Who We Are
The Spokane Municipal Community Court (SMCC) is a therapeutic court established in 2013 aimed at connecting community members to organizations in the Spokane area to address root causes of low-level crime (namely lack of resources and poverty). The Court addresses these causes by providing resources to connect people living in poverty with options to help lift them out of poverty as well as aiming to increase public trust and confidence in the justice system.
What We Do
The Spokane Municipal Community Court (SMCC) connects clients to community resources to help them obtain needs such as housing, medical care, insurance, and much more. SMCC is not only open to those involved in the justice system, but also to the public at large. Clients are able to visit on Mondays to talk to service providers and the SMCC Team as they complete the community court program and/or seek services.
Clients agree to participate in community court in order to improve their living conditions and avoid incarceration.
SMCC currently operates out of the Spokane Public Library (Central location - 906 W Main Ave) in Event Rooms A and B, every Monday from 10am-12pm. The Library serves as a safe space for our clients, as many of them use it as a free resource for shelter during the day, as a cooling center in the spring/summer and as a heating center in the fall/winter.
Details
| jspence@spokanecity.org | |
| Jennifer Pence | |
| Public Defender and Volunteer Coordinator | |
| https://smccvolunteer.wixsite.com/info |
