Spokane County, as part of the Regional Homelessness Response System, funds various sheltering spaces with the intent of ensuring respite from instances of emergent inclement weather. Funded projects include spaces dedicated to serving single adults, households with children, young adults, youth, and survivors of domestic violence, during both daytime hours as well as overnight.
Currently funded Emergency Shelter projects include:
• Family Promise of Spokane – Family Shelter (Households with Children)
• Volunteers of America – Young Adult Shelter (Young Adults ages 18-24)
• Volunteers of America – Crosswalk (Youth ages 13-18)
• Catholic Charities – House of Charity (Single Adults)
• YFA Connections – Crisis Residential Center (Youth)
• Volunteer of America – Alexandria’s House (Youth)
• YWCA Spokane – Safe Shelter (Survivors of Domestic Violence)
• The Salvation Army – Way Out Bridge Housing Center (Single Adults)
For information about the amount of shelter beds available, hours of operation, check-in requirements and/or barriers to entry, please refer to the Shelter Me Spokane website.
All Spokane County Library District locations offer climate-controlled public accommodations that the public is encouraged to utilize during regular business hours for respite and relief from extreme temperatures. Locations and hours are: Locations – Spokane County Library District.
In addition, Spokane County provides funding to the Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners (SNAP) Outreach Team, for the purposes of engaging with currently unsheltered individuals and providing resources and/or transportation to appropriate spaces. Residents of Spokane Valley should refer to the Spokane Valley Housing & Homelessness Program which also receives dedicated funding with the intent of connecting unhoused individuals to applicable resources. While the City of Spokane Valley does not operate emergency shelter or warming spaces within its jurisdiction, it deploys a mobile outreach team that is able to assist valley residents in need of housing resources.