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Electrician Eric Scheel with Stoner Electric installs wiring in the new shower and laundry area of the day center. The former conference room received the bulk of the construction budget.

Day center becomes Vancouver Navigation Center

September 7, 2018, 6:04am Clark County News

Vancouver’s day center has a new name to go with its new look. The day-use facility the homeless, located in the former Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife building, will be known as the Vancouver Navigation Center. Read story

Woodland Care Center physical therapist Jim Ferris, 79, left, works with Barbara, who preferred to not give her last name, on her range of motion and strength while walking on her prosthetic leg. Ferris is part of a growing number among seniors to continue working later in life.

Working in their golden years

September 3, 2018, 6:02am Clark County News

As a 79-year-old physical therapist, Jim Ferris often has clients in his same age cohort. Read story

The Valley Homestead shelter in Hazel Dell could add 12 more beds if the city funds a grant request.

Vancouver gets 3 proposals for homeless shelter funds

August 21, 2018, 6:02am Clark County News

For the first time, the city of Vancouver has solicited applications to tap its homeless shelter fund, a part of the taxpayer-approved Affordable Housing Fund. Read story

Glen Jones, food and warehouse manager, unloads donated food from Costco from the delivery truck Thursday afternoon at the Clark County Food Bank. The recovery program, known as Fresh Alliance, is a nationally recognized food bank program that gathers food grocery stores no longer want and distributes it to local food banks. Two local Costcos recently began participating in the program.

27 local grocery stores participating in Fresh Alliance program

August 20, 2018, 6:04am Business

The Clark County Food Bank received nearly 6.7 million pounds of food last year. More than 25 percent of it, or about 1.7 million pounds, was recovered from local grocery stores — the most of any source. The recovery program, known as Fresh Alliance, accounts for more food than what’s… Read story

John Weber, the interim executive director of the Arc of Southwest Washington, looks over the nonprofit’s warehouse that stores donated goods. The nonprofit, which assists people with developmental and intellectual disabilities, has struggled financially for several years.

Arc headquarters for sale in hope of stabilizing finances

August 15, 2018, 6:00am Clark County News

The Arc of Southwest Washington recently listed its central Vancouver headquarters for sale to potentially help solve the nonprofit’s financial struggles. Read story