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LEADOPTION Chilly conditions on Tuesday morning left southeast Vancouver covered in frost.

With cold winter coming, Vancouver makes plans to open some city buildings as emergency shelters

LEADOPTION Chilly conditions on Tuesday morning left southeast Vancouver covered in frost.

December 4, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

With Washington’s winter predicted to be colder and wetter than usual, conditions are aligning for another possible ice storm in Clark County, experts say. Read story

Katie Vongthongthip of Vancouver, left, joins her fiance, Chance Newbill, as they enjoy time with their dog, Nova, at their apartment in Isabella Court II.

‘It feels like we’re living a normal life’: Once-homeless Vancouver couple thriving a year after moving into apartment

Katie Vongthongthip of Vancouver, left, joins her fiance, Chance Newbill, as they enjoy time with their dog, Nova, at their apartment in Isabella Court II.

December 3, 2024, 10:51am Clark County News

When Vancouver’s Katie Vongthongthip and Chance Newbill moved into their empty, one-bedroom apartment last fall, they dreamed of turning it into a home. Read story

Camas-Washougal Salvation Army social services coordinator Kendra Taggart tapes up a box at the Salvation Army on Nov. 15 in Washougal.

Severe weather shelters to merge in Washougal to expand services

Camas-Washougal Salvation Army social services coordinator Kendra Taggart tapes up a box at the Salvation Army on Nov. 15 in Washougal.

November 23, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

Washougal’s two severe weather shelters are merging in an effort to expand life-saving services needed by residents. Read story

Residents on Monday ask the Vancouver City Council to ban camping along West Mill Plain Boulevard (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

West Vancouver residents plead with city to clear homeless camp along West Mill Plain Boulevard

Residents on Monday ask the Vancouver City Council to ban camping along West Mill Plain Boulevard (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian)

November 19, 2024, 2:48pm Clark County News

A dozen west Vancouver residents pleaded with the city council on Monday to clear a homeless encampment along West Mill Plain Boulevard. Read story

Members of the community visit the fourth Safe Stay community off Main Street during its opening ceremony in December. Clark County saw a 35 percent jump in veterans entering housing programs.

Number of homeless veterans in Clark County dropped by 25% in 2023

Members of the community visit the fourth Safe Stay community off Main Street during its opening ceremony in December. Clark County saw a 35 percent jump in veterans entering housing programs.

November 18, 2024, 6:06am Clark County News

Fewer veterans were living on the streets in Clark County last year as more moved into housing. Homelessness among veterans also fell nationwide. Read story

A for sale sign sits outside a vacant building on Northeast 94th Avenue in Vancouver in August. The building is a potential site for the City of Vancouver's 150-bed bridge shelter.

Clark County won’t help Vancouver pay for homeless shelter

A for sale sign sits outside a vacant building on Northeast 94th Avenue in Vancouver in August. The building is a potential site for the City of Vancouver's 150-bed bridge shelter.

October 25, 2024, 2:29pm Clark County Health

Clark County won’t help Vancouver pay for a 150-bed homelessness shelter after all. Read story

Gov. Jay Inslee points to the work his homeless encampment initiative has done to clear encampments and transition people into housing. Last December, Inslee released his budget proposals surrounding housing and homelessness programs at the site of a former encampment in Seattle.

WA program to clear roadside encampments needs more money to keep going

Gov. Jay Inslee points to the work his homeless encampment initiative has done to clear encampments and transition people into housing. Last December, Inslee released his budget proposals surrounding housing and homelessness programs at the site of a former encampment in Seattle.

October 16, 2024, 7:43am Latest News Free

Washington’s work cleaning up encampments along state highways is helping get unsheltered people into housing. Read story

Tents line the side of the road along West 11th Street in downtown Vancouver in June. Council for the Homeless data shows the number of people experiencing homelessness in Clark County decreased for the first time in at least five years.

Clark County saw slight drop in homeless population in 2023, says Council for the Homeless

Tents line the side of the road along West 11th Street in downtown Vancouver in June. Council for the Homeless data shows the number of people experiencing homelessness in Clark County decreased for the first time in at least five years.

October 11, 2024, 4:22pm Clark County News

The number of homeless people in Clark County dropped for the first time since at least 2018, the year the Council for the Homeless first released its own data. But the number is still disconcertingly high, advocates say. Read story

Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church can no longer host people for shelter this winter after a flood in April.

Flood damage means Vancouver church won’t be able to house the homeless this winter

Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church can no longer host people for shelter this winter after a flood in April.

October 8, 2024, 6:09am Churches & Religion

After a flood in April, Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church’s building in east Vancouver is unusable, according to its pastor. The church is looking for another organization to take its rotation as a winter shelter from mid-November through mid-March. Read story

The Meridian apartment complex, left, is pictured across the street from The Pacific in central Vancouver.

Vancouver Housing Authority working with police to beef up security at two supportive housing buildings

The Meridian apartment complex, left, is pictured across the street from The Pacific in central Vancouver.

September 17, 2024, 12:13pm Clark County News

Vancouver Housing Authority’s CEO said the amount of drug-trafficking at two of the agency’s permanent supportive housing buildings is unlike anything he’s ever seen. But he assured the Vancouver City Council during a Monday presentation that the agency is taking action to protect tenants and neighbors. Read story