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The Clark County Food Bank is among the nonprofit organizations in Clark County that encourages the community to donate on Giving Tuesday.

Clark County nonprofits celebrate GivingTuesday, praise community support

The Clark County Food Bank is among the nonprofit organizations in Clark County that encourages the community to donate on Giving Tuesday.

November 28, 2023, 5:35pm Business

Tuesday marked the 11th annual GivingTuesday, a day when many local nonprofits launched campaigns to generate community donations. Read story

Educational Opportunities for Children and Families buys Battle Ground property for new early learning center

November 28, 2023, 5:56am Clark County News

Educational Opportunities for Children and Families, a local provider of early learning care for children ages 3-5, announced the purchase of a 1.68-acre property in Battle Ground to house a new Battle Ground Early Learning Center. Read story

Volunteer Jewel Sholer walks among hundreds of donated toys as she lends a hand at the Salvation Army on Dec. 22, 2022.

GivingTuesday marks global generosity day in Clark County, across Washington

Volunteer Jewel Sholer walks among hundreds of donated toys as she lends a hand at the Salvation Army on Dec. 22, 2022.

November 27, 2023, 4:49pm Business

Tuesday is GivingTuesday, a worldwide initiative promoting a day of generosity, but many organizations in Clark County hope the giving spirit will last for the rest of the year. Read story

Council for the Homeless issues severe weather alert in Clark County, activating additional resources, shelter

November 24, 2023, 4:23pm Churches & Religion

Council for the Homeless issued a severe weather alert Friday for the emergency shelter system in Clark County. Read story

A new eCascadia semitruck sits at a charging station Nov. 16 at Electric Island in Portland. The rig, donated by Daimler Truck, will be used to help collect and sort thousands of pounds of food that Walk &amp; Knock receives every year.

Volunteers in Clark County ready for 39th Walk & Knock, nation’s largest local food drive

A new eCascadia semitruck sits at a charging station Nov. 16 at Electric Island in Portland. The rig, donated by Daimler Truck, will be used to help collect and sort thousands of pounds of food that Walk &amp; Knock receives every year.

November 24, 2023, 6:06am Business

Walk & Knock, the nation’s largest local food drive, is back in Clark County for the 39th year. Read story

Members of the nonprofit Building Futures Foundation pose for a photo. The foundation supports people starting careers in the building industry.

Building Futures Foundation offers scholarships, tool grants for Clark County workers who want a career in construction

Members of the nonprofit Building Futures Foundation pose for a photo. The foundation supports people starting careers in the building industry.

November 24, 2023, 6:03am Business

There’s a path most schoolchildren are taught to follow: get good grades, go to college and achieve financial stability with a well-paying job. Read story

La Center Middle School student Chloe Daarud, 12, unloads donations from La Center's Stuff the Bus food drive at FISH of Vancouver. She said she got the idea to donate to FISH after donating her birthday money to the organization two years prior.

La Center students Stuff the Bus with donations for FISH food pantry, Clark County Food bank

La Center Middle School student Chloe Daarud, 12, unloads donations from La Center's Stuff the Bus food drive at FISH of Vancouver. She said she got the idea to donate to FISH after donating her birthday money to the organization two years prior.

November 22, 2023, 6:07am Clark County News

Buses arrived at La Center schools Tuesday morning, but the kids didn’t board them. Instead, students loaded the school buses with thousands of pounds of food they collected. Read story

Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce accepting Civics Bee essays

November 22, 2023, 6:06am Business

The Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce is now accepting essay submissions for its 2024 National Civics Bee. Read story

Jeff Bezos is seen on the sidelines before the start of an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers Sept. 15, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. Bezos' fund to support homeless families announced $117 million in new grants on Tuesday to organizations across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The grants are a part of a $2 billion commitment Bezos made in 2018 to support homeless families and to run free preschools.

Council for Homeless gets $5M grant from Bezos Fund

Jeff Bezos is seen on the sidelines before the start of an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Chargers Sept. 15, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. Bezos' fund to support homeless families announced $117 million in new grants on Tuesday to organizations across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The grants are a part of a $2 billion commitment Bezos made in 2018 to support homeless families and to run free preschools.

November 21, 2023, 4:33pm Business

Council for the Homeless received $5 million this week to end family homelessness in Clark County — the largest private grant in its history. Read story

Camas Lions challenges Rotary Club of Camas-Washougal to a cereal showdown

November 18, 2023, 5:55am Community

When the Camas Lions heard the Inter-Faith Treasure House in Washougal had a desperate need for breakfast cereal for its weekend food backpack program, the club immediately brainstormed ideas. Read story