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Volunteers of America outlines transition as Hope House women’s shelter ends congregate operations
Summary
Volunteers of America told Spokane council staff that Hope House will stop operating as a congregate women’s shelter June 30 and will expand its medical respite program under a Medicaid demonstration waiver to serve up to 44 beds starting July 1; city funding and stakeholder transition planning continue.
Volunteers of America told a Spokane City Council committee that Hope House Women’s Shelter will cease congregate shelter operations June 30 and shift to an expanded medical respite model under a Medicaid demonstration waiver.
Bridget Cannon, senior vice president of program operations for Volunteers of America, said VOA has worked with the city since 2020 to support Hope House and that pandemic-era funding backfilled annual operating costs. Cannon said those COVID funds have ended and the city is moving to a 30‑bed scattered-site shelter model that Hope House cannot scale to cost‑effectively operate.
The VOA board decided to expand the organization’s medical-respite model, Cannon said, increasing respite capacity…
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