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FWF News & Updates

August 8, 2020

Vancouver’s homeless find themselves ‘kind of stuck’ during pandemic

Bella Lynch feels more worn down these days without the emotional and mental support of her family, especially her grandmother....
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July 5, 2020

Vancouver-sanctioned homeless camp granted extension

Vancouver’s first sanctioned homeless camp, a temporary tent encampment at Living Hope Church, will remain open through the end of...
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June 8, 2020

Paddle For Life Vancouver USA

We didn’t have a race, but we managed to help our benefactors in spite of this pandemic. This was our...
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June 4, 2020

100 Women Who Care SW Washington Chapter

Donations have been delivered for the Spring Quarter’s nominated charities! As we are all aware, we had to do things...
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May 7, 2020

Living Hope giving shelter at Vancouver’s first sanctioned homeless camp

A new temporary camp next to Living Hope Church intended to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus is...
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April 19, 2020

Living Hope Church in Vancouver expands shower service amid COVID-19 By Patty Hastings

With the Vancouver Navigation Center open limited hours and many public places closed, resources for people who are unhoused are...
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February 21, 2020

Project Going Places helps Clark County homeless keep moving forward

When Taira Morin’s minivan broke down near a Jiffy Lube, she had just about given up. She figured the van...
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November 24, 2019

Shower Outreach Project Helps Homeless in Clark County By Brooke Strickland

Local non-profit organization Food with Friends is doing something unique in Clark County: it’s offering people living on the streets a free...
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May 13, 2018

Lynch Fund grant to fix up shower trailer for homeless By Patty Hastings

Food with Friends got a $35,000 grant from the Ed & Dollie Lynch Fund that will be used to renovate...
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March 8, 2018

Letter: Good ideas can solve problems By Greg Flakus, VANCOUVER

I recently have been reading the stories and following a great example of how a group of people with a...
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March 3, 2018

#MARCHKINDNESS DAY 3: FOOD WITH FRIENDS, SHOWER OUTREACH, HELPS LOCAL HOMELESS BY ERNEST GEIGENMILLER

Vancouver, WA — Cherish DesRochers-Vafeados and Jamie Spinelli work on a shoestring budget each week to help dozens of homeless...
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February 13, 2018

Shower Outreach Project: filling a gap

Portable showers for homeless In 2016, now Battle Ground City Councilor Cherish DesRochers and her friend Jamie Spinelli, a case...
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January 18, 2018

Mobile showers helping homeless in Vancouver

For people living on the street, one shower could mean the difference between another homeless night or the first step...
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January 7, 2018

Nonprofit group offers hot showers for homeless in Vancouver

The group Food with Friends is helping the Vancouver homeless community through its “Shower Outreach Project.” The program had its...
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October 18, 2017

Shower Outreach Project has new name, momentum

A mobile shower trailer is getting closer to providing hot showers for people living outside — and it’s got a...
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August 28, 2017

Handy booklet lists resources for homeless

The Pocket Guide is resistant to rain, tearing Being newly homeless is unnerving. Who do you call? What do you...
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August 2, 2017

Share House reluctantly draws a line on showers, restrooms

Strained facility means nonresidents can no longer shower or use restrooms outside of meal times After sewage backed up onto...
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March 21, 2017

Program provides feminine hygiene products for girls

BG councilor helps provide 200 feminine hygiene product kits for girls in the Battle Ground school district each month Battle...
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