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Spokane County revises shelter contract classification; shifts from transitional housing to continuous-stay emergency shelter

Spokane County Board of County Commissioners · February 4, 2026

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Summary

County staff presented contract amendments with the Salvation Army/We Help Shelter reclassifying a project from transitional housing to a continuous-stay emergency shelter to align metrics and reimbursement basis; funding remains $2.5M over five years and the contractual change aims to produce clearer performance metrics.

George Dahl and a Salvation Army representative briefed commissioners on Feb. 3 about changes to an existing contract (originally approved in 2001 and adjusted in 2021) that funds the We Help Shelter partnership with the city of Spokane.

Staff described the change as a reclassification of the project’s scope — from a…

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