Children’s Center, a nonprofit that provides mental health care to youth in Clark County, is hoping to foster healthy conversations about mental health and reduce…
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NWCAVE fundraiser hosts Elizabeth Smart: “Media is so powerful. I have no doubt that I would not be here if not for the media”
As a child, Elizabeth Smart was taught to not talk to strangers, to use the buddy system, and to stop, drop and roll if on…
Clark Public Utilities’ Jan. 28 Race for Warmth collected over $70,000
Clark Public Utilities’ annual Race for Warmth, a 5K and 10K walk and run, raised more than $70,000 to go to the utility’s Operation Warm…
Vancouver woman among advocates who urge lawmakers to support House Bill 1450 to expand insurance coverage for biomarker testing for cancer patients
Cancer patients, survivors and their families from the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Action Network traveled to Olympia on Monday morning to urge lawmakers to endorse…
3 Clark County agencies to get $19M total to boost affordable housing
Several Clark County agencies are the recipients of nearly $19 million in state funding to build more affordable housing. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service: Organizations in Clark County offer volunteer opportunities
Honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of social justice by making Jan. 15 a day to celebrate Clark County’s spirit of volunteerism by, well, volunteering.…
Nonprofit iUrban Teen targets food insecurity in Vancouver with Food for Good program
iUrban Teen has begun an eight-month endeavor that aims to alleviate food insecurity in Vancouver. Read more… Source: The Columbian
12 ideas for giving season: Many places in Clark County could use your gift of time or supplies
The end of the year is often called the season of giving, with people exchanging gifts for Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and other holidays. Read more… …
‘A road to home’: Thrive 2 Survive to provide staffing, case management to people living at Vancouver’s Safe Parking Zone
Thrive 2 Survive, a Clark County-based nonprofit that offers services to people experiencing homelessness, will provide 24-hour staffing and case management to people living in…
Ombuds program in King County gives those experiencing homelessness an ally in navigating system, resolving problems
Katara Jordan adjusts her cellphone against her ear with one hand while the other dances across her laptop’s keyboard. Read more… Source: The Columbian