Council for the Homeless leaders say potential federal funding cuts will devastate Clark County housing and homeless services. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Posts published in “Homeless outreach”
Come as you are: Janus Youth Programs reaches out to homeless and at-risk youth
By The Citizen on April 7, 2025
At The Perch in downtown Vancouver, the low-barrier shelter for homeless and at-risk youth has just one requirement: Come as you are. Read more… Source:…
City of Vancouver’s seasonal overnight homeless shelters are closed; will they reopen in winter?
By The Citizen on April 2, 2025
On Tuesday morning, adults and children trickled out the doors of the city of Vancouver’s winter shelters for the last time this season. Read more… …
Vancouver fires Thrive2Survive as operator of Safe Park at Evergreen Transit Center
By The Citizen on March 31, 2025
The city of Vancouver fired the operator of its Safe Park, where people can legally live in their vehicles, for allegedly ignoring drug deals and…
‘There is this cloud that’s lifted’: Hough neighborhood residents thankful sound wall homeless camp cleared
By The Citizen on March 28, 2025
Three weeks after the city cleared a homeless camp along the sound wall on West Mill Plain Boulevard in Vancouver, nearby residents say they haven’t…
Bikers Outreach Organization brings ‘comfort to the uncomfortable’ in Clark County with help for those who need it
By The Citizen on March 27, 2025
As light rain drizzled, Dax Imber rode his motorcycle by the Burnt Bridge Creek homeless encampment in central Vancouver. He called out to a few…
‘I didn’t know I was Superman’: After living on streets, losing his leg, Vancouver man discovers depths of inner strength
By The Citizen on March 25, 2025
The men carrying furniture into Jimmy Howland’s new apartment treated him like a celebrity. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Should Safe Stays stay? Vancouver officials, advocates for the homeless debate whether communities should be permanent
By The Citizen on March 15, 2025
Vancouver’s system of temporary shelters may become a permanent part of the city’s plan to address homelessness. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Years after generous strangers helped a homeless family find housing in Vancouver, the Greens help others struggling with instability
By The Citizen on March 8, 2025
SEATTLE — Eight-year-old Genna Green hugged her mother, Pamela, as they gazed at a banner that read, “Welcome Home!” Read more… Source: The Columbian
City closes sound wall homeless camp along Mill Plain in west Vancouver
By The Citizen on March 5, 2025
City of Vancouver workers erected a sign that declared “Property Closed to Camping” as they cleared tents Wednesday morning along West Mill Plain Boulevard. Read…