Cooling Kits on OPB

No cooling centers for unhoused people in the Gorge this summer

By Sheraz Sadiq (OPB)

Oregon Public Broadcasting invited WAGAP and MCCAC to speak on its radio program Think Out Loud on Monday, July 24, 2023. Click here to read the story and go to the interview link.

Washington Gorge Action Programs, which operates in Klickitat and Skamania counties, made the decision to close its Emergency Cooling Center in Stevenson after it found that not a single person visited the facility last summer. Instead, the organization has been distributing “cooling kits” which contain items like a battery-operated fan, water and sunscreen.