‘We do what we can’
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Food insecurity is a terrible thing, but it’s especially heartbreaking when it involves children.
For the past 15 years, the nonprofit organization Food for our …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Food insecurity is a terrible thing, but it’s especially heartbreaking when it involves children.
For the past 15 years, the nonprofit organization Food for our …
By Reader Staff
Bonner Homeless Transitions announced its participation in the 2024 Avenues for Hope Housing Challenge, a statewide fundraising campaign to support housing-related nonprofits and help end homelessness in …
By Reader Staff
Donations are needed for the annual Giving Tree program, which provides winter clothes to members of the community with special needs, as well as low-income children, adults …
By David Keyes
Reader Contributor
The need is real.
The Bonner Community Food Bank has never been hit as hard as it has been this year. An average of 3,000 …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
For many seniors in North Idaho, the Sandpoint Senior Center is not only a critical provider of weekday meals, but a beloved social hub. With …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Since 2002, the nonprofit organization Angels Over Sandpoint has spearheaded a program that ensures local school children always have necessary school supplies. The Back to …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
When I brought the Reader back into publication in January 2015 after two and a half years out of print, I was hopeful for our …
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
After I wrote a story about tips and tricks for successful thrift shopping in the Jan. 19 edition of the Reader, I received an …
By Bonner Homeless Transitions
Reader Contributor
On behalf of the Bonner Homeless Transitions Board of Directors, program managers and employees we want to thank all of the donors in support …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
People have started to notice the cooler of fruits and veggies on the corner of Fifth and Cedar. Those who bother to stop find a …
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