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Columbia River Mental Health Services, 6926 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd., offers mental health and addiction treatment. It will launch the first mobile addiction treatment clinic in Southwest Washington.

Columbia River Mental Health Services aims to have a new mobile clinic up and running later this year

Columbia River Mental Health Services, 6926 N.E. Fourth Plain Blvd., offers mental health and addiction treatment. It will launch the first mobile addiction treatment clinic in Southwest Washington.

January 18, 2025, 6:12am Clark County Health

People living in homeless camps struggle to access drug treatment in Clark County, contributing to a wave of overdose deaths. A new program seeks to fix that. Read story

In partnership with Council for the Homeless, the Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program was recently awarded about $1.7 million in federal funding to use toward preventing evictions and homelessness.

Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program, Council for Homeless get $1.7M to help prevent evictions, homlessness

In partnership with Council for the Homeless, the Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program was recently awarded about $1.7 million in federal funding to use toward preventing evictions and homelessness.

January 10, 2025, 6:07am Clark County News

The Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program, in partnership with Council for the Homeless, recently received about $1.7 million in federal funding to use toward preventing evictions and homelessness. Read story

LEADOPTION Kiggins Village residents Joey Gagnier, left, and his mom, Tammy, spent about 12 years homeless. Tammy Gagnier would tell her son, “as long as we have each other and the dogs, everything will work out.” The two will move into housing in January.

After a year, Vancouver’s Kiggins Village Safe Stay shelter can point to its successes

LEADOPTION Kiggins Village residents Joey Gagnier, left, and his mom, Tammy, spent about 12 years homeless. Tammy Gagnier would tell her son, “as long as we have each other and the dogs, everything will work out.” The two will move into housing in January.

December 28, 2024, 6:14am Clark County News

Last December, Joey Gagnier told an outreach worker that he was tired of living his life the way it was going. He wanted better for his life: a home for his family, consisting of his mother and their three dogs. Read story

Washougal High School senior Emily Bishop displays one of several feminine hygiene kits she has created to donate to local homeless organizations.

Washougal high school senior gathering hygiene supplies for the homeless

Washougal High School senior Emily Bishop displays one of several feminine hygiene kits she has created to donate to local homeless organizations.

December 28, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

Working at Round Table Pizza in Camas, Emily Bishop has learned about the challenges people facing homelessness struggle with on a daily basis. Read story

Friends of the Carpenter Executive Director Mike Hammond looks over items made by those who spend time at the nonprofit in Vancouver’s Fruit Valley neighborhood. Hammond took over the nonprofit in April with the goal to open the space for people who may be socially excluded from other woodworking spaces.

‘A space for everybody’: Friends of the Carpenter looks to rejuvenate space, expand services

Friends of the Carpenter Executive Director Mike Hammond looks over items made by those who spend time at the nonprofit in Vancouver’s Fruit Valley neighborhood. Hammond took over the nonprofit in April with the goal to open the space for people who may be socially excluded from other woodworking spaces.

December 25, 2024, 6:10am Churches & Religion

Laughter filled the air as guests assembled small wood crosses on a recent afternoon at Friends of the Carpenter in Vancouver’s Fruit Valley neighborhood. Staff and volunteers circulated to chat with participants and offer homemade cupcakes. Read story

Attendees hold candles during the Homeless Persons Memorial Day event Dec. 21, 2023, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in downtown Vancouver.

‘These folks exist’: Memorial for 53 people in the homeless community will be Saturday in downtown Vancouver

Attendees hold candles during the Homeless Persons Memorial Day event Dec. 21, 2023, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in downtown Vancouver.

December 19, 2024, 2:23pm Clark County News

The annual Homeless Persons Memorial Day on Saturday in downtown Vancouver will honor those who died in the past year. Read story

Nonprofit Couve Collective has opened a laundry room service for its clients, made possible by donations from the community. Felicia Hubach, founder and outreach director, folds a client’s laundry at the center.

Vancouver’s Couve Collective helps people get clean and get clean laundry as it expands it mission

Nonprofit Couve Collective has opened a laundry room service for its clients, made possible by donations from the community. Felicia Hubach, founder and outreach director, folds a client’s laundry at the center.

December 18, 2024, 6:09am Clark County News

Felicia Hubach moved wet clothes from the washing machine to the dryer as Couve Collective members chuckled in the background while watching the movie “Uncle Buck.” The sounds of the movie blended with the hum of machines. Read story

Gov. Jay Inslee, left, chats with Sjon Mackey, a resident at The Outpost Safe Stay Community, during a tour of the property on Oct. 31, 2022. Mackey lives in a pallet shelter at the Safe Stay.

Vancouver issues emergency order to keep two Safe Stays open

Gov. Jay Inslee, left, chats with Sjon Mackey, a resident at The Outpost Safe Stay Community, during a tour of the property on Oct. 31, 2022. Mackey lives in a pallet shelter at the Safe Stay.

December 17, 2024, 1:53pm Clark County News

The city of Vancouver issued an emergency order to keep the city’s first two Safe Stays, shelter communities made up of 20 hutlike structures for people experiencing homelessness, open for another year. Read story

Cleanup crews remove solid waste along the Mill Plain Boulevard sound wall while joined by officials and members of the HART team. The city plans to close the camp around February.

‘We’re going in the right direction’: Vancouver has cleaned camps, expanded staff in year since homelessness emergency declared

Cleanup crews remove solid waste along the Mill Plain Boulevard sound wall while joined by officials and members of the HART team. The city plans to close the camp around February.

December 11, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

In the year since Vancouver declared homelessness a civil emergency, the city has closed areas to camping and opened new shelters, but many people remain on the streets. Read story

The city-owned arts hub, left, next to VITA Elementary School, will serve as a warming shelter through March, igniting parents' concern.

City’s plan to open winter shelter near Vancouver Innovation, Technology and Arts Elementary upsets parents

The city-owned arts hub, left, next to VITA Elementary School, will serve as a warming shelter through March, igniting parents' concern.

December 10, 2024, 2:09pm Clark County News

Vancouver’s plans to open a winter shelter Saturday next to an elementary school have ignited fear and anger among parents. Read story