The Clark County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a new five-year plan for tackling the accelerating homeless crisis.

The Clark County Local Homeless Housing Plan , which runs through 2030, focuses on retaining support workers, removing barriers to housing and preventing further homelessness.

The number of homeless people living outside has more than doubled in the county in the past decade , with 660 people homeless in 2015 and 1,500 this year, according to Council for the Homeless data.

Shelter space and affordable housing remain a challenge. In the Portland-metro area, including Clark County, there were only 23 affordable units for every 100 low-income households in 2023, a drop from the previous year’s 25, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition .

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