City of Spokane begins annual drive to help homeless people

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The City of Spokane is counting on you to help homeless people and their pets.

The annual Everybody Counts Donation Drive started Monday, Nov. 19. Organizers will continue collecting donations until Monday, Jan. 14.

Everything donated will go to local agency providers and will be handed out to homeless people during the Point-In-Time Count Jan. 24.

That census helps the city learn more about how many people are homeless, what led them to be homeless, and what demographics experience homelessness.

This year the donation drive includes taking care of the animals with the homeless people.

Click here for a list of donation drop locations and the items they need most.

You can also by items from the Amazon wish list. They will be delivered directly to City Hall.

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