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Affordable Housing

Construction workers hold a piece of siding in place at a development in east Vancouver. The city has awarded millions of local and federal dollars to housing and homelessness services that will produce hundreds of affordable housing units.

Vancouver council awards millions to add affordable housing and shelter beds

Construction workers hold a piece of siding in place at a development in east Vancouver. The city has awarded millions of local and federal dollars to housing and homelessness services that will produce hundreds of affordable housing units.

May 7, 2024, 3:15pm Clark County News

Millions of dollars for affordable housing, rental assistance and services for homeless people are coming to Vancouver this summer. Read story

Brush Prairie Baptist Church wants to preserve a 1920s home on its property before its demolition May 14. If the buyer has the funds to move the house, it will be sold for $1.

$1 house: Historic home on property of Brush Prairie Baptist Church faces demolition

Brush Prairie Baptist Church wants to preserve a 1920s home on its property before its demolition May 14. If the buyer has the funds to move the house, it will be sold for $1.

May 7, 2024, 6:07am Churches & Religion

Brush Prairie Baptist Church is desperate to save a 1925 home on its property that is set to be demolished in the coming weeks. Church members hope someone will buy the historic home for $1 and pay to move it elsewhere. Read story

Construction continues Thursday morning at Laurel Manor, a low-income senior apartment building in Vancouver. The four-story, 82-unit building is midway through construction, and officials hope to be ready to open the doors around the end of the year.

Officials say new Vancouver low-income senior housing will improve lives

Construction continues Thursday morning at Laurel Manor, a low-income senior apartment building in Vancouver. The four-story, 82-unit building is midway through construction, and officials hope to be ready to open the doors around the end of the year.

May 3, 2024, 6:02am Clark County News

Local housing officials gathered Thursday to celebrate progress on the construction of a new low-income senior living facility in Vancouver’s Bagley Downs neighborhood. Read story

Undocumented immigrants face challenges finding affordable housing, especially in Clark County.

Housing a top struggle for undocumented immigrants in Clark County

Undocumented immigrants face challenges finding affordable housing, especially in Clark County.

April 27, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

Rent was going up again for the decaying Vancouver apartment where Isabel lived with her husband and two sons. And though it was difficult to pay, she knew her family would scrape together any amount of money to stay in their home. Read story

Vancouver receives $1M grant to make energy efficient upgrades to VHA housing

April 27, 2024, 5:57am Clark County News

The Washington State Department of Commerce awarded the city of Vancouver a $1.03 million grant to implement energy efficiency retrofits at six affordable housing locations managed by the Vancouver Housing Authority. Read story

Completed homes sit at Evergreen Habitat for Humanity&rsquo;s Johnson Village neighborhood in east Vancouver.

Habitat for Humanity completes 2 more homes in Johnson Village in east Vancouver

Completed homes sit at Evergreen Habitat for Humanity&rsquo;s Johnson Village neighborhood in east Vancouver.

April 25, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

When Karla Alvarado Martinez moved to Vancouver in 2018, she didn’t think homeownership was possible. Six years later, she was handed the keys to her new home at Johnson Village, an affordable housing community established by Evergreen Habitat for Humanity. Read story

(Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)

Vancouver renters could see relocation assistance, limits on fees and variable due dates in new city codes

(Taylor Balkom/The Columbian files)

April 23, 2024, 3:25pm Clark County News

Renters in Vancouver could see new protections in 2025 thanks to the city council. Read story

Construction workers hold a piece of siding in place while building houses along Northeast 138th Avenue in east Vancouver.

Clark County Council pushes to provide more ‘middle housing,’ aiming to increase access to homeownership

Construction workers hold a piece of siding in place while building houses along Northeast 138th Avenue in east Vancouver.

April 18, 2024, 6:09am Business

As part of a long effort to create a greater variety of housing options with potential for smaller, more affordable homes, the Clark County Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to revise rules governing residential development. Read story

Hilary Franz, Washington Commissioner of Public Lands

Washington law allows tax breaks for affordable housing built on state land

Hilary Franz, Washington Commissioner of Public Lands

April 16, 2024, 5:22pm Northwest

Washington’s Department of Natural Resources wants to help solve the state’s housing crisis by offering state land for affordable residential development. Read story

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, standing, speaks to the group at a roundtable discussion about homelessness hosted by a group of healthcare agencies on Friday at the Water Resource Education Center in Vancouver.

Groups target homelessness: Discussion hosted by healthcare agencies examines challenges, notes seniors increasingly affected

Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle, standing, speaks to the group at a roundtable discussion about homelessness hosted by a group of healthcare agencies on Friday at the Water Resource Education Center in Vancouver.

April 12, 2024, 5:02pm Clark County News

PeaceHealth convened a roundtable of politicians, housing organizations and nonprofits Friday to discuss how Clark County is working to end homelessness. Read story