The Vancouver Family Magazine April 2024 issue is out now! Find a print copy at any of these locations all over Clark County or read the full digital issue below. Table of Contents Summer Camp Guide Backyard Tourist Community Gardens Blossom in Clark County Helping Hands Couve Scoop April 2024 National Child Abuse Prevention Month: 10 Facts About Child Abuse, Plus Local Events to Spread Awareness Lowering the Barriers to a College Education Calendar of Events Summer Camp Guide Check out our annual guide with day and overnight camps for kids ages 3 through teen. Backyard Touris ..read more

DON’T MISS OUR ANNUAL SUMMER CAMP GUIDE, WITH FUN DAY & OVERNIGHT Summer Camps in Vancouver and Beyond FOR AGES 3 THROUGH TEEN! CHECK IT OUT IN THE DIGITAL COPY BELOW, OR FIND A PRINT COPY AT ANY OF THESE LOCATIONS.  The post Summer Camp Guide 2024 appeared first on Vancouver Family Magazine ..read more

As spring approaches, gardeners begin planning what to plant for the coming season. As the Evergreen State, many fruits and flowers are easy to grow here. When I lived in an apartment, the only growing space we had was a few small boxes of peas and strawberries on the patio for our kids to enjoy. At that time, having a real garden felt like an unrealistic dream.  Enter the community garden: An area of land set aside by the city or county where community members can rent out a section of land for the season and make it their own.  Benefitting People and Plants A year-round garden ..read more

Spring is here! For some folks it’s time for spring break, and for others its simply time to bust out of hibernation mode. If you’re like me, you might be envying others who have plane tickets to Disneyland or Mexico, knowing you’ll be spending the break at home. It’s around this time every year I start to get the travel itch, but don’t always have the budget to fund the vacations of my dreams. This year, in lieu of a pricey distant vacation, I’m attempting to be a more intentional local explorer, and for good reason. This past September, our family opened our home to Nerea, a 17-year-old exch ..read more

Financial aid and savings programs are making college more accessible. Table of Contents Financial aid and savings programs are making college more accessible. Return on Investment College Savings Programs Financial Aid Application Assistance Washington College Grant Guaranteed Admissions GEAR UP More from WA529: Three Quick Tips to Keeping Your College Savings on Track, from WA529 What You Need to Know About Paying (And Saving) for College, from WA529 Simple Steps to Saving Big, from WA529 There are some real barriers to attending college, and some families are starting to wonder if it’s t ..read more

In 2023, the Clark County Council proclaimed April as Child Abuse Awareness Month, coinciding with National Child Abuse Prevention Month, also in April. “Child abuse is 100% preventable,” said Amy Russell, executive director at the Arthur D. Curtis Children’s Justice Center (CJC) at the time of the proclamation.  “National Child Abuse Prevention Month recognizes the importance of families and communities working together to prevent child abuse and neglect. One of the best ways to reduce the risk of child abuse and neglect is to ensure parents and caregivers have the knowledge, skills, sup ..read more

Notable news, events and efforts happening in Clark County Table of Contents Notable news, events and efforts happening in Clark County New Nonprofit to Host Domestic Violence Survivors Event Safe Medication Storage: Locks Save Lives Free CPR Training at Fourth Plain Community Commons Read the full April 2024 digital issue below: New Nonprofit to Host Domestic Violence Survivors Event Yolanda Merriweather founded Inner Beauty in U in September 2023. Photo courtesy Yolanda Merriweather. A new nonprofit, founded in Vancouver in September 2023, is aiming to give survivors of trauma  a new ..read more

The history of the 78th Street Heritage Farm is a story of community.  In 1871, Clark County obtained the property from a local family and used it as a farm to feed those in need. Today, it is home to many gardens; some belong to families and individuals who rent garden space while other plots are used by the Clark County Master Gardeners for demonstrations and testing. And ten acres are farmed by Clark County Food Bank (CCFB) volunteers. Community gardens like this have proven to be a vital resource to combat hunger locally. Not only does the farm provide fresh food for families in need ..read more

The Vancouver Family Magazine March 2024 issue is out now! Find a print copy at any of these locations all over Clark County or read the full digital issue below. Table of Contents Worth the Wait: Vancouver Couple Makes History with Baby Twins Mystery, Mayhem and Martinis in Downtown Camas On Air with KXRW, Vancouver’s Independent Radio Station 7 Ways Doulas Make Birth Better Helping Hands Couve Scoop March 2024 Surrogacy Stories: Tawni’s Story of Growing Her Heart Easter Egg Hunts in Vancouver and Beyond in 2024 Performing Arts in Vancouver and Beyond: Spring Preview Calendar of Events Wo ..read more

Our very own Vancouver is now home to two Guinness World Record holders, and they just so happen to still be in diapers. Toddler twins, Lydia and Timothy Ridgeway, may have celebrated their first birthdays just last year, but they were born from the world’s oldest known embryos resulting in a live birth. In 1992 an anonymous couple donated embryos leftover from in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments. If couples end up with excess embryos, or fertilized eggs in the very beginning stages of development, they can be frozen and stored for other families to adopt in the future. In the case of Lydi ..read more