January 2, 2023, 6:46pm Clark County News
A few weeks ago, Sabrina Thayer decided to throw a party. She planned to set up tables and a banner, have dessert, balloons and hot drinks. She wanted to thank her family for everything they’ve given her — not her biological family, but her found family at The Outpost, Vancouver’s… Read story
December 26, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News
As the world spiraled into uncertainty with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, residents at Share’s Women’s Housing and Transition shelter wondered how they would get by. Read story
December 22, 2022, 11:59am Clark County Health
At Vancouver’s Safe Parking Zone, Shawn Bacon’s legacy lives on. His RV still sits in the lot, where another Safe Park participant has moved in, according to Steven Culp, the Safe Park’s lead program assistant. Read story
December 16, 2022, 6:01am Clark County News
Vancouver neighborhood police officer Tyler Chavers has watched fentanyl take over the city’s streets in the past two years, replacing heroin as the most common opioid involved in overdose deaths. Read story
December 14, 2022, 7:50pm Clark County News
In an announcement Wednesday, Gov. Jay Inslee said he is committed to raising $4 billion over six years to address the state’s ongoing homelessness crisis by asking voters to approve a referendum that would allow the state to issue bonds outside of Washington’s debt limit. Read story
December 13, 2022, 6:04am Clark County Health
Jimmy John Howland had never used fentanyl before landing on the streets of Vancouver in May 2021. Howland, 52, had recently lost his leg due to a blood clot. With his disability preventing him from holding a job, he had no source of income and found himself homeless. Read story
December 13, 2022, 6:02am Clark County News Free
The Council for the Homeless is hosting a Zoom webinar from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday to inform Vancouver residents about the city’s Affordable Housing Fund levy, which will be up for a vote in the Feb. 14 special election. Read story
December 11, 2022, 6:05am Clark County News
Malaya McGant and Ari come from different backgrounds, but their paths crossed on the streets of Vancouver. Read story
December 11, 2022, 6:04am Community Funded Journalism
At 19 years old, Malaya McGant decided to leave her mother’s house in Clark County for good. Read story
December 11, 2022, 6:03am Clark County News
Ari clearly remembers his first night in a homeless shelter. It was November 2019 — his 20th birthday. He had been camping on Vancouver’s streets for about four months. Read story
