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“Boys and Girls Clubs help improve young people’s academic performance and encourage them to graduate high school, pursue a post-secondary education and develop a lifelong love of learning.”

In Dayton, WA, a small town of 2,500 people, quality after-school care can be hard to come by. Children with working parents often spend non-school hours alone in front of a screen instead of playing, creating or studying. As a result, many perform poorly in school, and some suffer from obesity and even depression. Soon, […]

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“Our production will be a unique live experience delivered by live singers and musicians on the stage.”

Music, theater and dance all bring creativity, vibrancy and joy to people who live in our community and to those who travel from all around the region to experience the magic of live performance. Since 2001, Inland Northwest Opera (INO), formerly Opera Coeur d’Alene, has enriched Spokane, Coeur d’Alene and surrounding areas with its productions.

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“The purpose of this program is to improve the likelihood of success for startup companies, create more living wage jobs and enhance the economic vitality of the region.”

Entrepreneurship is vital to the economy of the Spokane region. It drives ideas and innovation, creates new jobs and services, and attracts investment into the community.  Spokane Area Business Foundation received a Community Strategies grant from Innovia Foundation for Greater Spokane Inc. Startup Spokane to help entrepreneurs get their business ideas off the ground and into the marketplace. The

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“With more space, the library can offer more much-needed services to our community.”

The importance of the Clearwater Memorial Public Library in Orofino, Idaho, goes well beyond books. Serving 3,800 patrons every week, the small-town library is a safe after-school hangout for kids to do homework, a place for low-income families to access free internet, and a hub for cultural and educational activities. Thanks in part to a

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The Women’s Hearth provides haven for homeless women

Transitional Programs for Women, better known simply as “Transitions,” sponsors and originates programs to promote the individual growth and well-being of women and children in hardship. In 1991, Transitions established the Women’s Hearth program as a haven for homeless women. The Women’s Hearth is a safe, welcoming place that encourages caring relationships and independence. The

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Sadir Khan Grotto establishes $1 million endowment at Innovia Foundation

Founded in 1936, the Sadir Kahn Grotto, the Spokane chapter of the national Grotto organization for Master Masons, has distributed thousands of dollars to benefit charities in the Inland Northwest. Their charitable giving over eight decades has made a difference for countless families and children with special needs, and local Grotto members are now taking

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