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Affordable Housing

32 cottage-style homes planned: Evergreen Habitat for Humanity project is nonprofit’s largest to date

July 23, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

Clark County nonprofit Evergreen Habitat for Humanity plans to build 32 cottage-style homes on about 1.84 acres in central Vancouver. Site preparation could start in late fall. Read story

Biden’s push to cap rent hikes could energize the pursuit in Washington

July 17, 2024, 7:16pm Northwest

Democratic state lawmakers in Washington came up empty this year when they sought to cap rent increases to help tenants cope with surging costs of housing. Read story

The Vancouver City Council is considering action that would help protect and retain mobile home parks, like Vancouver Mobile Terrace, in the city.

Vancouver City Council considers zoning district to protect city’s mobile home parks

The Vancouver City Council is considering action that would help protect and retain mobile home parks, like Vancouver Mobile Terrace, in the city.

July 16, 2024, 5:37pm Clark County News

The city of Vancouver is considering more short-term zoning changes to increase the city’s housing options, most notably a mobile home park zoning district that would help preserve the less-expensive homes. Read story

Defense attorney Christie Emrich, center, speaks during a July 1 ceremony at Recovery Cafe as staff prepare to move the court farther east on Fourth Plain Boulevard.

Clark County’s Community Court ‘way different from regular court’, sees success in helping the homeless

Defense attorney Christie Emrich, center, speaks during a July 1 ceremony at Recovery Cafe as staff prepare to move the court farther east on Fourth Plain Boulevard.

July 13, 2024, 6:14am Clark County News

Jacob Anderson isn’t sure when he lost hope. He had big dreams of being an artist and a therapist like the one who helped him through hard times in junior high. But somewhere along the way, the plan fell apart. Read story

Robertson &amp; Olson Construction Superintendent Robert Baird, right, and Open House Ministries donor relations officer Jean Lacrosse stand in an unfinished apartment at OHM West, 1212 Jefferson St., expected to open this fall. At top, a rendering of OHM West, an affordable housing building for families in downtown Vancouver.

Open House Ministries plans new apartments for fall in downtown Vancouver

Robertson &amp; Olson Construction Superintendent Robert Baird, right, and Open House Ministries donor relations officer Jean Lacrosse stand in an unfinished apartment at OHM West, 1212 Jefferson St., expected to open this fall. At top, a rendering of OHM West, an affordable housing building for families in downtown Vancouver.

July 11, 2024, 6:08am Churches & Religion

Children’s laughter and squeals drifted from a courtyard at the Open House Ministries campus in Vancouver’s Esther Short neighborhood Wednesday. Read story

Housing Hotline supervisor Guy Hardy, left, passes papers to interim CFO Beth Oliver during a Council for the Homeless meeting at Vancouver Housing Authority. Homeless service providers, such as Council for the Homeless, are struggling with retention and recruitment.

‘The need has increased and our staffing hasn’t’: Providers of services to homeless people in Clark County struggle

Housing Hotline supervisor Guy Hardy, left, passes papers to interim CFO Beth Oliver during a Council for the Homeless meeting at Vancouver Housing Authority. Homeless service providers, such as Council for the Homeless, are struggling with retention and recruitment.

July 11, 2024, 6:07am Clark County Health

Clark County’s homeless population is growing rapidly but the number of homeless service providers aren’t. Burnout and lower pay compared with other industries make retention and recruitment a struggle, say managers of these nonprofits. Read story

Kuni Foundation awards grants to Clark County nonprofits

July 9, 2024, 6:14pm Clark County News

Vancouver-based Kuni Foundation has awarded 20 grants to nonprofit groups across Southwest Washington and Oregon serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, the foundation announced Monday. Read story

Oregon-based nonprofit Specialized Housing plans to build 65 units of low-income senior housing in Felida.

Low-income senior apartments with all-inclusive care planned in Felida

Oregon-based nonprofit Specialized Housing plans to build 65 units of low-income senior housing in Felida.

July 2, 2024, 3:19pm Business

Sixty-five units of housing for extremely low-income seniors and Clark County’s first Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly will be built in Felida. Read story

Homes wait to be moved to their final location Friday on O Street in Vancouver. Community Roots Collaborative is creating a pod of seven 730-square-foot tiny homes for people exiting homelessness.

Housing projects in Vancouver designed to help more than 100 people exiting homelessness under construction

Homes wait to be moved to their final location Friday on O Street in Vancouver. Community Roots Collaborative is creating a pod of seven 730-square-foot tiny homes for people exiting homelessness.

July 1, 2024, 6:04am Business

As the weather heats up this summer, so is development of more affordable housing units in Vancouver. Read story

Susan Parrish waters freshly planted flowers at her home in Woodland. Parrish moved into the home last November after a decade of navigating the rental market.

Is the American dream of owning a home dead in Clark County? For some, it is

Susan Parrish waters freshly planted flowers at her home in Woodland. Parrish moved into the home last November after a decade of navigating the rental market.

June 29, 2024, 6:14am Business

Susan Parrish positions a cluster of violet petunias in a planter, before placing them next to a sunbed she found on Facebook Marketplace. Her new house is finally starting to feel like home. Read story