Thrive in the News

  • ‘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

  • Ukrainian refugee shares concern following tension between U.S. and Ukraine

    Mar. 4, 2025
    Cristian Garza | Krem2 Local News

  • Mark Finney: 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

  • 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

  • Women of the Year: Pingala Dhital helps refugees like her find belonging in Spokane – ‘It takes a whole community’

    Nov. 29, 2023
    Emma Epperly | The Spokesman-Review

  • ‘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

  • Ukrainian refugee from 1992 welcomes current Ukrainian refugees to Spokane at the Thrive Center

    Jun 15, 2022
    Ava Wainhouse | 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