WAGAP Mobile Food Bank expands service area
Route added for Skamania County in October
Bingen, WA (September 26, 2022) - Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) will expand operations of a new Mobile Food Bank into Skamania County in October in addition to routes in Klickitat County.
Beginning October 1, 2022, the new schedule will include the following routes:
First Thursday of each month in Klickitat County:
Wishram School from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Dallesport Community Center from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Lyle Lions Club from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Second Thursday of each month in Skamania County:
Skamania General Store from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Mill A - Evergreen Community Church from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Third Thursday of each month in Klickitat County:
Trout Lake - Mt. Adams Baptist Church from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
BZ Corner - Community Building from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
In addition to the Mobile Food Bank, the WAGAP Food Bank Network will retain its permanent locations in Bingen, Goldendale, Klickitat, and Stevenson. The network allows individuals and families in need to receive supplemental food supplies once per month at any of these locations.
“The Mobile Food Bank is helping us reach new clients who have difficulty accessing our existing locations,” said Janeal Booren, WAGAP’s Nutrition Programs director. During the inaugural routes in Klickitat County in September, she said 20 of the 42 households served were new and had never been to any of the Food Bank locations.
“We are happy to see it working,” Booren added. The process is simple for anyone needing assistance. Just show up,” she said. “If you are in need, we will help you.”
For more information on Food Banks and Nutrition programs, contact Booren at 509-493-2662 extension 208, call toll-free at 800-755-1192, or email janeal@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.