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Clock is ticking on childcare appropriations

Clock is ticking on childcare appropriations

Washington Gorge Action Programs
Home Page, Klickitat County

The Klickitat County Childcare Committee (KCCC) is back in action after receiving grants totaling $95,000 from the Washington Department of Commerce and Southwest Accountable Community of Health (SWACH). The new funding will allow the group to expand county-wide while maintaining efforts in the Goldendale community. KCCC has also added a Spanish-speaking coordinator to assist applicants seeking to start childcare centers or home-based programs.

$3m Direct Appropriation for Assisted Living Facility in Klickitat County

$3m Direct Appropriation for Assisted Living Facility in Klickitat County

Columbia Community Connection
Home Page, Klickitat County, Hood River County, Skamania County, The Dalles, Wasco County

The Washington State Department of Commerce 2023-25 Housing Trust Fund 2024 Supplemental budget includes three million dollars ($3m) in direct appropriation to Columbia Cascade Housing Corporation’s (CCHC) Assisted Living Facility in Western Klickitat County. This $3M award is intended to leverage additional federal, state, and local resources to construct the facility.

Immigrant Help Center to Open in Hood River on March 18

Immigrant Help Center to Open in Hood River on March 18

Cole Goodwin
Home Page, Wasco County, Hood River County, Klickitat County, The Dalles

Hood River Latino Network and the Rural Organizing Project received the keys to open up an Immigrant Help Center (IHC) at 1406 12th St, Suite 2, in Hood River, this week. The IHC will act as a community hub and wrap around service center. Programming will include cultural events, leadership skills development, and assistance navigating mental and health services.

Maryhill Museum of Art Embarks on an Exploration of The Columbia River: Wallula to the Sea

Maryhill Museum of Art Embarks on an Exploration of The Columbia River: Wallula to the Sea

Columbia Community Connection
Home Page, Klickitat County

Maryhill Museum of Art, situated on a hilltop overlooking the Columbia River, celebrates the myriad ways in which humans have interacted with this vital waterway in its 2024 special exhibitions, including The Columbia River: Wallula to the Sea and King Salmon. The museum opens for the season on March 15, and the special exhibitions will remain on display through November 15.

New ‘Give for the Gorge’ Program Launches to Support Local Nonprofits

New ‘Give for the Gorge’ Program Launches to Support Local Nonprofits

Friends of The Columbia Gorge
Environment, Home Page, Positive News, The Dalles, Wasco County, Skamania County, Klickitat County, Hood River County

“Give for the Gorge was created to help ensure that the Columbia River Gorge and its communities are preserved for future generations of visitors and residents,” said founder and project manager, Sandi Scheinberg. “It will provide a much-needed, ongoing source of funding to eight incredible Gorge-area nonprofits focused on the three areas of greatest need in the Gorge: housing, food security and the environment.”

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