The Portland attorney who took a landmark case on homelessness to the U.S. Supreme Court calls fining people for sleeping outside “the leaf-blower approach.” Read…
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‘We’re being hit on so many levels’: Vancouver residents raise concerns about taxes, crime, streets
By The Citizen on September 24, 2024
Vancouver residents who showed up to speak with city councilors at a Monday community forum expressed concerns about the upcoming police levy, crime at two…
Can Housing First work in the face of Clark county’s fentanyl crisis? Residents say apartments are rife with drug use and crime
By The Citizen on August 24, 2024
Heidi Leonard lives at The Pacific apartments, but some days, the 51-year-old wishes she were still homeless. Read more… Source: The Columbian
Kuni Foundation awards grants to Clark County nonprofits
By The Citizen on July 10, 2024
Vancouver-based Kuni Foundation has awarded 20 grants to nonprofit groups across Southwest Washington and Oregon serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, the foundation announced…
Vancouver council awards millions to add affordable housing and shelter beds
By The Citizen on May 7, 2024
Millions of dollars for affordable housing, rental assistance and services for homeless people are coming to Vancouver this summer. Read more… Source: The Columbian