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A vacant lot at West 11th Street and Daniels Street, a possible location for the third Safe Stay community, is seen from the front steps of Briar Rose Inn in downtown Vancouver.

City officials endorse downtown Vancouver Safe Stay Community site

A vacant lot at West 11th Street and Daniels Street, a possible location for the third Safe Stay community, is seen from the front steps of Briar Rose Inn in downtown Vancouver.

November 4, 2022, 2:30pm Clark County News

Vancouver city officials will recommend to the city council on Monday that a vacant downtown lot is a viable location for its third Safe Stay Community. If approved, designs will be finalized, and construction will begin. Read story

A free Naloxone vending machine is pictured at Recovery Cafe, providing access to the life-saving drug to anyone in need.

Services available in Clark County to combat fentanyl, other issues

A free Naloxone vending machine is pictured at Recovery Cafe, providing access to the life-saving drug to anyone in need.

November 3, 2022, 6:04am Clark County Health

Across Washington and the nation, illicit fentanyl use has dramatically increased since 2019. Clark County is no exception. Read story

Niles Haas, a 27-year-old man from Vancouver, was able to overcome a fentanyl addiction through medication-assisted treatment and support from XChange Recovery. Haas lives and works at XChange's Heart Change House, where he helps fellow participants navigate their recoveries.

Fentanyl in Clark County: 27-year-old recovering addict says recovery possible, with help

Niles Haas, a 27-year-old man from Vancouver, was able to overcome a fentanyl addiction through medication-assisted treatment and support from XChange Recovery. Haas lives and works at XChange's Heart Change House, where he helps fellow participants navigate their recoveries.

November 3, 2022, 6:00am Clark County Health

Just before the COVID-19 pandemic sent the world into lockdown in 2020, Niles Haas reached out to his family for help. They did not have much of a relationship — he had struggled with addiction for years, and things had spiraled out of control since he tried fentanyl in 2019. Read story

Clark County Council hearing set on rescue fund use

November 1, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

The Clark County Council is holding a public hearing at 10 a.m. today to review and hear comments on the county’s HOME Investment Partnerships American Rescue Plan Act Program draft. Read story

Gov. Jay Inslee, left, strolls with Vancouver's Homeless Response Coordinator Jamie Spinelli during a tour of the Outpost Safe Stay Community Monday morning. Officials are hailing it as a possible model for other cities to address the needs of the unhoused.

‘Successful for a lot of different reasons’: Inslee tours Safe Stay site in Vancouver

Gov. Jay Inslee, left, strolls with Vancouver's Homeless Response Coordinator Jamie Spinelli during a tour of the Outpost Safe Stay Community Monday morning. Officials are hailing it as a possible model for other cities to address the needs of the unhoused.

October 31, 2022, 5:01pm Clark County News

Gov. Jay Inslee toured Vancouver’s first Safe Stay Community on Monday, hailing the city’s efforts to address homelessness as a model for the state. Read story

Carol Jack, left, and her husband, Anderson Jack, stand outside Living for Christ Church, which they started together in Vancouver in 2017. Through their church, they help Chuukese immigrants with housing, employment and insurance. This is one of many ways Carol Jack, a community health worker at Share, helps Chuukese residents navigate life in Clark County.

Clark County advocates work to connect with homeless in Chuukese community

Carol Jack, left, and her husband, Anderson Jack, stand outside Living for Christ Church, which they started together in Vancouver in 2017. Through their church, they help Chuukese immigrants with housing, employment and insurance. This is one of many ways Carol Jack, a community health worker at Share, helps Chuukese residents navigate life in Clark County.

October 28, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

In Carol Jack’s home state of Chuuk in the western Pacific Ocean, community is central to islander culture. Family members across generations take care of one another and often live together in houses they own, Jack said. Read story

The Safe Stay community in east Vancouver opened in December 2021 on 51st Circle.

Vancouver to fight lawsuit against Stay Safe Community

The Safe Stay community in east Vancouver opened in December 2021 on 51st Circle.

October 25, 2022, 6:02am Business

Vancouver’s City Attorney’s Office is prepared to fight the lawsuit that developer Herontide II LLC filed last week against the city for blocking access to its development near the North Image Safe Stay Community. Read story

Kayla Sample holds a root beer as she takes a break outside her camper. She sits next to a stack of papers that includes her housing research and mission statement for Operation Can You See Us, a homelessness organization she aims to start.

Vancouver resident recounts her journey with the foster care system and homelessness

Kayla Sample holds a root beer as she takes a break outside her camper. She sits next to a stack of papers that includes her housing research and mission statement for Operation Can You See Us, a homelessness organization she aims to start.

October 24, 2022, 6:05am Clark County Health

Kayla Sample knows what it’s like to feel invisible. A 35-year-old woman born and raised in Vancouver, Sample has not had a stable place to call home since she entered the state’s foster care system as a little girl. Read story

The city of Vancouver is being sued over its North Image Safe Stay Community, shown here, which Herontide II LLC says is blocking the access needed for its construction vehicles to reach its housing development site nearby.

City of Vancouver sued over first Safe Stay location

The city of Vancouver is being sued over its North Image Safe Stay Community, shown here, which Herontide II LLC says is blocking the access needed for its construction vehicles to reach its housing development site nearby.

October 22, 2022, 6:04am Business

Development company Herontide II LLC filed a lawsuit earlier this week against the city of Vancouver, alleging the city’s North Image Safe Stay Community cuts off access for the company’s construction vehicles to reach its multifamily housing site nearby. Read story

Friends of the Carpenter Board President Wendy Wright displays a dryer in a new laundry trailer at the organization's west Vancouver workshop. The washers and dryers will be open to those in need for free use as soon they're connected to electricity.

Friends of the Carpenter opening new shower, laundry trailers in west Vancouver

Friends of the Carpenter Board President Wendy Wright displays a dryer in a new laundry trailer at the organization's west Vancouver workshop. The washers and dryers will be open to those in need for free use as soon they're connected to electricity.

October 20, 2022, 7:50pm Clark County News

Faith-based nonprofit organization Friends of the Carpenter is opening new shower and laundry trailers at its west Vancouver day center in an expansion of its services for homeless and low-income people. Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle cut the red ribbon on Thursday in a symbolic opening of the trailer facilities. Read story