Boy wearing a blue backpack as he lines up to get on the school bus, other kids with backpacks are in front of him while the teacher checks off attendance by the bus doors.

Packing to punch out hunger

The Avista Foundation is proud to support ACCESS Powerpack Program, which fills backpacks with weekend nutrition for students who experience food insecurity in Oregon.

Senior woman sitting with another woman at a kitchen table, chatting and drinking coffee.

Pilot Program Enhances Safety for Vulnerable Families

Pilot program provides backup power solutions to people who are medically vulnerable

Older man frowns as he looks at a piece of a paper an older woman is holding up towards him.

Get help with your energy bills

Sometimes, keeping up with energy bills can be challenging. We’re here to help.

Multiple decorated Christmas trees with boxes of ornaments for sale at Old World Christmas in Spokane, Washington.

Old World Christmas is Keeping Spirits Bright

For over four decades, Spokane-based Old World Christmas has been creating custom glass-blown ornaments for the holidays.

Man performing maintenance on his business building.

Get Avista’s discount on Building Operator Certification

Avista is offering discounts on a nationally recognized training program that can help your business save money and energy.

Bearded man wearing sunglasses and a blue t-shirt, smiles in front of a Freedom Farms Gold Hill, Oregon sign at a farmers market vegetable table.

Freedom Farms also cultivates people

When recently incarcerated people work in the vegetable beds at Freedom Farms they reconnect better with the outside world.