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Volunteers of America says Crosswalk 2.0 teen shelter and dorms to open fall 2025; on‑site services planned
Summary
Volunteers of America reported construction progress and a fall 2025 opening for Crosswalk 2.0, an expanded emergency shelter and transitional housing campus that will include emergency beds, college‑dorm style rooms and onsite services next to Spokane Community College.
Volunteers of America of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho told Spokane Valley council that Crosswalk 2.0 — a new emergency shelter and transitional housing campus for youth — is under construction and expected to open in fall 2025.
Fawn Schott, president and CEO of Volunteers of America of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho, said Crosswalk 2.0 will replace a 6,000‑square‑foot facility with an 18,000‑square‑foot emergency shelter and an additional 12,000 square feet of transitional living ‘‘college dorms’’ adjacent to Spokane Community College. The third floor will house VOA administrative offices.
Schott said the facility will provide 18 licensed emergency shelter beds on the first floor and up to 18 dorm‑style transitional units aimed at youth ages 16–20 who are engaged with Spokane Community College programs, Running Start and career readiness offerings. On‑site services will include behavioral health, recovery coaches, housing navigation and a GED testing site; VOA said it partnered with CHAS and others to include clinical and medical services nearby.
VOA said the project’s total development cost increased during design and construction to about $19.3 million (up from earlier estimates) and that the agency has expended the city grant funds awarded in 2023. Schott said contaminated soil discovery delayed the schedule by about a month but that construction is otherwise proceeding and the agency anticipates occupancy and program startup in fall 2025.
"We're very excited. If you've happened to drive by, it's standing and has a roof and all the things," Schott said. She thanked the council for the $500,000 city grant that helped the project secure other funding.
Council members asked about bed reservations for Spokane Valley youth; Schott said VOA does not reserve beds by jurisdiction but tracks origins and historically serves youth from Spokane Valley.
