
Washington Gorge Action Programs

About
Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) is a non-profit Community Action Agency that helps individuals, families, and Communities. WAGAP addresses basic human needs such as food, shelter, home energy assistance, and more. Serving Klickitat and Skamania Counties for more than 50 years, WAGAP has helped people help themselves and reach self-sufficiency. Each year, thousands of folks turn to WAGAP for short-term assistance and long-term solutions to help them take control over their lives and their futures. WAGAP offers more than 40 programs to meet the unique needs of their community. From nutrition assistance, to domestic violence prevention, to care coordination, and much more. Please visit WAGAP’s website to learn more about the services they provide and for program eligibility.
WASHINGTON GORGE ACTION PROGRAMS MISSION: “Strengthening community by inspiring hope and helping people help themselves.”
Services
- Adult Education
- This service area includes programs such as GED classes, citizenship services, ELL, and cooking and nutrition.
- Children & Youth Services
- This service area includes programs such as after school and summer programs, head start, childcare, and housing services for youth.
- Disability + Senior Services
- This service area includes programs such as adult day centers, food home delivery, housing services, and utility discounts.
- Transportation
- This service area includes programs such as bus passes, gas cards, medical transportation and van service.
- Employment Assistance
- This service area includes programs such as career planning, social enterprises, job assistance, vocational skills and training and WorkFirst community jobs.
- Emergency Services
- This service area includes programs such as food banks, emergency shelters, motel vouchers and rental/mortgage assistance.
- Energy Assistance & Weatherization
- This service area includes programs such as emergency shut off prevention, energy assistance, heating system repairs, minor home repair and weatherization.
- Food & Nutritional Programs
- This service area includes programs such as food banks, meal sites, and SNAP (food stamps).
- Healthcare
- This service area includes programs such as child dental services, mental health services and substance abuse prevention and counseling.
- Housing Assistance
- This service area includes programs such as affordable housing, permanent supportive housing, rental assistance, and homelessness prevention and rapid rehousing.
- Money Management
- This service area includes programs such as credit builder loans, financial counseling and education, foreclosure prevention loans and free tax preparation assistance.,
- Veterans
- This service area includes programs such as counseling for veterans, housing services for veterans, and supportive services to veterans and families.
- Victim & Legal Services
- This service area includes programs such as crime victims advocacy, domestic violence prevention, legal referrals and services, and voicemail.
Programs
- Affordable and/or Subsidized Housing
- After School & Summer Programs
- Bus Passes/Tokens
- Civic Engagement
- Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)
- Community Garden
- Community Thrift Store
- Cooking/Nutrition Education
- Crime Victims Advocacy
- Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Prevention
- Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
- Emergency Funds
- Emergency Shelter - Adults
- Emergency Shelter - Women
- Emergency Shelter-Families/Youth
- Emergency Shelter-Youth
- Emergency Shut Off Prevention
- Energy Assistance
- Energy/Utility Assistance
- Family Support Centers
- Financial Assistance
- Financial Education/Budgeting
- Financial Literacy
- Food Bank/Pantry
- Gas Cards
- Holiday/Toy Drive
- Homelessness Prevention/Rapid Rehousing
- Housing Counseling & Placement/Case Management
- Housing Services-Seniors
- Housing Services-Special Needs
- Housing Services-Youth
- Job Readiness
- Job Search/Employment Assistance
- Legal Referrals
- Life Skills Training
- Mentoring
- Mobile Food Distribution
- Motel Vouchers
- Navigation Service/Assistance
- Pathways Community Health Worker
- Permanent Supportive Housing
- Program-Specific Referrals
- Rental/Mortgage Assistance
- Seasonal/Winter Shelter
- Senior Energy Program
- Senior Nutrition Program
- Senior Utility Discounts
- Senior/Disabled Rental Properties
- Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
- Summer Food Program
- Tenant/Renter Education
- Tobacco Cessation and Prevention
- Transitional Housing
- Wellness/Prevention Programs
- Youth Advocacy
- Youth Development
