Northwest affordable housing providers say it’s a volatile time for them as federal programs that have long fueled Clark County development are threatened. Read more… …
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Vancouver’s Affordable Housing Fund has created 1,450 affordable housing units and helped 1,900 households with rent since 2016
By The Citizen on March 1, 2025
On her first night in her new apartment, Tasha Love smiled as she slept on the tile floor. For the first time, she had a…
Point-in-Time Count workers collect data, offer resources to Clark County’s homeless
By The Citizen on January 31, 2025
A team of outreach workers moved through an east Vancouver homeless camp Thursday as dawn’s first light touched the horizon. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Clark County’s nonprofits and governments still reeling after federal funds freeze called off
By The Citizen on January 29, 2025
Leaders of Clark County governments and nonprofits remain uneasy even though the White House on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing all federal grants and loans.…
Council for the Homeless issues severe weather alert through Wednesday
By The Citizen on January 16, 2025
Council for the Homeless has issued a severe weather alert through Wednesday for the emergency shelter system in Clark County. Read more… Source: The Columbian
‘These folks exist’: Memorial for 53 people in the homeless community will be Saturday in downtown Vancouver
By The Citizen on December 19, 2024
The annual Homeless Persons Memorial Day on Saturday in downtown Vancouver will honor those who died in the past year. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Despite concerns, severe weather shelter ready to open in former Vancouver library building
By The Citizen on December 13, 2024
On Saturday, two city of Vancouver buildings will open to those seeking overnight refuge from the cold. Officials say the shelters will provide not only…
City’s plan to open winter shelter near Vancouver Innovation, Technology and Arts Elementary upsets parents
By The Citizen on December 10, 2024
Vancouver’s plans to open a winter shelter Saturday next to an elementary school have ignited fear and anger among parents. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Council for the Homeless issues severe weather alert in Clark County for tonight
By The Citizen on December 4, 2024
Council for the Homeless issued a severe weather alert tonight for the emergency shelter system in Clark County. Read more… Source: The Columbian
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…