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Host Families for Children offered by Olive Crest

823 West Indiana Avenue, Spokane, WA 99205

Eligibility
Families in acute crisis (such as homelessness, medical issues, loss of job) who could use temporary out-of-home overnight care for their children.
Hours
M-F, 8am-5pm.
Application process
Call or access the website.
Fees
None.
Service area
Spokane, WA

Other Information

Payment Options

  • Free

Focus Population

  • Single Parent Families Headed by Fathers
  • Single Parent Families Headed by Mothers
  • Homeless
  • Two Parent Families
  • Mentally Ill
  • Caregivers
  • Domestic Violence Survivors
  • Fleeing DV
  • General

Age Group

  • Youth (under 13)
  • Adolescents (13-17)
Parents experiencing a temporary crisis can arrange for their children to stay with Host Families volunteers while they address the issues that led to the instability in their lives. Provides a safe alternative to child welfare custody. Crises include short-term emergencies, such as hospitalization, or a longer-term crisis, such as drug abuse or homelessness. Volunteer families are extensively screened and supported, and biological parents maintain full custody while their children are in the program. The ultimate goal is to support and strengthen biological families so they can become successful caregivers for their own children.
Data provided by
Washington 211
Providing organization
Olive Crest
Implements the Host Families program, which provides volunteer host families who take care of children whose parents are in crisis.