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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

Katie Vongthongthip, left, and her fiancee, Chance Newbill, play with their dog, Nova Scotia, at the Hope Village Safe Stay on Fourth Plain Boulevard. Before moving to Hope Village, the couple lived in a van for five years.

In Clark County, pets lifeline for owners experiencing homelessness

Katie Vongthongthip, left, and her fiancee, Chance Newbill, play with their dog, Nova Scotia, at the Hope Village Safe Stay on Fourth Plain Boulevard. Before moving to Hope Village, the couple lived in a van for five years.

May 9, 2023, 6:06am Clark County News

A pack of three feral cats, a mother and two kittens, wandered into The Swamp encampment last year looking for food. Read story

People enjoy the sunshine Friday, April 28, 2023, during a celebration of the 1-year anniversary of the Hope Village Safe Stay community on Fourth Plain Boulevard.

Vancouver celebrates first year of Hope Village safe stay community

People enjoy the sunshine Friday, April 28, 2023, during a celebration of the 1-year anniversary of the Hope Village Safe Stay community on Fourth Plain Boulevard.

April 28, 2023, 3:03pm Clark County News

Thirteen months ago, Jimmy was experiencing homelessness on the streets of Vancouver. Read story

Yevhenii Hornishevskyi, left, lets his daughter Miroslava Hornishevska, 1, play with a tongue drum in their home. Hornishevskyi and his wife handmake and sell tongue drums on Etsy as their main source of income.

Ukrainian community in Clark County steps up to help countrymen fleeing war

Yevhenii Hornishevskyi, left, lets his daughter Miroslava Hornishevska, 1, play with a tongue drum in their home. Hornishevskyi and his wife handmake and sell tongue drums on Etsy as their main source of income.

April 23, 2023, 6:06am Clark County News

For three days in December, Alona Hornishevska and Yevhenii Hornishevskyi lived in darkness. Russian attacks on Ukrainian infrastructure had left the couple and their three young daughters without electricity or hot water in their home in Kyiv. Read story

Council for Homeless webinar to address homelessness

April 22, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

“Why is there still homelessness despite all this money going toward it” or “How do I help someone who is unhoused?” Read story

Washington State Capitol Building (iStock.com)

Washington legislators seek to increase fund for homeless students, their families

Washington State Capitol Building (iStock.com)

April 21, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

Washington legislators are looking to increase their investments in a first-of-its-kind program that works to alleviate homelessness for students and their families. Read story

Vancouver police Officer Tyler Chavers, a member of the city's Homeless Assistance and Resources Team, photographs an illegal encampment in downtown Vancouver in December after asking the inhabitants to move to sanctioned locations.

Is homelessness a threat to public safety in Clark County?

Vancouver police Officer Tyler Chavers, a member of the city's Homeless Assistance and Resources Team, photographs an illegal encampment in downtown Vancouver in December after asking the inhabitants to move to sanctioned locations.

April 16, 2023, 6:06am Clark County News

For months, AllRisk Auto Insurance struggled with homelessness on its doorstep. Read story