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Council for the Homeless

King County Regional Homeless Authority chief ombudsperson Katara Jordan, left, and ombudsperson Em Ishiki work in their downtown Seattle office last month. The authority started an ombuds program for people experiencing homelessness in King County. The program, which launched in 2021, could be a model for Clark County.

Ombuds program in King County gives those experiencing homelessness an ally in navigating system, resolving problems

King County Regional Homeless Authority chief ombudsperson Katara Jordan, left, and ombudsperson Em Ishiki work in their downtown Seattle office last month. The authority started an ombuds program for people experiencing homelessness in King County. The program, which launched in 2021, could be a model for Clark County.

December 12, 2023, 6:06am Clark County News

Katara Jordan adjusts her cellphone against her ear with one hand while the other dances across her laptop’s keyboard. Read story

Smoke billows from a campfire under cold conditions as Vancouver resident Greg Wilson, background left, who is not a resident of the Burnt Bridge Creek encampment, helps his friend set up his gear in the new location Wednesday morning.

‘All of us want help’: Unhoused residents in Clark County prepare for colder-than-normal winter

Smoke billows from a campfire under cold conditions as Vancouver resident Greg Wilson, background left, who is not a resident of the Burnt Bridge Creek encampment, helps his friend set up his gear in the new location Wednesday morning.

November 29, 2023, 6:32pm Clark County News

Residents huddled around campfires to stay warm at a homeless camp along the Burnt Bridge Creek Trail during this week’s cold snap. Two men murmured to each other that the man who laid sick in a nearby tent could use some soup. 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

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

Outsiders Inn Co-Director, Adam Kravitz hugs Sabrina Thayer, a “success story” graduate of the previous iterations of the housing program. Sabrina’s husband, James Thayer is at right, and Co-Director Ren Autrey is at left.

Third Safe Stay opens in Vancouver: ‘I hope we can save some lives and make things safer for folks’

Outsiders Inn Co-Director, Adam Kravitz hugs Sabrina Thayer, a “success story” graduate of the previous iterations of the housing program. Sabrina’s husband, James Thayer is at right, and Co-Director Ren Autrey is at left.

November 20, 2023, 4:00pm Clark County News

Outsiders Inn outreach team members arranged a Home Sweet Home front door mat and a blanket on a bed before closing the door of the downtown pallet shelter — decorated with a wreath handmade by the city of Vancouver’s homeless response manager, Jamie Spinelli, and her daughter. Read story

Lonny Klugman, a member of the city of Vancouver's Homeless Assistance and Resources Team, talks to an encampment resident outside Vancouver City Hall. Klugman is a veteran who experienced homelessness and uses his experience to help others.

From service to civilian: Veterans with lived experience now confront homelessness in veteran community

Lonny Klugman, a member of the city of Vancouver's Homeless Assistance and Resources Team, talks to an encampment resident outside Vancouver City Hall. Klugman is a veteran who experienced homelessness and uses his experience to help others.

November 11, 2023, 6:14am Clark County News

Today is Veterans Day, which since 1938 has been a day set aside to honor military veterans. Today is also a day when, in Clark County, an estimated 83 veterans are without homes. Read story

Construction continues at the third Safe Stay community in downtown Vancouver on Tuesday morning, Nov. 7, 2023. The city approved emergency declaration for homelessness on Monday night.

New emergency homelessness orders will allow Vancouver to restrict more camping, move faster on solutionsvideo icon

Construction continues at the third Safe Stay community in downtown Vancouver on Tuesday morning, Nov. 7, 2023. The city approved emergency declaration for homelessness on Monday night.

November 7, 2023, 11:17am Clark County News

The Vancouver City Council ratified three emergency orders Monday regarding homelessness, allowing the city to access emergency reserve funds, forgo some processes for accessing resources and designate up to 48 acres of public property and rights-of-way closed to camping. Read story

Tents sit in an empty lot behind Vancouver City Hall. Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes declared a civic emergency on Friday in response to what the city describes as a "perfect storm" of increased criminal activity and drug use in camps and a growing disinterest among camp residents in getting help.

Vancouver declares civil emergency: ‘Homelessness … continues to threaten the lives of residents of the city of Vancouver’

Tents sit in an empty lot behind Vancouver City Hall. Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes declared a civic emergency on Friday in response to what the city describes as a "perfect storm" of increased criminal activity and drug use in camps and a growing disinterest among camp residents in getting help.

November 6, 2023, 5:45pm Clark County News

Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes has declared a civil emergency in response to growing homelessness in the city; rising criminal activity and drug use in camps; and a general disinterest among the unhoused population in getting help. Read story

Outsiders Inn Executive Director Adam Kravitz, right, and The Outpost's Stephanie Eddy examine the transitional housing community's garden at The Outpost Safe Stay Community in east Vancouver.

Voices of experience: Those who’ve lived on streets bring empathy to organizations helping Clark County’s homeless

Outsiders Inn Executive Director Adam Kravitz, right, and The Outpost's Stephanie Eddy examine the transitional housing community's garden at The Outpost Safe Stay Community in east Vancouver.

October 28, 2023, 6:14am Clark County News

Renee Stevens knows what it’s like to hit rock bottom. After a series of bad relationships and struggles with drug addiction, she returned to her home city of Vancouver with her three young daughters in 1999. But there was no home to return to this time. Read story

Tents and other shelters sit in a grassy field under light rain Monday on Esther Street.

Advocates’ goal: Keep the homeless (and their clothes) dry amid rainy season in Clark County

Tents and other shelters sit in a grassy field under light rain Monday on Esther Street.

October 21, 2023, 6:12am Clark County News

With people sequestered inside their tents, the camp in front of Vancouver City Hall was silent on Monday except for the sound of raindrops striking blue and black tarps. Read story