Thanks to the 80 people who lit the candles to the memories of 43 of Clark County’s homeless community who died in 2023. Sad to think of this number multiplied by the thousands of counties in the richest country in the world. Good news is the new shelters available adding new beds for those experiencing homelessness.
Continuing to shine our lights, we can encourage more of this work locally and nationally. Nationally, renewing the expanded Child Tax Credit and adding a renter tax credit will help end the flow to the record number of homeless in our country this year. The renewal of the Vancouver levy the Affordable Housing Fund locally is a great example for Congress to pass Sen. Maria Cantwell’s affordable housing bill. If we keep reminding our local and national elected representatives of this need, in the future there will be fewer and fewer candles. Our voices matter and can help save lives by calling for this lifesaving legislation.
