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1:47 A new grant will increase the stability of a program that provides afterschool and summer activities for families. Amelia Smith, 9, finishes a craft at Spokane Public Schools summer program while her sibling participates in middle school events. Credit Rebecca White/SPR Afterschool and summer programs that help children in northeast Spokane connect with safe recreation activities, literacy and science programs just received a $2 million boost from the federal government. Since 2018 afterschool programs at northeast Spokane schools have introduced children to swimming lessons, new parks ...

Young Kwak photo Inlander would involve making Riverfront Park part of a lifesized treasure hunt. A s we begin to see the light at the end of the pandemic, what could we do (or at least start) this year to make the Inland Northwest more fun, more livable, more just, more practical, more successful, more hopeful? That's the unnecessarily wordy question we put to some of our favorite local thinkers. Their responses, amassed together in the fol...

KXLY March 15, 2021 7:47 PM Esther Bower Updated: SPOKANE, Wash. — While renters can’t be evicted right now because of a statewide moratorium currently in place, local families still feel the pressure of mounted housing worries. New data from local researchers at The Zone shows 74% of families with kids in Northeast Spokane are worried about the stability of their housing. Over 200 families responded saying they owe thousands of dollars in rent, mortgage and utility payments. Housing has always been a concern in Spokane, but the pandemic’s made it so much worse...

A national survey released this week is another confirmation that low-income families – in the nation and in Washington – have suffered disproportionately from the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a national report sponsored by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, “Kids, Families and COVID-19: Pandemic Pain Points and a Roadmap for Recovery,” low-income families are suffering increased food insecurity, mental illness and housing instability. That’s hardly news in northeast Spokane, where staffers at The Zone, a local nonprofit, have seen firsthand the effects of the pandemic. “COVID has ...