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WA bill would restrict when cities can clear homeless encampments

House Bill 2489 would prevent local governments from enforcing anti-camping laws, removing encampments, or citing people for ...
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After sound wall closure, Vancouver residents say homeless camp grows

VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — A west Vancouver neighborhood has become the unintended home to a large homeless encampment over the last few years. But recently, neighbors say it’s only grown. On March 5, ...
The Columbian

Volunteer meal train for Vancouver’s homeless shelters is ‘love in action’

A volunteer meal program delivers both nourishment and fellowship to people living in three of Vancouver’s homeless shelters. Nonprofit Outsiders Inn coordinates a so-called meal train in which ...
WFAA8

Neighbors not happy with location of new Vancouver homeless day center

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- The City of Vancouver will pay $4.3 million for a building that will house a new, large day center for people who are homeless. "Homelessness and affordable housing are pressing ...
The Columbian

Should Safe Stays stay? Vancouver officials, advocates for the homeless debate whether communities should be permanent

Vancouver’s system of temporary shelters may become a permanent part of the city’s plan to address homelessness. The city launched its Safe Stay program in 2021 with the opening of The Outpost, a ...