Continuous Partnerships
Caritas Outreach Ministries
4718 N. Ash Street, Spokane 99205
(509) 325-2249
Caritas Outreach Ministries serves Northwest Spokane with emergency assistance for families in crisis, utility assistance, transportation and a necessities/food bank connected with Spokane’s Second Harvest Inland Northwest.
St. David’s has been a supporter of Caritas since its beginning. Our members donate food which is taken to Caritas each week. St. David’s members volunteer in the Caritas office and in the food bank section. See St. David's member RoseAnn Barks, Caritas board member, for more information and to find out how you can help.
Linwood Elementary School
906 W. Weile Ave., Spokane, 99208 (right next door, across our parking lot!)
St. David's partnership with Linwood Elementary School provides assistance when and where it is needed. Our volunteers work one on one with students who struggle with reading to help them become more proficient and confident. If you’d like to help with math, that assistance can also be used! Please talk with Beth Bornhoft if you’d like to join the mentors.
St. David's members have also donated hundreds of children's books for various events. We collect school supplies in the fall and donate other items that the school particularly needs for the children. We also give money to the school for two major projects – school T-shirts (so that all students, regardless of ability to pay) can have an annual school shirt for school spirit and fun; and holiday help (for students and families to be able to afford food and gifts in the holiday season).
Spokane Alliance
1526 E 11th Ave, Spokane WA 99202
509-532-1688
The Spokane Alliance is a non-partisan and non-profit alliance of congregations, unions, student and community groups in Spokane County representing over 20,000 adults. They focus on creating capacity in the community for leadership development, citizen-led action and strong relationships across the lines that often divide people. Spokane Alliance is a multi-issue organization working on issues that reflect the concerns of the people. The group crosses economic, faith and neighborhood lines to find common ground and act on common values. Current campaigns are in the areas of community health monitoring, health care access, good jobs and public benefits, and housing equity.
St. David's is an organizational member of the Spokane Alliance, and vicar Kimmy Meinecke is on its board. Several of our members are active with the Alliance.
Our Place
1509 W. College Ave. Spokane, WA 99201
509-326-7267
Our Place has served the West Central neighborhood for 33 years, providing groceries, personal hygiene products, bus passes, clothing, bedding, household items, a laundry center, and utility assistance. The food bank, clothing bank, and laundry center are also available to residents of other neighborhoods on a limited basis. St. David's member Bonnie Tapscott is on the Our Place board; contact her for more information and to find out how you can help.
West Central Abbey
Part of the West Central Episcopal Mission
1832 W. Dean, Spokane, WA 99201
Would you like to help out with the Dinner Table at West Central Abbey? This dinner/food ministry is up and running again, and needs volunteers. If you are interested in learning about volunteering, then you are invited to come eat with the community on a Wednesday evening (4-7 pm) to connect. To learn more, talk with Jane Nelson-Low (509) 475-2971 or Sandy Boehler (509) 998-9919.
Salish School of Spokane
4125 N Maple St, Spokane, WA 99205
509-325-2018
Salish School of Spokane is a grassroots, non-profit organization working to preserve and revitalize four Southern Interior Salish languages, the first languages of the Spokane region:
n̓səl̓xčin̓ (Colville-Okanagan Salish) - about 30 living first-language fluent Elder speakers, most in B.C.
n̓xaʔm̓xčín̓ (Wenatchi-Columbian Salish) - no living first-language speakers
n̓sélišcn̓ (Spokane-Kalispel-Bitterroot Salish) - about 15 living first-language fluent Elders, most in Montana.
sn̓čic̓úʔum̓šc̓n̓ (Coeur d’Alene Salish) - no living first-language speakers
These languages are critically endangered, with only a handful of native first language speakers still living. By developing curriculum and teachers, SSOS is working to revitalize them and the cultures they represent. Several St. David's members help to support them financially and by working to develop relationships and cultural understanding.
World Relief Spokane
1522 N. Washington St., Suite 200, Spokane, WA 99201
509-484-9829
Desperate for protection and surrounded by unfamiliar, sometimes unwelcoming faces, refugees are truly some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Working in partnership with the local church, World Relief Spokane is committed to helping refugees and immigrants from all countries resettle and rebuild their lives. World Relief Spokane opened in 1990. Since then, they have resettled over 10,000 refugees from more than 50 countries in our community. World Relief provides refugee resettlement, employment services, immigration legal services, and citizenship classes -- see their blog for stories of what's happening. For more information and to find out how you can help, contact Tim Caldwell.
