Sally's House Emergency Foster Care 

    Sally's House is an emergency receiving facility for children 2 to 12 years of age who are removed from their home due to abuse (physical or sexual), neglect, abandonment, or criminal activity. Children are only brought to Sally's House by local law enforcement or Child Protective Services. Sally's House provides a caring, safe, and loving home for up to 20 children at one time.

These children can stay for up to 90 days (with an option for a court-ordered extension), while the Department of Children and Family Services has time to find a relative or appropriate foster placement for the children. While at Sally's House, children receive love, guidance, one-on-one attention, and basic necessities.

Children also can attend their school of origin or participate in preschool at Sally's House. Children receive tutoring and reading assistance and life skills during their stay.

 

Average Length of Stay: 45 days

 Since opening in 2002, Sally's House has served 7,173 vulnerable children & provided 108,314 safe bednights

Note: Stats are based on the 2021-22 fiscal year 

 

Top five reasons for placement in Sally's House by law enforcement or cps include:

Physical Abuse

Sexual Abuse

Neglect

Abandonment

Criminal Activity in Home

 

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Evangeline's House: Short-Term Emergency Care Placement 

Since 2018, The Salvation Army Spokane has partnered with the Washington State Children’s Administration to serve state-dependent youth (ages 12-17) and emerging adults (ages 18-20) with six emergency and temporary foster care placement beds.  Evangeline’s House provides one to 60 days of urgently-needed safe and compassionate shelter for vulnerable residents who have been removed from multiple homes/organizations due to safety or behavioral issues and have nowhere else to go in Spokane County.  There is a critical need in our community for this service.

Currently, the only other placement options for these youth and emerging adults are either at the Crisis Residential Center or in a hotel unit accompanied by Children’s Administration staff. Wee believe Evangeline’s House provides a more caring, personal, and loving setting until a more permanent placement option is secured.

The program is intended to be short-term; providing the shortest length of stay needed to stabilize or place the youth or emerging adults in their identified long-term resource.  While at Evangeline's House, staff provide support, counseling, and compassion to its guests so that they may be able to navigate through life more effectively.

 

Average Length of Stay: 45 days

 Since opening its doors in 2018, Evangeline's House has served 293 vulnerable youth & emerging adults, and provided 6,129 safe bed nights

Note: Stats are based on the 2021-22 fiscal year