companionship. When a volunteer from GSC Meals on Wheels knocks on the door, vulnerable seniors open it with a smile. Headquartered in Spokane Valley, we serve the entire 1,800 miles of Spokane County delivering companionship, independence and dignity with every meal. Volunteers needed!

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www.facebook.com/huttonsettlementwww.huttonsettlement.org509.838.2789

Morning Star Foster Care (MSFC) S. Glenrose Road Spokane, WA 99223

Greater Spokane WA 99206

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MSFC passionately believes that all children have the right to a compassionate advocate to continue to grow into healthy adults in our community; that is why we search for loving, nurturing individuals and families who want to make a di erence in a foster child’s life.

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Morning Star Foster Care recruits and licenses new foster homes and helps to maintain current foster families’ licenses.

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A donation of $35 provides a week’s worth of meals along with a daily wellness-check by our volunteers. Across Spokane County, seniors are being forced to choose between paying a bill or eating. Help us make sure no senior across the 1,800 square miles we serve goes hungry.

Be a part of something Greater - Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels

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Founded in 1977, Safe Passage is the largest agency in North Idaho providing support, resources, and crisis intervention for adults and children a ected by domestic and sexual violence, stalking, and human tra cking. Programs include 24-hour crisis line services, an emergency shelter, legal advocacy, licensed counseling, sexual assault hospital response and intervention services, forensic interviews for children of abuse, prevention education, bystander intervention training, as well as family advocacy and support for children a ected by Inviolence.2021,we experienced a huge increase in survivors needing long-term, safe housing. While Safe Passage works every day to meet these growing needs, we are struggling to do so. Our temporary shelter is at capacity almost daily, with shelter intake screens doubling in the last few months. In a single month this year, we had 21 survivors report that they could not leave or returned to an abusive relationship because of lack of housing. Supporting Safe Passage directly supports survivors, gives them and their children safety and stability, and helps them look to the future with resilience and HOPE. What We Do:

North College Foundation, W. Coeur ID 83814 Idaho College is committed to meeting the diverse educational needs of students, employers, and the communities of northern Idaho. Foundation, Inc. is an independent, non-pro t charitable organization. rough contributions and prudent stewardship, the NIC Foundation provides scholarships for students and invests in programs and services to enhance educational excellence and student success at North Idaho College. educational interrupt, and repair cycles of abuse and neglect within families. and for children, substance use disorders treatment for parenting adults, Advocacy Center is a safety net for abused and neglected children with the ability like specialized medical exams, forensic interviews, and child legal advocacy. 208.664.9300 Admin@safepassageid.orgSafepassageid.org help survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse nd safety, resilience, and empowerment to live a life free from violence.

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opportunities, and innovative and creative teaching tools. foundation@nicfoundation.orgnic.edu/foundation208.769.5978 What We Do: Partners with Families & Children 106 W. Mission Ave. Spokane, WA 99201 How Can You Get Involved? Our mission is to prevent,

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Donate funds today or become a monthly donor Provide in-kind donations Sign up to be a volunteer Like/follow us on social media partners@partnerswithfamilies.orgwww.partnerswithfamilies.org509.473.4810 What We Do: Safe Passage 850 N. 4th Street Coeur d’Alene, ID 83814 How Can You Get Involved? Financial Gi : $100 provides a survivor with a comprehensive safety plan $200 provides counseling for a child who has experienced abuse $500 provides a semester of materials for school presentations $1000 provides a survivor eeing violence with one month’s rent Volunteer: Contact us at admin@safepassageid.org or visit our website at safepassageid.org/get-involved to learn how you can get involved. Advocate: Tell those in your life that Safe Passage is here 24/7 and ready to help. You never know when someone you care about may need us.

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What County United Way WA Get Spokane County United Way stays here in our community to address our most pressing issues. Together we tackle homelessness, child abuse and neglect, domestic violence and educational achievement gaps for kids. Together we create solutions, and make lasting impact that improves people’s lives. To live better we must LIVE UNITED! New to our community this year - every child birth to ve years old is able to build their own at home library through our partnership with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. Sign a child up in your life! ank you for your generous support that makes impact right here at home.

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STIX Diabetes Programs Box 8308 Spokane, WA 99203 How Can You Get Involved? STIX Diabetes Programs is dedicated to enhancing the lives of those a ected by diabetes through programs that empower, educate, upli , and promote community.

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Camp TWIGS: day camp for children ages 6-8. Camp STIX: 1-week residential camp for youth ages 9-16. Adventure Camp: 4-day excursionbased camp for youth ages 16-19. Sports Camp: Our newest camp, for youth ages 8-18. Community Outreach: We strive to make contact as soon as possible to be a support to families with newly diagnosed children. We o er year-round community outreach programs serving families within our diabetic community. roughout the year we have many fun and engaging volunteer opportunities and WE NEED YOU! Please visit our website for the most up-to-date information on where you can o er your gi s and talents to STIX. Additionally, consider becoming a monthly donor, scholarship a camper and/or sponsor one of our fundraising events.

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AUGUST 25, 2022 GIVE GUIDE 37SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION Special Olympics Washington 2815 2nd Avenue, Suite 370 Seattle, WA 98121 How Can You Get Involved? rough programming in sports, inclusive health, education and community building, Special Olympics is changing the lives of people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Special Olympics empowers individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities to be valued on and o the playing eld. In Eastern Washington, we serve thousands of athletes, o ering year-round wellness programs as well as sports training and competition. ese programs are o ered at no cost.

sowa@sowa.orgSpecialOlympicsWashington.org206.681.9385 of the Spokane County Human Rights Task Force is to advance human rights in order to create a region where all people feel welcomed, safe and valued. Spokane County Human Rights Task Force “SCHRTF” directly supports people who have been victimized by prejudice and bigotry; supports education promoting positive human relations; documents and monitors hate activity, crimes, and incidents; recognizes and celebrates human rights champions. “Friend” the SCHRTF; nominate human rights champions; share human rights concerns; report hate incidents to ReportHateBias.org

Transitions works to end poverty and homelessness for women and children in Spokane. Our six unique programs, reaching over 1,000 women and children annually, include: the Women’s Hearth daytime drop-in center, New Leaf Kitchen & Cafe job training, Transitional Living Center for moms and their kiddos, EduCare licensed trauma-informed childcare, Miryam’s House transitional housing for single women, and Home Yard Cottages permanent supportive housing.

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Founded in 1951, UGM has expanded from a single soup kitchen to a comprehensive ministry including four shelters, three recovery programs and a summer camp for at-risk children. UGM o ers case management, medical care, counseling, job training and trauma-informed recovery programs free of charge.

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Union Gospel Mission 1224 E. Trent Ave. Spokane, WA 99202 Hold a drive or organize a service project. Call 509-532-3809 to schedule. Volunteer. Call 509-532-3813 to begin the process. Go to uniongospelmission.org/annual-report-21 for stories and stewardship information. How Can You Get Involved? What We Do: ATTEND CHARITYAEVENT Support local music of all kinds at the Spokane Fall Folk Festival Attend Ashley’s House’s Heartbeat of Hope BreakfastInlander.com/GiveGuide YOU HELP!CAN

Donate: From money to bus passes to diapers, our participants depend on the generosity of our dedicated donors. Volunteer: Whether regularly on-site, in a committee, or at a single event, we heavily rely upon wonderful volunteers. Help ensure that housing, poverty, and domestic violence issues are in the forefront of our representatives’ policy-making.

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38 GIVE GUIDE AUGUST 25, 2022 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION Thrive International, (Thrive Center) 110 E 4th Ave Spokane, WA 99202 What Can Your Donation Do? e mission of rive International is to empower multicultural communities to THRIVE. rive International is on the front lines of the Ukrainian refugee crisis in Spokane. We turned a formerly vacant hotel into housing for over 100 refugee families that we call rive Center. At rive Center, immigrant and refugee communities can not only survive but THRIVE. • Your nancial gi empowers Ukrainian refugee families to THRIVE by providing housing, education, and mentorship at rive Center. • Volunteer opportunities. • We are always interested in partnering with community organizations who can provide educational opportunities or resources for residents at rive Center.

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AUGUST 25, 2022 GIVE GUIDE 39SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION Volunteers of America 525 W. Second Ave. Spokane, WA 99201 How Can You Get Involved? Volunteer your time, talent or treasure! Volunteers are key to our success and make a di erence in our participants’ lives. Your treasure helps us to provide front door keys to those in need with 92¢ of every dollar raised going directly to Allprograms.gisaremeaningful and transformational to someone experiencing homelessness. A gi of $25 can provide a youth at Crosswalk with funds needed to take their GED exam and a gi of $250 can provide a month’s worth of groceries to someone newly housed. To learn more about our volunteer opportunities or to give and help us reach our donor match please visit our website. info@voaspokane.orgwww.voaspokane.org509.624.2378 We specialize in providing care to youth and adults with housing rst solutions and low barrier access to services because homelessness shouldn’t be a life sentence. For 126 years, VOA has been upli ing individuals and communities to provide services and whole-person care to the greater Spokane homeless community. With more than 15 programs, serving young mothers, veterans, teens, young adults, foster youth we are here to meet people where they are on their journey of becoming housed. We also own and operate three low barrier emergency shelters - Crosswalk Youth Shelter (13-17), Hope House shelter (18+) and the young Adult Shelter (18-24). What We Do: Join us this for EYE CONTACT a night of art and live performances September 22, 2022 5 PM | Washington Cracker Building For more information, visit: voaspokane.org HOMELESS ART EXHIBIT & FUNDRAISER SEPTEMBER 22 • 5PM Washington Cracker Building 304 W. Paciﬁc Ave SCAN TO DONATE NOW! Women Helping Women Fund 3704 N Nevada St, Ste 201 Spokane, WA 99207 How Can You Get Involved? WHWF promotes and funds programs that remove the social, economic, and educational barriers preventing women and children from reaching their full potential. With donor and member support, WHWF has awarded nearly $7 million in Spokane County. Scan the QR code for more information.

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40 GIVE GUIDE AUGUST 25, 2022 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION Women & Children’s Free Restaurant & Community Kitchen 1408 N. Washington St. Spokane, WA 99201 How Can You Get Involved? Volunteer | Donate Volunteer your time: Join our volunteer team for curbside distribution of fresh meals and groceries, assist in the kitchen with food prep, packaging meals, food rescue, delivering meals, and more. Go to wcfrspokane.org/volunteer Consider a nancial gi , in any amount, to allow us to continue providing nutritious meals and groceries to local families. If you can help, we invite you to do so today. Donate or pledge: give online at wcfrspokane.org/donate 509.324.1995 philanthropy@wcfrspokane.orgwcfrspokane.org

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WCFR is a vital safety net lling nutritional gaps for women and children in need while fostering dignity and respect, within our restaurant and in the community. At Women & Children’s Free Restaurant, our mission stems from the belief that access to not just food, but healthy food is a basic human right. Good nourishment keeps our minds and bodies going and plays a signi cant role in connecting families and communities. Food is critical to well-being, yet tragically, 1 in 5 children in our community struggle with hunger. Our program participants, including those who are actively employed, continue to grapple to meet basic needs and rely heavily on our programs for nutritional support. When the pandemic hit in March 2020, we pivoted our services by making prepared meals and groceries available curbside and delivering meals to shelters and care centers across the community. Since then, WCFR has provided over 2.5 million meals to women, children, and shelter residents.

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Kootenai Environmental Alliance reflects on 50 years of protecting Lake Coeur d’Alene and its surrounding waterways BY CARRIE SCOZZARO

Recognizing that the lake was a treasure in need of safeguarding, a group of concerned citizens came together in 1972 to form the Kootenai Environmental Alliance, which in 2022 celebrates 50 years as one of the region’s staunchest environmental allies.

Kootenai Environmental Alliance is Lake Coeur d’Alene’s official Waterkeeper.

Some 25 miles long and several miles wide in spots, Lake Coeur d’Alene offers more than 100 miles of shoreline from which to launch a boat, fish for kokanee, take a dip or enjoy a stunning sunset. Yet the very things about the lake that have made it so attractive, like its natural resources, have also imper iled its health, especially from decades of mining, but also from continued agricultural, commercial and residential development.

Looking After the Lake

F or anyone who’s been in, on or around Lake Coeur d’Alene, the magnificence of North Idaho’s secondlargest waterway is undeniable — a sapphire gem surrounded by verdant national forest land. Fed by the equally stunning St. Joe and Coeur d’Alene Rivers, the lake resembles a tilted L-shape on the map bridging Kootenai County with Benewah County to the south.

“We didn’t have a lot of foresight,” says Mary Lou Reed, a former Idaho legislator who co-founded the KEA. “We just knew that there was a lot to protect.” There was also a lot of work undoing past damage. According to KEA’s website, “the organization started in response to the extensive environmental damage in the Idaho Panhandle caused by timber and mining interests, land developers, and policies of land managers of the federalReedgovernment.”andherlate husband, environmental attorney Scott Reed, along with Idaho Sen. Art Manley, and sev eral local sporting organizations created the KEA amid a flurry of increased local, regional and national environ mental activism. In 1973, for example, the Reeds also helped form the Idaho Conservation League. On the national stage, the early ’70s saw the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency, and passage of such landmark legislation as the Clean Air Act and the Endangered Species Act.

In 2011, KEA sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to thwart the removal of old-growth trees along the shoreline of North Idaho College’s Rosenberry Drive, better known as the dike road. The suit raised public awareness, likely resulting in fewer trees being removed.

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Another KEA event to look forward to is historian Douglas Brinkley’s lecture on his forthcoming book, Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening (Brinkley’s July 2022 lecture was canceled due to travel issues and has not yet been rescheduled).

O ver the years, KEA has also curtailed its reach. Initially, the organization addressed five areas: “climate action, water and land use, and forestry and wildlife,” says Austin, add ing that water quality is now the primary mission, with climate action and land use initiatives in supporting roles.

Funding for KEA’s educational and other programs comes from a variety of sources. It hosts a screening of the nationally touring Wild and Scenic Film Festival, which returns in spring 2023, and the annual community-based Junk2Funk fashion show slated for October.

“In the last two years with COVID, we didn’t do those fund raisers,” says Austin, noting that the hiatus cost KEA roughly 40 percent of its annual income.

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“We’re activists, advocates and educators,” says Austin, who sits on the Coeur d’Alene Lake Advisory Committee, estab lished by current Idaho Gov. Brad Little to improve and protect the lake. “Now we try and advocate and build community around our issues, so that people are aware of the issues that we’re discussing.”

For example, KEA is a designated Waterkeeper, meaning it’s part of an alliance of more than 350 groups networking across 46 countries to preserve and promote clean water. As such, KEA works with the public — citizen scientists, it calls them — to report on potential concerns, including through free boat tours.

“And what we’re really trying to do is get the kids aware of the [water conservation] language and what does it mean — watershed — and kind of how does water work, because water is complex,” she says.

Learn more about how Kootenai Environmental Alliance is protecting Lake Coeur d’Alene as its official Waterkeeper, and how or volunteer, at kealliance.org1977.

The 2012 Yellowdog Creek project is a good example. KEA worked with several government agencies and fishing hobbyists to rehabilitate habitat impacted by sediment from forest roads that emptied into the North Fork of the Coeur d’Alene River.

KEA also has a range of educational programs for schools in Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls and Lakeland districts. One plan involves adopting elementary schools as Waterkeeper schools, Austin says.

Brinkley’s presentation is especially timely, Austin says. Not only is this the 50th anniversary of KEA, it’s also been 50 years since Congress passed the Clean Water Act.

KEA partners with the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, Idaho Depart ment of Environmental Quality, the University of Idaho and its extension program called IdaH20 to create the yearlong Conflu ence Project for area high schools, which culminates in a youth summit judged by area science experts.

The landmark environmental legislation is vulnerable, Austin says. Even though a single waterway might involve numerous states, the Supreme Court might change the Clean Water Act, granting power to individual states to enforce the law as they see fit — or not. n

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Rather than litigation, which is expensive and challenging to carry out, says KEA Executive Director Shelley Austin, the orga nization’s more recent efforts are focused on relationship-building.

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AUGUST 25, 2022 GIVE GUIDE 43SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION Believe in Me 510 W Riverside Ave, Ste 201 Spokane, WA 99201 What Can Your Donations Do? Believe in Me helps kids develop the self-con dence they need to succeed by providing grants and resources to programs that bridge the gaps for marginalized youth. Your generosity funded $137,000 in grants, helping get kids outdoors to play: Bought a Kaboom Imagination Playground for Boys & Girls Clubs; Transported 150 kids to Camp Fire Camps; Provided 60 scholarships to participate in Girl Scouts for free; Funded Playworks playground training for 5 Title I schools $25 gives four kids the chance to play with the Kaboom Imagination Playground $50 transports a low-income child to and from summer camp $500 purchases concert space for young musicians To Make a Donation, visit https://www.believeinme.org contact@believeinme.orgwww.believeinme.org509.448.1412 What We Do: Cat Tales Wildlife 17020 N Newport Hwy Mead, WA 99021-9539 How Can You Get Involved? Financial support is always appreciated as expenses continue to increase. Volunteers are an essential part of our team and matter in more ways than just giving of their time. eir dedicated skills from simple to technical, from seated to physically demanding, and everything in between, enhance and expand our mission. Visit our website for a full list of ways you can support this vital part of the Inland Northwest and the wildlife we have been entrusted to provide and care for. www.CatTales.org 509.238.4126 mail@cattales.orgwww.CatTales.org Making a Di erence in Wildlife Rescue since 1991 Spokane’s forever home for rescued, retired, and non-releasable exotic animals & wildlife. Providing a second chance for wildlife and exotic animals who were once a pet and then became a burden, are considered “mis ts” or in need of medical care, are non-releasable, orphaned, or habituated wildlife, are facing euthanasia due to space shortage at other zoos, and situations too numerous to mention.

Dedicated attention by our sta , volunteers, and students ensure animal health and welfare needs are supported with shelter, nutrition, veterinary care, cleanliness, compassion, choice and more. with daily animal care focus includes, Wildlife education for all with important conservation messages. related education with interactive volunteer and docent guides. Workforce Board licensed professional zookeeper training with an emphasis on carnivores, for students and career studies and employment.

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Master Gardener Foundation of Spokane County 222 N Havana Spokane, WA 99202 How Can You Get Involved?

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Become a Friend of the MG Foundation and receive discounts at businesses with your membership card. Watch for news about the Spring Bulb Sale to be held in the fall. Attend the annual Cabin Fever Symposium held in March. Mark your calendars for Garden Fair & Plant Sale, April 28-29, 2023. You get valuable information and great plants while supporting the Master Gardener Program and allowing us to continue to partner with the community as we garden for health and well-being.

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e Foundation provides nancial support to the Master Gardener Program-Spokane County. We educate the public about sustainable gardening practices. e Program o ers a variety of services to the community. Our Plant Clinic is sta ed by Master Gardeners providing free of charge, research-based information. It is located at 222 N Havana, or can be reached at 509 477-2181, or via email at mgardener@spokanecounty.org. e clinic is open weekdays, March-October. Community-based services and education include: the Waterwise Demonstration Garden, 222 N Havana, in partnership with SpokaneScape. It includes drought-tolerant plants, drip irrigation, various types of mulch, and is open to the public. e Raised Beds Demonstration Gardens at Shadle Park-Spokane Public Library provides the opportunity to learn how to grow a variety of vegetables. e Community Gardens Project teaches community members how to grow their own food in community gardens in several areas of the city. e Youth Program is active in a er school programs teaching children about growing their food and environmental stewardship. Master Gardeners teach classes to the public including speaking to community groups, weekly classes in the spring, and the annual Cabin Fever Symposium in March. We will be at the Spokane County Interstate Fair in September. In 2021, 148 Master Gardener volunteers contributed 13,680 service hours reaching 10,189 citizens.

44 GIVE GUIDE AUGUST 25, 2022 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION Free Rein Therapeutic Riding P.O. Box 30893 Spokane, WA 99223 What Can Your Donations Do? Free Rein is a non-pro t organization in Spokane, Washington dedicated to providing health, hope, and happiness for children and adults with special needs through equine-assisted services. Free Rein erapeutic Riding is a P.A.T.H. Riding Center located near Millwood. We o er adaptive riding and horsemanship programs for children/adults/veterans with disabilities using horses. We provide services for 40+ riders each week, with 5 horses and 120+ volunteers! What Can Your Donations Do? $50 buys one ASTM/SEI riding helmet $600 funds a 12 week session for 1 rider $2,500 sponsors a horse for 1 year

Spokane Riverkeeper 35 W. Main Avenue Suite 308 Spokane, WA 99201

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Our beautiful region is home to over 70 bodies of water, including community pools, lakes, rivers and streams. Knowing how to swim and the importance of water safety is critical to enjoying all our region has to o er. Our Make a Splash in a Kid’s Life program provides scholarship funds for life-saving swim lessons, free drowning prevention swim clinics and free open swim sessions for those in need. While there are many opportunities provided in our area, we remove nancial barriers so all children can enjoy their summer safely.

Since 1951, the Spokane Parks Foundation has provided resources for vibrant, healthy and accessible parks throughout Spokane County. In addition, through our Make a Splash in a Kid’s Life and Community Grants programs, we provide funding to allow at-risk and low-income youth the opportunity to participate in outdoor recreation programs and activities.

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How Can You Get Involved? Spokane Riverkeeper is the only nonpro t in our area dedicated solely to the protection of the Spokane River watershed. We use advocacy and science as well as community education, outreach and litter pick up to protect and restore the health of the river and its ecology while promoting equitable access to a clean and healthy watershed for all. It’s your river. We protect it. By supporting Spokane Riverkeeper, you help us actively patrol for pollution and shoreline destruction. Your generous donations help us educate youth and the public about our river and ensure it has a voice at the local, state and federal level. Visit our website to donate, attend one of our events, sign up to be a community scientist, volunteer for a litter cleanup event or learn more about becoming a River Partner! https://www.spokaneriverkeeper.org/

ere is signi cant disparity regarding participation in outdoor recreation programs throughout our region. While there are many wonderful experiences being provided by our municipalities and other groups, cost continues to be a barrier for many. rough our Community Grants program, the Spokane Parks Foundation removes nancial barriers and increases access to outdoor recreation programs by providing scholarship and programming funds to support a wide variety of outdoor camps and activities.

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AUGUST 25, 2022 GIVE GUIDE 45SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition 35 W. Main, Suite 310 Spokane WA 99202 How Can You Get Involved? Save Our wild Salmon works to recover abundant wild salmon and steelhead populations and the many bene ts they bring to our region’s economy and ecology. Restoring a free- owing lower Snake River by removing four federal dams is one of our nation’s best opportunities to restore salmon abundance. Replacing these dams with clean, a ordable energy and transportation will bene t wildlife, recreation, communities, and businesses across the Northwest. Volunteer time on local public education and advocacy projects. Sign up for our newsletter and action alerts to make your voice heard. We greatly appreciate your donations to support the Inland Northwest program. @savewildsalmonwww.wildsalmon.org What We SpokaneDo: Parks Foundation PO Box 8127 Spokane, WA 99203 What Can Your Donations Do? Your tax deductible donation helps us preserve and enhance our parks, keeping them beautiful, safe and accessible for all! Every gi makes an impact! With your help, we can: • Provide kids in need with free opportunities to receive life-saving swim lessons and stay active while attending outdoor summer camps. • Help the Jess Roskelley Foundation fund a new climbing boulder in Audubon Park. • Support COPS Mounted Patrol and Police Activities League programs as they work to build relationships between at-risk youth and local law enforcement during summer camps in neighborhood parks.

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Community members attend a LaunchNW town hall at North Central High School.

“Our theory of action is that children need to have the barriers broken down for them to figure out what they want to do post-high school,” Small says to the gatheredSpokanecrowd.has fairly good high school graduation rates, Small notes, but the number of kids seeking post-high school education is still low — 60 percent of students don’t complete a postsecondary program. That lack of higher education has a significant impact on income as an adult: Fourteen years after graduating from Spokane County schools, the average student has a median income of $30,000, Smalls said. That’s a lot lower than other parts of the state. There’s also a significant gap for disad vantaged students when it comes to college preparatory coursework and AP classes. Aaron McMurray, Innovia’s chief strategy officer, tells the Inlander that in today’s world, a high school degree isn’t as likely to land you a job with a stable, livable wage. When more young people pursue secondary education and land stable jobs, it can have a ripple effect and help address generational poverty and other challenges facing the community, McMurray says.

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A bold plan seeks to fund postsecondary education for every student in the Inland Northwest BY NATE SANFORD

Higher Ed for All

A t an Aug. 17 town hall, LaunchNW hosted about 40 people in the auditorium at North Central High School. It was a “who’s who” of the Spokane non profit world. Catholic Charities, the Spokane NAACP, the League of Education Voters, Spokane County United Way and others had at least one member in attendance.

H ere’s a big idea: What if every child in the Inland Northwest had access to scholarships to pursue secondary education? What if every child could find a high-paying job, contribute to the local economy and ensure economic prosperity for Eastern Washington and North Idaho? It’s an ambitious plan, but Ben Small, executive direc tor of LaunchNW, says the region has what it takes. “Here in Spokane County, we do big things,” Small says.LaunchNW is a new initiative incubated by Innovia, a Spokane-based nonprofit community foundation. The program launched in May. Leaders have spent recent months gathering data and local input to lay the ground work for the plan, which aims to raise $150 million to provide scholarships for college and vocational training for every motivated kid in the Inland Northwest. They’re calling it the “Promise Scholarship,” and the goal is to debut in Kootenai and Spokane counties starting with the class of 2024. To make those scholarships effective, LaunchNW also aims to provide wraparound services to prepare children still in the K-12 system for a post-high school education. With the Promise Scholarships as incentive, it hopes to integrate various community organizations and resources to make sure students and families have access to a range of LaunchNWsupports.isstill in the funding and implementation phase. Its team has spent this summer holding a series of town halls to bring community members together, share information and discuss barriers facing children. You can’t solve a problem until you understand it, Small explains.

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AUGUST 25, 2022 GIVE GUIDE 47 H ous in g Solu ti ons Fo r The North wes t C RAMEWORKSOMMUNF ITY Leaders and Champions of Affordable Housing Solutions Founded in 1974, housing justice has been an ongoing goal for our organization. Our reach spans a four-state area with successes in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. Over the last five years our impact includes: 259 Rental homes created, ensuring safe, healthy living opportunities for our neighbors in need 1,248People educated on budgeting, credit and homeownership topics 614 Homeownership opportunities supported across the Pacific Northwest region $360 million Generated in community economic benefit We have been your neighbor in Spokane for nearly 50 years, creating affordable housing as a catalyst to help communities thrive. Community Frameworks is rated by its national partner, NeighborWorks® America, as an Exemplary Organization, the highest possible rating for organizational health. To help us achieve greater impact: • Make a fast, secure online contribution at tinyurl.com/ComFrameDonate • Or by check made out to Community Frameworks Send to: Community Frameworks 907 W. Riverside Ave Spokane, WA 99201 • Learn about volunteering on a committee or becoming a board member by Todebe@communityframeworks.orgemailinglearnmoreabouttheworkwedo,please visit communityframeworks.org A special Inlander preview, a day early EVERY WEDNESDAY Food news you can use EVERY THURSDAY Our top 5 picks for weekend entertainment EVERY FRIDAY Sign up now at Inlander.com/newsletters DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX

CHIANA McINELLY PHOTO Burritos for the People, every Sunday. COURTESY PHOTO GET INVOLVED! Sign up for emails and learn more about SCAR at scarspokane.org. Burritos for the People happens Sundays from 9-10 am at Main Market Co-op, 44 W. Main Ave.

BY LAUREN RODDIS I n 2017, a White man was found not guilty of shooting a Black man in the back after claiming self-defense. The White man was found not guilty by an all-White jury. Shortly after, Spo kane Community Against Racism (SCAR) was founded.

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Providing free food for one hour on one day every week is nearly unheard of, and SCAR wants to change that, too. Every Sunday from 9 to 10 am at Main Market Coop in downtown Spokane, SCAR serves free breakfast burritos to anyone and everyone. Since the start of its “Burritos for the People” in May 2021, SCAR has provided upward of 13,000 burritos. The weekly series aims to show people what the world could look like if humans had a basic need met at zero cost.

GET INVOLVED! Learn more about LaunchNW at launchnw.org. The group will announce dates for more community town halls in Cheney,

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Raising the money to send kids to post-second ary school is one thing, but actually making sure those kids have the tools and desire to pursue that opportunity? That’s where the real challenge starts. A fter a brief presentation, Small invites attend ees to break off into groups and walk around the room to take a closer look at posters with some of the data LaunchNW has gathered.

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McMurray says many young people also expressed a desire to leave Spokane once they graduate.“Ifour diverse young people are leaving Spokane because of trauma and woundedness and saying, ‘I don’t want to go back to Eastern Washington or North Idaho’ — that’s a problem,” he says. A fter attendees examine the data themselves, they regroup to share reactions and discuss solutions. Small admits that LaunchNW doesn’t have all the answers, that’s why they’re holding these town halls and inviting community partners to share ideas that relate to their own experiences.Severalattendees express surprise at the high rate of poverty many students experience. In nearly half of local school districts, the number of students living in poverty meets or exceeds 51 percent. Others say they’re surprised to see that academic achievement rates are 10 to 15 points lower than before the pandemic.

SCAR’s mission of finding and tackling racial disparities through various community efforts shines in every aspect of the organization. SCAR provides andwell-acquaintedSCAR’schiseduprightscommunity.toandmotivatedstandingemphasisinitiatives,ment,communityopportunitieseducationalandengageamongotherwithanonunderwhyrace-harassmentassaultcontinueshappeninthelocalFightingforequalandstandingforthedisenfranissomethingmembersarewith,isacentraltaskits

leaders plan on doing plenty more of, says co-founder Walter Kendricks. “We take it [as an honor] that people would recognize the things that we’re trying to do because it’s not about [me] or any of the other members of SCAR,” Kendricks says. “What this is about is we’re trying to make Spokane a more welcoming place for everybody.”Currentpolicing practices and law enforcement systems in Spokane disproportionately hurt Black and Native American people, he says, so SCAR is in the process of compiling informa tion on what public safety actually looks like for various minority groups in Spokane. The organization has hosted town halls, including sessions for specific minority groups, to hear how dif ferent communities envision the future of public safety.

Ben Small, former superintendent of Central Valley School District, speaks about LaunchNW’s Promise Scholarship plan.

“There is so much happening in the world that is not being discussed in schools. In order to have an opinion about something, we need to learn about it.”

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about six months, LaunchNW collaborated with Community Catalyst Partners and the Center for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hop kins University to interview hundreds of people in focus groups composed of business leaders, parents, faith leaders, communities of color and — most important — the students themselves. McMurray says he was especially surprised to see how many students reported concerns about microaggressions, racism and an overall sense of negativity relating to the political climate. The country is in a deeply polarized place, McMurray says, and young people can feel it. On one poster, LaunchNW displayed quotes echoing the most common sentiments from focus group interviews with students: “There’s no way to know how to deal with stress and anxiety.”“We have so many great things to say, and we want to see the public schools recognize our voice.” “Schools have lost their ability to be a safe place for opinions.”

“There’sSpokane.ample opportunities, a variety of places for people to put their talents to use,” Kendricks says. “All they have to do is be willing.” n

SCAR unites the community with free burritos and by tackling racial disparities in Spokane

Getting involved with SCAR is easy. The nonprofit has a variety of volunteer opportunities, plus its regular meetings are open to the public, all with the primary goal of promoting antiracism in

Attendees propose a number of solutions, including more job shadow opportunities with the business community, an increased focus on Eng lish language education and more work to help families fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). That last idea is already on LaunchNW’s agenda. In coming weeks, Small says people can expect to see a media campaign around FAFSA completion and a career pathway awareness campaign.LaunchNW has a momentous task ahead, but Small says he’s not intimidated. He points to Spokane’s hosting of Expo ’74 as an example of the Inland Northwest community coming together to do something once thought impossible.

AUGUST 25, 2022 GIVE GUIDE 49 American Childhood Cancer Organization Inland NW 3021 S Regal Ste 104 Spokane, WA 99223 How Can You Get Involved? e American Childhood Cancer Organization Inland NW (ACCOIN) is a local non-pro t whose mission is to serve and support children from Eastern Washington, North Idaho, and Western Montana who are in treatment with a cancer diagnosis. Your partnership provides direct nancial support, education, patient advocacy, support groups, and more. Kids shouldn’t have to ght cancer alone. We’d be honored to accept your donation of time, talent, or treasure. https://www.acco.org/inlandnw/donate/ For more information, 509-995-5431 or lesliewood ll@accoinlandnw.org lesliewoodacco.org/inlandnw/509.995.5431ll@accoinlandnw.org What We Do: American Indian Community Center 1025 West Indiana Ave Spokane, WA 99205 How Can You Get Involved? e AICC is a non-pro t founded in 1967 as a social gathering place for American Indians and has since evolved into a multi-use service organization. Our resources provide a variety of services such as employment, training, career counseling, education assistance, crisis intervention, family services, and alcohol/drug assessments. Our center and dedicated sta help our clients with basic needs such as meals, food bank, clothing and much Donationsmore.support e orts to provide comprehensive social development, alcohol/drug assessments, and encourage individual and family self-su ciency. lindal@aiccinc.orgaiccinc.org509.535.0886 What We Do: GIVE GUIDE The Arts • YOURVOLUNTEERSocialFaith-BasedNeighborhoodsSportsServicesTIME Help build homes with Habitat for Humanity Spokane Become a foster parent with Morningstar Foster Care YOU HELP!CAN SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION Inlander.com/GiveGuide

e American Red Cross provides vital services to local communities 365 days a year— from responding to home res in local neighborhoods to teaching rst aid and CPR to community groups. We also give support to active-duty military members, National Guard and Reserve members, veterans and their families. And as part of a worldwide humanitarian network, the American Red Cross works to deliver international humanitarian aid in the wake of disasters; prevent disease and teach preparedness; reconnect families separated by armed con ict; and educate the public about International Humanitarian Law. We’re able to provide these services thanks to the corps of 1,950 dedicated local volunteers and the generosity of our donors.

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50 GIVE GUIDE AUGUST 25, 2022 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION American Red Cross Greater Inland Northwest Chapter 315 W. Nora Ave. Spokane, WA 99205 How Your Time Can Help. As a volunteer with the American Red Cross, you can help families recover a er a home re, support America’s military families, or take on any number of other roles that make our communities safer, stronger, and more resilient. You’ll use your skills and develop new ones. And you’ll nish each day knowing you made a di erence. Explore these opportunities and more at redcross.org/volunteer.

What We Do: SCAN TO DONATE NOW! Believe in Me 510 W Riverside Ave, Ste 201 Spokane, WA 99201 What Can Your Donations Do? $25 gives four kids the chance to play with the Kaboom

Donations fund nearly 100 percent of our disaster relief activities. ey help provide food, shelter, relief supplies, emotional support, recovery planning and other assistance in times of need. Just as disasters do not discriminate in terms of whose lives they destroy; the Red Cross does not discriminate in whose lives we help rebuild. We are proud to tell donors that an average of 90 cents of every dollar we spend is invested in humanitarian services and programs. How do we do it? By practicing what we teach: preparedness. We train our volunteers. We plan ahead for the types of disasters that strike in our community. And we train individuals, businesses and community groups so that they, too, can be prepared. Imagination

e American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human su ering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors.

Since 2006, Believe in Me has funded children’s charities that provide marginalized kids with a safe place to call home, a family that loves them, a feeling of community, and opportunities to learn, build self-esteem and have fun. e transitional living and wraparound services we fund provide a vital sense of safety, security, and support for marginalized kids who have been without a home, displaced, traumatized, or abused. ese services help to develop a safe and stable living environment, allowing them to calm their emotional state, improve their situation, and begin rebuilding their lives. anks to you, we gave $137,000 to programs in the Spokane area in 2022. Here’s a snapshot of how your generosity is helping:

No child should ever be without a home or forced to live in an unsafe environment.

• Gave a safe haven, resources, and relocation services for >100 young sex tra cking survivors, allowing them to reclaim their lives and restore their dignity through e Jonah Project’s Freedom Railroad Program.

Playground $50 transports a low-income child to and from summer camp $100 lls a “Love Box” with support items for foster families $250 provides a bed and bedding for a foster child $500 purchases concert space for young musicians $1,000 relocates a young human tra cking survivor To Make a Donation visit https://www.believeinme.org contact@believeinme.orgbelieveinme.org509.448.1412

Believe in Me helps kids develop the self-con dence they need to succeed by providing grants and resources to programs that bridge the gap for marginalized youth.

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• Purchased 40 full-sized beds through the Embrace WA Sleep Safe program so foster children can have a safe place to sleep.

• Provided resources, support, and mentorship for over 200 LGBTQ+ youth, ages 13-18 at Odyssey Youth Movement, covering topics such as sexual health, LGBTQ+ history and culture, communication, and self-advocacy. ese kids are relying on you to believe in them. Show them you care by supporting our cause today. What We Do:

Christian Youth Theater Spokane 3901 E. Main, Suite A Spokane, WA 99202

How Can You Get Involved? Catholic Charities a rms the dignity of every person, partnering with parishes and the greater community to serve and advocate for those who are vulnerable, bringing stability and hope to people throughout Eastern Washington. We collaborate with partners in business, government, church and nonpro t elds to solve community problems. We pioneer innovative programs to inspire action and hope among our clients. At all times, we commit steadfastly to the dignity of every person at all stages of life.

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Donating your unwanted car, truck, or trailer is easy and tax deductible. Bring your unwanted car to either Pull and Save location in Spokane or call for a free tow if the vehicle isn’t running. Proceeds from your donation go directly to supporting charities in Spokane.

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$100 purchases a new bed for a child at our Rising Strong program.

How Can You Get Involved? Christian Youth eater develops character and creativity in kids of all ages through quality theater arts training that brings families and communities together while re ecting the Creator. CYT Spokane aims to serve our community by providing quality, educational theater arts programs and productions at an accessible price to all interested families. We believe in validating and celebrating the artistic expression and hearts of all of our youth in a safe, compassionate environment. Unfortunately, ticket sales and class tuition only cover a percentage of our operating budget. We need loving, committed, service-minded donors who believe in our mission to partner with us. Every dollar contributed assures that CYT will continue to deliver top-notch a ordable programming to all who need it. Please consider joining us as we continue to develop character one stage at a time.

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What We Do: Cars for Charity

CMC provides programs and services focused on addressing the needs of Spokane’s African American/Black community. Our mission is to inspire, empower, upli and advocate for the Black/African American community by focusing on economic development, education, racial equity, justice, and cultural enrichment.

Pull & Save: 10414 E Knox, Spokane Valley, WA 99206; 11125 N Market St, Mead, WA 99021

How Can You Get Involved? Since 1996 Cars for Charity Spokane has existed to provide a way for people to dispose of their unwanted vehicles and support the services of local charities like Children’s Home Society of Washington, Excelsior Wellness, and HUB Sports Center. If you are looking for a tax deductible donation, this is a great way to help local nonpro ts who are making a di erence in the lives of youth and families in our community.

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$10 furnishes the food bank at St. Margaret’s Shelter for one week. $28 provides a warm bed and support services for one night at the House of Charity. $50 supports COSP (Circle of Security Parenting) materials and classes for four parents.

How Can You Get Involved? e Carl Maxey Center (CMC) is a neighborhood cultural center, gathering place, and community based non-pro t organization located in the East Central neighborhood of Spokane.

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A donation to the Carl Maxey Center provides support for one of our current programs including Rent & Utility Assistance, Black Business Technical Support, COVID-19 Vaccination Outreach, or our Student Technology Fund. Donations may also be designated to support the remodel of the CMC building which will become a cultural hub and gathering space in the East Central neighborhood.

52 GIVE GUIDE AUGUST 25, 2022 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION Get Lit! Programs CAT 440, 601 E. Riverside Ave. Spokane, WA 99202 How Can You Get Involved? Our mission is to celebrate the written word, amplify diverse voices, and inspire creativity. 2023 marks our festival’s 25th anniversary! Get Lit! is a program within EWU that has presented the Get Lit! Festival every spring for 25 years. Get Lit! celebrates the written word by presenting high quality literary events featuring 60+ authors from our region and beyond. Save the date for our anniversary festival, April 20th-23rd, 2023. We are seeking sponsors for our 25th anniversary festival. Visit our website to make a donation, or email getlit@ewu.edu to nd out how you can become a sponsor! getlit@ewu.eduwww.getlitfestival.org509.828.1435 What We Do: Feast World Kitchen 1321 W 3rd Ave Spokane, WA 99201 How Can You Get Involved? Feast is a space where former refugees and immigrants share food and culture with Spokane, embodying a mission of mutual hospitality. rough takeout, dine-in, and catering programs, Feast’s chef partners earn great income, learn career skills, and make community connections. e broader Spokane community bene ts through enhanced culinary diversity, and by empowering leaders from historically marginalized populations. • Eat at Feast • Donate • Volunteer with us feastworldkitchen.org509.608.1313

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What We Do: GreenHouse Food Bank & Resource Center PO Box 62 211 N Fir Ave Deer Park, WA 99006 How Can You Get Involved? We serve our community by providing the most basic necessities to those who nd themselves in a time of need. e GreenHouse Food Bank provides 30,000 lbs of fresh, canned and frozen food each month. Our clothing bank provides basic clothing as well as business attire for job interviews. We provide energy assistance and other resources.

BECOME A HUNGER CHAMPION with a monthly donation of any amount BECOME A VOLUNTEER in our food bank, as a driver, or an o ce assistant attend our Dinner and Live Auction October 1, 2022. director@greenhousedp.comwww.greenhousedp.com509.276.6897 E Sprague Ave #7 Spokane, WA 99202 Can Get Involved? We are a team of experts focused on one single goal: Ending the Violence within our community. We exist to educate, collaborate, and innovate. primary purpose is the elimination of domestic violence through collaboration and partnership with community agencies/entities made up from various sectors including law enforcement, government o cials, victim advocacy groups, treatment providers, school representatives, and family and child-serving organizations, amongst others. someone with education on domestic violence educate someone on options on how to get out of their abusive environment for a night educate someone on options on how to get out their abusive environment permanently

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national, and global news and information as well as music, entertainment, and the Listenerarts.gis pay for programming, and pledges are SPR’s chief source of income. You can be a part of the journey by donating or volunteering today! (509 or 800) kpbx@kpbx.orgwww.spokanepublicradio.org328.5729 What We Do: Please delete the “ mark at the end of “ . . . volunteering today! Latinos En Spokane 1502 N. Monroe Ave. Spokane, WA 99201 | O ce hours: Mon-Fri 11am-7pm How Can You Get Involved? Latinos En Spokane is a Latino and immigrant-led 501C3, Non-pro t organization centered on supporting citizen participation, culturally led community development, and empowerment of the Latino and immigrant population in Spokane County. We do our work through our Center for Latinos, our Community Comadre social worker program, El Mercadito outdoor cultural market, and our Small Business Development Center. At Latinos En Spokane you can: Attend cultural events • Participate in educational workshops • Housing support & energy assistance • Immigration assistance • Legal clinics • Reserve a public computer • Talk to a Community Comadre • y mucho, mucho más ! [and much, much more] Donate to help sustain our Center for Latinos and Immigrants and programs. Volunteer with us at El Mercadito! Participate in our cultural events! Our collective e orts make our community stronger in Spokane! info@latinosenspokane.orgwww.latinosenspokane.org509.558.9359 What We Do: Lutheran Community Services Northwest 210 W Sprague Ave Spokane, WA 99201 How Can You Get Involved? Behavioral Health, Crime Victim Advocacy, and Refugee Foster Care services for trauma recovery. Partnering with individuals, families, and communities for #HealthJusticeHope We believe all children deserve safe and loving homes, stand with refugees who’ve endured the unimaginable, and support crime victims along their healing journey. We partner with thousands to break generational cycles of trauma and make positive impacts on people and communities. Volunteer on our 24/7 support line. Learn about becoming a foster parent. Join our Client or Youth Advisory Boards. Attend an event, Join our Team, or Donate lcsnwSpokane@lcsnw.orgwww.lcsnw.org509.747.8224 What We Do:

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Habitat WA 99202 EVERYONE deserves a decent place to live. partner with families and individuals to help them build strength and self-reliance through a ordable homeownership. homeowners help build their own homes alongside hundreds of volunteers. ey also take nancial readiness courses and save for a to buy their house and pay an a ordable mortgage. wouldn’t be possible without GIVE TODAY to support the of a safe and healthy place to call home. opportunities are available year-round help build Habitat houses. help purchase the materials needed to build Habitat homes. Habitat discussions, and information here and around the world to the provides high-quality artistic programming to 750 communities across 20,000 square miles of the Inland Northwest. o 1.25 million people easy access to local,

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• In-Home Wrap Around Care for all genders and ages 6 to 18+ – Morning Star In-Home Wrap Around Program provides services to children who are in a therapeutic foster home and need additional support to preserve placement. e goal is to provide additional stabilization within the home for the foster family and child(ren). Services include comprehensive behavioral supports, case and medication management, life skills mentoring, monthly respite (for boys 6 to 13.5), and 24-hour on-call crisis intervention.

Morning Star Boys’ Ranch has four community-based program services: the Murphy House Behavioral Residential Service; In-Home Wrap Around Care; Case Aide; and Morning Star Foster Care.

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What We Do: How Can You Get Involved? • Please consider donating to support children and families who have experienced abuse and neglect. • Become a licensed Foster Parent with Morning Star Foster Care.

Mission Community Outreach Center is a free clothing, housewares, hygiene and diaper bank.

– Morning Star Foster Care recruits and licenses new foster care families for all foster children in our community. Morning Star Foster Care supports current foster families’ with in home services and license renewals. Morning Star Foster care is also contracted to provide home studies for adoption through the Department of Children Youth & Families.

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Mission Community Outreach Center rst opened its doors in 1996 and is a 501(c)(3) nonpro t organization. We provide individuals with gently used clothing, housewares and hygiene items once every 60 days. Our infant and a bank provides babies with diapers and wipes once every 30 days. clothing, household items, new hygiene items and nancial Mission Community Outreach Center is run mainly by volunteers for new people to join team. Our new hours for shopping and 1:00-4:00pm, Wednesday 10 am-1 pm and ursday 1-4 pm. are living with Spokane support education led by trained peers going most as build

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• Case Aide Program Prevention services for all genders and ages 6 to 18+ – e Morning Star Case Aide Program provides stabilization services for families around Spokane with outstanding outcomes. Our highly quali ed Case Aide team members help maintain placement for foster children and families who have identi ed needs. Services include in-home, specially trained Case Aides; support in goal setting; assistance with activities of daily living (ADL); and life skills mentoring.

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From Spokane, to Walla Walla, to Yakima, to Olympia, Northwest Harvest is uniting businesses, growers, grocers, and policy makers in committing to long-term systemic solutions for the root causes of hunger and poverty. ese partnerships help provide immediate relief and access to nutritious food necessary for the health and mental wellbeing of our neighbors, making our communities places where we all thrive. problem solving mediation, con ict resolution education, cation. a generous sliding fee scale, Northwest Mediation Center’s certi ed mediators serve access to justice, regardless of income, helping people resolve disputes on their own terms, without resort to litigation or violence. We teach civil, productive dialogue for a more peaceful become a sustaining donor. ict engagement training. help with classes and training.

While hunger can be found in every community, people of color, women, veterans, immigrants, LGBTQIA+ and rural communities experience hunger at disproportionally higher rates than other Washingtonians.

Northwest Harvest is focused on changing the conversation on solving hunger in Washington from a model based on charity to one rooted in social justice. In addition to making sure those who su er from hunger have access to healthy food, we aim to shi public opinion, as well as change institutional policies and societal practices that perpetuate hunger, poverty, and disparities in our state. We invite Inlander readers to nd out more on how to make a di erence by donating, volunteering, or raising your voice. Please go to northwestharvest.org to learn more.

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Right now, 1 in 9 people in the Inland Northwest, including 1 in 6 children, faces hunger. To serve thousands of families in need, Second Harvest provides food at no cost through a network of 280 partner food banks, meal sites and other programs, as well as Mobile Market free food distributions and Bite2Go weekend food kits for students in need. Second Harvest also shares free nutrition resources and cooking classes to help people make strides toward better health and self-su ciency.

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Food is o en the rst thing people forego when trying to make ends meet, and that’s evident in the communities Second Harvest serves. As in ation has climbed to a 41-year high, there’s been a 35% increase in the number of people turning to local food banks for Yourhelp.partnership with Second Harvest supplies food when and where it’s needed most. ank you for helping to end hunger right here in our community.

and services, e Salvation Army helps transform the lives of local vulnerable families and individuals so that they can become self-su cient. Since 1891, our commitment has been to help the whole person physically, emotionally, and

• Volunteer – Sort donated food, build Bite2Go kits and senior food boxes, or help at a Mobile Market or community cooking class.

• Donate food or funds – Every $1 provides enough food for 5 meals.

• Organize – Host your own fundraiser or food drive.

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in need. $75 provides three healthy meals daily for one month for an individual! $300 provides one week of transitional housing for a family of three! $1,000 provides a month of care for a neglected, physically abused or sexually abused child, age 2-12, at Sally’s House! *A Will or Estate can leave a lasting legacy that will bene t children, individuals and families for years to come! makingspokanebetter.org509.325.6810 What We Do: SHOP OR DONATE TO A THRIFT STORE Donate gently used items to Mary Sue’s Bought Before Boutique, a service of the Evergreen Club Give your used furniture and household goods directly to World Relief Spokane, supporting refugees resettling here YOU HELP!CAN Inlander.com/GiveGuide

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• Leave a legacy – Consider leaving a portion of your estate to help future generations access healthy food. Learn more at 2-harvest.org/legacy.

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The Salvation Army 222 E. Indiana Ave. WA 99207 Can You Get Involved? numerous programs spiritually without always every dollar Salvation Army goes to life-changing programs that bring hope and results to those

Volunteer with Spokane Arts. Apply for a SAGA grant. Add your name to our Artist Roster. Find opportunities to submit your work. Donate to support our programs. Check out spokanearts.org for more information and resources.

What We Do:

Spokane Civic eatre, founded in 1947, has been located at 1020 North Howard Street, in downtown Spokane’s North Bank area, since 1967. Civic spaces include the Firth J Chew Studio eatre and Margot and Robert Ogden Main Stage. Civic’s training arm is home to hundreds of developing artists, studying at progressive levels in a variety of classes and workshops.

Currently celebrating its 75th Season, Spokane Civic eatre is an award-winning nonpro t community theatre and fundamental part of the arts community in the Inland Northwest.

Spokane Arts is a 501c3 nonpro t dedicated to amplifying arts and culture in Spokane. Our many projects include: public art programs like murals, signal boxes, and sculpture; the Spokane Poet Laureate program; “Meet the Makers” lm series; curating the Chase Gallery; organizing the annual Arts Month and Spokane Arts Awards; Poetry Out Loud; Visual Art Tours; and more.

Spokane Arts: Amplifying the Arts Spokane Arts, PO Box 978 Spokane, WA 99210 How Can You Get Involved? Promote arts and culture in the Spokane region through programming, grant-making, advocacy, and educational opportunities.

What We Do: Society of St. Vincent de Paul P.O. Box 2906 Spokane, WA 99220-2906 How Can You Get Involved? A Catholic lay organization, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul helps neighbors in need directly in any way possible, with the primary focus being on preventing homelessness.

AUGUST 25, 2022 GIVE GUIDE 57SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION Spokane Civic Theatre 1020 N Howard St Spokane, WA 99201 How Can You Get Involved? • Become a Season 75 Member • Invest in Civic’s facility soundproo ng and renovation construction project • Sponsor a student • Contribute to Civic’s annual fund, which fuels our theatre and education programs spokanecivictheatre.com509.325.2507

Take part in producing Season 75 and become a Civic Member today. Memberships advance our community by engaging audiences and underwriting sizable Academy and production expenses. Golden Ticket Membership is $150 for Adults and $135 for Seniors/ Military and includes all ve Season 75 Main Stage shows.

Donate: Monetary donations are our sole funding. Remember us in your will: Contact us to nd out how to support our work into the future. Start a Society conference in your parish! svdp.spokane@gmail.comwww.svdpspokane.com

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e Society of St. Vincent de Paul, which has been helping those in need in Spokane for over 100 years, develops its members’ spirituality through service to others. While our informal motto is ‘No work of charity is foreign to the Society,’ our main goal is to help our neighbors remain housed by assisting with rent, mortgage, power, food, and in other ways.

Civic’s 75th season opens September 16 with e Wizard of Oz, last produced at Civic twenty- ve years ago. Other titles include Jersey Boys, about Frankie Valli and e Four Season, e 39 Steps - a Hitchcock masterpiece and juicy spy novel mashup, a new production of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - which includes songs from the beloved 1971 lm, Photograph 51 - a moving portrait of one of the great female scientists of the twentieth century, who rst mapped the DNA molecule, Native Gardens - a critically acclaimed new work about a disagreement over a long-standing fence line, which spirals into an all-out war of taste, class, privilege, and entitlement, and more.

Last year, we stabilized 14,002 households by providing utility, rental, and/or energy assistance, and we transitioned 230 people from homelessness to permanent housing. Services such as these help to stabilize clients by shoring up basic needs. Our robust workshops help to provide the next step of growth for our clients to begin to thrive. Last year, we engaged 19,281 people in such educational opportunities. Once our neighbors are ready, we have programs, such as our Women’s Business Center, which helped to start or expand 124 small businesses last year, to provide lasting strides of self-su ciency. We demonstrate our values of community, respect, and justice by nurturing client-focused partnerships that build community, recognizing the dignity and inherent worth of all individuals, and advocating for what is fair, honorable and equitable for our community members. Symphony at The Fox Theater W. Sprague Spokane WA 99201 Box 365, Spokane, WA 99210-0365 509.624.1200 Spokanesymphony.org Spokane Symphony, led by Music Director James Lowe, is a 70-piece orchestra committed to providing music to everyone in our community to enrich and transform lives. believe music impacts everyone regardless of their background. We believe music has the power to ignite passions, nourish us and inspire us, and connect us to our world and each other. in it’s 77th Season, the Spokane Symphony extends far beyond e Fox eater stage. Musicians visit schools, hospitals, retirement communities, neighborhood cafes, restaurants and community centers to share the joy and power of music. Education Programs are developed to inspire learning, creativity, and collaboration. ey allow educators and students to work together with professional musicians to build a relationship with music. donations directly impact e Spokane Symphony. You make free community concerts possible. You help us bring musicians into the classroom. You help us reach underserved communities. You help us bring music to those who need it most. Do:

SNAP guides neighbors along their journey to exit poverty from crisis to stability – and has for over 55 years. Since 1966, SNAP has served Spokane County, leading with a mission of “Increasing the human potential of our community by providing opportunities for people in need.”

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What We Do: How Can You Get Involved? • Donate to SNAP. We accept donations online, via mail, from your IRA, stocks, or Crypto. Learn more at snapwa.org/give • Include SNAP in Planned Giving. August is National Make-AWill Month and we’ve partnered with FreeWill to o er our community a free online resource empowering you to create an estate plan. is secure tool helps you write a will at no cost so you can rest-assured that your assets have a plan in place. Scan the QR code below to learn more & get started! SNAP 3102 W. Whistalks Way Spokane, WA 99224 509.456.SNAP fundraising@snapwa.orgsnapwa.org/give(7627) Spokane

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As one of the largest private human-services agencies in Spokane County, SNAP serves nearly 40,000 Spokane County neighbors each year. SNAP serves Spokane’s poor and vulnerable through over 30 human services programs, which respond to needs surfacing at the community level while diligently searching for long term solutions to eliminate poverty.

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e WorkSource system invests in helping job seekers nd employment and businesses attract the right talent. In the past year, we have assisted 406 job seekers obtain new careers, 1,270 individuals access industry training or gain skills through workshops, and 133 young adults graduate with their GED. e KHQ/WorkSource Job Fair returned in person in May with over 100 attending businesses and 650 job seekers. ank you for your consideration to contribute to the career success of our fellow Spokane community members.

AUGUST 25, 2022 GIVE GUIDE 59SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION Spokane Fall Folk Festival PO Box 9768 Spokane, WA 99209-9768 How Can You Get Involved? e mission of the Spokane Fall Folk Festival is to present the diversity of our community through traditional music, dance and the arts at an annual event in November. e Spokane Fall Folk Festival is FREE to the public and features stages of traditional and ethnic dance, music, workshops, special entertainment and jamming. We support regional folk musicians, and feature performing artists representing Celtic, Bluegrass, Blues, Americana, African, Asian, Middle Eastern, and other traditions. Consider volunteering for a fun time! Choices include set-up, take-down, sales, children’s cra s and more! Shi s can be as short as two hours, and longer times are available. 509.828.3683 (Leave a Director@spokanefolkfestival.orgwww.spokanefolkfestival.orgmessage) What We Do: Prevent hunger and poverty alongside great community partners. In crisis, families visit Spokane Valley Partners for emergencies and temporary food needs. But, Spokane Valley Partners is so much more than a food bank. With services including: Emergency Assistance, the Inland Northwest Diaper Bank, and Food For ought, Spokane Valley Partners is here to see our community through the complexities of hunger AND poverty. Spokane Valley Partners Food Bank and Family Services 10814 E Broadway Spokane Valley, WA 99206 $10 Provides 20 healthy meals $15 per month provides weekend food security for one student for the entire school year $30 Diapers for one baby for 1 month $50 Provides 6 weeks of meals for a family of four What Your Donations Can Do: What We Do: admin@svpart.orgwww.svpart.org509.927.1153 Spokane Workforce Council 140 S. Arthur St, Suite 300A Spokane, WA 99202 How Can You Get Involved? Donations of any size are used to support a wide variety of initiatives and programs in our system. $5 provides a bus pass to a job seeker who needs transportation to get to school or work $15 provides breakfast and lunch for a young adult studying for their GED $25 provides a gi card for a job seeker to get a professional haircut $50 provides professional clothing for an individual to wear to a job interview $100 or more provides technology for an individual to participate in online training 509.960.6255 admin@spokaneworkforce.orgwww.spokaneworkforce.org

e Spokane Workforce Council and its WorkSource Spokane Campus are equal opportunity employers/programs. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities. Washington Relay 711.

e Spokane Workforce Council helps people achieve living wage employment and helps businesses nd the workers they need. are a non-pro t organization and our mission is to elevate local workforce e orts with insights, guidance, funding, and partnerships to cultivate a ourishing Spokane, together. We advise and fund the WorkSource system in Spokane which consists of two career centers and 19 a liated sites across Spokane County. We are also a founding partner in the Resource Center of Spokane County, a one-stop social services center where community partners provides resources to underserved members of our community to achieve economic empowerment. WorkSource Spokane is our largest career center and provides a full range of customized services to any job seeker in Spokane County. e Next Generation Zone is the only young adult career center in Spokane County and provides education, skills training, and career guidance to over 750 young adults ages 16-24 each year.

As society inches past the pandemic, our local workforce system and many partners continue to work diligently to provide services, resources, and support to remove the most challenging barriers to our customers’ career goals.

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VCR is a nonpro t organization composed of veterans from all branches, local re ghters, and certi ed therapists that work diligently to support combat veterans in their readjustment process. Our programs help combat veterans develop the skills to navigate their postwar challenges and lead productive and satisfying lives a er serving our great country. It is our rm belief that with compassion, understanding, and action can create a safe and structured environment to promote the healing process for those we serve. to rely solely on the resources and volunteerism of our community to carry out mission. out to learn how to connect and serve VCR: donation directly supports VCR’s 1-to-4-day retreats, supports our responder and community service programs, and much more.

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WCCC provides the community with health, education, recreation and enrichment programs and resources. ere’s a place for Headstart, Unify Community Health Clinic, Spokane Police Department, Women, Infants Before and A er School Childcare, Summer Camp, Prevention Education for Youth and Teens, support at WCCC. Visit Spokane’s most giving them the necessary tools to live a transformed life. Spokane YFC holistically engage 11–19-year-old youth struggling with systemic poverty, homelessness, and cycles of addictions. is equip youth in categories: basic health and safety, civic literacy, moral and spiritual literacy, economic literacy, and educational success. equips a student with the following resources and opportunities for one year. Food: Community meals, local and fresh produce. Educational Success: Tutoring, school supplies, safe a er school programs. Safety: Counseling services, medical clinics, and hygiene supplies. Programs and Activities: Financial Literacy, Civic Literacy, and Moral and Spiritual

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While most seniors were wrapping up their milestone mo ments in spring 2019, gladly watching the last days of school tick off the calendar, Kellen Erickson was depressed, staying home for much of the last two weeks of school. He didn’t look at his phone or social media, and Kimber says she tried to get him out for walks or to do yoga, but that didn’t seem to help.

Kimber says they took Kellen to the emergency room mul tiple times throughout his struggles, including after the bout of depression around graduation, and he got into Providence’s RISE program, which offers intensive outpatient therapy for mental health. He seemed to improve with that program, and summer offered the chance to go to one of his favorite places, the Oregon Coast, where he loved to spend time with his parents and sisters, Lexi and Laney. But even as the family decided that Kellen should stay at home that fall, deferring his first year at Washington State Uni versity in hopes his mental health would stabilize at home, he fell into a larger depression.

Mike and Kimber Erickson founded Kellen Cares in memory of their son.

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I n many ways, the Ericksons had gotten their son, Kellen, all the help they could.

“He didn’t even go to his own graduation,” Kimber says. He had trouble getting out of bed or off the couch, and he struggled to eat, losing a lot of weight in just weeks, they say.

“We tried to get him to rally for his grad party, which was combined with four or five of his friends, and just couldn’t get him to do it,” Mike says. “He just really was locked down.”

After Kellen reached out to his parents, Kimber and Mike, during his junior year at Ferris High School to say he was strug gling with depression and anxiety, they got him into therapy, and he was able to get medication. Things seemed to get somewhat back on track as his senior year started. He enjoyed his time in basketball and soccer, and he continued to enjoy the things he was known for, including his love of animals and hanging out withButfriends.after his final soccer game as a high schooler wrapped up, his parents say a bad depression and a sense of uncertainty about his future overwhelmed him.

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After losing their son, Spokane parents start Kellen Cares to help youths and families struggling with mental health

GET INVOLVED! KellenCares.org offers a list of resources, educational material and ways to lend a helping hand. The Suicide and Crisis Lifeline can now be reached 24/7 by simply dialing 988. Locally, Frontier Behavioral Health’s 24/7 crisis hotline is 1-877-266-1818.

Safety Net co-founder Molly Allen.

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ry first met, they had a common goal in mind: to help Spokane’s foster commu nity in any way they could. Both women are mothers and understand the complexities that come with growing up and becoming independent. Allen has direct ties to the foster care community, having adopted her son out of the foster care system when he was 10 years old. “I realized that he wouldn’t be ready to be on his own by 18,” Allen says. “Coleen agreed, and that’s where the idea for Safety Net started.” Then, through meetings with local foster care organizations and families, the two co-founders of Safety Net InlandNW quickly understood that most foster youths turning 18 were underserved and had nowhere to turn once they aged out of the system.“Thatsolidified to us that it was time to bridge that gap,” Allen says. “We created a literal safety net, filling in the spots that government agencies can’t or providing resources that are harder to come by.”

Safety Net focuses on helping young adults become independent after leaving foster care by acting like an extended family of sorts, helping with gas money or college expenses. Allen says most foster youths are still supported by their foster families once they age out, but Safety Net is another shoulder to lean on if things get tough. When young adults have aged out of foster care, they can submit forms that explain exactly what they need to forge a successful path into their future. From furnishing new apartments to paying for school books, Safety Net has provided a host of services and resources for emerging adults.“We’ve provided laptops and books,” Allen says. “We even helped someone get a new front toothInonce.”the14 years since its inception, the orga nization has expanded into Idaho. Along with theitemsusednewaretwoPostandonewarehouses;alsoSafetywishcase-by-casegranting,NetownstwoinSpokaneanotherinFalls.Thebuildingsfilledwithandgentlyhouseholdsothatyoungadults can pick and choose what they would like to furnish their new spaces. “None of this would be possible without the local community’s desire to help out,” Allen says. “Our warehouses are always stocked because of their donations.”

“Don’t give up. Stay in the fight with your kid, whether your kid knows it or not, because it’s definitely a fight,” Mike says. “Reach out to other people, reach out to us,” Kimber says. “We’re not psychologists or therapists or anything, but we’re happy to talk to them. And keep looking, keep researching.”

“Financially, donations are always welcome,” Kimber says. “We’d like to donate to organizations that are making a differ ence. I mean, we don’t necessarily have to reinvent the wheel, but we’re looking all the time to see who’s actually doing things that are good.” One resource they’d like to copy is a safe haven house they learned about on the East Coast that serves as a drop-in space for youth to find mentoring from peers and professionals they feel comfortable with. Ultimately, starting something like that in Spokane would be great, they say. In the meantime, for those helping someone with similar men tal health issues, they encourage people to continue advocating for their loved one, and remember that self care is key. To help others, you need to stay healthy as well.

W hen Molly Allen and Coleen Quisenber

Almost immediately after Kellen’s death, they knew they wanted to start a nonprofit in his name to help other people. They took some time and started to pull things together for Kellen Cares in late 2020. Over the course of 2021, they gathered a board of direc tors and got documentation in place, and by spring 2022 they hosted the first “Helping Boys Thrive” summit, which they plan to make an annual event. Boys and men die by suicide at far higher rates than girls and Throughwomen.Kellen Cares, the couple hopes to help parents whose kids are deal ing with the same types of struggles, as well as offer resources and prevention services to youths. In the short term, they hope to work with Spokane-area schools to develop peer support programs that offer training to students who already find themselves giving advice to others who feel comfortable opening up to them. A national program called the Hope Team is one model they hope to work with or mimic.

Safety Net InlandNW is always in need of furniture, kitchen items, cleaning supplies and other miscellaneous things that don’t often get donated. Visit safetynetinlandnw.org for a detailed list of donation requests and to learn more.

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62 GIVE GUIDE AUGUST 25, 2022 “One of the big problems that he had after he got better: All the kids went to college, all of his friends, and he was left here, and he started using marijuana a lot,” Kimber says. “One of the things that I’ve researched heavily is that if you have an anxious, depressed brain … it’s going to ramp up your anxiety.”

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In the longer term, they hope to do everything from funding brain research to offering scholarships for people interested in entering the psychology field, as there’s a shortage of mental health professionals and health care workers. Many families struggle to get their loved one into therapy as waiting lists can be months long. They also hope to start support groups for parents whose kids are going through similar mental health issues. They’re close to getting one together currently, but they need a therapist to volun teer to facilitate the group.

Kellen seemed to struggle more as he tried to stop self-medi cating with the drug so much that winter, she says. In January 2020, at 19 years old, he died by suicide. L ike many whose loved ones struggle with suicidal thoughts and actions, Kimber and Mike struggled throughout that time as well. It felt hard to get their son everything he needed, even as they’d gotten him therapy, hospitalization and medication. They say it felt very lonely going through that experience, as they’d sometimes get happy, oblivious group texts about sporting events and community news while they sat in the ER with their child who was telling them he didn’t want to live anymore.

Aging out of foster care is full of complexities; Safety Net InlandNW is there to lighten the load

BY MADISON PEARSON

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64 GIVE GUIDE AUGUST 25, 2022 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION Ashley House NW, 4118 S. Cook St. Spokane, WA 98223 How Can You Get Involved? • Donate today! Visit our website to make a donation, or scan the QR code to go directly to a donation page for our Spokane program! • Volunteer! We can use your help: read a book or dance around the living room with a child. Mow our lawn. Contact Tara at tnewman@ah-nw.org • Join us on October 27th, 2022, at the Heartbeat of Hope Breakfast fundraiser, and help us celebrate the work of Ashley House in Spokane. is event is free. Email Beth Ann at bjohnson@ah-nw.org

When a critically injured or ill child leaves the hospital, they may still need complex medical care. At Ashley House a child can receive skilled nursing care while the family prepares for their child’s homecoming at a much lower cost than in a hospital.

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“Having a baby is supposed to be a joyful experience. But our joy turned to fear when our daughter Anna was born with cystic brosis and short bowel syndrome. She spent months in the hospital. When she was discharged, Anna was still getting her food through a tube that went through her chest into her heart. e thought of taking her home was terrifying! All I could think of was what could go wrong. A social worker recommended Ashley House. Anna stayed there a few weeks, getting professional, high-quality care, while they taught us how to take care of her. We felt prepared to care for her when it was time to take her home!”

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Today, Ashley House gives each child the care they need while their family prepares to care for them at home. For most of the children and youth in our care, Ashley House is a step on their journey home. For a few who need more complex care than can be provided by their parents, Ashley House becomes home. At Ashley House, we believe that every child deserves to live the best, fullest life possible!

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Before Ashley House, high-needs children stayed in hospitals longer than needed. O en, they were moved to nursing homes; some were placed out of state, far from their families.

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AUGUST 25, 2022 GIVE GUIDE 65SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION Alzheimer’s Association Rock Pointe Tower, 316 West Boone Ave, Suite 670 Spokane, WA 99201 How Can You Get Involved? e Alzheimer’s Association is the world’s leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer’s and all other dementia. Serving Washington and North Idaho. Our mission: e Alzheimer’s Association leads the way to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia — by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support. By donating to the Alzheimer’s Association, you’re providing critical funding for Alzheimer’s research and support services for people a ected by the disease. Locally, we o er a 24/7 helpline, support groups, education and more. We also raise funds and awareness through our annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Join the movement at alzwa.org. www.alzwa.org509.456.0456800.272.3900 What We Do: Better Health Together 157 S Howard, Suite 102 Spokane WA 99201 How Can You Get Involved? Better Health Together tackles health inequities throughout eastern Washington. We believe everyone deserves a fair shot at being healthy. We work with more than 100 organizations across seven counties to promote practical solutions to meet the needs of the people and communities we serve. Our Community Voices Council is a chance for our region’s Medicaid bene ciaries to be heard, inform local leaders, and foster change in healthcare. Join our Community Voices Council and help us recruit new members to collaborate at monthly meetings. Members are paid a stipend for participation. alethea@betterhealthtogether.orgBetterHealthTogether.org509.321.7500 What We Do: Birthright of Coeur d Alene 923 E. Sherman Avenue CdA, ID 83814 How Can You Get Involved? Birthright of CdA helps women who are worried about a pregnancy. Birthright is a 501c3 Non-pro t Emergency Pregnancy Service. We help women or girls concerned about a pregnancy. We o er free pregnancy tests, maternity clothes, baby clothes and diapers. We also o er person to person help with referrals to local agencies. $5.00 per month helps with pregnancy tests $10.00-$20.00 a month helps with baby clothes, diapers and maternity clothes $100 a month helps with advertising or our phone bill. ere are volunteer positions available and also openings on the Board of Directors. Birthright.org/CoeurdAlene1.208.664.1390 What We Do: ATTEND CHARITYAEVENT Attend West Central Community Center’s Building Dreams-Bright Futures for our Kids Dinner and Auction Sign up for the Women Helping Women Annual Luncheon, which funds a variety of local nonprofitsInlander.com/GiveGuide YOU HELP!CAN

CHAS Health is a non-pro t, federally quali ed health center (FQHC) that provides high-quality medical, dental, pharmacy, and behavioral health services to families and individuals of all ages, regardless of ability to pay. Serving approximately 100,000 patients annually across the Inland Northwest, our goal is to provide a brighter, better, healthier future for all families.

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66 GIVE GUIDE AUGUST 25, 2022 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION Cancer Care Northwest Foundation 1204 N. Vercler Rd. Ste 101 Spokane Valley, WA 99216 How Can You Get Involved?

What We Do: e Evergreen Club, an accredited member of Clubhouse International, serves residents of Spokane County age 18 and older whose lives have been disrupted by mental illness. Evergreen Club gives people whose lives have been disrupted by mental illness the opportunity to recover meaning, purpose and dignity through work and community. Clubhouses demonstrate that people living with mental illness can and do lead productive, happy lives. e Evergreen Club o ers people opportunities for friendship, employment, housing, and education so they can recover and fully participate as valued and respected members of society.

e CHAS Health Foundation has several funds that allow donors to align gi s with their giving passions. As a donor, you may choose to contribute your donation to any of the following Cheney, Deer Park, Moscow, Lewiston/ Clarkston have questions about the CHAS Health Foundation, it’s work and mission, or making or designating a donation, please email us at foundation@chas.org or call us at 509-444-8888 and ask for the CHAS Health Foundation. mission of the CHAS Health Foundation is to create health equity by strategically investing in patients, partners, and communities. choosing to donate to the CHAS Health Foundation, you are investing in access to quality healthcare for any community member in need, regardless of their situation.

CCNWF is a non-pro t organization that helps Inland Northwest cancer patients and their families through educational, emotional and nancial support. CCNWF o ers limited nancial support for basic necessities such as transportation, prescriptions, groceries and rent, counseling for children and families, and community resource referrals. e CCNWF also supports the advancement of cancer research. donation ensure that Inland Northwest cancer patients and their families have the support they need throughout their journeys with cancer. www.ccnwf.org

Evergreen Club

How Can You Get Involved? Participate or volunteer in our First Annual Evergreen Club 5K Fun Run “Step Up for Mental Health” on Saturday, Oct. 22, 9 a.m. in Riverfront Park. Register at evergreenclub5k.org. Cost: $25 Donate your new and gently used clothing and household items to our thri store. “Mary Sue’s Bought Before Boutique” provides meaningful work for our members and creates income that enhance the clubhouse.

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Contributions support the youth and families we serve as they continue to partner with us in their journey to wholeness and health. Donations of any amount directly impact the programs that empower youth and families to live and stay well, such as:

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Hospice of Spokane focuses on ensuring patient comfort and supporting quality of life. From delivering specialized care right in the home day or night, to around-the-clock phone support and grief counseling for family members, we are here for our patients and their family.

• Vocational and a erschool programs

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Hospice volunteers help in a variety of ways, such as providing companionship to a patient, helping with light housekeeping or yard work, meal preparation, playing a musical instrument or singing; helping in the o ce with mailings or other o ce tasks, or helping with one of our community or fundraising events throughout the year. Background check is required, and training is provided.

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How Can You Get Involved? Northeast Washington’s only nonpro t hospice, serving anyone of any age with any terminal condition through a holistic approach to end-of-life care.

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Hospice Of Spokane 121 S. Arthur St. Spokane, WA 99202

Hospice Of North Idaho W Prairie Ave Coeur d’Alene, ID 83815 We are the only community-owned nonpro t hospice in North Idaho since 1981, providing palliative care, hospice, and grief support to Kootenai, Shoshone, and Benewah Counties. receive expert care, dignity, respect, and comfort wherever they call “home.” Our Schneidmiller House, is the rst and only inpatient hospice facility in Idaho. We o er spiritual care, education, volunteering, a community building for events and meetings, and a thri store in Post Falls. check, over the phone, or by creating a lasting naming opportunity on our campus with a “Naming Opportunity.” can make an impact doing what you love with many volunteer opportunities. Our community deserves expert and experienced hospice care,

• Increases access and a ordability for youth and families who are seeking care

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509.559.3100 a homegrown healthcare system where professionals integrate to provide balanced whole-person care. is a nonpro t corporation supporting multiple organizations connected through a common purpose. Education, behavioral health, primary care, and social and human services are integrated to provide holistic and comprehensive services to those serve. Excelsior serves a diverse group of individuals and families with a range of presenting di culties, which can compromise their abilities to live happy, healthy lives. Excelsior takes a trauma-informed, person-centered approach in delivering care. In 2021, Excelsior served over 3,000 youth and families of all ages across Washington state, many of whom accessed, on average, 2 or more services across our healthcare continuum. Our goal is to ensure that everyone we serve has access to the resources they need to be safer, stronger, and more satis ed in the lives they lead.

• 75% of the doctors went as far as to state that a wish could improve a child’s medical outcomes, AND

It’s our vision to grant a wish to every eligible child but we need YOUR help! Wishes have physical and emotional bene ts that can give children with critical illnesses a higher chance of survival.

68 GIVE GUIDE AUGUST 25, 2022 Make-A-Wish Alaska and Washington 104 S Freya St, Yellow Flag Bldg #207 Spokane, WA 99202 509.458.2618 Toll Free: Wish.org/akwa888.790.7005

• Donate Now! Become a monthly giving donor or give a one-time donation and make a big di erence for local children –transforming lives, one wish at a time. Did you know that you can even donate unused frequent ier miles to send wish kids on the vacation of their dreams?!

To learn more about how you can help be a part of this life-changing and transformational mission, visit wish.org/akwa.

• Refer a Child! If you know a child between the ages of 2 ½ and 18 years old who has a life-threatening critical illness and has not previously received a wish, you can refer them.

• 95% of the doctors reported the wish improved their patients’ emotional and physical well-being.

To learn more about how you can help be a part of this life-changing and transformational mission, visit wish.org/akwa.

SCAN TO DONATE NOW! VOLUNTEER YOUR TIME Share your time and talents putting smiles on faces with Make-a-Wish Alaska and Washington Deliver companionship — and food — to local seniors with Great Spokane County Meals on Wheels Inlander.com/GiveGuide YOU HELP!CAN SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION

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mission of Make-A-Wish Alaska and Washington is simple and clear: Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses like Isaac and Nekkia.

• More than 90% of the alumni agreed that the wish improved their quality of life, brought their family closer together, boosted their self-esteem and gave them hope for the future.

You can be part of making these moments come true in your local community by getting involved today.

• Become a Volunteer! Share your time and talents as a volunteer and transform a child’s life in as little as two hours a month.

When wish children are stripped of the most basic rights of childhood—the things most of us take for granted—you can clearly see how a wish is unlike anything else available to them as part of their treatment plan.

You can help promote hope, health and healing whether you make a donation, become a volunteer, fundraise to grant wishes or refer a child!

In fact, in a recent survey of more than 3,000 wish alumni, their parents and healthcare professionals:

What We Do: How Can You Get Involved?

Fundraise! Whether it’s through athletic events, lemonade stands or birthday fundraisers, passionate supporters rally their networks to grant wishes in their communities.

Do you see Isaac’s smile as he realizes his wish for a puppy? Or Nekkia’s joy as her wish for electronics is granted on her birthday!

What We Do: Northwest Autism Center E. Spokane Falls Blvd. Suite 14 Spokane, WA 99202

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What Can Your Donations Do? We provide comprehensive services for those with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities through the lifespan, using community-based approaches. Autism and developmental disabilities are experienced by individuals, their family and the community within which they live. We are dedicated to an integrated approach to providing services and seek to improve understanding and resources through policy improvements and continued advocacy. ts parents with individualized resource referrals and support Supplies therapeutic toys to children with sensory needs. Provides a free screening service for children and adults with autism

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AUGUST 25, 2022 GIVE GUIDE 69 Morning Star Community Services (MSCS) Gateway Building | 140 S Arthur St, Ste 610 Spokane, WA 99202 How Can You Get Involved? Morning Star Community Services provides outpatient behavioral health to individuals and families in a safe, therapeutic, caring environment through hope, support, and healing. All families struggle from time to time, and some families must learn to cope with life-altering trauma, mental health challenges, and/or changes in family composition or lifestyle. Located in the Gateway Building in the South Perry District, Morning Star Community Services is a preferred provider for most insurances, Apple Health, and o ers a sliding-scale self pay fees. Please consider donating to support our community-based behavioral health www.morningstarcommunityservices.org khills@msbranch.orgmorningstarcommunityservices.org509.927.1194 What We Do: The NATIVE Project 1803 W Maxwell Spokane, WA 99201 How Can You Get Involved? Everyone can be a patient here. Be informed, go to our website, NativeProject.org, and subscribe to our email list, follow us on social media and check out our events calendar. Join our circle of care, where using one team and one voice, individuals, sta , families and agencies will utilize skills, leadership, cultural and spiritual consciousness to give back to his or her community by living as: WARRIORS, NURTURERS, SCHOLARS AND COMMUNITY ACTIVISTS 509.483.7535 npinfo@nativeproject.orgwww.nativeproject.org Sacred Hospitality For All e NATIVE Project is a non-pro t health facility that provides medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, patient care coordination, wellness, and prevention services for both Natives and Non-Natives in the greater Spokane community. We serve ALL people. Medicaid, Medicare and most private insurances are accepted. You will not be charged your insurance co-pay if you provide proof of tribal enrollment/descendency.eNATIVEProject’sService

Delivery Philosophy is a patient centered care model that embraces action, education, culture and spirituality on the road to healing and wellness. Our team commits to providing patient centered care that includes physical, emotional, mental and spiritual wellness and healing. Services will be o ered through the practice of “Sacred Hospitality”. Our philosophy has roots in the medical model of disease prevention, treatment and management that is solution based in the recovery oriented model of care, including drug free lifestyles. We utilize the highest level of care using evidence based and promising practices to promote healing and wellness in individuals, families, sta , and communities.

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70 GIVE GUIDE AUGUST 25, 2022 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Inland NW 1028 W 5th Avenue Spokane, WA 99204 How Can You Get Involved? Help make a family feel at home for a day at RMHC: $25 could provide dinner for a family for 1 night $50 could provide meals for a family for 1 day $100 could provide a 1-night stay for a family $125 could provide dinner and a 1-night stay for a family $200 could provide a 1-night stay, dinner, and toys/activities for a family mariap@rmhcinlandnw.orgrmhcinlandnw.org509.624.0500 Our mission is to provide temporary lodging, comfort and support for families with children accessing medical services in the Inland Northwest. We are built on the simple idea that nothing else should matter when a family is focused on the health of their child – not where they can a ord to stay, how they will a ord transportation to hospitals, where they will get their next meal or where they will lay their head at night to rest. Since opening the original House in 1987, Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Inland Northwest now has three locations to provide a “Home-Away-From-Home” to 64 families each night. RMHC of the Inland Northwest relies on strong partnerships in the medical community. We serve pediatric medical patients from Providence Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital, Deaconess Medical Center, Shriner’s Hospital for Children and Kootenai Health. RMHC gives families the ability to spend more time with their criticaly ill or injured children, to interact with their doctors, and to make important decisions about their children’s care. Our hospital partners agree that RMHC reduces stress and nancial burden for families, and helps them deliver the best care possible. What We Do: Join us for our SK Ball SEPTEMBER 9, 2022 | 5:00 PM | CENTERPLACE EVENT CENTER For more information, visit: rmhcinlandnw.org Friday, September 9th | 5pm CenterPlace Regional Event Center 2426 N Discovery Place Spokane Valley Pro-Choice Washington 1916 Pike Place, Suite 12 #1449 Seattle, WA 98101 How Can You Get Involved? Here are six important actions you can take today! 1. Donate to Pro-Choice Washington to support our work in this critical moment for reproductive rights 2. Get educated on the issues & the landscape to stay informed 3. Join a local Pro-Choice Washington Activist Chapter to mobilize in your community 4. Sign up to be part of our Legislative Action Team to advocate for abortion rights in Washington 5. Talk about abortion openly as essential healthcare with your friends and family 6. Get out the vote this November with our Election Action Team 206.624.1990 info@prochoicewashington.orgProChoiceWashington.org Pro-Choice Washington protects and promotes every person’s right to access abortion and the full range of reproductive healthcare options a ordably and equitably in Washington. Pro-Choice Washington is the only organization in Washington state focused solely on political and legislative advocacy to advance reproductive freedom. We believe every person deserves equitable access to a ordable, unbiased, quality abortion and reproductive healthcare within their community. In the past ve years alone, Pro-Choice Washington has helped pass more than a dozen policies and laws that make it easier and safer for people across Washington to access reproductive healthcare services.

At Pro-Choice Washington, we speak up for abortion rights and reproductive freedom through grassroots and direct advocacy, community engagement and activism, and issue education. Our organization is powered by a network of more than 26,000 members, donors, and activists across the state who are standing up for reproductive rights.

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Although Washington is a progressive-leaning state and abortion has been legal here since 1991, access to reproductive healthcare is not guaranteed for every person equally. is is due in large part to existing bias within health and other social systems and to the uneven distribution of resources and services across the state. It is critical to overcome these barriers for communities to have equitable access to reproductive healthcare, and our key issues aim to address these issues. discriminatory denials to reproductive healthcare abortion and contraception access for historically excluded communities awareness and funding for equitable abortion and reproductive healthcare the reproductive freedom movement to be more inclusive and re ective of community needs

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At Shriners Children’s Spokane, we have a team of physicians and specialists who are highly-trained and experienced in pediatric orthopedics. is team is equipped to treat children with a variety of di erent orthopedic conditions ranging from mild to complex. Other specialties you will nd at our facility include orthotics and prosthetics, scoliosis spine and treatment, sports medicine and fracture care. Children’s system of hospitals, clinics, ambulatory surgery centers and o er a full range of programs, services and support, all in house, caring for warm, reassuring environment.

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Shriners Spokane stays true to our mission that began with our opening in 1924 to provide care to any child, regardless of their ability to pay. Donations of all sizes are always welcome to assist us daily. At Shriners Children’s, stewardship is one of our core values. Approximately 85% of all funds spent by Shriners Children’s annually is dedicated to patient care, research, and education. We work hard to make sure gi s are used in the most e cient and e ective manner.

Experienced orthopedic pediatric specialty care team brings hope and healing for children in WA, ID, MT, AK, & Canada, and other U.S. & international locations. patients are at the heart of everything we do. ey inspire us to continue our mission of improving the lives of children and families. understand the unique medical needs of children by providing vital, pioneering treatment from birth to age 18. At Shriners Children’s Spokane, children have the opportunity to be evaluated and treated by doctors recognized as the best by their peers.

For more than 135 years, our region has counted on Providence not only for exceptional medical care, but to answer the call for help from our less fortunate neighbors. Gi s to Providence Inland Northwest Foundation stay local, to help care for the most vulnerable in our community and support breakthrough technology that saves lives.

Children’s Spokane 911 W. 5th Avenue Spokane, WA 99204

global outreach. We provide wrap around care to our families. We

Over the last year, we are proud of our accomplishments: • 14,840 children served • 16,805 clinic visits • 945 surgeries • 377 telehealth appointments • 3 Outreach Clinics serving 400 children in their own city Shriners

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How Can You Get Involved? Changing Lives and Healing Hearts brings awareness and education of domestic violence to the greater Spokane area.

How Can You Get Involved?

109 S Scott St, Ste D1 Spokane, WA 99202

Your gi helps support a wide range of programs, from cancer and cardiac care to specialized resources that help critically ill kids at Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital. And our Patient Emergency Fund provides essentials for families struggling nancially due to a medical emergency.

Changing Lives and Healing Hearts provides “GO” bags for individuals in need of leaving unsafe situations in a hurry.

Go bags have toiletries, gas cards, food cards and other necessities so people can leave at a moments notice.

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$100 donation sponsors a complete “GO” bag. $50 donation provides a gas card and a food card. $25 donation provides a gas card. Please visit our website for events and volunteer opportunities.

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How Can You Get Involved? We help ensure access to compassionate, world-class care by supporting life-changing projects and programs at Providence health care ministries in Spokane and Stevens counties.

101 W. Eighth Ave. Spokane, WA 99204

Spokane is part of an international pediatric healthcare

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72 GIVE GUIDE AUGUST 25, 2022 AHANA - Multi-Ethnic Business Association ............................... 30 alifeYOUnited ................................................................................ 30 Alzheimer’s Association ............................................................... 65 American Childhood Cancer Organization Inland NW ................ 49 American Indian Community Center 49 American Red Cross Greater Inland NW Chapter 50 ARC of Spokane, The 31 Ashley House NW 64 Believe in Me Foundation for Kids 32 Believe in Me Foundation for Kids 43 Believe in Me Foundation for Kids 50 Better Health Together 65 Birthright of Coeur d’Alene 65 Camp Fire Inland Northwest 32 Cancer Care Northwest Foundation 66 Carl Maxey Center 51 Cars for Charity 51 Cat Tales Wildlife 43 Catholic Charities Eastern Washington 51 CHAS Health Foundation .............................................................. 66 Children’s Home Society of Washington ..................................... 32 Christian Youth Theater Spokane .................................................. 51 City Gate, The ............................................................................... 33 End the Violence ........................................................................... 52 Evergreen Club .............................................................................. 66 Every Woman Can 33 Excelsior Wellness Center 67 Fail Safe for Life 33 Family Promise of North Idaho 33 Family Promise of Spokane 34 Feast World Kitchen 52 Free Rein Therapeutic Riding 44 Friends of the Centennial Trail 44 Get Lit! Programs 52 Girl Scouts Of Eastern Washington & Northern Idaho 34 Giving Back Packs Spokane | Spokane Quaranteam 35 Goodwill Industries of the Inland NW 34 Greater Spokane County Meals on Wheels 35 Greenhouse Food Bank & Resource Center 52 Habitat for Humanity Spokane 53 Hospice of North Idaho 67 Hospice Of Spokane ...................................................................... 67 Hutton Settlement ........................................................................ 35 Latinos en Spokane ...................................................................... 53 Lutheran Community Services NW .............................................. 53 Make-A-Wish Alaska and Washington ......................................... 68 Master Gardener Foundation of Spokane County ....................... 44 SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTION INDEXGIVEGUIDE Mission Community Outreach Center 54 Morning Star Boys Ranch 54 Morning Star Community Services 69 Morning Star Foster Care 35 NAMI Spokane (National Alliance for Mental Illness) 54 NATIVE Project 69 North Idaho College Foundation Inc ............................................ 36 Northwest Autism Center ............................................................. 69 Northwest Harvest ........................................................................ 55 Northwest Mediation Center ........................................................ 55 Northwest Museum Of Arts And Culture ..................................... 55 Partners with Families & Children ............................................... 36 Pro-Choice Washington 70 Providence Inland Northwest Foundation 71 Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Inland NW 70 Safe Passage 36 Salvation Army Spokane 56 Save Our Wild Salmon Coalition 45 Second Harvest 56 Shriners Children’s Spokane 71 Special Olympics Washington 37 Spokane Arts: Amplifying the Arts 57 Spokane Civic Theatre 57 Spokane County Human Rights Task Force 37 Spokane County United Way 37 Society of St. Vincent de Paul 57 Spokane Fall Folk Festival 59 SNAP (Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners) 58 Spokane Parks Foundation ........................................................... 45 Spokane Public Radio ................................................................... 53 Spokane Riverkeeper .................................................................... 45 Spokane Symphony at the Fox Theater ....................................... 58 Spokane Valley Partners Food Bank and Family Services .......... 59 Spokane Workforce Council ......................................................... 59 Spokane YFC 60 Stix Diabetes Programs 37 Stop the Silence: Changing Lives & Healing Hearts 71 The Artisans 31 Thrive International (Thrive Center) 38 Transitions 38 Union Gospel Mission 38 Veterans Community Response 60 Volunteers of America 39 West Central Community Center 60 Women & Children’s Free Restaurant & Community Kitchen 40 Women Helping Women Fund 39 World Relief Spokane 39 YMCA of the Inland NW 40 YWCA Spokane 40 TO BE INCLUDED IN NEXT YEAR’S GIVE GUIDE, CONTACT SALES@INLANDER.COM

AUGUST 25, 2022 GIVE GUIDE 73 * O er good for non-STCU loans only. The 1% cash back o er is limited to $500 per loan. E ective August 1 through December 31, 2022. Recipient is responsible for all taxes related to bonus payments. Loans subject to approval. Rates and terms of your STCU loan may depend on the creditworthiness of the applicant and model year of vehicle. No limit on the number of loans re nanced. Hear us out: What if your loans paid you? 1% cash is back! Re nance your non-STCU auto, boat, or recreational vehicle and get up to $500 back per loan.* To learn more or to apply, scan the QR code, go to stcu.org/cashback, visit any STCU branch location, or call (509) 326-1954.

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For generations, the Kalispel Tribe has forged a culture of hospitality and giving. Since 2000, the Tribe has donated over $22 million to local charities and organizations to fund initiatives for education, healthcare, arts, culture, social services, and environmental conservation. Our commitment to giving back only grows as we continue to cultivate relationships with and support more than 300 charitable partners, allowing us to appreciate our incredible impact and know that we’re better together. We are Kalispel. AT

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he folks who brought you Lost Boys’ Garage (6325 N. Wall St.) are climbing new heights with The Summit Kitchen & Canteen (1235 S. Grand Blvd.), both in Spokane. Kevin Pereira and Jhon Goodwin named their new place after the 1912 building’s former life as a grocery store by the same name, although locals will likely refer to Summit as the “old Lindaman’s,” a be loved South Hill spot that closed in 2019. Whereas Lost Boys’ has a more industrial, auto shop-inspired vibe, Summit feels like some one’s charming older home. Outside, the patio is semi-enclosed and festooned with potted flowers and plants. Inside, the brightly lit space has soothing cadet blue walls and a range of seating; at the bar, several quieter niches and lowtops in a centralSummit’sarea. menu is smaller than Lost Boys’ with a few crossover items like the fried pickles ($9) and breaded chicken fingers known as Kar li’s Cluckers ($11). Charred brussel sprouts ($12), wild mushroom steak salad ($17) and blackened salmon with quinoa ($19) round out the healthier options. Check the craft cocktail menu, and ask about specials for a memorable meal at what is likely going to be a very popular new South Hill eatery. Find out more at thesummitkitchen.com.

TRANSITIONS If you’re looking for the Plant Bar and Grill (2012 S. Main St., Moscow), aka The Plantation, it’s been taken over by … goats?

OUTLAW BBQ & CATER ING MARKET currently has two full-service locations: 4427 W. Wellesley Ave., Spokane, and 415 S. Dishman Mica Rd., Spokane Valley. It recently added a third spot with limited service: walk-up, drive-thru (call ahead first), and carryout only. Located inside Divine’s 76 gas station (3920 E. 57th Ave.), try Outlaw’s stuffed baked potatoes ($15.95) and tacos ($8.95/2), both with a choice of delectable meats like pulled pork and smoked turkey. Visit outlawbbqspokane.com.

OPENINGS NEW LEAF CAFÉ’S second location is open inside the newly remodeled Spokane Public Library’s Central branch (906 W. Main Ave.). Like its other location inside the Central Spokane YMCA (930 N. Monroe St.), New Leaf serves lo cal DOMA coffee, seasonal salads, scratch-baked goods and other light bites. New Leaf is operated by the nonprofit Transitions, which seeks to end poverty and homelessness for local women and children. Visit newleafkitchenandcafe.org for more.It’s ballpark food … without the ballpark. Check out the SKYBOX BAR at Hitters (3700 E. Francis Ave.), a new batting cage venue. Snacks are cheap; nothing costs more than $10. Order a pretzel with cheese ($4.50) or corn dog and fries ($5) with plenty left over for beer. Visit facebook.com/hittersspokane for details. Next time you’re heading to Coeur d’Alene, stop into LINDEN COFFEE (1502 N. Third St.), which is celebrating its grand opening with a 12-ounce latte and scratch-baked scone for $5 through August. Visit lindencoffeecda.com. There goes the neighborhood? Outlaws have moved into a spot on Spokane’s South Hill, but it’s a good thing.

Lost Boys’ Garage founders open Summit Kitchen & Canteen on South Hill’s busy Grand Avenue

Fried pickles at Summit Kitchen CARRIE SCOZZARO

THE DIRTY GOAT SALOON opened earlier this year in the former Plant Bar spot, offering karaoke, live music, pool, and basic bar food like burgers ($9$14) and onion rings ($7). Visit facebook.com/ thedirtygoatsaloon.AnotherPalouse-based relocation is the con summate party spot known as Stubblefields on Washington State University’s Greek Row (600 N.E. Colorado St., Pullman) has moved inside Lumberyard food hall (305 N. Grand Ave.) and changed its name to TIMBER. Party on, Cougs! Visit facebook.com/timberpullman. n To-Go Box is the Inlander’s regular dining news column, offering tasty tidbits and updates on the region’s food and drink scene. Send tips and updates to food@inlander.com.

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THE TERRITORY The Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau call Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest home, but increasingly must fight to keep their protected land safe from farmers and illegal settlers. The tensions at the heart of protecting the Amazon are brought to the forefront in this immersive docu mentary. Rated PG

W hen Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was released in December 2016, it was intended to be the first in a series of standalone Star Wars films that would expand the universe beyond the central “Skywalker saga.” The box office failure of 2018’s Solo: A Star Wars Story effectively put an end to that project, but Rogue One still stands as the strongest example of how to build a different kind of story on Star Wars foundations.

Edwards was partially sidelined during production, and cowriter Tony Gilroy, who directed reshoots, is the person Disney turned to as creator and showrunner of Andor. Jones, who gives possibly the best performance in any Disney Star Wars project, has yet to find another vehicle worthy of her talents. Even as Rogue One returns to the biggest screens available, it’s still a bit of a scrappy underdog, just like its main characters. Maybe now is the time for them, and their movie, to get the recognition they deserve. n Rogue One: A Star Wars Story screens in IMAX at AMC River Park Square 20 starting Fri, Aug. 25

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ALSO OPENING BREAKING When a Marine (John Boyega) is denied his veteran benefits and pushed to fi nancial desperation, he makes a bomb to hold up a bank and takes hostages in order to draw attention to the injustice. Rated PG-13

THE YOUTH GOVERNOR Each year in California, the YMCA’s Youth and Government program brings together 4,000 teens to simulate a full government. This documentary follows three candidates running for Youth Gov ernor. Not Rated At the Magic Lantern

Felicity Jones delivers one of the best Star Wars performances in Rogue One

Years later, his daughter Jyn (Felicity Jones) joins with Andor and other members of the Rebel Alliance to steal the plans for the fin ished Death Star, in which Galen has installed a secret flaw. All of these events essentially fit into the margins of the open ing text crawl of George Lucas’ 1977 Star Wars, but the genius of Rogue One is that it never makes the outcome seem inevitable. The mission that Jyn, Andor and the rest of their crew undertake is elaborate and dangerous, and while Rogue One won’t be mistaken for Saving Private Ryan, it takes the “Wars” part of the franchise title seriously. In the chaotic, intense finale, the characters storm the beaches at Scarif, ready to put their lives on the line for a cause they believe in. Before that, director Gareth Edwards and the team of screen writers establish distinctive characters with meaningful relation ships, whether that’s the frayed father-daughter bond between Galen and Jyn or the mutually supportive connection between warriors Chirrut Îmwe (Donnie Yen) and Baze Malbus (Jiang Wen). These are the grunts of the Rebellion, without the chosen-one des tiny of Luke Skywalker. Chirrut believes in the power of the Force even though he’s blind and isn’t able to access its powers like Luke and Princess Leia can. This team accomplishes a nearly impossible task that turns the tide of the battle against the Empire, but they’re eventually reduced to a few lines in a leader’s introductory remarks.

There are cutesy continuity references and cameos in Rogue One, although at least the appearance by a vicious Darth Vader brings back some of the menace he lost in Lucas’ prequels. Like every Star Wars production since Disney acquired the franchise, it functions as a brand extension, but within those parameters, it’s a remarkable creative achievement, one that should have launched more successful careers.

THE INVITATION When Evie (Nathalie Emmanuel) takes a DNA test and discovers distant fam ily members, the new kin invites her to their gothic mansion saying there will be a wedding. But in this horror thriller, it turns out the relatives might have some dark secrets and a literal taste for blood. Rated PG-13

The franchise’s focus has since shifted to TV, and Rogue One returns to IMAX theaters this week to promote a new Star Wars TV series, Andor (which premieres Sept. 21 on Disney+). The series serves as a prequel to Rogue One, bringing back Diego Luna to reprise his role as the titular Cassian Andor. The Rogue One re release includes a preview of Andor, but no matter how compelling that footage may be, it’s unlikely to match the cinematic grandeur of Rogue One. The film has a sense of scale that’s missing from Star Wars TV projects, combined with a level of grit and toughness that never quite makes it into the main Skywalker movies. Rogue One opens by immediately dropping the audience into dan ger and action alongside engineer Galen Erso (Mads Mikkelsen). He’s a fugitive from the galaxy-spanning Empire, forced back into service to develop the weapon that would become the Death Star.

ESSAY Returning to IMAX theaters this week, Rogue One deserves another look from Star Wars fans

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a delicate touch, often placing us in the eyes of the djinn who can see more than the human subjects he remains tied to. The stories all echo each other, not just in the looming tragedy that haunts all of them, but in how reflective they are. As Elba delivers monologue after monologue, we begin to understand his character so completely because of how candid he is. While Alithea is distrustful of the djinn and cagey about her own life, the juxtaposition of his openness begins to take hold of her. The third story in particular is the most moving, leaving one wishing the film would have had the confidence to just sit in one room and continue looking back like this. Alas, that was not to be, and it’s here where things fall apart. The film seems to be interested in decon structing how stories about wishes have a dark side. They usually serve as a “cautionary tale,” as Alithea acknowledges early on and plays out in many of the experiences the djinn recounts. Miller himself made such a story with the 1987 film The Witches of Eastwick. Unfortunately, the film rushes into being more conventional in how it deals with this narrative question, leaning into tropes quite heav ily. While it follows the basic outline of its source material, the way it pulls it all together feels far too clean and lacking the same depth with which it began. Whereas Byatt’s story ends up feeling truthful and appropriately somber, Miller’s adap tation does not. This is a shame as the strength of the film’s beginning and much of its middle is one that will continue to shine bright. There is a world in which that more compelling core carries over to its conclusion, though this is not that timeline. For all the parts of the film that are much more poetic and measured, the ending is misjudged in how neatly it all ties up. It cheapens the overall experience, jettisoning the more arresting imag ery, themes and emotions for something far more superficial, dampening what could and should have been a dynamic work. THOUSAND George Miller their (actual)

I n 2015, writer-director George Miller un leashed his magnum opus, Mad Max: Fury Road, on the world. It was the veteran film maker’s first live-action film in more than a decade and remains one of the more stunning works of action cinema ever made. Seven years later, he has now followed that with Three Thousand Years of Longing, a passion project that is profoundly flawed yet persistently fascinating in all it takes on. Adapted from the short story “The Djinn in the Nightingale’s Eye” by A. S. Byatt, it is a fairytale of sorts that is told in both the confines of a hotel room and the expansive cosmos that surrounds it. More intriguing in its initial inclinations than in its clumsy conclusion, it is an often vibrant work that gets regrettably tangled up in itself. The film begins with Tilda Swinton’s Alithea, a narratologist on a trip to one of the many conferences she attends to discuss her work in studying stories themselves. She keeps to herself, seemingly content in her loneliness after a past loss that she has hidden away. The character is reminiscent of Swinton’s recent performance in the mesmerizing Memoria, especially as things begin to get a bit strange. Alithea accidentally unleashes a djinn (aka a genie), who, as they do, offers her three wishes. The imposing being is brought to life by the typically idiosyncratic Idris Elba, who conveys both gravitas and grace. As the two begin to talk with each other, the film takes us through thousands of years of the djinn’s past. It is in these extended stories that the film is at its best, both visually and narratively. There is a bounty of rich images that Miller captures with George Miller’s Three Thousand Years of Longing raises interesting questions only to provide lackluster answers BY CHASE HUTCHINSON

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DANCE FEVER FLORENCE + THE MACHINE After becoming an arena-filling star on the strength of her powerhouse vocals and wonderfully dramatic delivery, Florence Welch has turned her lyrical lens inward on Dance Fever. The album details Welch’s inward reflections on the life of an artistic performer and the inherent anxieties and weights one must bear by choosing such an existence. Welch manages to avoid making this exploration an exam ple of “woe is me, the famous star” by being acutely aware and critical of her own self-mythologizing. The pop grandeur of the instrumental arrangements makes sure that it’s not too heavy of an endeavor, allowing Welch to dance like she’s got a benign case of choreomania the whole way through.

MAITA Maria Maita-Keppeler is yearning. What exactly for var ies over the course of I Just Want To Be Wild For You’s 11 tracks, which only makes the Portland-based singer/song writer’s sonic dexterity shine through. Her razor-sharp songwriting can deliver back-to-back songs telling two sides of the same clashing relationship (one a hyper indie rocker about overthinking, and the other a slow twangy ode to trying), make a cleverly biting, tongue-in-cheek “love” song about her smartphone become grand cham ber music, or peel back the layers to revel in the aching for getting past faded distance to return to wild passion. It manages to call to mind stellar albums like Mitski’s Bury Me at Makeout Creek and Steady Holiday’s Take the Corners Gently, while carving out its own excellence in this world that fosters isolation.

CRAIG FINN While Craig Finn’s prior solo efforts never felt extremely gripping, his latest LP sounds like a subdued, spoken word version of his band The Hold Steady in the best possible way. Narrative songcraft has always been Finn’s forte, and the lyrical poetry with which he paints these bittersweet tales of memories (emphasis on the bitter) pairs perfectly with instrumental arrangements of strings, subtle rock ’n’ roll and vocal aid from Cassandra Jenkins. The backing assists without ever overwhelming, mak ing for a whole that’s as beautiful and rotten as all those faded days gone by.

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MIDDLING AGE TIM KASHER Cursive frontman Tim Kasher has never been anywhere close to a chipper songwriter, but even when stacked against his catalog of bummers, the lyrical work on new solo album Middling Age feels brutal and at times devastat ing. While the sound might be stripped back compared to Cursive’s harder edge, there’s plenty of twists and turns added to the fingerpicked folk and rock formula via swirl ing horns, string flairs, kalimba and the like. But that’s all really a backdrop for Kasher’s thoughtful lyrical explora tions of being unable to move past a failed marriage (“I Don’t Think About You”), existent fear of being forgot ten, faith in the face of death (“I don’t need a crucifix for a crutch”), the middle age crisis of numbing routines, wrestling with staying egotistic or giving up, and the agonizing thoughts of lovers inevitably dying. The whole package is a poetic gut punch. ...continued on 82

It takes real talent to make a throwback sound incred ibly fresh. The collab between The Roots’ MC Black Thought and super producer Danger Mouse hits that sweet spot. Danger Mouse delivers an old school hip-hop palette that blends vinyl-digging samples, big breakbeats and soul. Black Thought uses this canvas to deliver dense baritone bars that feel imbued with veteran craftiness and rap sage wisdom without feeling old or stale. Seamless features by acts ranging from Run the Jewels to the late MF Doom only bolster an already air-tight collection of grooving jams.

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HORSEGIRL One would be forgiven if they didn’t realize Horsegirl was a trio of Chicago teens. After all, the group’s debut LP Ver sions of Modern Performance could’ve come out before any of them were born and still fit in as one of the best post-punk albums of that era. The band exudes an ultra cool youthful swagger with tracks emitting a buzzing wall of shoegaze noise without ever losing their melodic underpinning. With the aid of producer John Agnello (Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., The Hold Steady), Horsegirl saunters through ultra hooky brooding jams (“Anti-Glory”) and the type of guitar rock (“Live and Ski”) that’s artfully ramshackle in the hip way that only masters of the genre can typically pull off. n

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SOMETIMES, FOREVER SOCCER MOMMY Sophie Allison’s superpower is crafting songs that burrow into your brain and grow like welcome weeds. The singersongwriter known as Soccer Mommy first displayed this gift on her stunning debut album, Clean, and it remains true on her third LP, Sometimes, Forever. Allison’s casual delivery and deceptive melodic complexity might not grab you on first pass, but the more you hear songs like “Bones,” “Shotgun” and “Following Eyes,” the more hooky these tunes packed with bummer lyrical confes sions become. In no time, Soccer Mommy songs sound like ultra-catchy old friends that you feel like you’ve known (sometimes) forever.

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SKINTY FIA FONTAINES D.C. There’s a menacing quality to Skinty Fia, the third LP by Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C. The bass-driven tracks with ultra-tight drumming create an ominous brooding rock atmosphere while singer Grian Chatten lets the dark unease hang. He sings his lines of cold love and the complexities of his Irish identity with a captivating detachment, like he’s been cornered in a smoke-filled pub and must seethe his worldview through clenched teeth. Skinty Fia is a snarling, jaded, brooding collection of pum meling sound that rarely relents.

SPECIAL LIZZO After some pretty rough years, your mileage may vary on Lizzo’s brand of relentless hyper-positivity. But if you’re still on board, Special offers up another blast of upbeat chart-topping dancefloor pop. Lizzo once again spreads her soulful wings and attempts to uplift all her sisters by trying to make everyone feel good in their own skin. Spe cial might not be quite as loaded with undeniable bangers as Cuz I Love You, but there’s certainly enough to keep your 2022 party playlist loaded.

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While modern pop country can often feel like it’s suf focating under the weight of lowest common denominator cliches, the real thing that’s so off-putting about the genre is how hollow and insincere its contributors sound — more test-marketed than from the heart. That’s partially why Hailey Whitters’ Raised feels so refreshing. Yes, she hits plenty of familiar tropes with her rosy nostalgic odes to growing up in the rural Midwest — there’s plenty of drink ing, trucks, big families and side-eyed glances at city ways — but the whole thing goes down smooth because there’s genuine sincerity in the songwriting. By keeping the production simple and letting the county fair sweetness in her voice do the heavy lifting, there’s an authenticity to the clap-filled singles and awww shucks Americana.

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I f you’re looking for good ol’ straightfor ward punk rock, OWTH (aka Off With Their Heads) has been one of the better workman bands on the national scene for quite a while. But that’s not exactly what the group’s stop at the Big Dipper will be. In support of the more stripped-back album Calm / Collected, front man Ryan Young is joined by drummer Kyle Manning and singer-songwriter Seth Anderson for a set that splits the difference between a solo acoustic set and a full band setup. But OWTH’s approach isn’t the only thing that will make this an atypical punk show. If anything, it’ll almost be a variety show with comedians Rob Wentz and Jesse Burt and magician (!) Quentin Scott opening the—proceedings.SETHSOMMERFELD

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ost modern music that focuses primar ily on “vibes” is frankly insufferable and so incredibly boring. But All Things Blue crafts a vibe worth getting lost in. The brainchild of India Coombs, the LA-based outfit makes a dreamy brand of mid-fi indie rock that effortlessly washes over listeners like waves on a warm beach afternoon. All Things Blue’s 2022 mini-EP Nothing Special distills the band’s blend of swelling synths and vintage soul grooves into an easily digestible package for newbies. Make sure to get to Lucky You early, as All Things Blue opens for the Districts. — SETH SOMMERFELD

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Sometimes, I’m taken aback by the amount of creative talent that Spokane fosters. We have a thriving local music scene, incredible art shows happening weekly and some of the fun niest comedians that I’ve ever had the pleasure of chuckling along with. Kelsey Cook, an Inland Northwest native, has had major success in the comedy space since she first began at Washington State University open mic nights over 12 years ago, and it’s an honor for her to call the Spokane Comedy Club her home away from home. She’s appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and A Little Late with Lilly Singh, but her most recent personal triumph is her new comedy special, Unprotected Sets that’s streaming now on EPIX. MADISON PEARSON Kelsey Cook Thu, Aug. 25 at 7:30 pm; Fri-Sat, Aug. 26-27 at 7:30 and 10 pm $15-$28 • Spokane Comedy Club 315 W. Sprague Ave. spokanecomedyclub.com 509-318-9998

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By their very nature, flowers evoke joy. Locals can multiply this joy exponentially when multitudes of fresh, locally grown blossoms are brought out for a special fresh flower display at the newly renovated Central Library. Cascading down the library’s new “Social Stair,” the installation by Spokane-based Flowers for the People, founded by Katie Lila, is happening as part of filming for a new TV series called Follow the Blooms on the Bloom TV Network, a floral-focused channel. Besides marveling over the beautiful fresh flowers and their heavenly aroma, visitors can meet floral artists and participate in a flower-related craft. Also learn more about Flowers for the People, which offers a variety of services from custom arrangements to personalized floral arrangement classes in your own home. SCOTT Rivers of Flowers Art Installation Celebration Wed, Aug. 31 from 4-6 pm Free All ages • Central Library 906 W. Main Ave. events.spokanelibrary.org/events 509-444-5300

Tacos like you’ve never tasted before, tamales from Lupita’s, and sweet treats from La Nueva Michoacana Paleteria y Neveria await you at the second annual Tacos and Tequila Festival. When you get thirsty, pedir una cerveza (order a beer), try the Acapulcostyle piña colada served in a pineapple, or sample craft tequila. What’s a festival without music? How about two days packed with live entertainment, including music by Milonga and the Eastern Washington University-based Mariachi Las Aguilas, as well as dancing by Folklorico and Quiero Flamenco. Todos son bienvenidos, or “all are welcome,” at this fundraising outdoor block party put on by the Hispanic Business/Professional Association to help the next generation pursue their dreams through college education.

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CHEERS SPD’S SGT. TERESA FULLER, EXCELLENT SERVICE I spoke with Sgt. Teresa Fuller 16 AUG 22 - TUE afternoon about a concern I had. In our conversation she was professional & personable and provided very useful & helpful info to me. Thank you, Sgt. Fuller for being an excellent representative of our police department.

YEA, JAY When I saw the ad in the Inlander saying Jay Leno would be at the Fox in November I got excited, because way back in the day when I lived in Hermosa Beach, California, Jay & other comedians would try out their new material at the Comedy Club on Hermosa Avenue, just one block from where I lived & I never missed Jay’s hilarious act. Now I get his humor along with his sidekick Kevin Eubanks & quirky contestants on You Bet Your Life on KREM & I can hardly wait to see him in person.

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88 INLANDER AUGUST 25, 2022 I SAW YOU LOGAN’S SATURDAY, AUG. 13 Having a late lunch at Logan’s on Saturday, and I saw you from across the room. You took my breath away, and if I wasn’t so shy, I would have approached you. I was wearing white shorts, blue top with blonde hair. If you would like to connect or talk, please respond. I would be very interested in getting to know you.

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PADDLEBOARDING BEAUTY Met you paddleboarding at Fish Lake — you’re Irene — gorgeous and hot, but so cool. I’ve been thinking about you. You turned me on to Horseshoe Lake — I’m so going! Let’s get together for some boarding and relieve your work-related stress!

I have an intimate understanding of this. While I was a student in the Mead School District, which is currently trying to suppress ALL of our children by limiting

PROBLEM WITH NOT TEACHING KIDS TRUTH

Tuesday morning, 16 AUG 22, I arrived 10 minutes early before their posted opening time of 9 am, at their first floor City Hall office and waited over an hour for someone to open their office, but no one appeared. I was told by several, the staff's presence in the office is unpredictable, and they are frequently absent during their posted office hours. I recommend you change your contact info and office hours to accurately reflect your lack of availability to the citizens you're supposed to serve and difficulty to conveniently contact. Are you being paid by the city? If so, you are not providing good service, and your superiors should look into this and change things. n

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PARKING PROBLEM I accidentally parked in your assigned spot, and you could have been really rude about it but you weren't. Thank you for the nice note, Unit 240. Won't happen again.

VINTAGE CUTIE! We were shopping the curated space at Global Neighborhood Thrift and both reached for a reasonably priced vintage tee at the same time. We laughed, and you commented on how this was the best place to shop vintage in town. What else could you be right about?

VOTERS PAMPHLET Cheers to the Voters Pamphlet for spelling out clearly who the cult followers and wacko cray-cray people are who are running for office. No reading between the lines here. I try so hard to vote somewhere down the center, but it is impossible anymore. Why do all the nut jobs sit on the Right Wing and Independents? Humm, it has been a distinct pattern for decades now. Cathy MR, you are right there, too. You continue to vote nothing, and I mean Nothing! for the people, only to throw the “Jesus Card” once again making it all right. You don’t even vote for women and family health care or rights, or anything to save the planet. You vote Only for tax breaks for the rich and oil interests who throw you money. Dark Money. You do what You are told by the Dark Money Rich, and many of them racist, men. Are you racist and sexist? More than likely. It shows. Sorry Gen Z and Millennials. Many of us are trying to save the Planet, Health Care, Social Security and Rights for your future, but the constant pathetic GOP Gaslighting works on humans, and now your world is on Fire, Water is going away, all your Rights are disappearing, and it is getting worse. Good luck!... unless you vote these horrible, pathetic monster human beings out.

OK to be different! Dig deep, Mead School District, and think about what it is that you are resistant to teaching and how you can work to improve this and, most importantly, who it needs to be improved for.

Why are school administrators, teachers, parents, caretakers, guardians of children so scared that these KIDS will be anything but white cis ‘mericans??? Please understand this: Teaching children and/or having resources available to children of all gender identities, ethnicities, backgrounds DOES NOT create a child who will "explore" being anything other than who they are. Children aren't born with jaded points of view — we as adults introduce that to them through our inaction, inability to understand or even ask questions about what they are going through, what their thoughts are, and what would help them.

JEERS BOGUS AT BEST Hello? Horizon? Hey there, Beni Mini; you were hired to do ONE thing: Run an airline. One objective: Fly people, safely to and from their dest’s. Your pilots don’t have “contracts”?!?!? I don’t give a rat’s about your DEI program, nor your safety dance, nor your new, non-necessary uniform-for-staff program. (Calm down: I’m a round gay woman of color who works in fashion, so don’t even go there!) The article in Inc. on damage control with your fake apology video is bogus, at best. Smoke and mirrors, probably. Gaslighting with malicious intent is likely! Stop coddling the professionals that have built this region for decades, and this city, for certain, by claiming you had weather cancels, pilot shortages, etc. We’re their neighbors, friends, and families. They don’t have contracts!! They safely get us to and from, on time, if not early, smoothly and in a safe way. NO thanks to you! ...

I had a concern about a police matter that I wanted to discuss in person with the city's police ombudsman before deciding whether or not to submit a written report. I tried to call several times during their posted office hours to either discuss the matter via phone or schedule an appointment for an in-person meeting but always got their recording.

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access to information, I didn't know anything about why I felt different, why I couldn't mesh like some of the other kids, and why I wasn't seen by my educators. My being bullied, pushed around, called names, and rejection from my fellow students was not addressed by anyone. Then I went home, and I had to keep all of those experiences to myself because in my busy, single parent household there wasn't time for me to need anything other than exactly what my siblings needed. I did not have the support at home or the confidence that I wouldn't be further rejected by my family, and I have no reservations saying that this directly led to my anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, eating disorders, and hindered my ability to understand and accept that I am bisexual. I didn't know why I felt the way I did because all I was taught (broad strokes here) is that you are born, you marry a person of the opposite sex, you reproduce and then it all starts again with the new generation. None of those are bad things, BUT IT IS NOT FOR EVERYONE!Theproblem with "not teaching kids they are born oppressed" is that these kids have ALREADY LEARNED THIS from society, family members, communities, neighbors. They already know they are oppressed but will not understand why until they understand that the U.S. and our own community have not made time to hear them, to see them, to protect them, to care for them. Having resources available and an open door policy empowers all our children (yes ALL) to make educated decisions, to allow themselves to listen to what is in their hearts and minds, and to be unafraid to ask/talk to adults about it. ***By giving a full education you are breaking a mold that should have been broken a long, long time ago. We are a population of people in a melting pot, and that needs to be taught! Children need to know that it is

CAROLINE RHEA The Canadian actress and comedian is most well known for her role as Heidi Spellman in “Sabrina the Teenage Witch.” Sep. 1, 7:30 pm, Sep. 2-3, 7:30 & 10:30 pm. $20-$28. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokan ecomedyclub.com (509-318-9998)

The biannual plant sales, hosted by Friends of Manito includes a selection of perennials, house plants and home and garden decor items. Aug. 27, 8 am-3 pm. Manito Park, 1800 S. Grand Blvd. thefriendsofmanito.org HAWAIIAN DANCE & DINNER A night of Hawaiian fun, dining and dancing. Includes dinner and one raffle ticket. Additional raffle tickets are for sale. 21+. Aug. 27, 6:30-9:30 pm. $15-$25. South side Community Center, 3151 E. 27th Ave. southsidescc.org (509-535-0803)

This churchwide sale includes woodworking tools, Corelle dish sets, clothes, books, puzzles and games, canning equipment, jewelry, furniture, kids items and more. Aug. 26, 9 am-3 pm and Aug. 27, 9 am-noon. Free. Spokane Buddhist Temple, 927 S. Perry St. SpokaneBuddhistTemple.org

DROP IN & RPG Stop by and explore the world of role playing games. Build a shared narrative using cooperative prob lem solving, exploration, imagination and rich social interaction. Ages 5-105. On the first and third Saturday of the month from 1-3:45 pm. Free. Spark Cen tral, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. spark-central. org (509-279-0299)

The annual event features fam rhouse and barn chic decor vendors, food vendors, live music and vintage sellers. Sept. 3-4 from 10 am-4 pm. $5. Bonner County Fairgrounds, 4203 N. Boyer Rd. funkyjunkantiqueshow.com

This 21st annual event is a tribute to the wheat harvests of the 30s, 40s and 50s featuring harvest ing demonstrations, dinner, a car show and much more. Aug. 27, 9 am-8 pm. Free. The Big Red Barn, 40801 SR 2 E. lincolncountymuseums.org

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COMMUNITY

SUMMER PLANT SALE

EPICUREAN ON THE GREEN A nine-hole couple’s golf scramble with food and li bation samples throughout the course, followed by an afterparty with dessert, drinks, prizes, raffles, team awards and live music. Aug. 25. $125. MeadowWood Golf Course, 24501 E. Valleyway Ave. epi cureandelight.org (509-232-4567)

DREAMWORKS ANIMATION: THE EX HIBITION — JOURNEY FROM SKETCH TO SCREEN From the makers of Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda, How to Train Your Dragon and Trolls, comes an extraordinary exhibition celebrating over 25 years of DreamWorks Animation. Through Sept. 11; Tue-Sun from 10 am-5 pm (third Thursdays until 9 pm). $15$20. The MAC, 2316 W. First Ave. north westmuseum.org THE SMURFS Part of the Garland’s free kids movies series. Aug 22-26, daily at 9:30 am. Free. Garland Theater, 924 W. Garland Ave. garlandtheater.com (509327-1050)

OPEN MIC STAND-UP Wednesdays at 7:30 pm. See website for sign-up de tails. Free. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokanecomedyclub.com

2022 MILLWOOD DAZE

QUEER CLOTHING EXCHANGE A queerfriendly shopping experience that in cludes gender-affirming clothing, knickknacks and more. Donations accepted starting Wed, Aug. 24. Aug. 27, 10 am-5 pm. Free. Atomic Threads Boutique, 1905 N. Monroe St. atomicthreadsinc.com

Celebrate the 100th year of the North Idaho State fair with 10 days of fun. Through Aug. 28, times vary. $6-$8. Kootenai County Fairgrounds, 4056 N. Government Way. nisfair.fun AIRWAY HEIGHTS DAYS Take part in wa termelon races, a corn hole tournament and live music from local bands. Aug. 2627. Free. Sunset Park, 924 S. Lawson St. airwayheightsparksandrec.org

COMEDY KELSEY COOK

The Spokane native, writ er and actress is known for her work in “Wrists of Fury.” Aug. 25, 7:30 pm, Aug. 26-27, 7:30 & 10 pm. $15-$28. Spokane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spokan ecomedyclub.com (509-318-9998)

FAIRY FESTA This fantasy festival in cludes crafts, music-making activities, a vendor marketplace and more. Wear a costume for special discounts. Aug. 27, 10 am-4 pm. Free. Spokane Gallery and Framing, 409 S. Dishman Mica Rd. spo kane-gallery.myshopify.com

SUMMER IMPROV CHAOS The Blue Door Theater players turn your summer mishaps into laughs and better memo ries. Aug. 26 at 7:30 pm. $8. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Garland Ave. bluedoorth eater.com (509-747-7045)

AMERICANS & THE HOLOCAUST

CHURCH RUMMAGE SALE

COMEDY CAFE: TOURNAMENT OF LAUGHS A stand-up competition with audience judging and participation. Aug. 27, 8 pm. $17.39. Wren Pierson Commu nity Center, 615 Fourth. cityofcheney.org

DUSTIN NICKERSON Nickerson calls himself “the world’s most average per son” but has appeared on Comedy Cen tral, Fox, Hulu and Netflix doing stand-up comedy. Aug. 28, 7 pm. $20-$28. Spo kane Comedy Club, 315 W. Sprague. spo kanecomedyclub.com (509-318-9998)

OPEN HOUSE The family nudist ranch offers hiking, hot tubs, bocce ball, pickle ball and more. Meet other naturalists for a BBQ lunch for $5. Aug. 27, 10 am-4 pm. Free. Kaniksu Ranch, 4295 N. Deer Lake Rd. (509-233-8202)

VINTAGE HARVEST

COASTER CLASSIC CAR SHOW Clas sic cars from across the Northwest are shown at Silverwood during Labor Day Weekend. Sep. 3-4, 7 am-4 pm. $35-$40. Silverwood Theme Park, 27843 U.S. 95. silverwoodthemepark.com

This traveling exhibit from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum examines the mo tives, pressures and fears that shaped Americans’ responses to Nazism, war and genocide in Europe during the 1930s and 40s. Located on the third floor of the Fol ey Center Library. Aug. 23-Oct. 7, Mon-Fri from 3-8 pm and Sat-Sun from 1-5 pm. Free. Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone Ave. gonzaga.edu (509-328-4220)

FILM

SALMON BARBECUE DINNER PICNIC Dinner includes salmon, potato salad, green salad, baked beans, dinner roll and ice cream cup. All proceeds benefit Spokane Square Dance. Aug. 28, 12-4 pm. $10-$15. Western Dance Center, 1901 N. Sullivan Rd. SquareDanceSpokane.org

VALLEYGIRLS VINTAGE VENDOR SHOW & SALE

The annual cel ebration includes a pancake breakfast, a 5k run/walk, car show, scavenger hunt, vendors, food trucks and more. Aug. 27, 9 am-4 pm. Free. Downtown Millwood. millwoodnow.org (509-939-1083)

VOLUNBEER WITH ICICLE BREWING COMPANY Volunteer at Second Harvest before an exclusive beer tasting with Icicle Brewing Co. Registration required. Ages 21+. Aug. 25, 5:30-7:30 pm. $25. Second Harvest, 1234 E. Front Ave. sec ondharvestkitchen.org

FUNKY JUNK ANTIQUE & CRAFT FES TIVAL

UNDER THE FREEWAY FLEA MARKET The market features over 80 vendors with unique items and food and drinks. Sep. 3-4, 8 am-6 pm and Sep. 5, 8 am-2 pm. Northern Pacific Depot Railroad Mu seum, 219 Sixth St. wallaceid.fun

NORTH IDAHO STATE FAIR

SAFARI A fast-paced, short-form come dic improv show. Saturdays from 7:30-9 pm. $8. Blue Door Theatre, 815 W. Gar land Ave. bluedoortheatre.com

This summer sale features a bake sale, handcrafted goods, furniture sales, vintage clothes and more. Aug. 2627, 10 am-5 pm. Free. ValleyGirls Vintage Market and Classes, 17618 E. 6th Ave. val leygirlsvintage.shop (509-953-3536)

POP-UP WINE TASTING Taste a host of new sparkling wines with Damian Davis from Portlandia Wine. Aug. 26, 3-6 pm. Free. Huckleberry’s Natural Market, 926 S. Monroe St. fb.me/e/1QjYdnNzh

FLAT TRACK MOTORCYCLE & QUAD RACING Professionals and amateurs, young and old, battle it out on the only oval, cushion, dirt flat track in Washing ton. Aug. 27, 6-10 pm. $8-$15. Spokane County ORV Park, 12402 Sprague Av enue. (630-217-9132)

BROKEN MIC Spokane Poetry Slam’s longest-running, weekly open mic read ing series. Wednesdays at 6:30 pm; signups at 6 pm. Free. Neato Burrito, 827 W. First Ave. bit.ly/2ZAbugD n

TUMBLEWEED MUSIC FEST A threeday music festival in Richland’s Howard Amon Park, also featuring craft and food vendors. Sept. 2-4. Richland, Wash. tum bleweedfest.com

MILLWOOD DAZE MOVIE NIGHT Bring chairs or blankets, relax and enjoy En canto, the tale of an extraordinary family who live in the mountains of Colombia. Aug. 26, 8:30-10 pm. Free. Millwood Park, 9205 E. Frederick Ave. millwoodnow.org

SPIRIT OF SPOKANE CHORUS A fourpart harmony barbershop chorus. Re hearsals are held every Tues from 6:309 pm. Free. Opportunity Presbyterian Church, 202 N. Pines Rd. opportunity presbyterian.org (509-924-9750)

ROOF TOP SUMMER YOGA Each week of the donation-based class brings a dif ferent feel and practice. Tuesdays from 6-7:15 pm through Aug. 30. By dona tion. Saranac Rooftop, 25 W. Main. root edyogapnw.com

RRR A fictitious story about two legend ary revolutionaries and their journey away from home before they started fighting for their country in the 1920s. Aug. 26, 7-10 pm. $5. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org

Celebrate the start of football season with a nine-hole scramble. Wear an NFL jersey for chances to win prizes and spe cial discounts. Dinner included. Sept. 2, 5 pm. $125. Circling Raven Golf Course, 27068 S. Highway 95. cdacasino.com

RIDE & DINE This summer series includes a scenic gondola ride, live music and a mountain-top barbecue dinner. Fridays from 3-8 pm through Sep. 2. $8-58. Sil ver Mountain Resort, 610 Bunker Ave. silvermt.com (208-783-1111)

SATURDAY CARTOONS AT THE FARM ERS MARKET Showings of cartoons dur ing the Moscow Farmers Market. Every Saturday through Oct. 31 from 8 am-1 pm. Free. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy.org (208-882-4127)

BREWS & VIEWS Enjoy the views from the Vista House at the top of Mt. Spo kane while drinking selections from local breweries. Sat, Aug. 27 from 12-5 pm. Mt. Spokane State Park, 26107 N. Mt. Spo kane Park Dr. mtspokane.com

LAKE COEUR D’ALENE RAFT-UP A boat party that benefits the Kootenai Environ mental Alliance. Located just between Casco and Cougar Bays. RSVP online to ensure an accurate headcount. Aug. 27, 11 am. Free. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. haga donemarine.com

ROBERT WRIGLEY: THE TRUE AC COUNT OF MYSELF AS A BIRD In his new collection, Wrigley uses poetry to capture the primal conversation between human beings and the threatened planet on which they love and live. Aug. 27, 7 pm. Free. Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. auntiesbooks.com

OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT: THE GOONIES Join Mikey and his friends as they seek out fabled treasure left by the pirate Oneeyed Willy and his crew. Aug. 26, 8-10:15 pm. $5. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmu seum.org (509-456-3931)

CIRCLING RAVEN CHAMPIONSHIP

CLASSICAL MEDITERRANEAN MUSIC, DANCE & DINNER A Lebanese dinner show with classical Mediterranean/Egyp tian music by Raqs Sharki. First Sat. of ev ery month, from 6-8 pm, through Dec. 31. $10-$20. Lebanon Restaurant & Café, 707 W. Fifth Ave. lebanonrestaurantandcafe. com (509-279-2124)

ALL YOU CAN EAT PANCAKE BREAK FAST A pancake breakfast with peaches, sausages and eggs. Aug. 28, 8-11 am. $5-$10. Green Bluff Grange, 9809 Green Bluff Rd. greenbluffgrowers.com

COEUR D’CON A comic convention that celebrates books, movies, games, man ga, comics, and all of the many avenues of geek culture. Aug. 26-27, 10 am-2 pm. Free. Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave. coeurdcon.com

90 INLANDER AUGUST 25, 2022 INTERNATIONAL FLY FISHING FILM FESTIVAL Official selections take audi ences on fly-fishing adventures, pro duced by professional filmmakers from around the world. Aug. 25, 7-9 pm. $20. Magic Lantern Theatre, 25 W. Main Ave. spokaneriverkeeper.org (509-209-2383)

SUMMER MOONLIGHT MOVIES: HOLES Bring a lawn chair, blankets, snacks and enjoy a movie under the moonlight. Mov ie begins at dusk. Aug. 26. Free. Sunset Park, 924 S. Lawson St. airwayheight sparksandrec.org (509-244-4845)

PIG OUT IN THE PARK Spokane’s annual food event in Riverfront Park featuring over 50 food booths, live entertainment, three beer gardens and over 40 public market booths. Aug. 31-Sept. 5, daily from 11 am-10 pm. Riverfront Park, 507 N. Howard St. pigoutinthepark.com

PLAYWRIGHT’S PLAYGROUND Nine short new works directed by and starring local theater talent. Aug. 27, 7 pm and Aug. 28, 2 pm. $15. Stage Left Theater, 108 W. Third Ave. stagelefttheater.org

WORDS LIZ WISEMAN: IMPACT PLAYERS As a part of the SCLD Online Author Series, Wiseman discusses her book “Impact Players.” Aug. 25, 9 am. Free. scld.org/ authors-series POETRY PRELUDE: MARK ANDERSON A poetry reading before a live outdoor concert by Brassworks. Aug. 25, 6 pm. Free. Coeur d’Alene Park, 300 S. Chestnut St. annie@matlow.org

U-PICK HUCKLEBERRIES Ride up the chairlift to pick huckleberries at Lookout Pass. Aug. 26-28 and Sept. 2-5, 10 am3:30 pm. $13. Lookout Pass Ski & Recre ation Area, I-90 Exit 0. SkiLookout.com

ANN HUMPHREYS: THE TAO OF HOOP BY Humphreys reads from her book and signs copies. After, she’s teaching a hula hoop lesson in Riverfront Park. RSVP at link. Aug. 28, 3 pm. Free. Auntie’s Book store, 402 W. Main. auntiesbooks.com

The four-day festival featured local bands and over 80 beers, ciders, seltzers and a handful of wines. Kids can get wild at a soda sta tion, and arts, craft and food vendors are set up throughout the village. Sept. 2-5. Schweitzer, 10,000 Schweitzer Mountain Rd. schweitzer.com/event/fall-fest-2022

SPOKANE INDIANS VS. VANCOUVER CANADIANS Promo events during the six-game series include Bark in the Park Night (Aug. 30), Spokane County Fair Night (Aug. 31), Dollars in Your Dog and Halloween Night (Sept. 1), Armed Forces Appreciation and Fireworks Night (Sept. 2), Spokane Chiefs Hockey Night (Sept. 3) and Season Finale Fireworks Night (Sept. 4). Aug. 30-Sept. 4, 6:35 pm. $8$22. Avista Stadium, 602 N. Havana St. milb.com/spokane (535-2922)

YOGA & MIMOSA CRUISES Tickets in clude a 45-minute class by CDA Power Yoga, and a mimosa (sparkling cider for under 21). Snacks, cocktails, mimosa flights and more available for purchase. BYO yoga mat. Thursdays at 9 am through Aug. 25. $29.50. Coeur d’Alene. cdacruises.com (209-292-5670)

TACOS Y TEQUILA FESTIVAL

AUNTIE’S BOOK CLUB: QUEER & WEIRD A book club with a focus on queer litera ture. Meets on the fourth Saturday of the month at 6 pm. See Auntie’s site for cur rent title. Free. Auntie’s Bookstore, 402 W. Main Ave. auntiesbooks.com

CLEANING OFF THE SHELVES SALE

The show features work by artists Aaron Johnson, Maggie Jaszc zack, Stephanie Frostad, Molly Sims, Wil son Ong, Tom Jaszczack and Doug Fluck inger. Through Sept. 6, open daily from 11 am-6 pm. Free. The Art Spirit Gallery, 415 Sherman Ave. theartspiritgallery.com

This annual women’s professional tourna ment features a 54-hole format and a $200,000 purse prize. Through Aug. 28. $10-$40. Circling Raven Golf Course, 27068 S. Highway 95. cdacasino.com

CANINES & COCKTAILS Bring your dog onto the patio and enjoy dinner, drinks and treats for you and your furry friend. Every Friday from 2-7 pm. South Perry Lantern, 1004 S. Perry St. lanternspo kane.com (509-473-9098)

POURS & PICKS Enjoy $6 wine by the glass and $4 charcuterie picks in the Cafe, every Wednesday from 4-6 pm. The Culinary Stone, 2129 N. Main St. cu linarystone.com (208-277-4166)

SPOKANE SYMPHONY LABOR DAY CONCERT Say farewell to summer with the Spokane Symphony as they play popular classics and favorites from the worlds of Hollywood and Broadway. Sep. 5, 6 pm. Free. Comstock Park, 29th Ave. and Howard St. spokanesymphony.org

COME FEED THE BISON Tours include farm history, a talk on bison and a Q&A session. Then, meet, greet and hand-feed the bison. Fri-Sat from 12:30-1:30 pm through Sept. 2. Call to reserve. 1 $7. WinTur Bison Farm, 4742 W. Highway 231. winturbisonfarm.com (509-258-6717)

MEGAN PERKINS OPEN STUDIO Visit the artist at her home studio in Deer Park. The event features never-before-seen paintings, a tour of the artist’s creative space, food and drinks. RSVP by email. See website for address. Aug. 27, 9 am-2 pm. Free. events/open-studiomeganperkinsart.com/newRIVER OF FLOWERS ART INSTALLA TION CELEBRATION Stop by the Social Stair at Central Library to see a giant, fresh, flower installation made by Flow ers For People. Aug. 31, 4-6 pm. Free. Central Library, 906 W. Main Ave. spo kanelibrary.org (509-444-5336)

THEATER THE SOUND OF MUSIC

DRAG BRUNCH Watch Nova Caine and the cast of Runway perform while enjoy ing a full breakfast menu and mimosas. Sundays from 10 am-2 pm. Globe Bar & Kitchen, 204 N. Division. globespokane. com (509-443-4014)

FOOD & DRINK A NIGHT OUT A five-course meal includ ing appetizers, rosé hour, bubbles and a rooftop view. Each course is paired by expert sommeliers. Aug. 25, 5 pm. $205. Wanderlust Delicato, 421 W. Main Ave., Suite 103. culinarydope.com

This year’s show features Kim Gardell, Oral Carper, Vicki West and more. Awards reception Fri, Sept. 23 from 5-8 pm. Gallery hours are Sept. 2-30, Mon-Fri from 10 am-5 pm. Free. Spokane Art School, 811 W. Garland Ave. spokaneartschool.net ILDIKÓ KALAPÁCS’S OPEN STUDIO The local artist gives tours of her new studio. Paintings and sculptures are available for purchase. Sept. 2, 5-8 pm. Free. Ildikó Ka lapács’s Studio, 804 W. 12th Ave. ildiart. com (509-747-0979)

AMONG THE PINES Hosted by Precious Things Fermentation, this local beer fest in the woods near Green Bluff features 20 breweries for a tasting-style event and benefit for LiveLikeLara Foundation. De tails TBA. Sep. 4, 12-4 pm. livelikelara.org

FOOD TRUCK FRIDAY

RIVERFRONT EATS Riverfront Park’s local food truck series. Tuesdays from 11 am-2 pm through Aug. 30. Riverfront Park, 507 N. Howard St. riverfrontspo kane.org (509-625-6600)

SPOKANE SYMPHONY LABOR DAY CONCERT Say farewell to summer with the Spokane Symphony as they play popular classics and favorites from the worlds of Hollywood and Broadway. Sep. 3, 6 pm. Free. Pavillion Park, 727 N. Molter Rd. spokanesymphony.org

SPORTS OUTDOORS&

SCHWEITZER FALL FEST

The annual sale features $25 grab bags filled with ceramics and other discounted piec es. Through Aug. 31. $25. Trackside Stu dio, 115 S. Adams St. tracksidestudio.net

SPOKANE WATERCOLOR SOCIETY JU RIED MEMBER SHOW

ARTSVISUAL BOLD BEAUTY

At this annual show, cast members ages 8-108 perform together for the local community. Aug. 19-28, Fri-Sat at 7 pm, Sat-Sun at 3 pm. $15-$20. Kroc Center, 1765 W. Golf Course Rd. cytnorthidaho.org (208-660-9870)

SONNY & LISA MOECKEL: INDIGENOUS Contemporary portrait painters Sonny and Lisa Moeckel excel in the use of mini mal color configurations and the art of transforming portraits into abstract real ism paintings. Mon-Fri from 8 am-5 pm through Sep. 30. Free. Chase Gallery, 808 W. Spokane Falls Blvd. spokanearts.org

MUSIC SESSION OFF REGAL This jam session features regional musicians Rob Kohler, Don Goodwin, Pat Barclay, Edward Orgill and others. Aug. 29, 7-10 pm. By dona tion. Off Regal Lounge, 3001 S. Mt. Ver non St. (413-313-3745)

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JUVENTINO ARANDA: ESPERÉ MUCHO TIEMPO PA VER Aranda’s work express es a search for identity at the intersection of Mexico and America. Tue-Sat from 10 am-4 pm. through March 11. Free. Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art WSU, 1535 NE Wilson Rd. museum.wsu.edu

A group show featuring paintings, sculptures, photog raphy, wood carvings, mixed media art and more. Fri-Sat from 12-5 pm through Aug. 28. Free. Shotgun Studio, 1625 W. Water Ave. (509-688-3757) ARTISTS STUDIO TOUR This 10th annual event takes the public on a tour of artists studios in and around the Coeur d’Alene area. Download the map and take a selfguided tour or take a VIP shuttle for an extra cost. Aug. 27-28, 10 am-5 pm. Free. artsandculturecda.org (208-292-1629)

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RIVER REUNION An evening of conver sation about the Spokane watershed and Brick West’s new salmon-safe certified beer, Upstream. Aug. 25, 6-8 pm. Free. Brick West Brewing Co., 1318 W. First Ave. brickwestbrewingco.com

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This year’s food truck selection includes Mixed Plate, Skewers, One Night Stand, Tacos Camar go, Good Dilla and more. On Wall Street. Fridays from 11 am-2 pm through Aug. 26. Downtown Spokane. downtownspo kane.org

The sec ond annual festival brings together food, family fun, and tequila to help raise scholarship funds for Hispanic youth in the community. Sponsored by the His panic Business/Professionals Associa tion. Located in the alley of Wall St. and Main Ave. Aug. 27, 1-10 pm and Aug. 28, 11 am-7 pm. Free. Downtown Spokane. tacostequilaspokane.com

LGBTQ+ FILM FESTIVAL Inland Oasis kicks off pride weekend with Saving Face and Stage Mother. Aug. 25, 6 pm. $10. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenwor thy.org (208-882-4127)

DREAMWORKS MOVIE MATINEES: SPIRIT Visit the DreamWorks Anima tion Exhibition — Journey From Sketch to Screen and then watch a screening of the film Spirit. Aug. 28, 2 pm. $15-$20. Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, 2316 W. First Ave. northwestmuseum.org ROBOCOP Moscow Film Society presents RoboCop as part of its Retro Macho Ac tion Hero series. Sept. 1, 7-9 pm. $5. The Kenworthy, 508 S. Main St. kenworthy. org (720-318-7453)

CREATIVE CIRCLE: JESS WALTER This volunteer drive includes social time with Jess Walter and other volunteers before he’s is interviewed about his new book, “The Angel of Rome: And Other Stories.” Volunteer registration required. Aug. 30, 7-8:30 pm. Free. Spark Central, 1214 W. Summit Pkwy. spark-central.org

HISTORIC WALKING TOURS Join local historian Chet Caskey for a free walking tour of Riverfront Park, where the city’s past and present merge in unique ways. Learn the rich history of the magnificent Spokane Falls, Expo ’74 U.S. Pavilion, 1902 Clock Tower, 1909 Looff Carrousel, Centennial Trail and more. Tours begin at the visitor center. Aug. 27, 10 am & noon. Free. Riverfront Park, 507 N. Howard St. my.spokanecity.org/riverfrontspokane SPQNI SHOOTOUT A youth 3-on-3 bas ketball tournament for kids in grades 3rd-12th. (Registration does not guaran tee entry.) Aug. 27-28, 9 am-6 pm. Free. Spokane Tribe Casino, 14300 W SR High way 2. spokanetribe.com

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A study on cannabis potency and psychosis from researchers at the University of Bath in the United Kingdom, published last month in The Lancet Psychiatry, has been generating some ominous news. CNN’s headline included the words “creating marijuana addicts worldwide,” while USA Today ran an op-ed calling for caps on THC potency. Even sto ries that covered the study without any spin were unsettling. That’s because the results of the study themselves are unsettling.

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