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Letter: Count the rent, not just the tents
…edict homelessness better than drug use, mental illness, or poverty.
County seeks community needs survey responses from residents
…nity Needs Assessment and guide funding priorities for anti-poverty services.
Applications for 2025-2027 Community Action Program funds available Oct. 1
…Community Services announces funding applications for anti-poverty programs starting October 1, with $284,000 available annually.
Opinion: Fact Check: Will making WA Cares optional force seniors into poverty?
Elizabeth Hovde states that state lawmakers should repeal WA Cares or offer a repeal alternative to voters so the state doesn’t have to experience the fiscal impacts of managing a WA Cares with lit…
Community Foundation grants over $350,000, opens more funding
…us Grants, aiming to disrupt the cycle of intergenerational poverty in the region.
Guaranteed basic income boosted by Washington DSHS
Dr. Lori Pfingst, senior director of poverty reduction for the Washington Department of Social and Health Services, touted the feasibility and benefits of implementing guarantee…
Applications for 2022 Community Action funds available
…County Community Services is seeking applications for anti-poverty programs that help people reach self-sufficiency.
Clark County distributing cloth face coverings for low-income individuals and families
…lable to families and people who fall below the 200 percent poverty level.
Community Action Network celebrates 55 year of service, 43 in Clark County
…elp American families and communities overcome obstacles to poverty.
Applications available for 2019 Homeless Crisis Response System and Community Action funds
…County Community Services is seeking applications for anti-poverty programs that help people reach self-sufficiency and programs providing Homeless Crisis Response System services.