Care Connect WA

Home delivery offered for families recovering at home from COVID
Pathways offers Care Connect program in Klickitat and Skamania Counties 

Bingen, WA (January 14, 2022) - Pathways Health Connect wants to help families in Klickitat and Skamania Counties recover from COVID-19 at home by offering to provide a home delivery of groceries, shelf-stable meals, and personal protective equipment. 

If an adult or child within a household has tested positive for COVID-19, all household members must stay home. "Getting groceries and feeding your family is difficult when delivery services are unavailable," said Abby Brandt, Pathways program director. "Help is available through the Care Connect Washington Program."

The Washington State Department of Health established the Care Connect grant for local agencies to support residents to quarantine in the comfort of their homes and further prevent the spread of the virus. "We hope we have made a positive impact in our area," said Samantha Dommer, the Care Connect program coordinator for Pathways.

To participate, the affected individual must have a positive COVID-19 test administered by a medical professional. Home tests do not qualify the household to receive this assistance.

Anyone experiencing symptoms should contact their primary care physician or local health department to arrange for a test and make a recovery plan.

In Klickitat County professional COVID-19 tests are available by calling:

In Skamania County, professional COVID-19 tests are available by calling:

Once the positive COVID-19 test results are registered with the medical professional, contact Pathways Health Connect at 509-281-0829 or 509-281-2277 to apply for the home delivery. A community health worker will arrange for a no-contact delivery of the supplies to be brought to your home. 

The Care Connect Washington grant operates through SW Washington Accountable Community of Health (SWACH). It is delivered by Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) through its Pathways Health Connect team. For more information, email pathways@wagap.org.

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Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit Community Action Agency that helps individuals, families, and communities. WAGAP addresses basic human needs, including food, shelter, energy assistance, and more, in Skamania and Klickitat Counties. For more than 50 years, WAGAP has helped people help themselves and reach self-sufficiency. Learn more at wagap.org, or contact WAGAP at (509) 493-2662 or info@wagap.org.

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