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Columbian Social Services, Demographics, Faith

Muslims invite tough questions on Islam

December 3, 2017, 6:01am Clark County News

The organizers of the upcoming Conversations with Muslims hope things get uncomfortable. The Dec. 10 event at the Vancouver Community Library centers around any questions people want to ask Muslims about their beliefs. Read story

The city intends to purchase this 26,578 square-foot building at 2018 Grand Blvd., across the street from a Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market.

Day center would help homeless

The city intends to purchase this 26,578 square-foot building at 2018 Grand Blvd., across the street from a Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market.

December 2, 2017, 5:14pm Clark County News

Vancouver residents have until Monday to submit comments about a proposed day center for homeless people. Read story

Zachary Borghello carries donated food for the Autism Serves Kids Care Club during Walk & Knock in 2016.

Walk & Knock works to get word out

Zachary Borghello carries donated food for the Autism Serves Kids Care Club during Walk & Knock in 2016.

November 27, 2017, 8:48pm Clark County News

Every year on the first Saturday in December, volunteers go door-to-door collecting food donations for the Clark County Food Bank. And, every year, the board for Walk & Knock tries new ways to get the word out and make the food drive as successful as it can be. Read story

Volunteers Lauren Naughton, left, and Linda Meade, prepare dinner plates for the weekly Frassati supper served at the Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater in downtown Vancouver.

Pier Giorgio Agape Ministry feeds, clothes homeless, those in need

Volunteers Lauren Naughton, left, and Linda Meade, prepare dinner plates for the weekly Frassati supper served at the Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater in downtown Vancouver.

November 22, 2017, 4:30pm Churches & Religion

People lined up from the lower hall of the Proto-Cathedral of St. James the Greater to the sidewalk, waiting to get inside for a hot meal. Read story

The Lincoln Place, a new 30-unit apartment complex in downtown Vancouver,  offers permanent housing to chronically homeless individuals in Clark County. It provides a variety of support services to its tenants under contracts arranged thanks to flexibility Vancouver Housing Authority has been granted in following federal rules.

Housing authority OKs $58 million budget

The Lincoln Place, a new 30-unit apartment complex in downtown Vancouver,  offers permanent housing to chronically homeless individuals in Clark County. It provides a variety of support services to its tenants under contracts arranged thanks to flexibility Vancouver Housing Authority has been granted in following federal rules.

November 20, 2017, 6:00am Clark County News

Vancouver Housing Authority’s $58 million 2018 budget was approved Thursday during its board of directors meeting. The budget was finessed during a workshop last month to account for an expected shortfall in the Section 8 program, which provides rental assistance. Read story

Woman injured in early morning crash

November 18, 2017, 9:50pm Clark County News

A crash in west Vancouver, where Fourth Plain and Mill Plain intersect, blocked the road for a few hours early Saturday morning. Read story

Officials suspend search for missing elk hunter

November 18, 2017, 9:49pm Clark County News

The Skamania County Sheriff's Office suspended its search for a Vancouver elk hunter who went missing in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest earlier this month. Joel Presler, 37, was hunting in the Forlorn Lakes area of the forest and last spoke to his family on Nov. 11. Read story

Man, woman injured in altercation Saturday

November 18, 2017, 9:47pm Clark County News

A Saturday morning altercation between a man and woman in west Vancouver is being investigated by the police department's major crimes and domestic violence units. Few details on the incident were available. Read story

Man goes into cardiac arrest on Amtrak train

November 18, 2017, 9:46pm Clark County News

A 59-year-old man went into cardiac arrest Friday evening on an Amtrak train bound for Vancouver. Read story

Dancers, including Louis Kameroff, left, and Phillip Montana, perform Saturday at the Heritage Festival at the Water Resources Education Center in Vancouver.

Annual celebration of native culture draws a crowd

Dancers, including Louis Kameroff, left, and Phillip Montana, perform Saturday at the Heritage Festival at the Water Resources Education Center in Vancouver.

November 18, 2017, 8:16pm Clark County News

The Native American Indian Heritage Festival is clearly a popular event. The regular and overflow parking lots at Vancouver’s Water Resources Education Center were both full Saturday, prompting some people to park at Marine Park to attend the festivities. Read story