STORIES

Helping Families Find Stability – SHA’s RVP

With the help of its service agency partners, Spokane Housing Authority’s innovative Referral Voucher Program is providing stable housing to more people in great need—in record time.

Breaking the Chains – Virla Spencer’s Story

Virla Spencer is 37, and still in the midst of raising seven children as a single mom. She and her family have received housing support through the Housing Choice voucher program over the past several years. She believes this program is vital for families working to lift themselves out of poverty. “A home is the platform of every family’s foundation,” she says. “Every family needs a stable environment and a stable place to live.”