Thrive International Apartments 1
Spokane, WA
Nation's First Library-Private Partnership Creating New Refugee Housing
Spokane is pioneering an innovative model through the nation's first library-private partnership focused on developing new affordable housing opportunities for refugees. The flagship project brings together the Spokane Public Library, non-profit Thrive International, and Courage Housing.
This groundbreaking collaboration will transform a 1.62-acre vacant site into a mixed-use development featuring:
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45 units of mixed-income multifamily rental housing
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New public library branch with community spaces
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Integrated services for residents to access jobs, healthcare, language training and more
Integrating Housing, Services and Community Spaces
Thrive International Apartments 1, LLC, managed by Thrive International and Courage Hosing, will develop and operate the multifamily rental housing, purposefully designed to co-locate comprehensive support services for refugee families provided by Thrive International.
Half of the apartment homes are reserved for refugee households at affordable rental rates. This inclusive community gives new Americans a welcoming environment to regain self-sufficiency.
Sustainable Model for Nationwide Impact
The pioneering co-located approach leverages public land to create a cohesive community hub integrating affordable housing, services, amenities and civic spaces under one roof.
Value-Driven Housing Commitment
Courage Housing and its partners are driven by a mission to build inclusive communities and create opportunities through affordable housing. This flagship Spokane development represents their innovative approach blending public and private resources.
We believe housing provides a critical foundation, but its true value is achieved when wrapped with services and community spaces that holistically empower residents.
Thrive International
The mission of Thrive International is to empower multicultural communities to thrive; right now, the Ukrainian refugee crisis is at the forefront of that mission.
Thrive turned a vacant hotel into housing for over 100 Ukrainian refugee families and is serving with excellence.
Thrive International was founded by Mark Finney, one of the co-founders of and investors in the Ministry Housing Investment Group (MHIG).
Timeline
2021
2023
2024 and beyond
In 2021, Antony Chiang, Mark Finney and nine others co-founded the Ministry Housing Investment Group (MHIG). The initiative is generating strong returns, is in the predevelopment phase for its first new construction build, and anticipates managing at least 46 units by 2025.
Thrive International and Courage Housing partner to raise the nation's first fund to create new housing inventory for refugees.
Thrive International and Courage Housing will continue to build and serve refugees together in Spokane and beyond.
Courage Housing will replicate the model across the United States.
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