Winter emergency shelters for people experiencing homelessness are now open in Clark County. The Winter Hospitality Overflow and Satellite Overflow shelters are open seven nights per week through March.
To access the shelters, call the Council for the Homeless Housing Hotline at 360-695-9677, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekends and holidays.
Winter emergency shelters include:
- The Winter Hospitality Overflow site at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 5607 N.E. Gher Road, Vancouver. This shelter serves 45-50 single women, children and families.
- The Winter Hospitality Overflow site at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1309 Franklin St., Vancouver. This shelter serves up to 24 single men.
- The Satellite Overflow shelters rotate regularly between Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, 12513 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., Vancouver, Immanuel Lutheran Church, 8310 MacArthur Blvd., Vancouver and River City Church, 2400 E. Fourth Plain Blvd., Vancouver. These shelters serve families, couples and single people.
- St. Matthew Lutheran Church and ReFuel Washougal partner to offer shelter and food at the Washougal Community Center, 1681 C St., Washougal. The shelter serves up to 20 guests during severe weather.
- A walk-in shelter at Living Hope Church, 2711 N.E. Andresen Road, Vancouver. This shelter opens during severe weather.
Volunteers are needed to support Clark County’s expanded winter shelter system. To volunteer, register for the Council for the Homeless’ free Zoom webinar, “Winter Shelter in Clark County: WHO, SOS and How to Help.”
The webinar is from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Nov. 17. Register for the webinar at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_pYaSaLqmRjCobn_pg7F_0A.
