SPOKANE, Wash. — The City of Spokane announced its 2026 inclement weather shelter plan.
According to the city’s Community, Housing and Human Services Department, this year’s plan sets aside $1 million to support inclement weather safety measures and reflects new heat index activation requirements set by the City Council this month.
The city said it will not provide temporary or pop-up shelter locations in this plan due to funding limitations. Instead, the city will work to expand capacity in existing inclement weather programs.
CHHS also announced it is accepting applications for homeless service providers. It will prioritize providers that can provide more than 10 beds during inclement weather, can support transportation needs for people and have experience with emergency shelter operations.
Applications for this funding are due by 8 p.m. on July 31. You can learn more about the application by clicking here.
“For the first time ever, we not only have a clear and comprehensive plan in place, we’re also opening applications months ahead of schedule,” Mayor Lisa Brown said. “When I took office, there was no coordinated plan, but we still managed to respond effectively last year. Over the past year and a half, our CHHS department has been doing the much-needed legwork to build out strong, proactive systems so that when the inevitable inclement weather hits, we’re ready.”
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