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Homeless

Share’s annual Appeal for Meals campaign begins

June 9, 2023, 5:59am Clark County News

Share kicks off its annual Appeal for Meals campaign this week. Community members are invited to donate funds that will go toward sustaining the Backpack program, which provides food to more than a thousand Clark County students each year. Read story

Vancouver Homelessness Response Coordinator and HART member Jamie Spinelli, at right, and Vancouver police Officer Tyler Chavers perform outreach duties at an encampment near the Share House men's shelter in downtown Vancouver in December 2022.

Clark County agencies respond to annual homeless count

Vancouver Homelessness Response Coordinator and HART member Jamie Spinelli, at right, and Vancouver police Officer Tyler Chavers perform outreach duties at an encampment near the Share House men's shelter in downtown Vancouver in December 2022.

June 7, 2023, 6:24pm Clark County News

A day after a report showed 1,300 people in Clark County were experiencing homelessness, local agencies refined their response for next year. Read story

Portable toilets and a hand-washing station are among the facilities available for clients at the Living Hope Safe Stay Community on July 14, 2022.

Vancouver approves $1M to upgrade Safe Stay Communities

Portable toilets and a hand-washing station are among the facilities available for clients at the Living Hope Safe Stay Community on July 14, 2022.

June 7, 2023, 5:26pm Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

The city of Vancouver is investing more than $1 million into its Safe Stay communities to help people experiencing homelessness find temporary housing. Read story

Council for the Homeless’ Housing Solutions Center seeks hot weather items

June 7, 2023, 5:57am Clark County News

Council for the Homeless’ Housing Solutions Center is in need of hot weather items to share with people who access its services. Read story

Cody Shaw of the Council for the Homeless knocks on the door of a recreational vehicle parked along Fort Vancouver Way while helping with the Point in Time Count on Thursday morning. Point in Time is an annual count of people experiencing homelessness, which feeds the yearly report.

Clark County homelessness up 9% from 2022 tally, according to Point in Time Count

Cody Shaw of the Council for the Homeless knocks on the door of a recreational vehicle parked along Fort Vancouver Way while helping with the Point in Time Count on Thursday morning. Point in Time is an annual count of people experiencing homelessness, which feeds the yearly report.

June 6, 2023, 1:23pm Clark County News

Homelessness in Clark County is on the rise. Read story

The city of Vancouver has proposed a location for a fourth Safe Stay community. The city already has two pallet shelter communities open in the city — one on central Fourth Plain and one in east Vancouver's Image Neighborhood. The third location was supposed to be open in downtown by now but has seen delays.

Proposed location for Vancouver’s fourth Safe Stay draws mixed reviews

The city of Vancouver has proposed a location for a fourth Safe Stay community. The city already has two pallet shelter communities open in the city — one on central Fourth Plain and one in east Vancouver's Image Neighborhood. The third location was supposed to be open in downtown by now but has seen delays.

May 26, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

Property in the Lincoln neighborhood is being eyed for a potential home for the city of Vancouver’s fourth Safe Stay, which is resulting in mixed reviews from the community. Read story

The city of Vancouver has proposed a location for a fourth Safe Stay community. The city already has two pallet shelter communities open in the city — one on central Fourth Plain and one in east Vancouver's Image Neighborhood. The third location was supposed to be open in downtown by now but has seen delays.

Vancouver’s 4th Safe Stay Community proposed for upper Main Street, near Kiggins Bowl

The city of Vancouver has proposed a location for a fourth Safe Stay community. The city already has two pallet shelter communities open in the city — one on central Fourth Plain and one in east Vancouver's Image Neighborhood. The third location was supposed to be open in downtown by now but has seen delays.

May 24, 2023, 3:30pm Clark County News

The city of Vancouver announced Wednesday that it is seeking community input on its proposed fourth Safe Stay location at 4611 Main Street. Read story

Nonprofit NW Furniture Bank helps newly housed people furnish their home

May 19, 2023, 6:08am Clark County News

With a whoosh, Haven Davis and Christina Howsley pull open a large warehouse door on a recent afternoon, gazes landing on an idling van and pickup brimming with goods. Read story

Access Architecture is designing Lincoln Place II, a Vancouver Housing Authority permanent supportive housing development that will connect to the authority's Lincoln Place complex.

Washington Department of Commerce sends $5M to Lincoln Place 2

Access Architecture is designing Lincoln Place II, a Vancouver Housing Authority permanent supportive housing development that will connect to the authority's Lincoln Place complex.

May 17, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

The Vancouver Housing Authority recently received an influx of funding from the Washington Department of Commerce for the development of affordable housing. Read story

The Humane Society for Southwest Washington and other groups in Clark County help provide services for the pets of unhoused and low-income residents, including spay and neuter for cats.

Humane Society in Vancouver helps pets of low-income people, those experiencing homelessness

The Humane Society for Southwest Washington and other groups in Clark County help provide services for the pets of unhoused and low-income residents, including spay and neuter for cats.

May 16, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

While most Clark County residents were turning on their coffee pots or taking their dogs for their morning walk, Laura Jean Skiles trailed through the nearly silent Humane Society for Southwest Washington building one Tuesday — omit the occasional bark or meow. Read story