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Phillip Dick, who has been a volunteer at Living Hope Church for four years, takes a moment to rest while helping those in need escape the heat wave at the church's cooling center in August 2023. The church is again among the sites offering those in need a respite from the excessive heat forecast for the Fourth of July weekend.

Cooling centers set to open in Clark County during heat wave

Phillip Dick, who has been a volunteer at Living Hope Church for four years, takes a moment to rest while helping those in need escape the heat wave at the church's cooling center in August 2023. The church is again among the sites offering those in need a respite from the excessive heat forecast for the Fourth of July weekend.

July 3, 2024, 6:12pm Churches & Religion Free

Council for the Homeless issued a severe weather alert for Friday and Saturday for the emergency shelter system in Clark County. Read story

Council for the Homeless outreach team members Magellan Rankin, in maroon, and Brian Starbuck offer supplies to a man at an encampment near Interstate 205 while conducting the point in time count Thursday morning, Jan. 25, 2024. The point in time count shows how the county reports data on homelessness levels to the federal government.

Total number of homeless in Clark County up 5%, Point in Time Count reports

Council for the Homeless outreach team members Magellan Rankin, in maroon, and Brian Starbuck offer supplies to a man at an encampment near Interstate 205 while conducting the point in time count Thursday morning, Jan. 25, 2024. The point in time count shows how the county reports data on homelessness levels to the federal government.

July 1, 2024, 2:22pm Clark County News

Clark County’s homelessness crisis is worsening, according to new data released Monday. Read story

LEADOPTION Tents line the side of the road along West 11th Street in downtown Vancouver in June.

Officials throughout Clark County say they have no plans to step up camping enforcement following Supreme Court decision

LEADOPTION Tents line the side of the road along West 11th Street in downtown Vancouver in June.

June 28, 2024, 5:31pm Clark County News

Vancouver officials said Friday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding a Grants Pass law banning camping will have no impact on the city’s approach to homelessness, according to a statement Friday. Read story

The Clark County Jail opened in 1984.

Late-night releases from Clark County Jail leave people on streets with nowhere to go

The Clark County Jail opened in 1984.

June 27, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

People are sometimes released from the Clark County Jail late at night or in the wee hours of the morning. Read story

Councilor Diana Perez speaks with constituent Jan Kelly of Vancouver at the Vancouver City Council's second community forum of the year.

Traffic and homelessness dominate conversation at Vancouver City Council forum

Councilor Diana Perez speaks with constituent Jan Kelly of Vancouver at the Vancouver City Council's second community forum of the year.

June 25, 2024, 2:18pm Clark County News

Homelessness and changes to McGillivray Boulevard were top of mind for residents attending the city of Vancouver’s second community forum of the year Monday night at the Firstenburg Community Center in east Vancouver. Read story

Tents line the side of the road along West 11th Street in downtown Vancouver. A so-called bridge shelter in the city will hold up to 150 people experiencing homelessness.

Site of homeless facility is uncertain but 150-bed ‘shelter is happening’ regardless, city of Vancouver says

Tents line the side of the road along West 11th Street in downtown Vancouver. A so-called bridge shelter in the city will hold up to 150 people experiencing homelessness.

June 22, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News

In the next year or so, the city of Vancouver will create a shelter with 150 beds for people experiencing homelessness — that’s not up for debate when people are dying in the street, city officials say. Read story

Outsiders Inn Safe Stay location No. 3 opens at 415 W. 11th St., in downtown Vancouver.

Vancouver made homelessness response a ‘clear priority’ with emergency declaration

Outsiders Inn Safe Stay location No. 3 opens at 415 W. 11th St., in downtown Vancouver.

June 19, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News

It’s been eight months since the Vancouver City Council declared homelessness to be a civil emergency. City officials say the decision has ramped up the city’s response. Read story

Kurt Kenoyer, a physician assistant working for Columbia River Mental Health Services&rsquo; GAP Medicine Care, sits at his desk at Columbia River Mental Health near a tomato plant in a cup that states, &ldquo;Focus on happy.&rdquo; (Photos by Will Campbell/The Columbian)

Columbia River Mental Health program fills medical gap, reaches out to homeless

Kurt Kenoyer, a physician assistant working for Columbia River Mental Health Services&rsquo; GAP Medicine Care, sits at his desk at Columbia River Mental Health near a tomato plant in a cup that states, &ldquo;Focus on happy.&rdquo; (Photos by Will Campbell/The Columbian)

June 17, 2024, 6:03am Clark County Health

Paul Hunter, a homeless former carpet layer, had legs so swollen he was having trouble walking. The wounds on his legs from drug use were turning black. It was only a matter of time before he’d end up in the hospital. Read story

The most memorable wave of syphilis for Kurt Kenoyer, a physician assistant working for Columbia River Mental Health, occurred in 2022 when a camp in Vancouver’s North Image neighborhood called The Swamps existed. “I wouldn’t call it an outbreak, but there were quite a few clients there that we were trying to treat and also get tested,” he said.

Health experts: Syphillis is a prevalent infection in Clark County homeless camps

The most memorable wave of syphilis for Kurt Kenoyer, a physician assistant working for Columbia River Mental Health, occurred in 2022 when a camp in Vancouver’s North Image neighborhood called The Swamps existed. “I wouldn’t call it an outbreak, but there were quite a few clients there that we were trying to treat and also get tested,” he said.

June 8, 2024, 6:13am Clark County Health

Syphilis has surged in Clark County in recent years, a trend reflected throughout the United States. It’s especially an issue for Clark County’s growing population of homeless people, who lack medical care and are more at risk of sexual assault, experts say. Read story

The city of Vancouver and Clark County are going back and forth over the process to get funding from the county for a homeless shelter.

Clark County Council again raises doubts about funding for Vancouver homeless shelter

The city of Vancouver and Clark County are going back and forth over the process to get funding from the county for a homeless shelter.

June 7, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

The Clark County Council is once again leaning toward making the city of Vancouver go through a lengthy committee process to acquire the funding it needs from the county to create a 150-bed homeless shelter. Read story