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🌱 Spokane Valley Community Advocates (SVCA)

Neighbors Helping Neighbors Since 2021
Secular • All-Volunteer • All-Women-Led

💚 Who We Are

Spokane Valley Community Advocates (SVCA) is a secular, all-women-led, all-volunteer nonprofit serving the Greater Spokane Valley since 2021. Powered by lived experience, we show up quickly, compassionately, and with consistent follow-through.

SVCA began as survival. Our founder—a disabled single mom of four—spent more than 16 years navigating complex systems. Sharing what she learned—who to call, what to ask, how to keep going—became the earliest roots of SVCA.

One neighbor helping another grew into a trusted, grassroots network grounded in the belief:
“If no one else is showing up, we will.”

🏡 Who We Serve

We support households who are one crisis away from losing stability—families who can stay housed and safe with timely, practical help.

We serve women and caregivers, seniors, single adults, multigenerational families, and newly housed neighbors.
No income limits. No documentation. No barriers.
Support is provided with dignity, respect, and confidentiality.

We receive 15–20 calls or referrals each month from schools, agencies, and community partners.

🔧 How We Work

SVCA operates one connected model of support. Beginning January 2026, this will fall under Pathways to Resilience.

Most households begin with Resource Navigation, may participate in Resilience Education, and often receive rapid practical help through REACT™.

All of this is sustained by our Neighbor2Neighbor™ (N2N) Model, where help received becomes help shared.

📚 Programs — The 3 R’s

Resource Navigation (RN): We listen first, identify what’s happening, offer guided next steps, and teach self-advocacy so neighbors don’t fall through the cracks.

Resilience Education (RE): Workshops focused on confidence, communication, budgeting after hardship, renter rights, healthy routines, and community support networks. Relaunching 2026.

REACT™: Fast, practical crisis support—gas cards, laundry support, hygiene kits, cleaning supplies, linens, household basics, Home Starter Kit components, and micro-grants for urgent needs.

🌀 Neighbor2Neighbor™ (N2N) Model

N2N is the axle of our system. It keeps support circulating through volunteers, reciprocal donations, and strong community partnerships.

Many neighbors later return as donors or volunteers—help received becomes help shared.

🗺️ Service Area

We serve households across the Greater Spokane Valley: Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake, Millwood, and surrounding unincorporated neighborhoods.

📊 Impact (2021–2025)

• 700+ neighbors supported
• 300+ REACT™ engagements
• 600+ households connected to stabilizing resources
• $45,000+ in essential items distributed
• 15–20 calls or referrals per month
• 100% volunteer-run for five years

🌳 How We Describe Our Work

I often describe our work as a tree:
• the roots are our trust and community connections;
• the trunk is our day-to-day operations—the steady part that holds it all together;
• the branches are our neighbors—those reaching out for help and those who lift others up.

Every act of support creates a ripple effect of resilience where stability, growth, and community support continue. Together, we can renew hope and rebuild lives—because when we strengthen the smallest branches, the whole tree grows stronger.

💬 Ways to Get Support or Get Involved

Contact SVCA / Request Support
(Temporary link until your new Intake Form is ready)
https://svca.info/Contact

📞 Contact & Hours

Email: info@s-v-c-a.org
Phone: 509-312-7869
Mon/Thu: 12–4 PM • Tue/Wed: 10 AM–4 PM
Closed Fri, weekends & holidays