February 6, 2024, 6:15am Clark County News
Neighbors of Vancouver’s third Safe Stay — known as 415 West for its address on 11th Street downtown — had concerns about how the opening of the transitional housing community in November would affect their businesses. Two months later, owners and employees say the community is generally quiet and residents… Read story
January 30, 2024, 7:04pm Clark County News
Ninety Clark County residents rode to the Capitol for Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day on Tuesday to implore their state legislators to vote for bills that would slow rent increases and pay for affordable housing and homelessness services. Read story
January 30, 2024, 5:55am Clark County News
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded more than $2.3 million in funds to Clark County and Vancouver for Continuum of Care programs, which are efforts by local governments and nonprofits to house people experiencing homelessness and keep them housed long term. Read story
January 27, 2024, 6:14am Clark County Health
Flames engulfed a dead man’s body on the sidewalk at West Ninth and Columbia streets in Vancouver five days before Christmas. Read story
January 25, 2024, 5:50pm Churches & Religion
The Point-in-Time Count, a federally required count of homeless people in each county across the United States, creates a database of thousands of rows of data. Read story
January 20, 2024, 6:05am Churches & Religion
As many people across Clark County struggled to leave home during this week’s icy conditions, people experiencing homelessness desperately sought to get indoors. They overwhelmed warming shelters as freezing temperatures persisted. Read story
January 18, 2024, 6:03pm Clark County News
Several Clark County agencies are the recipients of nearly $19 million in state funding to build more affordable housing. Read story
January 11, 2024, 3:20pm Clark County News Free
People living in Clark County might wake up to a snowy landscape Saturday morning. Some locals say they have plans go sledding this weekend, but experts recommend staying off the roads and staying warm when temperatures drop in the evening. Read story
January 6, 2024, 6:14am Clark County News
When nature calls, maybe the nearest toilet is just down the hall. Or if you’re out and about, maybe you stop at a coffee shop. For people experiencing unsheltered homelessness, it’s not always so easy. Read story
December 29, 2023, 6:09am Clark County News
This was a big year for local efforts to address housing affordability and homelessness. Read story