What We Do
Washington Gorge Action Programs is the 'Community Action Agency' for Klickitat and Skamania Counties. We are a multi-purpose human services organization dedicated to helping individuals, families, and communities address basic human needs.
Each year, thousands of people turn to WAGAP for short-term assistance and long-term solutions to help them take control of their lives and their futures.
Programs offering Nutrition Assistance, Emergency Housing, Domestic Violence Prevention, Care Coordination, Home Energy Assistance and much more assure that WAGAP is meeting the promise of Community Action.
Our Mission
Strengthening community by inspiring hope and helping people help themselves.
Our Goals
To reduce the negative impact of poverty on individuals, families, and communities
To foster individual and family self-sufficiency, health, and well being.
To advocate for economic and social justice in our communities.
To alleviate violence through projects, community education, advocacy, and social change.
To reduce hunger and malnutrition and promote food security.
“Our community is stronger together. I’m committed to working collaboratively with individuals, families, and partner agencies to improve the quality of life for all.”
Our strength is in the staff who work tirelessly to support community members each and every day. I see the impact of our collective strength.
It happens when we bring food boxes to our most rural community members with our Mobile Food Bank. It happens as community health workers connect clients to transportation options. It happens when we work with clients to stay in their housing after experiencing hardship.
I’m inspired every day to keep moving toward our goal of ending the causes and conditions of poverty.
We are making a difference. Together.
Jennifer Pauletto, WAGAP Executive Director
Annual Reports
Each year, WAGAP undergoes a thorough audit of programs and financials and then produces an annual report, which is available publicly. Reports typically are completed by September following the year in review. Beginning in 2021, WAGAP made reports available in English and Spanish.
Click the links below to view/download the reports in a separate browser window:
Previous years are in English only:
2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013
Community Needs Assessment 2020
WAGAP has done Community Needs Assessments in our area for many years. We’ve seen a pattern in the conditions of poverty, as the problems that cause people to struggle are repeated across the decades. The underlying causes of poverty in our region are multi pronged, but they are much the same as they were in 1964 at the beginning of our Community Action story.
We hope this assessment will help you understand the dynamics of our two county service area and we hope it will inspire you to become involved. WAGAP would not exist without the partnerships we have forged, the community who supports us, and the countless people who volunteer their time, money, and resources. Together we strengthen our community, and together the work continues…