Stories of Blessing

Blanket making at Ridgeline High School

Ridgeline Rocks!

So grateful to get a call from Ridgeline High School to pick up blankets every year. Every year for the last 15 years that started with Central Valley High School, we have received special-made tie blankets made by the students. Four years ago, the torch was passed to...

1902 Coffee team serving drinks to homeless friends

Selfies, Serving, Blessing

It was 8 years ago that Gracelynn Mohr last served with Blessings, but she started serving when she was just 8 years old! Grace, who is all grown up and the owner of 1902 Coffee Company, has never lost her heart and soul for those who struggle with homelessness! She...

Christmas Blessings, 2025

Christmas Blessings, 2025

This year, we blessed 100 families with a day of gifts, treats, activities, and love! While the kids were busy, the parents were able to come into a private room and shop for toys and have them wrapped! It was a perfect day for hot cocoa, treats, and seeing our new...

Blessing this Thanksgiving with Salvation Army

Blessing this Thanksgiving with Salvation Army

Our team, along with amazing helpers, cooks, and hearts came together for the 3rd year in a row to prepare a full Thanksgiving dinner, along with pies, candy bags, hot cocoa, and more for the Spokane Salvation Army for 400 men, women, and families. My dad completed...

Socktober

Socktober

A huge Thank You to the amazing staff, students, and families at Sunrise Elementary! Blessings was chosen to be the recipient of their Socktober event, where they collected tons of items, including socks, hygiene kits, wipes & other essential items for families in...

Blessed Backpacks for Kids

Blessed Backpacks for Kids

A HUGE Thank You to our team, our sponsors & volunteers who helped make our first annual Blessed Backpacks event a success. We were able to fill tons of new bags full of all of the essentials kids need to start the school year out right, plus coupons for free...

The Blessed Garden

The Blessed Garden

Last Friday, our team, along with students from Valley Christian School, came together to build a garden, paint tables and benches, add outdoor light, and bring the love to Northeast Youth and Family Services. It was a huge blessing to see what a wonderful difference...

Blessings and Beyond delivers Girl Scout cookies to the Hive

Girl Scouts Care

We would like to extend a special thank you to Brian Newberry and Girl Scouts Eastern Washington & Northern Idaho for donating 300 boxes of cookies! These cookies will go to bless children, families and our friends at the Hive shelter on Cannon Street. Thanks to...

Envelopes prepared to share 2024 news with donors

2024 Year In Review

Today we sent out over 900 letters to those who have donated or supported over the years. This isn’t even close to the 1000’s that have given or supported in some fashion since 2007! But in the meantime we’ve also been busy blessing others through our coffee, cater,...

Blessings team with Ridgeline High School volunteers and Revive team members

Revived at the Hive

It’s been 2 years since our team came together to serve since we left the bridge in Dec 2022! With TRAC closed, we started preparing and providing meals for the scattered site on Cannon Street, also known as the Hive, which is run and directed by Revive Counseling...

Last day Blessings and Beyond served at TRAC

From TRAC to New Tracks

It was just 21 months ago Feb 2023, that Blessings and Beyond was officially established. For 15 years before that, everyone knew us and our mission as Blessings Under the Bridge! Tonight, our devoted weekly volunteers joined together to serve the last meal to 40...

Bus with Blessed Express

Bus Full of Blessings

Our Friday was filled with blessings as we started our morning early with the first bus filled with Sophomores from Gonzaga Preparatory School. Big John, Robert, and I each spoke about our stories, the history of Blessings Under the Bridge, and the new mission of...