SNAP - Spokane Neighborhood Action Partners - Neighbors By Your Side

As someone who had worked for a local nonprofit that partners with SNAP, Connie had come to expect good work from the agency. Earlier this year, she had the chance to experience SNAP as a client.
Connie has lived in her home for over 20 years, but since her husband fell upon poor health, she has often had to make the choice between medications and home repair. Home repair always seemed to come in second. Making her tough situation worse were...

Edith McNinch had recently retired after 21 years as a Kindergarten teacher when she saw an article in her local newspaper about a volunteer opportunity.
“I was just sitting at home wondering, ‘Now what am I going to do?’” Edith recalls.
The story mentioned that SNAP’s Eastern Washington Long Term Care Ombudsman (LTCO) program was looking for qualified people to donate time advocating for residents of long term care facilities in five counties, including Stevens County where Edith and...

Norman sits underneath a pile of over a dozen blister- packed pill cards. His diabetes requires him to take more than 20 pills per day, and keeping the regimen straight seems daunting; the pills, separately packed per month help make it easier. He has...

Christy and Nathan took a chance in 2011. Tired of their jobs, they decided to follow their dreams of furthering their educations. At the time they were living in a small apartment, and they felt the pinch without a steady source of income.  SNAP was...