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Homeless outreach

With state funding cuts, homeless camps along Clark County highways could remain in dangerous spots longer

May 14, 2025, 6:10am Clark County News Updated 8 hours ago

The Washington State Department of Transportation may have less funding for clearing homeless camps along state highways in Clark County starting in July. Read story

Council for the Homeless consolidates staff under one roof in central Vancouver

May 6, 2025, 6:10am Community Funded Journalism Updated 8 hours ago

When Council for the Homeless operated out of two offices, staff said it wasn’t uncommon for clients to show up at the wrong building. Those who had appointments at the… Read story

People return to their tents at Burnt Bridge Creek with food and supplies received from the Bikers Outreach Organization during an outreach effort at homeless camps around Vancouver on March 23.

Council for the Homeless: Federal cuts would devastate services in Clark County

People return to their tents at Burnt Bridge Creek with food and supplies received from the Bikers Outreach Organization during an outreach effort at homeless camps around Vancouver on March 23.

May 6, 2025, 6:09am Clark County News

Council for the Homeless leaders say potential federal funding cuts will devastate Clark County housing and homeless services. Read story

Hope Redhawk of Janus Youth Programs cooks a hot meal for clients before their arrival at The Perch on Thursday afternoon. The facility in downtown Vancouver, one of Janus’ three Washington shelters, is for homeless or at-risk youth to drop in for the day and get important resources, such as hygiene, first aid, safe-sex supplies and food.

Come as you are: Janus Youth Programs reaches out to homeless and at-risk youth

Hope Redhawk of Janus Youth Programs cooks a hot meal for clients before their arrival at The Perch on Thursday afternoon. The facility in downtown Vancouver, one of Janus’ three Washington shelters, is for homeless or at-risk youth to drop in for the day and get important resources, such as hygiene, first aid, safe-sex supplies and food.

April 7, 2025, 6:10am Clark County News

At The Perch in downtown Vancouver, the low-barrier shelter for homeless and at-risk youth has just one requirement: Come as you are. Read story

Outsiders Inn program lead Corey Seymour walks through a mostly cleaned out winter shelter Tuesday at Vancouver’s Arts Hub. The city opened the shelters after a winter storm left shelters overwhelmed last winter.

City of Vancouver’s seasonal overnight homeless shelters are closed; will they reopen in winter?

Outsiders Inn program lead Corey Seymour walks through a mostly cleaned out winter shelter Tuesday at Vancouver’s Arts Hub. The city opened the shelters after a winter storm left shelters overwhelmed last winter.

April 2, 2025, 2:37pm Clark County News

On Tuesday morning, adults and children trickled out the doors of the city of Vancouver’s winter shelters for the last time this season. Read story

R.J. Piercey walks around the van she lives in at the Evergreen Safe Parking Zone on Sept. 1, 2022. The city’s Safe Park recently switched hands from Thrive2Survive to Live Love Outreach.

Vancouver fires Thrive2Survive as operator of Safe Park at Evergreen Transit Center

R.J. Piercey walks around the van she lives in at the Evergreen Safe Parking Zone on Sept. 1, 2022. The city’s Safe Park recently switched hands from Thrive2Survive to Live Love Outreach.

March 31, 2025, 6:05am Business

The city of Vancouver fired the operator of its Safe Park, where people can legally live in their vehicles, for allegedly ignoring drug deals and overbilling the city by $72,000. Read story

Pedestrians cross Mill Plain Boulevard on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. The homeless camp that existed along the sound wall was cleared weeks ago, with residents scattering elsewhere into Vancouver.

‘There is this cloud that’s lifted’: Hough neighborhood residents thankful sound wall homeless camp cleared

Pedestrians cross Mill Plain Boulevard on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. The homeless camp that existed along the sound wall was cleared weeks ago, with residents scattering elsewhere into Vancouver.

March 28, 2025, 6:10am Clark County News

Three weeks after the city cleared a homeless camp along the sound wall on West Mill Plain Boulevard in Vancouver, nearby residents say they haven’t noticed people return, as feared. Read story

Dan Brown, left, and Dax Imber of Bikers Outreach Organization give food and hygiene packs to a passing motorist on Sunday.

Bikers Outreach Organization brings ‘comfort to the uncomfortable’ in Clark County with help for those who need it

Dan Brown, left, and Dax Imber of Bikers Outreach Organization give food and hygiene packs to a passing motorist on Sunday.

March 27, 2025, 6:07am Clark County News

As light rain drizzled, Dax Imber rode his motorcycle by the Burnt Bridge Creek homeless encampment in central Vancouver. He called out to a few people lingering by their tents to let them know that food and clothing were available just across the road. Read story

Jimmy Howland, left, hands a photo of their kids to Gina Muehe to put on the fridge Wednesday at Howland’s apartment in Vancouver. After three years in the Hope Village Safe Stay community, Howland has moved into housing.

‘I didn’t know I was Superman’: After living on streets, losing his leg, Vancouver man discovers depths of inner strength

Jimmy Howland, left, hands a photo of their kids to Gina Muehe to put on the fridge Wednesday at Howland’s apartment in Vancouver. After three years in the Hope Village Safe Stay community, Howland has moved into housing.

March 25, 2025, 6:09am Clark County News

The men carrying furniture into Jimmy Howland’s new apartment treated him like a celebrity. Read story

Amber Rodriguez, a resident at the 415 West Safe Stay community, straightens up her unit in downtown Vancouver. Rodriguez was living in a homeless camp and addicted to fentanyl, which she used to help her sleep through the night in the rowdy camp. Now, she’s one of several Safe Stay residents pleading with the city of Vancouver for permanent funding for the pallet shelter communities.

Should Safe Stays stay? Vancouver officials, advocates for the homeless debate whether communities should be permanent

Amber Rodriguez, a resident at the 415 West Safe Stay community, straightens up her unit in downtown Vancouver. Rodriguez was living in a homeless camp and addicted to fentanyl, which she used to help her sleep through the night in the rowdy camp. Now, she’s one of several Safe Stay residents pleading with the city of Vancouver for permanent funding for the pallet shelter communities.

March 15, 2025, 6:14am Clark County News

Vancouver’s system of temporary shelters may become a permanent part of the city’s plan to address homelessness. Read story