September 24, 2026 8:05 am
Camas, Life, Schools 
Niko Blank, a Camas High School senior, takes a break at LiveWell Camas’ Third Space on Wednesday afternoon. The area will give local young people a place to gather and connect outside of home or school. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)
LiveWell Camas’ Third Space includes a quiet area and a project area with room for art, games and other interactive activities. (Photos by Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)
Supplies are available for visitors to LiveWell Camas’ Third Space, which gives local young people a place to gather.
Niko Blank, a Camas High School senior, takes a break at LiveWell Camas’ Third Space on Wednesday afternoon. The area will give local young people a place to gather and connect outside of home or school. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)
LiveWell Camas’ Third Space, shown Thursday afternoon, gives local young people a place to gather and connect outside of home or school. (Photos by Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)
LiveWell Camas’ Third Space is in downtown Camas on Birch Street between Fourth and Fifth avenues.
CAMAS — Niko Blank has seen the need for a safe, accepting space for queer, neurodivergent and other young people in east Clark County for some time.
“I don’t feel like there’s a whole lot of places in the area for kids to go,” they said. “There’s the library, which is fantastic, but you have to be quiet. And school is not always quite the most accepting place. We need something more consistent.”
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