About 10 years ago, a group of Clark County residents gathered together to feed the hungry. Free Hot Soup Vancouver volunteers have stuck with it…
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Camas Lions Club, Riverview Bank to host free shredding event
By The Citizen on April 11, 2024
CAMAS — Camas Lions Club and Riverview Bank are sponsoring a free paper shredding event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 27 at Riverview…
Family Promise of Clark County hosts annual fundraiser today
By The Citizen on April 11, 2024
Family Promise of Clark County is hosting a fundraiser to continue providing resources to children and their families experiencing housing instability. Read more… Source: The…
‘No judgment here’: Metropolitan Community Church of the Gentle Shepherd marks 40 years of service to LGBTQ+ individuals
By The Citizen on April 1, 2024
Metropolitan Community Church of the Gentle Shepherd is celebrating 40 years of creating a safe place of worship for the LGBTQ+ community. Read more… Source:…
Vancouver nonprofit offers a solid Foundation for those leaving prison, teens trying to avoid it
By The Citizen on March 29, 2024
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…
Vancouver nonprofit Council for for the Homeless awarded $2M grant from MacKenzie Scott’s foundation
By The Citizen on March 20, 2024
Council for the Homeless received a $2 million grant Tuesday toward its mission to end homelessness. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Children’s Center creates podcast to foster healthy conversations about mental illness
By The Citizen on March 15, 2024
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…
NWCAVE fundraiser hosts Elizabeth Smart: “Media is so powerful. I have no doubt that I would not be here if not for the media”
By The Citizen on March 8, 2024
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
By The Citizen on February 9, 2024
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
By The Citizen on February 6, 2024
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…