Street outreach workers concerned about Vancouver cold conditions
With temperatures dipping below freezing for the third straight evening, street outreach workers for the non-profit group, ...
The Columbian8d
Three low-income housing projects in Vancouver get money from state
Three Vancouver low-income housing projects are receiving money from the state to defray development costs. Gov. Bob Ferguson ...
The Vancouver Sun12d
Critics say warming centres don't 'match the needs' of homeless as cold weather hits Metro Vancouver
“What the city is offering doesn’t match the needs of the community,” said Amanda Burrows, executive director of First United, a Vancouver-based non-profit that supports the homeless.
Business in Vancouver14d
Vancouver faces court challenge over daytime ban on people sheltering in public spaces
The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) along with people who lived at the former CRAB Park homeless camp and on East ...
The Vancouver Sun15d
Vancouver sued over city's daytime ban on outdoor sheltering
The association argues that while this change to the law has been a positive step in advancing the rights of homeless ... this ban, Vancouver city staff conduct daily street sweeps, which the ...
Clark County's Project Homeless Connect event helps draw people in for point-in-time count
People experiencing homelessness received free haircuts, lunch, foot care, pet services, and more during the event.
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Vancouver raises winter shelter threshold to 36 degrees for homeless
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KATU) — Homeless individuals in Vancouver will no longer have to wait for temperatures to drop to freezing to access a warm bed for the night. The Clark County Homelessness ...