It would be easy to classify the events of 2020 as ‘unprecedented’, but the fact is, they’re not…

By Leslie Naramore, WAGAP Executive Director
Photo by Jukan Tateisi on Unsplash

Las Agencias de Acción Comunitaria se crearon durante la era de Derechos Civiles de la década de 1960 y son tan relevantes hoy como lo fueron entonces.

Por Leslie Naramore, Directora Ejecutiva de WAGAP, Traducción por Leti Valle Moretti
Foto por Jukan Tateisi en Unsplash

Human trafficking is a human rights violation. If you, or someone you know, are a victim of human trafficking, call the national hotline at 1-888-373-7888 for help or visit https://humantraffickinghotline.org/ for more information.

By Teresa Clyne, Programs for Peaceful Living

La trata de personas es una violación de los derechos humanos. Si usted o alguien que conoce es víctima de trata de personas, llame a la línea directa nacional al 1-888-373-7888 para obtener ayuda o visite https://humantraffickinghotline.org/obtenga-ayuda para obtener más información.

Por Teresa Clyne, Programas para Vivir en Paz, Traducción por Leti Valle Moretti

Community Action Agencies were created out of this Civil Rights era of the 1960s and are as relevant today as they were then.

By Leslie Naramore, Executive Director for WAGAP

Las Agencias de Acción Comunitaria se crearon durante la era de Derechos Civiles de la década de 1960 y son tan relevantes hoy como lo fueron entonces.

Por Leslie Naramore, Directora Ejecutiva de WAGAP
Traducción por Leti Valle Moretti

The American Queen Steamboat Co. and its parent company, Hornblower, delivered post-holiday comfort and joy to Cascade Locks and Skamania County in an unexpected yet meaningful way last week.

Story By Diane McClay For The Skamania County Pioneer
File photo by Philip L. Watness

An open letter from WAGAP’s Executive Director expressing gratitude to Skamania and Klickitat County community members for support in making programs happen, such as the COVID-19 Relief Fund.

Photo by Courtney Hedger on Unsplash

Members of the community have been hard at work these past couple of months pulling together Washington Gorge Action Programs’ Tree of Joy program this year, and it was all worth it in the end. With 200 children accounted for, local families in need will be able to give gifts to their little ones this Christmas, thanks to donations from local churches, community organizations, and businesses.

Photos and story by Jake Bertram, Columbia Gorge News

Executive Director, Leslie Naramore, talks with Mid-Columbia Today host Mark Bailey during a radio interview on Thursday December 17 (starting at 35:40 on the recording) to share the news that WAGAP has met its goal to raise $50,000 to rebuild the COVID-19 Relief Fund to hep support Klickitat and Skamania residents who have lost their job or had a reduction in work hours due to the economic impacts of the pandemic.

The Stevenson Warming Shelter is preparing to open soon to provide a safe and warm overnight space for homeless persons during the cold winter season. The facility will initially operate 5 days a week from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. in a location adjacent to the Hegewald Center at 710 SW Rock Creek Drive. The hope is to open 12/21/20 and volunteers are needed!

Photo by Arūnas Naujokas on Unsplash

A local donor has stepped forward to make $15,000 in matching funds available for Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) effort to raise $50,000 to rebuild the COVID-19 Relief Fund by December 31.

Photo by Alexander Schimmeck on Unsplash

The Klickitat County Childcare Committee, is seeking a qualified independent consultant for the purpose of conducting a feasibility study for our organization. Request for proposals of a feasibility study regarding the establishment of childcare providers in the Goldendale, Washington area are due by December 8, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.

Photo by Nick Morrison on Unsplash

Gorge MakerSpace is in downtown White Salmon at 32 NE Pioneer Place. The nonprofit multimedia workshop was founded in 2014 to serve as an accessible resource to anyone in the community with the notion to create. “We provide the coaching and tools to bring STEM ideas to life,” their website explains, inviting “makers of all ages to design, invent, and tinker.”

The Goldendale Sentinel, Photo and story by Clair West

GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement, unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and their world. The generosity season kicks off this year by inspiring people to give back on December 1, 2020, and throughout the year.

Residents of Skamania and Klickitat Counties are able to request an appointment to apply for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) beginning November 16 at 8:00 a.m through Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) Energy Assistance phone lines.

Work is underway in the Goldendale area to plan for a future childcare facility as well as to develop a path for individuals to become certified to provide in-home childcare.

Photo by Kaitlyn Baker on Unsplash

The Childcare Committee of Klickitat County is looking for additional partners to join in the effort to create an actionable strategy for improving childcare access and affordability in the Goldendale area during its Initial Partnership Meeting on Monday November 16 from 1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. via Zoom.

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The holidays will be brighter as the 2020 Tree of Joy program kicks off to provide gifts to children of families in need in Klickitat and Skamania Counties. The project links children’s wish lists with donors from business and community organizations and is coordinated by Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) Food Bank.

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