The special collection for September is for Transitions, a local non-profit serving women and children in Spokane. Their mission is to work to end poverty and homelessness through 6 programs. These include the Women’s Hearth, Miryam’s house, Transitional Living Center & Educare, New Leaf Kitchen & Café and the Home Yard Cottages. Each program is designed to seek justice, growth, wholeness, respect and community for each woman or child who comes to their doors. Their unique programs, help women and families at every step of the way as they become more stable and independent by providing safety, support and skills for success.

Transitions believes that the fullness of each person is realized in relationship with others. They are a non-profit working to end poverty and homelessness for women and children in Spokane. Transitions means community for over 1,400 women and children annually. Five unique programs provide safety, emotional support and wrap-around services designed to help women find and maintain affordable housing. The Women’s Hearth is a center where women are warmly greeted, offered safety and access to necessities from staff and volunteers ready to connect them with additional resources to find housing stability. The Hearth is where women feeling isolated and alone can build meaningful relationships and find a supportive community.

Transitions also has transitional housing programs (Miryam’s House and TLC) for single women and women with children, including on-site childcare with providers helping children recover from the trauma homelessness can cause. Transitions’ most recent addition of permanent supportive housing, the Home Yard Cottages are 24 energy efficient low-income cottage-style homes is just north of the church off Northwest Boulevard. You may have heard about the New Leaf Kitchen & Cafe, their culinary job training program, housed just down the street from our church. In addition to their culinary training program they also offer barista training in two cafes, with the newest one located in the Central Library.

Thank you for joining with Transitions in their work to help women connect to a supportive community and find safety, support and skills for success. More information can be found at help4women.org

If this ministry speaks to you, we invite you to give generously.

If you’d like to contribute to this special collection, you may do so when it is announced during services, mail a check to the church (4340 West Whistalks Way, Spokane, WA 99224) or donate online. Be sure to note in the memo section that your contribution is for the September special collection.

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Thanks again for your kindness and generosity!