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Affordable Housing

Vancouver City Council endorses affordable housing levy

January 11, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

Vancouver City Council on Monday unanimously approved a resolution supporting Proposition 3, a tax levy of about 30 cents per $1,000 in assessed value lasting 10 years. Read story

Columbia House resident Jerrol Stanley, from left, has his blood pressure checked by nursing student Olivia Spitzer as fellow resident Billy Davidson also gets checked by nursing student Venetia Prontzos.

Nursing students help meet low-income seniors’ health needs in Vancouver

Columbia House resident Jerrol Stanley, from left, has his blood pressure checked by nursing student Olivia Spitzer as fellow resident Billy Davidson also gets checked by nursing student Venetia Prontzos.

January 9, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Health

On a cool December morning, University of Portland nursing students Olivia Spitzer and Venetia Prontzos conducted their weekly blood pressure checks for residents at the Vancouver Housing Authority’s Columbia House, a low-income senior apartment complex. Read story

Toni Lindsay, a client at Share's Women's Housing and Transition (WHAT) shelter, holds a sign that says "Believe in Yourself" in her room that she shares with two other women at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. The WHAT shelter used Vancouver's Affordable Housing Fund to stay open around the clock beginning in spring 2020, a time when many shelter residents had nowhere else to go during the day due to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vancouver’s Affordable Housing Fund provides options to address homelessness

Toni Lindsay, a client at Share's Women's Housing and Transition (WHAT) shelter, holds a sign that says "Believe in Yourself" in her room that she shares with two other women at St. Luke's Episcopal Church. The WHAT shelter used Vancouver's Affordable Housing Fund to stay open around the clock beginning in spring 2020, a time when many shelter residents had nowhere else to go during the day due to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

December 26, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

As the world spiraled into uncertainty with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, residents at Share’s Women’s Housing and Transition shelter wondered how they would get by. Read story

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Inslee: Washington’s housing crisis is urgent

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December 18, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News

Gov. Jay Inslee is ready to deliver the “audacious things” that his budget, released Wednesday, is promising for Washington residents. Inslee said his $70 billion budget for the 2023-25 biennium will tackle the state’s three most pressing priorities: homelessness, mental health care and the transition to a clean energy economy. Read story

Miles Terrace, a 69-unit affordable housing complex for low-income seniors in downtown Vancouver, opened in September.

Vancouver looks to replace affordable housing property tax with Feb. 14 special election

Miles Terrace, a 69-unit affordable housing complex for low-income seniors in downtown Vancouver, opened in September.

December 7, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

Vancouver’s main community resource to lessen its affordable housing challenges is nearing the end of its lifespan, leading city officials to ask residents to vote for its renewal. Read story

Future homeowner Stephanie Sutton-Davis, left in red, works with construction coordinator Jess Reynolds, in blue, as crews from Habitat for Humanity lend a hand to the housing project Nov. 2. Construction has begun on Evergreen Habitat for Humanity's Johnson Village, a subdivision in east Vancouver that will house nine low-income families.

Future Vancouver homeowners excited as work begins at Habitat for Humanity’s Johnson Village

Future homeowner Stephanie Sutton-Davis, left in red, works with construction coordinator Jess Reynolds, in blue, as crews from Habitat for Humanity lend a hand to the housing project Nov. 2. Construction has begun on Evergreen Habitat for Humanity's Johnson Village, a subdivision in east Vancouver that will house nine low-income families.

December 2, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

When a friend encouraged Karla Alvarado Martinez to apply for homeownership through Evergreen Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit organization that builds and rehabilitates homes in Clark County, Martinez didn’t think it was possible. Read story

The county's HOME Investment Partnerships American Rescue Plan Program gives $923,819 to the Vancouver Housing Authority for the development of Weaver Creek Commons, an 80-unit low-income rental complex in Battle Ground.

Federal aid may boost Battle Ground housing project

The county's HOME Investment Partnerships American Rescue Plan Program gives $923,819 to the Vancouver Housing Authority for the development of Weaver Creek Commons, an 80-unit low-income rental complex in Battle Ground.

November 22, 2022, 5:03pm Business

In 2021, the Vancouver Housing Authority applied for state funding for Weaver Creek Commons, an 80-unit low-income rental complex in Battle Ground. The authority didn’t receive funding, delaying development. Read story

Stella Kirkman, left, and James Donahue talk in the lobby of Miles Terrace, a low-income housing complex for seniors developed by the Vancouver Housing Authority.

Fine line between housed, homeless for many in Clark County

Stella Kirkman, left, and James Donahue talk in the lobby of Miles Terrace, a low-income housing complex for seniors developed by the Vancouver Housing Authority.

November 20, 2022, 6:05am Business

When it comes to finding affordable housing, Vancouver resident Stella Kirkman feels like she got lucky. Read story

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle tests out some of the new playground equipment at Columbia Heights affordable housing complex during its grand opening on Wednesday afternoon.

Partnerships, policies offer housing solutions for Clark County

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle tests out some of the new playground equipment at Columbia Heights affordable housing complex during its grand opening on Wednesday afternoon.

November 20, 2022, 6:04am Business

Despite the challenges, some developers are successfully mobilizing resources to create affordable housing units in Clark County. Regional nonprofit affordable housing developer Mercy Housing Northwest opened Columbia Heights in August, an affordable complex in Vancouver providing housing for 69 low-income families. Read story

Veterans Ron Powers, from left, Ron Fryer and Mike Stacey walk on property for a proposed micro-home village for female veterans off Northeast St. James Road in December 2016.

Project to house Clark County’s homeless women veterans relaunches

Veterans Ron Powers, from left, Ron Fryer and Mike Stacey walk on property for a proposed micro-home village for female veterans off Northeast St. James Road in December 2016.

November 16, 2022, 6:11am Clark County News

Nearly six years after Ron Fryer made plans to build Veterans Village, a development for homeless female veterans, the project is back on track. Read story