The ZONE is a community initiative, building hope and opportunity through collective action in the neighborhoods of Northeast Spokane.
Together with residents, schools, and partner organizations, we shine a light on deep disparities in health, education, and economic outcomes. We remove barriers, and we build upon our strengths so all children, youth, and families have opportunities to thrive.
In 2015, The ZONE Project formed out of a desire to build upon past neighborhood planning efforts with a new, more collaborative approach known as collective impact. Over 50 organizations and many residents came together across multiple sectors to develop a 10 year strategic plan, now in its implementation stage as we strive to create transformational change in the areas of housing, safety, health, jobs, and education.
Now called The ZONE, this dynamic initiative is housed at and staff hired by the Northeast Community Center. Residents are actively engaged in designing programs and decision-making structures that reflect the diversity of people, neighborhoods, and schools.
As a partnership of residents and organizations in Northeast Spokane, we are committed to:
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Building powerful and inclusive connections.
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Opening doors of opportunity with families.
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Creating an impact that lasts for generations.
“We absolutely are here in service of the voice, the needs, the goals of our neighbors. We don't have any prescriptive outcomes. We don't impose our definition of success on something. We literally hold the space, set up the ability to do the work, break down barriers like food and transportation and cost of facilitation, and then let our neighbors transform our neighborhoods. [...] I think the reason why The ZONE is successful is that we are nimble, we are flexible, we are responsive, and we absolutely honor the will, the goals, the dreams, the vision of children, youth and families in our neighborhoods. And we just do that, whatever that is."
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Our Values
Low Barrier
Community-Informed
Inclusive
Multigenerational
trauma-informed
