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One of the cleaner and safer homeless camps, ‘City Hall camp’ to be removed to make way for Vancouver development
One of Vancouver’s most visible encampments — dubbed the “City Hall camp” by some locals due to its proximity to the building — will be…
From service to civilian: Veterans with lived experience now confront homelessness in veteran community
Today is Veterans Day, which since 1938 has been a day set aside to honor military veterans. Today is also a day when, in Clark…
Vancouver officials explain emergency declaration for homelessness
In a Tuesday interview with The Columbian, Vancouver City Manager Eric Holmes, Vancouver’s Homelessness Response Coordinator Jamie Spinelli and Vancouver City Councilor Ty Stober spoke…
Voices of experience: Those who’ve lived on streets bring empathy to organizations helping Clark County’s homeless
Renee Stevens knows what it’s like to hit rock bottom. After a series of bad relationships and struggles with drug addiction, she returned to her…
Advocates’ goal: Keep the homeless (and their clothes) dry amid rainy season in Clark County
With people sequestered inside their tents, the camp in front of Vancouver City Hall was silent on Monday except for the sound of raindrops striking…
Clark Asks: ‘Do homeless people actually want to get off the streets?’
Experiencing homelessness isn’t easy. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Homeless population grays in Clark County as more seniors end up on the street
Chris Muntean, 70, feels lucky he had a heart attack. Read more… Source: The Columbian
For people in Clark County experiencing homelessness, health care can be out of reach
A numbness washed over Martha Petifer as she packed up her belongings after being evicted from her apartment. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Clark Asks: What’s being done about trash in Clark County homeless camps?
At the Burnt Bridge Creek Trail camp — one of the largest homeless camps in Vancouver — a single, modest-size trash can spills over with…