LWV - Spokane Area Homelessness Solutions & Affordable Housing Committee (AHHS)
Members meet with local housing and homelessness organizations to learn and keep current on housing solutions and homelessness issues in our community.
Studying zoning, local housing ordinances, and the Growth Management Act, informs decisions to support legislation the committee believes will increase affordable housing or decrease homelessness in the Spokane area.
The AHHS committee keeps LWV Spokane Area members informed regarding housing and homelessness issues and possible solutions.
Actions
- Lobbied our legislators to pass bills that would increase the supply of affordable housing and assist seniors with heating bills
- Staffed an LWV table at the Homelessness Connect annual services event registering voters and distributing warm clothes
- March 2026 AHHS presented a video documentary on the problem of senior homelessness followed by a discussion
Committee Recommended Resources
LWV Washington Issue Paper: Affordable Housing & Homelessness
The committee highly recommends this PBS Health Matters program discussing the health problems of homeless people in Spokane County.
Village Cohousing Works Sells new homes to low-income families at cost
Pictured Dan Simonson of Shelter Spokane with Becky Dickerhoof, committee member.The Homelessness Solutions Committee has been busy acquainting themselves with community resources visiting Crosswalk (for teens) and Transitions (for women).
AH&HS meetings are usually the 1st Sunday of the month, 5:30 to 6:30 on ZOOM. If you wish to attend, contact us at lwvsaahhs [at] gmail.com or you may email AHHS using this form.
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