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Columbian Social Services, Demographics, Faith

Cory Soderberg, left, talks with the Rev. Jessie Smith near his van and a hut for the homeless in the parking lot at St. Anne&#039;s Episcopal Church.

Church in Washougal offers space for homeless

Cory Soderberg, left, talks with the Rev. Jessie Smith near his van and a hut for the homeless in the parking lot at St. Anne&#039;s Episcopal Church.

March 7, 2016, 6:10am Churches & Religion

Cory Soderberg said he used to be awakened in the middle of the night by a tap on his window or a flashlight shining into his Dodge Caravan. Read story

Nichole Ault of Longview, left, relaxes with her dog, Lola, and her husband, Nick, in the front room of their new home Friday morning, Feb. 5, 2016. An unfinished mural of Middle Earth that the couple has been working on is seen on the wall behind them.

More people head north as home prices, rent climb

Nichole Ault of Longview, left, relaxes with her dog, Lola, and her husband, Nick, in the front room of their new home Friday morning, Feb. 5, 2016. An unfinished mural of Middle Earth that the couple has been working on is seen on the wall behind them.

February 28, 2016, 6:00am Clark County News

Cowlitz County is the last urban market along the Interstate 5 corridor that’s affordable to first-time homebuyers, based on data from the Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies. It’s increasingly a refuge for buyers who have been priced out of Clark County. Read story

VHA looks to add affordable housing to midtown area

February 26, 2016, 6:08am Clark County News

Vancouver Housing Authority is seeking ideas from developers for a block just north of Mill Plain Boulevard, where the nonprofit plans to build affordable housing. The site, a nearly empty block at 16th and D streets, lies in Vancouver's midtown, the transitional area between the commercial downtown and the residential… Read story

Kay and Jim McClaskey were named the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington&#039;s philanthropists of the year in 2013. Jim died late Saturday after a four-year battle with cancer.

Philanthropist Jim McClaskey dies; backed grief center

Kay and Jim McClaskey were named the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington&#039;s philanthropists of the year in 2013. Jim died late Saturday after a four-year battle with cancer.

February 22, 2016, 7:18pm Clark County News

For years, local philanthropist Jim McClaskey supported people who were grieving over the loss of a loved one. He and his wife, Kay, donated money to PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center's Ray Hickey Hospice House and the hospital's family bereavement retreat. Read story

Woody&#039;s Tacos waitress Stephanie Sheldon, right, serves food and margaritas during the First Presbyterian Church theopub on Feb. 4.

Churches’ declining numbers inspire creative approach

Woody&#039;s Tacos waitress Stephanie Sheldon, right, serves food and margaritas during the First Presbyterian Church theopub on Feb. 4.

February 21, 2016, 6:05am Churches & Religion

Conversations about Christlike love overlap with sounds of scraping silverware and a waitress asking "Who's number 45?" "Who ordered the burrito?" Read story

Potter Careen Stoll pets her cat, Butoh, while surrounded by some of her work at her studio in Battle Ground. Taking breaks is important for Stoll to stay healthy as she is basically a one-woman factory.

Potter shapes her own career

Potter Careen Stoll pets her cat, Butoh, while surrounded by some of her work at her studio in Battle Ground. Taking breaks is important for Stoll to stay healthy as she is basically a one-woman factory.

February 21, 2016, 5:00am Clark County News

People often romanticize the life of professional potters, and it's hard not to make assumptions about Careen Stoll. Read story

Construction takes place at 13 West Apartments in Vancouver. The apartments will add more low-income housing to downtown.

Affordable housing sprouts in downtown

Construction takes place at 13 West Apartments in Vancouver. The apartments will add more low-income housing to downtown.

February 18, 2016, 5:54pm Clark County Business

The triangle-shaped parcel at West 15th and Columbia streets used to be a parking lot. There's still a parking lot today, but also 120 affordable housing units stacked on top of that. Read story

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., talks to Dave Gunsul, President of Team Construction, left, and Ryan Dooley as she tours the soon-to-open Lincoln Place in downtown Vancouver, a 30-unit studio apartment complex for chronically homeless people.

Cantwell, Murray tout Lincoln Place

Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., talks to Dave Gunsul, President of Team Construction, left, and Ryan Dooley as she tours the soon-to-open Lincoln Place in downtown Vancouver, a 30-unit studio apartment complex for chronically homeless people.

February 17, 2016, 6:39pm Clark County News

The Housing First model of housing people before asking them to get clean and sober is no longer a new, fringe idea. It's not even new to Share, which provides housing first services at units scattered around Clark County. Read story

Adam Kravitz, right, founder of Outsiders Inn, leads a late December candlelight vigil as members of the community remember homeless people who died in the past year.

Dying on the Streets

Adam Kravitz, right, founder of Outsiders Inn, leads a late December candlelight vigil as members of the community remember homeless people who died in the past year.

February 15, 2016, 7:23pm Clark County News

On Abby Von Kaenel's death certificate, it says the 18-year-old was a resident of Battle Ground when she died on Jan. 26, 2015. But sometimes, she was a resident of nowhere in particular. The streets, hidden encampments and parks were also where she lived. Read story

Andrew Olin, 22, of Olin Homes, left, talks with his father, Ivan Olin, 46, as they stand near the front of a model home in Battle Ground that is wheelchair-accessible and designed for aging in place.

Aging in place requires forethought

Andrew Olin, 22, of Olin Homes, left, talks with his father, Ivan Olin, 46, as they stand near the front of a model home in Battle Ground that is wheelchair-accessible and designed for aging in place.

February 15, 2016, 6:05am Clark County Health

MIAMI -- Two men from Libya have been released from the prison on the U.S. base in Cuba after nearly 14 years in custody without charge and were granted settlement in the West African nation of Senegal, officials said Monday. Read story