Changes and ambiguity on the federal level will not keep the city of Vancouver from pursuing improvements in safety, housing and homelessness, and economic development,…
Posts published in “Homeless”
‘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
Vancouver-based nonprofit Thrive2Survive awarded $10,000 by Molina Healthcare
By The Citizen on March 6, 2025
Thrive2Survive, a Vancouver-based homeless nonprofit, was recently awarded $10,000 by Molina Healthcare of Washington. The grant is meant to continue Thrive2Survive’s mission to provide resources…
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…
Vancouver plans to close sound wall homeless camp along Mill Plain
By The Citizen on February 25, 2025
The city of Vancouver will close the West Mill Plain Boulevard sound wall to camping March 5 after almost a year of complaints from neighbors.…
Battle Ground the latest city in Southwest Washington to ban unlawful camping on public property
By The Citizen on February 4, 2025
The city of Battle Ground is the latest Southwest Washington jurisdiction to ban unlawful camping on public property since a June U.S. Supreme Court ruling…
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
Vancouver police spending more time on outreach in homeless camps
By The Citizen on January 25, 2025
Vancouver police officers are spending more time in homeless encampments under a new partnership between the department and the city’s Homeless Assistance and Resource Team.…
Clark County Council weighs giving $2 million to Vancouver’s planned homeless shelter
By The Citizen on January 23, 2025
Clark County may yet help the city of Vancouver pay for a planned homeless shelter in the Van Mall neighborhood. Read more… Source: The Columbian