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Matrix Roof and Home roofers Alfredo Mendoza, left, and Jorge Gutierrez, second from right, lend a hand as construction continues on the roof of a low-income senior, Lynn, on Wednesday morning. The roof repair enables Lynn to stay in her home after receiving a cease-and-desist notice in September demanding she repair her failed roof within five days.

Community mobilizes to keep woman in Vancouver mobile home

Matrix Roof and Home roofers Alfredo Mendoza, left, and Jorge Gutierrez, second from right, lend a hand as construction continues on the roof of a low-income senior, Lynn, on Wednesday morning. The roof repair enables Lynn to stay in her home after receiving a cease-and-desist notice in September demanding she repair her failed roof within five days.

November 10, 2022, 6:05am Clark County News

In late September, Lynn, a senior citizen who lives on less than $1,000 a month, received a cease-and-desist notice from an attorney representing the Vancouver mobile home park where she has lived for more than 25 years. Read story

Winter shelters open in Clark County

November 8, 2022, 12:41pm Clark County News

Winter emergency shelters for people experiencing homelessness are now open in Clark County. The Winter Hospitality Overflow and Satellite Overflow shelters are open seven nights per week through March. Read story

A vacant lot at West 11th Street and Daniels Street, a possible location for the third Safe Stay community, is seen from the front steps of Briar Rose Inn in downtown Vancouver.

Vancouver council gives green light to Safe Stay in downtown Vancouver

A vacant lot at West 11th Street and Daniels Street, a possible location for the third Safe Stay community, is seen from the front steps of Briar Rose Inn in downtown Vancouver.

November 8, 2022, 11:42am Clark County News

City officials received the green light Monday from the Vancouver City Council to continue pursuing a Safe Stay Community in downtown Vancouver. Read story

Saree Adams is facing a nearly $400 rent increase beginning next month for her low-income Rockwood Terrace apartment in Washougal.

Critics: Affordable housing metric in Vancouver-Portland area unrealistic, unfair

Saree Adams is facing a nearly $400 rent increase beginning next month for her low-income Rockwood Terrace apartment in Washougal.

November 5, 2022, 6:05am Business

If Washougal resident Saree Adams doesn’t pay a $389 rent increase at her low-income Rockwood Terrace apartment beginning in December, she could become homeless, she said. Read story

Saree Adams, a tenant at Rockwood Terrace in Washougal, sits in her two-bedroom apartment where she has lived for 10 years. The complex recently raised rents by nearly $400 for some residents, an increase of about 40 percent. Adams and many other residents say they cannot pay the new price.

Rising rents create a conundrum in Clark County

Saree Adams, a tenant at Rockwood Terrace in Washougal, sits in her two-bedroom apartment where she has lived for 10 years. The complex recently raised rents by nearly $400 for some residents, an increase of about 40 percent. Adams and many other residents say they cannot pay the new price.

November 5, 2022, 6:01am Business

Saree Adams has lived at Washougal’s Rockwood Terrace, an affordable apartment complex funded through the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit, for 10 years. She has always paid her $976 rent on time and in full, she said. Read story

A vacant lot at West 11th Street and Daniels Street, a possible location for the third Safe Stay community, is seen from the front steps of Briar Rose Inn in downtown Vancouver.

City officials endorse downtown Vancouver Safe Stay Community site

A vacant lot at West 11th Street and Daniels Street, a possible location for the third Safe Stay community, is seen from the front steps of Briar Rose Inn in downtown Vancouver.

November 4, 2022, 2:30pm Clark County News

Vancouver city officials will recommend to the city council on Monday that a vacant downtown lot is a viable location for its third Safe Stay Community. If approved, designs will be finalized, and construction will begin. Read story

A free Naloxone vending machine is pictured at Recovery Cafe, providing access to the life-saving drug to anyone in need.

Services available in Clark County to combat fentanyl, other issues

A free Naloxone vending machine is pictured at Recovery Cafe, providing access to the life-saving drug to anyone in need.

November 3, 2022, 6:04am Clark County Health

Across Washington and the nation, illicit fentanyl use has dramatically increased since 2019. Clark County is no exception. Read story

Niles Haas, a 27-year-old man from Vancouver, was able to overcome a fentanyl addiction through medication-assisted treatment and support from XChange Recovery. Haas lives and works at XChange's Heart Change House, where he helps fellow participants navigate their recoveries.

Fentanyl in Clark County: 27-year-old recovering addict says recovery possible, with help

Niles Haas, a 27-year-old man from Vancouver, was able to overcome a fentanyl addiction through medication-assisted treatment and support from XChange Recovery. Haas lives and works at XChange's Heart Change House, where he helps fellow participants navigate their recoveries.

November 3, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Health

Just before the COVID-19 pandemic sent the world into lockdown in 2020, Niles Haas reached out to his family for help. They did not have much of a relationship — he had struggled with addiction for years, and things had spiraled out of control since he tried fentanyl in 2019. Read story

Clark County Council hearing set on rescue fund use

November 1, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

The Clark County Council is holding a public hearing at 10 a.m. today to review and hear comments on the county’s HOME Investment Partnerships American Rescue Plan Act Program draft. Read story

Gov. Jay Inslee, left, strolls with Vancouver's Homeless Response Coordinator Jamie Spinelli during a tour of the Outpost Safe Stay Community Monday morning. Officials are hailing it as a possible model for other cities to address the needs of the unhoused.

‘Successful for a lot of different reasons’: Inslee tours Safe Stay site in Vancouver

Gov. Jay Inslee, left, strolls with Vancouver's Homeless Response Coordinator Jamie Spinelli during a tour of the Outpost Safe Stay Community Monday morning. Officials are hailing it as a possible model for other cities to address the needs of the unhoused.

October 31, 2022, 5:01pm Clark County News

Gov. Jay Inslee toured Vancouver’s first Safe Stay Community on Monday, hailing the city’s efforts to address homelessness as a model for the state. Read story