(Vancouver, WA) -- Progress is being made reducing the number of people who are homeless in Clark County. The Council for the Homeless reports in 2023 there was a three percent decrease in the number of people experiencing homelessness and a 17-percent decrease in people who were newly homeless. The Council says despite the progress, homelessness continues to be an ongoing crisis, and more work is needed to give people support to get off the streets. The Council for the Homeless is a nonprofit that works to prevent and end homelessness.