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Camp Hope Progress, Press Release (12.21.22)
By Laura Martin
December 21, 2022
Camp Hope population shrinks to less than 200 since October
Significant progress being made by local service providers to connect residents with needed services, facilitate housing placements and close the encampment
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EHF President: Time Is Now For Urgent Action On Spokane-Area Homelessness
By Empire Health Foundation
July 5, 2022
EHF President Zeke Smith says when it comes to homelessness in the Spokane region, “We have not responded effectively to the growing human tragedy around us. In an editorial published July 3, 2022 in the Spokesman-Review, Smith argues the time is now for urgent action by elected officials to fund “a comprehensive, integrated plan that addresses the real issues homelessness creates for our residents.”
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Urgent Needs Demand Action: Group Recommends Ways To Spend $88M For Homelessness In Spokane Region
By Empire Health Foundation
June 28, 2022
There is an urgent need to address homelessness in the Spokane region. This is why a group of nearly 40 community members representing a cross-section of service providers, homeless advocates, government agencies, philanthropy, the business community, and others have been convening, discussing, and working collaboratively for more than two months. This week, the group sent spending recommendations for more than $88 million in available federal and state funds to the Spokane City Council, Spokane Valley City Council, and Spokane County Board of Commissioners to address this urgent need across the region.
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Empire Health Foundation Announces New President, Zeke Smith
By Laura Martin
July 29, 2020
Empire Health Foundation’s (EHF) Board of Directors today announced that Zeke Smith has been named its new president. Smith will assume his new role on October 1, 2020. A Portland, Oregon native, Smith has more than 25 years of senior management and leadership experience.
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All In WA matches donations to Eastern Washington COVID-19 Fund
By Innovia Foundation
May 27, 2020
Today, Innovia Foundation and Eastern Washington funding partners join in the launch of the statewide coordinated effort, All In WA, a movement for giving back and stepping up to help those who have been acutely affected by the COVID-19 crisis.
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COVID-19 Response and Recovery Funds Accepting Applications through May 26
May 8, 2020
Innovia Foundation today announced a second round of grant funding available to community-based organizations engaged in COVID-19 response and recovery efforts. Approximately $800,000 will be awarded throughout a 20-county region of Eastern Washington and North Idaho.
Source: Innovia Foundation
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COVID-19 Response and Recovery Funds Award $779,000 to 138 Organizations in Eastern Washington and North Idaho
By Innovia Foundation
April 14, 2020
Innovia Foundation today announced 138 grants totaling $779,000 from the COVID-19 Community Response and Recovery Funds for Eastern Washington and North Idaho.
Source: Innovia Foundation
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Winter 2020 RFP Deadline Extended Until May 4
By Empire Health Foundation
April 2, 2020
Given the circumstances around COVID-19, the Winter 2020 Rural Facilities Capital Grants Partnership Fund Request for Proposal's (RFP) deadline has been extended until 5 p.m. (PST) on Monday, May 4.
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Eastern Washington Funders Launch COVID-19 Community Response Fund to Address Immediate and Long-Term Needs of Communities
By Innovia Foundation
March 17, 2020
A coalition of philanthropic, government, and business partners has joined together to create a COVID-19 Response Fund that will rapidly deploy resources to community-based organizations at the frontlines of the region’s coronavirus outbreak in Eastern Washington.
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Office Closure and COVID-19 Update from EHF
By Empire Health Foundation
March 14, 2020
As an organization supporting the health of people in Eastern Washington, Empire Health Foundation (EHF) is committed to helping slow the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) to reduce the risk to our more vulnerable populations. Beginning Monday, March 16, our staff are working remotely from their homes, with full access to information and technologies to continue supporting the work of our partners and to respond to our region’s immediate needs arising from the coronavirus outbreak.
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