North Idaho nonprofits need your support this month as they raise money to provide critical housing and supportive services during the 14th annual Avenues for Hope Housing Challenge.

Donations made during the 23-day online fundraising campaign provide the resources that enable places like Bonner Homeless Transitions provide a program for women who are escaping domestic violence or homelessness. The Sandpoint nonprofit, which helps these women achieve self-sufficiency, has seen demand for their services more than double in the last year and a half.

“The money raised during Avenues for Hope will do more than just fund our program,” said Rebekah Little, executive director at Bonner Homeless Transitions. “It helps us provide the supplies these people need, since many of them arrive with just the clothes on their backs.”

Bonner Homeless Transitions is one of 22 nonprofits in North Idaho participating in this year’s campaign. The money they raise helps chronically and temporarily homeless, domestic violence survivors, veterans, people with disabilities, vulnerable youth, seniors, and low-income Idahoans. Over the past 13 years, Avenues for Hope has helped raise almost $16 million.

“The nonprofits participating in Avenues for Hope are a lifeline for thousands of Idaho’s most vulnerable every year,” said Gerald M. Hunter, president of Idaho Housing and Finance. “Thanks to their dedication and the generous support from our sponsors, we’re not just addressing their housing needs, we’re helping them create a brighter future.”

Donors can direct their tax-deductible gifts to one or more nonprofit organizations through Dec. 31 at avenuesforhope.org.

Participating nonprofits in North Idaho:

Alternatives to Violence of the Palouse, Anna Grace Foundation, Inc., Bonner Community Housing Agency, Bonner Homeless Transitions, Canopy Village, CDAIDE, Inc., Family Promise North Idaho, Family Promise of the Palouse, Habitat for Humanity of North Idaho, HomeShare Kootenai County, Inc., Lake Pend Oreille School District, Latah Alliance on Mental Illness, L-C Valley Habitat for Humanity, LC Valley Youth Resource Center, Moscow Affordable Housing Trust, Inc., Palouse Habitat for Humanity, Safe Passage, Shepherd’s Home, Sojourners’ Alliance, St. Vincent de Paul of North Idaho, The Salvation Army of Lewiston, Union Gospel Mission

The campaign would not be possible without the support of these generous sponsors who provide more than $350,000 in matching gifts:

Platinum: Idaho Housing and Finance, Wells Fargo, Zions Bank

Gold: Bank of America, Idaho Central Credit Union, J.P. Morgan, Micron, RBC Capital Markets

Silver: Barclays, Boise Housing Corporation, Bonial & Associates, Debbie & Jack Hetherington, Intermountain Gas, Magellan Healthcare, Mountain West Bank, PNC, Skinner Fawcett LLP, The Pacific Companies, Stifel

Bronze: BOK Financial Capital Markets, Brighton, Cicchetti, Tansley & McGrath LLP, Hawley Troxell, HUB, Idaho National Laboratory, IL Group/OSC Insurance Services, New Beginnings Housing, Saint Alphonsus

Friends: Bank of Commerce, Boise Regional Realtors, Citizens Community Bank, Eide Bailly, Evergreen Home Loans, First American, Gerald M. Hunter, Gilmore Bell, Idaho Mortgage Lenders Association, Landmark Promotions, MGIC, Piper Sandler, Right! Systems Inc., Trustee Services Inc.