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Columbian staff writer

YWCA Clark County wins $3 million grant

February 19, 2022, 6:02am Clark County News

YWCA Clark County’s SafeChoice Domestic Violence Program has received a $3 million, multi-year grant from the Ed and Dollie Lynch Fund at the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington. Read story

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2 Vancouver long-term care facilities to open non-COVID units

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February 18, 2022, 6:03am Business

Two Vancouver long-term care facilities are opening units to treat non-COVID patients who no longer need acute care. The units are an effort to ease the strain on Clark County hospitals that have been stretched thin by the omicron surge. Read story

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Clark County COVID-19 case rate falling; hospitalizations still high

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February 17, 2022, 12:15pm Clark County Health

Clark County reported a significant decrease in its COVID-19 disease activity rate this week as the omicron variant’s surge continues to ebb. Read story

‘A Tail to Remember’ to benefit West Columbia Gorge Humane Society

February 17, 2022, 6:03am Clark County News

The West Columbia Gorge Humane Society is hosting its largest fundraiser of the year, “A Tail to Remember,” from 4-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27. Read story

The WeBuilt housing community in Clackamas, Ore., is a 22-unit community for adults with autism. The Kuni Foundation provided an $800,000 no-interest loan to help complete the project, which finished in Spring 2021. During this grant cycle, the foundation awarded more than $1.9 million to advance new housing programs in urban and rural areas of the Northwest for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Vancouver-based Kuni Foundation awards $9.8 million in grants

The WeBuilt housing community in Clackamas, Ore., is a 22-unit community for adults with autism. The Kuni Foundation provided an $800,000 no-interest loan to help complete the project, which finished in Spring 2021. During this grant cycle, the foundation awarded more than $1.9 million to advance new housing programs in urban and rural areas of the Northwest for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

February 16, 2022, 5:28pm Clark County News

The Vancouver-based Kuni Foundation, one of the largest charitable foundations in Southwest Washington, awarded $9.8 million to 15 nonprofits in Washington and Oregon during its latest round of grant giving. Read story

Lynn Crawford, program manager for HOPE Dementia Support, clockwise from left, joins colleagues Julie Donovan and Ariana Rascol as they talk with Heather Erickson, deputy director of CDM Caregiving Services, on Monday morning. CDM Caregiving Services and HOPE Dementia Support are joining forces.

CDM Caregiving Services, HOPE Dementia Support combine forces

Lynn Crawford, program manager for HOPE Dementia Support, clockwise from left, joins colleagues Julie Donovan and Ariana Rascol as they talk with Heather Erickson, deputy director of CDM Caregiving Services, on Monday morning. CDM Caregiving Services and HOPE Dementia Support are joining forces.

February 15, 2022, 6:05am Business

CDM Caregiving Services, Vancouver’s largest nonprofit serving the elderly, veterans and people with disabilities, is joining forces with HOPE Dementia Support, a Vancouver organization that supports people with dementia and their caregivers. Read story

Workers begin construction on a state-of-the-art music facility at Meadow Glade Adventist Elementary School, a 125-year-old school in Battle Ground. The school received a $400,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust to help fund the project.

Murdock grants build success for three Clark County nonprofits

Workers begin construction on a state-of-the-art music facility at Meadow Glade Adventist Elementary School, a 125-year-old school in Battle Ground. The school received a $400,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust to help fund the project.

February 14, 2022, 6:05am Business

The Vancouver-based M.J. Murdock Charitable MurdockTrust had a record year of giving in 2021, investing $110 million in organizations across the Northwest, including nearly $610,000 in Clark County. Read story

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Clark County COVID-19 case rate decreasing, but hospitals still near capacity

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February 10, 2022, 1:04pm Clark County Health

Clark County reported a significant decrease in its COVID-19 disease activity rate this week as the omicron variant’s surge begins to slow, but it remains alarmingly high. Read story

The Clark County Major Crimes Unit is investigating after a man was dropped off Friday at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, then later pronounced dead.

Legacy Salmon Creek called one of nation’s best hospitals

The Clark County Major Crimes Unit is investigating after a man was dropped off Friday at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center, then later pronounced dead.

February 10, 2022, 6:05am Business

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center has been recognized as one of the 50 best hospitals in the country by Healthgrades, a website that evaluates hospital quality, putting the Salmon Creek hospital in the top 1 percent of hospitals nationwide. Read story

Washington reopens website for free COVID-19 tests

February 9, 2022, 6:03am Clark County Health

Washington residents can again order up to five at-home COVID-19 tests that will be shipped to their doorstep free of charge while supplies last. Read story