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St. Ignatius, B.M.
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from Inlander
By Nate Sanford
For more than a year and a half, developers have been trying to build a Chick-fil-A on East 29th Avenue in Spokane's Lincoln Heights neighborhood. Some neighbors aren't happy about it. The stretch of road has long struggled with poor traffic safety, and some residents worry that the proposed high-volume drive-thru will make matters worse.
New Leaf Cafe is an initiative through Transitions, a local nonprofit focused on ending poverty and homelessness in Spokane. Some of the baristas at New Leaf are unhoused, while others live in shelters, and a few have more permanent housing. Some are working through community service hours or in work program while preparing for release from incarceration. Regardless, New Leaf provides a patient work environment that helps participants build resumes and job skills as they reenter the workforce.
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from The Spokesman-Review
Newspaper in Spokane, Washington
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