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Columbian Social Services, Demographics, Faith

Vancouver Women’s Foundation awarded 53 grants in 2017

January 10, 2018, 8:35pm Clark County News

Those behind the Vancouver Women’s Foundation are often called “the women of last resort.” The group helps women who’ve exhausted all other resources and need emergency, one-time financial assistance to get through a tough time. Read story

Volunteer Margo Madsen spreads wood chips for an all-season pathway at Raymond E. Shaffer Park.

Organizations need help with plants, food, books, weeding, more

Volunteer Margo Madsen spreads wood chips for an all-season pathway at Raymond E. Shaffer Park.

January 8, 2018, 7:29pm Clark County Life

Congress declared Martin Luther King Jr. Day a national day of service in 1994. And so, every third Monday in January there are opportunities to serve the community in recognition of the well-known civil rights activist. Read story

Rumor of a Hazel Dell eviction was just that

January 7, 2018, 6:05am Clark County News

A rumor about a Hazel Dell apartment complex evicting all its tenants in a Courtyard Village-esque scenario sounded plausible and spread online — but it turned out to be untrue. Read story

Volunteer Bert Day of Vancouver helps Deana Lentz, homeless in Vancouver, start up a loaded washer during the free laundry night at Laundry Love on Thursday evening, Jan. 4, 2018. The laundromat opened this winter after undergoing repairs from an accident in May.

Laundromat back with loads of love

Volunteer Bert Day of Vancouver helps Deana Lentz, homeless in Vancouver, start up a loaded washer during the free laundry night at Laundry Love on Thursday evening, Jan. 4, 2018. The laundromat opened this winter after undergoing repairs from an accident in May.

January 5, 2018, 9:23pm Clark County News

The machines are back up and spinning sudsy loads of clothes at Laundry Love, the west Vancouver laundromat offering free laundry for people in need on Thursdays. The laundromat was closed for about seven months after a Dodge Charger plowed backward into the glass front of the building at 2101… Read story

A plan to relocate the day center for the homeless to a former Fish and Wildlife Building in Vancouver gained approval Thursday from Hearing Examiner Sharon Rice. The city council votes Monday on the $4.3 million purchase the 26,000-square-foot building.

Hearing examiner approves relocation of Vancouver day center

A plan to relocate the day center for the homeless to a former Fish and Wildlife Building in Vancouver gained approval Thursday from Hearing Examiner Sharon Rice. The city council votes Monday on the $4.3 million purchase the 26,000-square-foot building.

January 5, 2018, 1:06pm Clark County News

Hearing examiner Sharon Rice approved the controversial relocation of the day center for the homeless to 2018 Grand Blvd., the former state Fish and Wildlife Building. Read story

Construction continues on the 134th Street Lofts in November.

Forecast: County will keep growing

Construction continues on the 134th Street Lofts in November.

January 2, 2018, 7:00pm Clark County News

Clark County’s population keeps growing — much like the state as a whole — fueled primarily by people moving into already dense urban areas. Read story

Shannon Medlin, 37, left, plays cribbage with her partner, who goes by his stage name, Thor Shreddington, 31, in their 1986 GMC Suburban. They’re taking part in the SafePark program, which permits people to park overnight in participating church parking lots. “I’m thankful to have a place like this,” Medlin said.

Program allows people to park overnight at five Clark County churches

Shannon Medlin, 37, left, plays cribbage with her partner, who goes by his stage name, Thor Shreddington, 31, in their 1986 GMC Suburban. They’re taking part in the SafePark program, which permits people to park overnight in participating church parking lots. “I’m thankful to have a place like this,” Medlin said.

January 1, 2018, 6:15am Clark County News

Moving from Arizona to Vancouver seemed like a good idea. Shannon Medlin is a freelance software developer and her partner, who goes by his stage name Thor Shreddington, is a musician. They were struggling financially, so they seized the opportunity to live near the music and tech scenes in Portland… Read story

Men take cue from women to give back

December 30, 2017, 6:03am Clark County News

A newly-formed giving circle called 100 Men Who Care Clark County aims to get 100 men to donate $100 each to a local nonprofit every quarter. That pencils out to $40,000 annually going to charity. Read story

Wattle Tree Place is pictured behind a for-sale sign on East 16th Street. Recently, the entire street block containing six homes was sold.

Upheaval in Uptown as developers acquire real estate

Wattle Tree Place is pictured behind a for-sale sign on East 16th Street. Recently, the entire street block containing six homes was sold.

December 27, 2017, 6:01am Clark County Business

The sale of an eight-lot block in the Arnada neighborhood has some residents and business owners both curious and concerned about the future of the area. Read story

Vancouver Housing Authority invests in affordable townhouses

December 21, 2017, 6:50pm Clark County News

Vancouver Housing Authority looks to help local low-income families become first-time homebuyers. On Thursday the agency’s board of commissioners approved a $200,000 line of credit to Vancouver Affordable Housing Nonprofit to purchase a 0.93-acre parcel in the Minnehaha neighborhood that would be developed into seven or eight townhouses. Read story