As more people near the age of retirement, leaders of Washington’s long-term insurance care program, known as WA Cares, want to prepare families for the…
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Evergreen Habitat for Humanity completes the last two homes at affordable housing community Johnson Village
By The Citizen on October 14, 2024
Two families will soon open the doors to their new homes at Johnson Village, an affordable housing community created by Evergreen Habitat for Humanity. Read…
Clark County saw slight drop in homeless population in 2023, says Council for the Homeless
By The Citizen on October 11, 2024
The number of homeless people in Clark County dropped for the first time since at least 2018, the year the Council for the Homeless first…
Vancouver tiny home community ready to welcome families struggling with housing and homelessness
By The Citizen on October 11, 2024
Community Roots Collaborative has begun welcoming families to its latest housing project, seven small cottages for people moving off the streets. Read more… Source: The…
Community Foundation grants address disparities in Clark County communities hit worst by war on drugs
By The Citizen on October 11, 2024
The Community Foundation for Southwest Washington has awarded more than $450,000 to 11 organizations across Clark County that are working to address social, racial and…
‘There’s nowhere for her to go’: Advocates say lack of shelter, safe housing fuel domestic violence in Washington
By The Citizen on October 9, 2024
Kathleen Stevens recently took a phone call from a woman in Vancouver who believed her abuser would kill her that night. She’s terrified for her…
‘You have to beat the squirrels and the rain’: Ridgefield farm harvests its first commercial hazelnut crop
By The Citizen on October 9, 2024
RIDGEFIELD — For Ridgefield farmer Rob Baur, harvesting his farm’s first commercial hazelnut crop this fall and shipping it off to buyers was a race…
Flood damage means Vancouver church won’t be able to house the homeless this winter
By The Citizen on October 8, 2024
After a flood in April, Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church’s building in east Vancouver is unusable, according to its pastor. The church is looking for another…
Free Clinic of Southwest Washington will get a $1.5 million upgrade in the spring
By The Citizen on October 7, 2024
The Free Clinic of Southwest Washington’s building will undergo a $1.5 million renovation in the spring. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Should Vancouver fix the air quality issues in Fruit Valley before adding more housing?
By The Citizen on October 5, 2024
Lewis Record, 80, remembers the whisper of swaying branches and crisp scent of the air as he picked prunes in Fruit Valley in the 1950s.…