April 1, 2024, 6:01am Churches & Religion
Metropolitan Community Church of the Gentle Shepherd is celebrating 40 years of creating a safe place of worship for the LGBTQ+ community. Read story
March 29, 2024, 6:04am Clark County News
When Lester Griffin was released from prison in 2017, a lot had changed in Vancouver over the nine years he was incarcerated. Had his city always been this busy, or had he grown too used to prison life? Read story
March 29, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News
You may have seen Jp Walmer’s name a few times in The Columbian over the past year. Columbian reporters met him on his first day of homelessness when it was 103 degrees Aug. 14 in Vancouver. We were also there for his last day of homelessness. Read story
March 29, 2024, 6:02am Northwest Free
In recent years, Washington lawmakers have changed zoning laws, poured money into new housing, created homelessness prevention programs, moved people out of encampments and boosted behavioral health support. Read story
March 23, 2024, 6:14am Clark County News
With a small smile, Kathy Driver gently placed a framed photograph on the kitchen counter in her RV home. Read story
March 23, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News
Corey Elvetici was homeless in Virginia when he heard his mother, who lived in Vancouver, lost her housing. Although he couldn’t give her money for an apartment, he moved to Vancouver five years ago so she wouldn’t experience homelessness alone. Read story
March 21, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News
Two rambunctious boys squirmed and squealed while playing Monopoly with their mother and father, Patricia Leonard and Paul Loera, at their dinner table last week. Anthony and P.J. Leonard-Loera, 6 and 7, filled every second with chatter. Read story
March 20, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News
Council for the Homeless received a $2 million grant Tuesday toward its mission to end homelessness. Read story
March 19, 2024, 6:05am Business
Over the four years Leanne Zink has worked in an office off Vancouver’s East Fourth Plain Boulevard, she has watched homelessness and drug problems worsen nearby. She must frequently call 911 to get help for those she finds passed out in front of her office. She now carries overdose-reversal medication… Read story
March 12, 2024, 2:17pm Clark County News
When the city of Vancouver declared homelessness to be a civil emergency in November, it opened new options for restricting camping. But on Monday, city staff recommended holding back on changes. Read story