Washington Gorge Action Programs

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“WAGAPs civic engagement team works to increase community involvement in decision-making processes. The goal is to make sure that decision-making is representative ofall people who live in the Gorge, including low-income residents. WAGAPs civic engagement activities are non-political and are not associated with any political parties. Civic engagement programs include voter registration events where community members can register to vote, update their voter records, and check their voter status. WAGAP believes that having more people vote in an informed way helps communities make better decisions.”

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Food and Nutrition WAGAP is the lead organization and distribution center for the food banks in Klickitat and Skamania counties. Low-income families are eligible for a food box once a month. The food in a box varies but generally there is enough for three to twelve nutritionally balanced meals depending on the size of the family. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Housing Assistance Programs There are four types of housing assistance programs offered by WAGAP: Emergency Shelter, Supportive Housing, Permanent Supportive Housing, and Turning Point Rapid Re-housing. The Emergency Shelter Program offers homeless individuals and families a 3 to 90 day stay. Case management and short term goals assist with locating permanent housing. There are shelters in Bingen 5 rooms (Klickitat County) and Stevenson 5 rooms (Skamania County). Supportive Housing is a two-year housing program available to qualified homeless persons. Permanent Supportive Housing is permanent housing for those with some type of disability. Case management and other assistance is available upon tenant request. This project is located in Bingen 8 units, and scattered throughout Klickitat and Skamania counties. In this program, the client holds the contract with the landlord so that at the end of the program they can stay in their unit and WAGAP steps back. Turning Point Rapid Re-housing is for unaccompanied youth ages 18-24 and families with children. Similar to Permanent Supportive Housing it is a two year program where the client holds the lease and pays 30% of their income towards rent. At the end of the two year program WAGAP steps away and they are able to stay in the home. Housing program coordinators are all certified family development specialists. This training provides information on assessing housing barriers and guiding enrollees to employment, transportation, education, life skills, and increased self-sufficiency through goal setting with month-to-month planning. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Pathways HealthConnect Pathways HealthConnect is a free WAGAP program that helps community members connect to the services and support they need to be healthy. Participants are paired with an experienced Community Health Worker to access medical, dental, or mental health care, transportation, substance abuse treatment, childcare and parenting education, financial help and other essential services. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 7: WAGAPs civic engagement team works to increase community involvement in decision-making processes. The goal is to make sure that decision-making is representative ofall people who live in the Gorge, including low-income residents. WAGAPs civic engagement activities are non-political and are not associated with any political parties. Civic engagement programs include voter registration events where community members can register to vote, update their voter records, and check their voter status. WAGAP believes that having more people vote in an informed way helps communities make better decisions.”