Economic Opportunity - Innovia Foundation

Family Promise of the Palouse supports homeless families’ long-term success

Since 2013, 53 homeless families with children in Latah County, Idaho, and Whitman County, Wash., have turned to Family Promise of the Palouse for help getting back on their feet. Family Promise of the Palouse was awarded a Community Strategies grant at Innovia Foundation to aid its mission of serving families in need. The grant will fund a portion of the […]

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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.”

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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

“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.” Read More »

Community kitchen supports entrepreneurs and feeds the hungry

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They say the kitchen is the heart of the home, but it can also be the heart of a community. A Community Strategies grant from Innovia Foundation will help Bonner County Economic Development Council and Kitchen Spokane in their joint effort to open a nonprofit commercial kitchen in North Idaho. Located at the Bonner Mall

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“Ritzville is a really nice town and a great place to live. We want to help keep it going strong for years to come.”

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Tucked between I-90 and expansive wheat fields 60 miles west of Spokane, the rural town of Ritzville, Washington, is a mere speck on most road maps. But the quaint farming community holds a big place in the hearts of Willard and Patricia Hennings. Both born and raised in the town of about 1,800 people, Patricia and

“Ritzville is a really nice town and a great place to live. We want to help keep it going strong for years to come.” Read More »