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Stories by Mia Ryder-Marks

Columbian staff reporter

Nonprofit NW Furniture Bank helps newly housed people furnish their home

May 19, 2023, 6:08am Clark County News

With a whoosh, Haven Davis and Christina Howsley pull open a large warehouse door on a recent afternoon, gazes landing on an idling van and pickup brimming with goods. Read story

Access Architecture is designing Lincoln Place II, a Vancouver Housing Authority permanent supportive housing development that will connect to the authority's Lincoln Place complex.

Washington Department of Commerce sends $5M to Lincoln Place 2

Access Architecture is designing Lincoln Place II, a Vancouver Housing Authority permanent supportive housing development that will connect to the authority's Lincoln Place complex.

May 17, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

The Vancouver Housing Authority recently received an influx of funding from the Washington Department of Commerce for the development of affordable housing. Read story

The Humane Society for Southwest Washington and other groups in Clark County help provide services for the pets of unhoused and low-income residents, including spay and neuter for cats.

Humane Society in Vancouver helps pets of low-income people, those experiencing homelessness

The Humane Society for Southwest Washington and other groups in Clark County help provide services for the pets of unhoused and low-income residents, including spay and neuter for cats.

May 16, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

While most Clark County residents were turning on their coffee pots or taking their dogs for their morning walk, Laura Jean Skiles trailed through the nearly silent Humane Society for Southwest Washington building one Tuesday — omit the occasional bark or meow. Read story

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Clark County housing market sees high demand in April

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May 11, 2023, 6:56pm Business

Just like April’s fickle weather, the housing market gave Clark County residents mixed signals last month. Read story

Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue Chief John Nohr steps out of a new fire truck Feb. 12, 2021, at Fire Station 26 in Dollars Corner.

Clark-Cowlitz rescuers take ‘more human’ approach to those in mental health crises

Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue Chief John Nohr steps out of a new fire truck Feb. 12, 2021, at Fire Station 26 in Dollars Corner.

May 11, 2023, 6:05am Clark County Health

A few weeks ago, Clark-Cowlitz Fire Rescue was called to help a person experiencing homelessness who was sleeping in an unsafe area. When they arrived on scene, rescue workers determined the person was having a mental health crisis. In previous situations, they might have referred the person to a nearby… Read story

Letter carrier Bob Weyer delivers mail and yellow grocery bags to residents of Vancouver’s Carter Park neighborhood during a previous year's Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.

Letter carriers’ food drive returns to Clark County on Saturday

Letter carrier Bob Weyer delivers mail and yellow grocery bags to residents of Vancouver’s Carter Park neighborhood during a previous year's Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive.

May 9, 2023, 5:48pm Clark County News

On Saturday, Clark County residents can not only send out their mail but also do their part in fighting hunger. Read story

Katie Vongthongthip, left, and her fiancee, Chance Newbill, play with their dog, Nova Scotia, at the Hope Village Safe Stay on Fourth Plain Boulevard. Before moving to Hope Village, the couple lived in a van for five years.

In Clark County, pets lifeline for owners experiencing homelessness

Katie Vongthongthip, left, and her fiancee, Chance Newbill, play with their dog, Nova Scotia, at the Hope Village Safe Stay on Fourth Plain Boulevard. Before moving to Hope Village, the couple lived in a van for five years.

May 9, 2023, 6:06am Clark County News

A pack of three feral cats, a mother and two kittens, wandered into The Swamp encampment last year looking for food. Read story

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Money key in aiding homeless students in Clark County

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May 7, 2023, 6:06am Clark County News

Washington’s homelessness crisis hasn’t spared children, and the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have exacerbated it. Read story

Clark County Building Industry Association Treasurer and developer of the project, Dave Campos, third from right, gives a tour of a renovated building Wednesday during a groundbreaking for Community Roots Collaborative's new O-Street project. The project includes renovating a former Sikh Community Church into 12 Oxford-style homes and adding eight tiny homes on the property.

Tiny home community breaks ground in Vancouver’s Rose Village

Clark County Building Industry Association Treasurer and developer of the project, Dave Campos, third from right, gives a tour of a renovated building Wednesday during a groundbreaking for Community Roots Collaborative's new O-Street project. The project includes renovating a former Sikh Community Church into 12 Oxford-style homes and adding eight tiny homes on the property.

May 5, 2023, 6:06am Clark County News

As shovel blades sliced through tawny-brown dirt on Wednesday, Vancouver residents were one step closer to more affordable housing. Read story

A sign outside a new home in Ridgefield in 2021 lets homebuyers know the property's status.

Partnership aims to ease barriers for first-time homebuyers in Clark County

A sign outside a new home in Ridgefield in 2021 lets homebuyers know the property's status.

May 3, 2023, 6:07am Business

Much like the rest of the United States, Clark County residents looking to buy their first home are hit with a double whammy of scarce and expensive housing options. Read story