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Stories by Mia Ryder-Marks

Columbian staff reporter

Volunteers of Share's Backpack Program, which provides bags of food to families across the county, filled totes of canned goods, oatmeal and snacks.

Share celebrates 20 years of Backpack Program, providing food for families

Volunteers of Share's Backpack Program, which provides bags of food to families across the county, filled totes of canned goods, oatmeal and snacks.

June 14, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

Maggie Bernetich plopped a can of tuna into a plum purple tote bag before grabbing a package of oatmeal or two, followed by a fruit snack pack. Read story

Friends of the Carpenter sets tool sale, repair clinic

June 10, 2023, 6:00am Clark County News

Carpenters, crafts workers and DIY enthusiasts are invited to attend Friends of the Carpenter’s semi-annual tool sale and repair clinic. Read story

Share’s annual Appeal for Meals campaign begins

June 9, 2023, 5:59am Clark County News

Share kicks off its annual Appeal for Meals campaign this week. Community members are invited to donate funds that will go toward sustaining the Backpack program, which provides food to more than a thousand Clark County students each year. Read story

Charles Hanset is among the organizers of the Thrive2Survive event at Living Hope Church. Hanset has focused on outreach in Clark County for years.

Vancouver free event to provide services for homeless people

Charles Hanset is among the organizers of the Thrive2Survive event at Living Hope Church. Hanset has focused on outreach in Clark County for years.

June 8, 2023, 4:56pm Clark County News

Thrive2Survive, a free community outreach event for people experiencing homelessness, will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 17 at Living Hope Church, 2711 N.E. Andresen Road. Read story

Vancouver Homelessness Response Coordinator and HART member Jamie Spinelli, at right, and Vancouver police Officer Tyler Chavers perform outreach duties at an encampment near the Share House men's shelter in downtown Vancouver in December 2022.

Clark County agencies respond to annual homeless count

Vancouver Homelessness Response Coordinator and HART member Jamie Spinelli, at right, and Vancouver police Officer Tyler Chavers perform outreach duties at an encampment near the Share House men's shelter in downtown Vancouver in December 2022.

June 7, 2023, 6:24pm Clark County News

A day after a report showed 1,300 people in Clark County were experiencing homelessness, local agencies refined their response for next year. Read story

Council for the Homeless’ Housing Solutions Center seeks hot weather items

June 7, 2023, 5:57am Clark County News

Council for the Homeless’ Housing Solutions Center is in need of hot weather items to share with people who access its services. Read story

Cody Shaw of the Council for the Homeless knocks on the door of a recreational vehicle parked along Fort Vancouver Way while helping with the Point in Time Count on Thursday morning. Point in Time is an annual count of people experiencing homelessness, which feeds the yearly report.
Young artist from Clark County displayed their work at the 2023 Youth House art show. The theme for the show was resiliency.

Vancouver art exhibit showcases resiliency of youth

Young artist from Clark County displayed their work at the 2023 Youth House art show. The theme for the show was resiliency.

June 3, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

A crowd gathered in front of Youth House in downtown Vancouver on Thursday evening, shaded by a giant tree’s wingspan. Read story

Andrea Brooks, president and CEO of Lifeline Connections, left, speaks during an opening ceremony for their new involuntary treatment program as director of involuntary treatment Raven Mosley loos on at the Crisis Wellness Center on Thursday.

Involuntary treatment center opens in Fruit Valley

Andrea Brooks, president and CEO of Lifeline Connections, left, speaks during an opening ceremony for their new involuntary treatment program as director of involuntary treatment Raven Mosley loos on at the Crisis Wellness Center on Thursday.

June 2, 2023, 6:06am Clark County Health

Nearly 35 years ago, Clark County Sheriff John Horch was working as a deputy in Hazel Dell when he encountered a man, Paul, who kept having the police called on him. Read story

Art therapy is linked to reducing anxiety, depression and stress. On June 6, youth will showcase various art forms at Youth House art show.

Art show highlights work of Clark County’s youth

Art therapy is linked to reducing anxiety, depression and stress. On June 6, youth will showcase various art forms at Youth House art show.

June 1, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

Clark County Youth House will host an art show from 5-8 p.m. today at 1012 Esther St., Vancouver, displaying multimedia artwork. Read story