After a two-year hiatus, the return of Give More 24! raised $2.3 million Sept. 25 for 180 nonprofits across Clark, Cowlitz, Skamania and Wahkiakum counties.…
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Identity Clark County seeks nominations for 2026 Ed Lynch board seat
By The Citizen on September 29, 2025
The nonprofit business leaders group Identity Clark County is accepting nominations for the 2026 Ed Lynch honorary board seat. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Candlelight vigil set in Esther Short Park for annual event to honor homicide victims
By The Citizen on September 22, 2025
The National Women’s Coalition Against Violence & Exploitation will host a candlelight vigil from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Vancouver’s Esther Short Park to…
West Columbia Gorge Humane Society unveils mural depicting former shelter animals
By The Citizen on September 19, 2025
WASHOUGAL — For several years, West Columbia Gorge Humane Society Executive Director Micki Simeone longed to do something to spruce up the two shipping-container storage…
‘Help people connect the dots to resources’: Clark County Housing Hotline strives to help those facing homelessness, domestic violence, more
By The Citizen on September 16, 2025
Every morning at 9 on the dot, phones begin to light up at the Council for the Homeless headquarters in Vancouver. Read more… Source: The…
Vancouver’s new 0.1 percent sales tax a ‘major commitment to expanding arts and cultural services’
By The Citizen on September 9, 2025
A new 0.1 percent sales tax in the city of Vancouver will raise an estimated $7 million a year to expand public access to arts,…
Columbia Play Project hires organization’s first paid, full-time executive director
By The Citizen on September 8, 2025
Columbia Play Project, the Vancouver nonprofit dedicated to building a full-scale children’s museum in Clark County, has welcomed a new executive director. Read more… Source:…
Humane Society for Southwest Washington opens community clinic for low-income pet owners
By The Citizen on September 3, 2025
The Humane Society for Southwest Washington’s new clinic for low-income pet owners welcomed its first clients Tuesday. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Operation Freedom Forest Makeover: Fundraiser aims to improve off-leash area at Humane Society in Vancouver
By The Citizen on September 3, 2025
The Humane Society for Southwest Washington is raising money to build a playground for dogs to improve their physical and mental health. Read more… Source:…
Is Vancouver’s Share ‘setting people up for failure’?
By The Citizen on August 30, 2025
Tinisha Turner landed a job at Share, Vancouver’s largest homeless service provider, with hopes of offering others the same kind of support that changed her…