Thrive in the News
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As ICE fears loom, a Tacoma community of migrants strives for normalcy
Sep. 30, 2025
Nina Shapiro | The Seattle Times -
Fox 28 Game Changers - Thrive International
Sep. 22, 2025
Fox 28 Game Changers -
A Spokane agency celebrates three years of helping refugees
Aug. 25, 2025
Doug Nadvornick -
Thrive Center Spokane celebrates three years of helping refugees
Aug. 22, 2025
Emma Everett Johnson | KREM2 Local News -
‘Connected to the whole world’: Thrive hosts youth soccer camp for international children
Jun. 26, 2025
Bonny Matejowsky | Spokesman-Review -
Spokane police officers team up with kids at soccer camp
Jun. 24, 2025
Mark Rattner | KHQ Nonstop Local -
Groups collaborate to strengthen refugee work
Jun. 4, 2025
Mary Stamp | The Fig Tree -
Thrive International reacts to Spokane ICE protests
Jun. 13, 2025
Amanda Roley, KREM2 Local News -
"They are suffering": Local refugees and immigrants react to Trump's Travel Ban
Jun. 9, 2025
Maryssa Rillo | KXLY -
WA gives $2M toward effort to buy Tacoma motel for refugee housing
May 28, 2025
Cameron Sheppard | The (Tacoma) News Tribune -
Thrive International secures $2M grant to aid refugee housing at former Tacoma hotel
May 28, 2025
Karina Vargas | KOMO News -
Refugee shares new beginnings in Spokane
May 22, 2025
Gierra Cottingham | KHQ NonStop Local -
'We’re here to plant seeds of hope': Spokane's Thrive International breaks ground on new apartments, community center
May 22, 2025
Shannon Moudy | Krem2 Local News -
Thrive International to break ground on new affordable housing development in Spokane's Hillyard neighborhood
May 14, 2025
Tori Luecking | KXLY -
Spokane’s Afghan community grapples with more uncertainty as Trump administration ends Temporary Protected Status
Apr. 28, 2025
Monica Carrillo-Casas | Spokesman-Review -
Congressman's letter brings hope to struggling Ukrainian refugee
Apr. 11, 2025
Madeleine Mullins | KXLY -
From Spokane to the world: Melinda Manning on service, global citizenship and the power of representation
Apr. 6, 2025
April Eberhardt | The Black Lens -
'This place is your home': Tacoma's Thrive Center offers services to refugees, immigrants
Apr. 2, 2025
Conner Board | KING 5 -
When democracy finds her voice
Mar. 24, 2025
Mark Finney Op-Ed | FAVS -
What’s next for Spokane’s refugee agencies amid rising uncertainty?
Mar. 21, 2025
Cassy Benefield | FAVS -
‘We’re here to remember who we are’: Hundreds rally in support of Spokane’s Ukrainian refugees
Mar. 20, 2025
Amanda Sullender | Spokesman-Review -
200 attend rally at Thrive to show solidarity with Ukraine
Mar. 20, 2025
Cassy Benefield | FAVS News -
Rep. Michael Baumgartner meets Ukrainian refugees in Spokane
Mar. 18, 2025
Ainsley Anderson | KHQ NonStop Local -
Rep. Michael Baumgartner meets with Ukrainian refugee community in Spokane
Mar. 18, 2025
Connor McEvoy | Krem2 Local News -
Ukrainian refugees in Spokane want to stay in America. Baumgartner promised to plead their case to Trump
Mar. 18, 2025
Amanda Sullender | Spokesman-Review -
Rep. Baumgartner to meet with Ukrainian refugee community
Mar. 18, 2025
Maryssa Rillo | KXLY -
Baumgartner voices support for Ukrainian refugees as Trump considers revoking their legal status
Mar. 7, 2025
Amanda Sullender & Orion Donovan Smith | Spokesman-Review -
Meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy stirs uncertainty for Spokane refugees
Mar. 6, 2025
Demetra Maragos | KHQ NonStop Local -
Groups rally to tackle threats to refugees
Mar. 5, 2025
The Fig Tree -
Ukrainian refugee shares concern following tension between U.S. and Ukraine
Mar. 4, 2025
Cristian Garza | Krem2 Local News -
Immigration system needs fixing, not dismantling
Mar. 2, 2025
Mark Finney Op-Ed | Spokesman-Review -
Hundreds protest at first Residents’ Day March in Spokane
Feb. 17, 2025
Gen Heywood | FāVS News -
Community gathers in support of refugee, immigrant groups at 'We Are Spokane' march
Feb. 17, 2025
Regan Gallo | Krem2 Local News -
Hundreds march in downtown Spokane in protest against Trump Administration
Feb. 17, 2025
Maryssa Rillo | KXLY -
‘My father would be crying’: Hundreds protest Trump at downtown Spokane march
Feb. 17, 2025
Emry Dinman | The Spokesman-Review -
DEA, DHS target illegal immigrants linked to drug trade
Feb. 5, 2025
Jake Chapman | KIRO 7 News -
'We are not toys' Local nonprofits urge Spokane City Council to pass resolution protecting immigrant communities
Jan. 28, 2025
Maryssa Rillo | KXLY -
Thrive International expands despite federal cuts thanks to unique funding model: ‘It’s working really well’
Jan. 28, 2025
Morgen White | FāVS News -
Spokane nonprofit prepares to protect migrant families as Trump Administration threatens mass deportations
Jan. 27, 2025
Madeleine Mullins | KXLY -
Spokane families 'heartbroken' over Trump Administration's new refugee policy
Jan. 22, 2025
Hunter Bertram | KXLY -
Organization working to house asylum seekers and refugees is looking to call Tacoma home
Jan. 22, 2025
Cameron Sheppard | The News Tribune -
Asylum-seekers move from Kent encampment to Tacoma hotel amid housing efforts
Oct. 2, 2024
Joel Moreno | KOMO News -
Asylum-seekers Removed From Kent Encampment Many Questions Remain
Sep. 28, 2024
Anna Patrick | The Seattle Times -
New affordable housing units coming to Spokane for refugees and the public
Mar. 22, 2024
Brontë Sorotsky | KXLY -
Thrive International teams with Spokane Public Library to create affordable housing
Mar. 20, 2024
Lauren Rendahl | The Spokesman-Review -
Thrive International Center awarded $740,000 to help refugees
Feb. 27, 2024
Shannon Moudy | Krem2 Local News -
Tenuous status for Ukrainians who fled to U.S. as war enters third year: ‘You feel like you’re sitting with a bomb’
Feb. 25, 2024
Emry Dinman | The Spokesman-Review -
$3 million for hotel rooms could take pressure off Tukwila church's refugee camp
Dec. 7, 2023
Joel Moreno | KOMO News -
King County allocates $3 million to fund 100 hotel rooms for asylum-seekers
Dec. 6, 2023
Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks | The Seattle Times -
‘Our despair is gone’: As conflicts overseas rage, Thrive International adapts to help more refugees find a new life in Spokane
Oct. 25, 2023
Tod Stephens | The Spokesman-Review -
Ukrainian refugees share firsthand accounts of turmoil and resiliency
Sep. 11, 2023
Amanda Smith | KHQ NonStop Local -
Thrive International hosts women's-only pool party as an inclusive event for international residents
Aug. 24, 2023
Summer Sandstrom | The Inlander -
Spokane’s refugee communities treated to annual back-to-school block party
Aug. 23, 2023
Amanda Sullender | The Spokesman-Review -
‘The international language of soccer’: Camp teaches young refugees to communicate through beloved sport
Jun. 29, 2023
Ignacio Cowles | The Spokesman-Review -
Thrive International soccer camp for refugee youth kicked off Monday
Jun. 28, 2023
Brontë Sorotsky | KXLY.com -
Before fleeing Afghanistan, she was an army commando. Now living in Spokane, she just wants to learn to drive
Apr. 21, 2023
Emma Epperly | The Spokesman-Review -
Gov. Jay Inslee meets with Ukrainian refugees at Spokane’s Thrive Center
Apr. 5, 2023
Emry Dinman | The Spokesman-Review -
Gov. Inslee visits Spokane to sit down with Ukrainian refugees, tour newest sports venue
Apr. 5, 2023
Kyle Simchuk | Krem2 Local News -
Thrive Center continues to serve Ukrainian refugees in Spokane a year into war
Feb. 22, 2023
Guy Tannenbaum | KHQ Local News -
Difference Makers: Once in the same situation, Anna Bondarenko aids Ukrainian refugees seeking new life in Spokane
Dec. 26, 2022
Emma Epperly | The Spokesman-Review -
With ‘joy in their eyes,’ Ukrainian refugee children get a surprise visit from Santa
Dec. 23, 2022
Emma Epperly | The Spokesman-Review -
Santa visits Ukrainian refugee children living in Spokane
Dec. 22, 2022
Cody Proctor | Krem2 Local News -
‘We weren’t rich, but we had everything’: As a Ukrainian family adjusts to life in a Spokane hotel, a longing persists for the one left behind
Nov. 27, 2022
Emma Epperly | The Spokesman-Review -
Northwest Profiles: Lidia's Journey
Nov 23, 2022
KSPS PBS Public TV -
Ukrainians continue to pour into Spokane where large Slavic community welcomes them
Nov. 22, 2022
Emma Epperly | The Spokesman-Review -
Thrive and strive: Soccer camp for refugee youth invites national women’s team for friendly game
July 1, 2022
Quinn Welsch | The Spokesman-Review -
Thrive International providing housing, community to Ukrainian refugees in Spokane
Jun 17, 2022
Guy Tannenbaum | KHQ Local News -
‘A safe place to stay’: Ukrainian refugees move into hotel run by local nonprofit, Slavic community
June 12, 2022
Emma Epperly | The Spokesman-Review -
New refugee support organization, Thrive International, launches in Spokane
Jun. 7, 2022
Rebecca White | Spokane Public Radio -
Spokane County allocates $1M in funding for Ukraine refugees
May 25, 2022
Mariah Valles | KHQ Local News -
Faith and Values: What the Good Samaritan parable tells us about being good neighbors in wartime
May 9, 2022
Walter Hesford | The Spokesman-Review