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Four programs for our neighbors in eastern Washington and North Idaho (Spokane and Kootenai counties), starting with fresh meat for families who use local food pantries.

Our 2025 results

  • 3 families received fresh meat or protein through MEAT-ups.
  • 3 people with hearing loss got hearing devices through Hear the World.

Essential Needs Assistance and Housing for Neighbors in Need have not helped anyone yet. We’re working to raise $1,000,000 so we can grow all four programs and, in the long run, reach families across the nation.

MEAT-ups

Many small food pantries can’t offer fresh meat because they have no freezer or cooler. At a MEAT-up, our refrigerated truck brings fresh, USDA-inspected meat to a local food pantry on the pantry’s own distribution day, and families take it home that same day, so the pantry doesn’t need to store anything.

Who it serves
Families who use local food pantries, and the pantries that serve them.
Where
Spokane County, WA and Kootenai County, ID for now.
How pantries can connect
Register your food bank/pantry as a MEAT-up partner, or contact us.
2025
3 families received fresh meat or protein.

Essential Needs Assistance

Sometimes an urgent bill won’t wait. Essential Needs Assistance will help neighbors with urgent costs they can’t cover on their own and that fall outside other programs.

Status
Growing as funds allow; it has not helped anyone yet.
How to ask
Register for help with our Request Help form. Requests are reviewed case by case.

Housing for Neighbors in Need

Everyone deserves a safe place to live. We plan to help neighbors who are homeless or housing-insecure by supplementing housing costs, such as rent, and we are in the early planning stage of work toward building housing.

Status
Growing as funds allow; it has not helped anyone yet.
How to ask
Register for help with our Request Help form.

Hear the World

Hear the World helps people with hearing loss get quality, professionally fitted hearing devices they can’t afford, so they can hear their families and never feel left out.

2025
3 people with hearing loss got hearing devices.
How to ask
Register for help with our Request Help form.

Need help?

Individuals can register for help using our Request Help form.

Every request will be reviewed. Submitting a request does not guarantee that you will receive assistance, and we cannot promise any particular amount or timing.

If you need help now, please use these services:

If you need help right now

  • Emergency: call 911.
  • Mental-health crisis: call or text 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline).
  • Local help with food, housing, utilities and other needs: call 211. In Washington, call 1-877-211-9274.

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