News from 2010*

Reiki offers relief to homeless women at Hope House
Spokesman Review—Feb. 23, 2010

Head Start roadblock
Spokesman Review—Feb. 15, 2010

Homeless population rising in North Idaho
Spokesman Review—Feb. 12, 2010

News from 2009*  

Gimme Shelter: Nancy Daly loves volunteering at Crosswalk. She has the tattoo to prove it.
The Inlander: Annual Philanthropy Issue—Aug., 2009

Breaking the Stigma:the reality of being a homeless woman in Spokane
Transitions (Whitworth Alumni Magazine)—Aug., 2009

Spokane's homeless women's shelter in urgent need of blankets
KHQ TV  (also on Spokane.net)—Jul. 22, 2009

Giving and gaining insight: Project Safe Place intern gets real-world education
University of Idaho—Jul., 2009

Volunteers of America parenting guru, Kent Hoffman, explains “why kindness matters”
Spokesman Review—Jun. 6, 2009

Hope House volunteer led to advocacy through her own homelessness
Spokesman Review—May 10, 2009            NW Nat’l Service Symposium

Sponsored women celebrate Mother’s Day with Volunteers of America
Spokesman Review—May 7, 2009

Crosswalk, Hope House brace for state budget cuts
Spokesman Review—Mar. 11, 2009

Maud’s House assists inmates in preparing for life after release
Spokesman Review—Mar. 10, 2009
 

Crosswalk, Hope House to offer extra “Warming Center” shelter
Spokesman Review—Mar. 9, 2009

Study Reveals Harsh Life for Homeless Youth

New York Times—Mar. 9, 2009

Local group helps homeless teens create short film (mp3 file)
KPBX Radio—Feb. 27, 2009

Mayor-rapper duo tell stories of lives, city
Spokesman Review—Feb. 26, 2009      Seattle Times

Marilee Roloff visits Olympia, defends children’s programs
Spokesman Review—Feb. 25, 2009

In tough times free restaurant offers some relief to Hope House residents
Gonzaga Bulletin—Feb. 13, 2009

Lifeline on the chopping block: state assistance for unemployable faces cuts
Spokesman Review—Feb. 5, 2009

Crosswalk teens premiere short film at art opening
Spokesman Review—Feb. 5, 2009

News from 2008*

Youth drop-in center burglarized
Coeur d’Alene Press—Dec . 27, 2008

Despite tough times, donors rise to challenge
The Spokesman Review—Dec. 7, 2008

Christmas Fund prepares to meet greater need this year
The Spokesman Review—Nov. 28, 2008 

Feeding Body, Soul
Spokesman Review—Nov. 6, 2008

Hope House marks tenth year
Spokesman Review—Oct. 31, 2008 

Crosswalk, Hope House designated Spokane warming centers
Spokesman Review—Oct. 31, 2008

Pastor asks congregation to give more to organizations like Project Safe Place
Coeur d’Alene Press—Sept. 22, 2008

Blues concert to benefit at-risk youth
Coeur d’Alene Press—Sept. 19, 2008

3Cs gives $90K to charities including Project Safe Place
Coeur d’Alene Press—Aug. 14, 2008

Mohawk dos offered for Crosswalk cause 
Spokesman Review—Jul. 10, 2008  

An eye for change: Volunteers of America employee Jim Green
Spokesman Review—June 15, 2008

Volunteers of America's event honors foster kids who beat odds to graduate
Spokesman Review—June 6, 2008 

Volunteers of America teams with VA to offer hope to area homeless veterans
Spokesman Review—May 29, 2008

Mother's Day luncheon gives women a chance to dance
Spokesman Review—May 12, 2008 

Passages Family Support: rallying to erase stigma of mental illness
Spokesman Review—May 8, 2008

Project Safe Place celebrates 100th business
Text       Video
KXLY News—April 26, 2008 

Safe Place launches 100th Spokane site
Our Kids: Our Business Event Calendar         Things to Do
Spokesman Review—April 21, 2008

Volunteers of America's Marilee Roloff recieves Chase Youth Award
Spokesman Review—April 12, 2008 

Crosswalk helps homeless Tri-City teens
print article      video footage
Tri-City Herald—April 6, 2008

A Charitable Life: Hope House
Eve Magazine—April/May 2008 

Donated bikes bring homeless teens at Crosswalk two wheels closer to independence
Spokesman Review—Jan. 25, 2008

Video Journal: Warming the Homeless 

Passages Family Support offers resources for parents of mentally ill children
Spokesman Review—Jan. 19, 2008

Spokesman names Marilee Roloff among “uncommoners"
Spokesman Review—Jan. 1, 2008 

VOA provides rent, support services for disabled, homeless
The Fig Tree—Jan. 2008

News from 2007*

Volunteers of America key partner in Christmas Bureau's success
Spokesman Review—Dec. 1, 2007 

Crosswalk: for teens, a shelter from life's storms
Spokesman Review—Nov. 26, 2007

Bring barn-raising mindset to housing*
Spokesman Review—Jul. 24, 2007 

Task force to address housing*
Spokesman Review—Jul. 3, 2007

Spokane's Housing Crisis: Voices from the Otis
The Inlander—Aug. 22, 2007 

Volunteers Makeover Crosswalk
Home (Spokesman Review)—July 7, 2007

Colleges' Help Give Crosswalk Students New Hope*
Spokesman Review—May 25, 2007 

Art Beat: Crosswalk photography on view
7 (Spokesman Review)—May 22, 2007

Volunteers of America provides royal treatment for Mother's Day*
Spokesman Review—May 14, 2007 

Working toward Answers
Spokesman Review—Apr. 30, 2007

Breaking the Cycle
Spokesman Review—Apr. 28, 2007 

Alexandria’s House: Home shelters teenage mothers

Coeur d’Alene has had program since 1999
Spokesman Review—Apr. 21, 2007 

Refuge from the Chaos*
Spokesman Review—Apr. 21, 2007

Spokane starts Safe Place program
Spokesman Review—Apr. 20, 2007 

Agencies team up for kids*
Spokesman Review—Apr. 19, 2007

Project Safe Place
The Inlander—Apr. 18, 2007 

Fighting for fatherhood
The Inlander—Apr. 4, 2007

Local chefs contribute to “feast”*
Spokesman Review—Feb. 14, 2007 

Small victories
The Inlander— Feb. 2, 2007

Spokane opens emergency warming shelters for homeless*
Spokesman Review—Jan. 11, 2007

News from 2006 and earlier

Reading builds bonds between children, fathers in prison
The Fig Tree—Dec. 2006 

Giving children books opens their minds, expands opportunities
The Fig Tree—Dec. 2006

A Safe Place for kids: Project Safe Place better equipped to help troubled families pull it back together
Coeur d’Alene Press—Nov. 15, 2006 

Award pays tribute to ambassador of hope, service
Spokane Valley News Herald—Nov. 10, 2006

Fountains ready to make a big splash
Coeur d’Alene Press—Sept. 4, 2006 

The house where hope lives
Spirit—Winter 2005

Making Mother’s Day special
Spokesman Review—May 9, 2005 

Turns out power suits women fine
Spokesman Review—Feb. 26, 2005

Christmas Fund fills literary need
Spokesman Review—Dec. 15, 2004 

Project Safe Place joins VOA
The Fig Tree—Dec. 2004

Project Safe Place receives community grant
Spokesman Review—Nov. 20, 2004 

Serving word-kids in our community
Spokesman Review—Jan. 14, 2004

Served with Love
Spokesman Review—May 13, 2002

Dead-end Streets
Spokesman Review—July 9, 2000

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