SPR's Doug Nadvornick reports.
The work of rebuilding the burned eastern Washington towns of Malden and Pine City may soon begin.
The Innovia Foundation has begun a campaign to raise money to build four new houses for residents.
People in the two Whitman County towns have been waiting nearly three months for the federal government to respond to their application for disaster aid. That would provide them with grants and loans that allow them to rebuild.
In the meantime, the Innovia Foundation and its executive director, Shelly O’Quinn, have adopted them for the Christmas season.
“We were able to provide meals for each of the families. Over and over again we heard the community, let us know what more we can do," she said.