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Third information session set for Vancouver Safe Stay Community

October 18, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News

The city of Vancouver added a third information session for community members to provide feedback on its third Safe Stay Community for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Read story

Living Hope Church operates the second Safe Stay Community site 24/7. Many of its staff have recovered from homelessness and also serve as mentors for residents at the site.

Air quality a concern for homeless in Vancouver, Clark County

Living Hope Church operates the second Safe Stay Community site 24/7. Many of its staff have recovered from homelessness and also serve as mentors for residents at the site.

October 17, 2022, 2:20pm Clark County Health

As the Nakia Creek fire expanded this weekend, people living outside had some extra precautions to consider, such as where to find safe shelter if bad air quality makes it too dangerous to stay outdoors. Read story

Part of a vacant lot at West 11th Street and Daniels Street will be the location of the third Safe Stay community, the city of Vancouver announced Tuesday. The lot is shown from the front steps of Briar Rose Inn on Sept. 14.

Downtown Vancouver eyed to host city’s third Safe Stay Community for homeless people

Part of a vacant lot at West 11th Street and Daniels Street will be the location of the third Safe Stay community, the city of Vancouver announced Tuesday. The lot is shown from the front steps of Briar Rose Inn on Sept. 14.

October 12, 2022, 6:05am Clark County News

The city of Vancouver announced Tuesday that it intends to transform a vacant downtown lot that was previously the site of New Heights Church as the site for the city’s third Safe Stay Community. Read story

Day shift coordinator Chloe Fernandes-Wills, right, and  shelter coordinator Ibrahim Kamara, center answers a resident???s question at DESC Mary Pilgrim Inn Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022.

Washington offers $4K bonuses to combat homeless-service worker crisis

Day shift coordinator Chloe Fernandes-Wills, right, and  shelter coordinator Ibrahim Kamara, center answers a resident???s question at DESC Mary Pilgrim Inn Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022.

October 10, 2022, 6:03am Latest News

Ashleigh Desvigne’s work has never been easy. She’s the lead family advocate with YWCA’s Project Reunite, a program that provides supportive housing and classes for parents experiencing homelessness and drug addiction in order to get them stabilized and reunited with their children. Read story

Hope Village resident Jimmy John Howland sits by his favorite mural at Hope Village, the city's second Safe Stay Community. The mountainous landscape featured in the mural reminds him of Trillium Lake, where he used to go with his dad when he was younger.

Murals brighten up Vancouver Safe Stay Community Hope Village

Hope Village resident Jimmy John Howland sits by his favorite mural at Hope Village, the city's second Safe Stay Community. The mountainous landscape featured in the mural reminds him of Trillium Lake, where he used to go with his dad when he was younger.

September 23, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

Nonprofit organization Fourth Plain Forward, through a partnership with the Clark County Mural Society and the city of Vancouver, is installing local art to beautify the city’s second Safe Stay Community for people experiencing homelessness. Read story

Sallie Reavey, co-owner of the Briar Rose Inn, adjusts a sign for her bed and breakfast Wednesday. She says she might have to sell the inn if a Safe Stay Community is established across the street.

Vancouver City Council approves license agreement for possible downtown Safe Stay Community

Sallie Reavey, co-owner of the Briar Rose Inn, adjusts a sign for her bed and breakfast Wednesday. She says she might have to sell the inn if a Safe Stay Community is established across the street.

September 19, 2022, 10:11pm Clark County News

The Vancouver City Council approved a temporary license agreement Monday to consider converting a vacant downtown lot into a Safe Stay Community, causing further upset among neighboring businesses who have been outspoken against the effort. Read story

Tom Piercey takes a break with the family dog, Lulu, and his long-term partner, R.J., at the Evergreen Safe Parking Zone.  The couple have been living out of their van for nearly three years.

Couple struggle with challenges of living in Safe Parking Zone at Evergreen Transit Center

Tom Piercey takes a break with the family dog, Lulu, and his long-term partner, R.J., at the Evergreen Safe Parking Zone.  The couple have been living out of their van for nearly three years.

September 16, 2022, 6:03am Clark County News

Tom Piercey felt like he was in the “Twilight Zone” when he first started living out of his van nearly three years ago. It was November 2019 – the start of winter, right before the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Read story

Sallie Reavey, co-owner of the Briar Rose Inn, adjusts a sign for her bed and breakfast Wednesday. She says she might have to sell the inn if a Safe Stay Community is established across the street.

Prospect of third Safe Stay site in downtown Vancouver troubles neighbors

Sallie Reavey, co-owner of the Briar Rose Inn, adjusts a sign for her bed and breakfast Wednesday. She says she might have to sell the inn if a Safe Stay Community is established across the street.

September 14, 2022, 7:32pm Clark County News

A vacant downtown lot that was most recently home to a New Heights Church is being considered by Vancouver officials as a possible site for its third Safe Stay Community providing shelter and services for people experiencing homelessness. Read story

The Eviction Resolution Pilot Program took effect in Clark County in December 2020. Community Mediation Services, the organization that carries out the program in the county, experienced an influx of cases last November when the state's pandemic protections for tenants ended. Community Mediation Services does outreach to tenants facing eviction providing information about the program.

Demand outpaces resources in Clark County as post-pandemic evictions climb

The Eviction Resolution Pilot Program took effect in Clark County in December 2020. Community Mediation Services, the organization that carries out the program in the county, experienced an influx of cases last November when the state's pandemic protections for tenants ended. Community Mediation Services does outreach to tenants facing eviction providing information about the program.

September 11, 2022, 6:05am Business

When Washington’s eviction ban ended in June 2021, residents braced for an eviction “tsunami” due to unpaid rent that had piled up during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read story

Michelle Sanow, right, and her daughter, Amelia Picinich, center, brought dinner to the Safe Stay Community in Vancouver's North Image neighborhood Wednesday evening, with Outsiders Inn Shelter Peer Worker Crystal Drake, left. Sanow spent half the day preparing baked ziti, salad and steamed broccoli for the Safe Stay residents.

Vancouver Safe Stay Community nourished with meals prepared by volunteers

Michelle Sanow, right, and her daughter, Amelia Picinich, center, brought dinner to the Safe Stay Community in Vancouver's North Image neighborhood Wednesday evening, with Outsiders Inn Shelter Peer Worker Crystal Drake, left. Sanow spent half the day preparing baked ziti, salad and steamed broccoli for the Safe Stay residents.

September 3, 2022, 6:03am Clark County News

When Felida resident Michelle Sanow heard about the opening of Vancouver’s first Safe Stay Community in December, she immediately wanted to know how she could help. Read story