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10 Wednesday,April21,2021 Columbia Gorge News www.columbiagorgenews.com WAGAP releases 2020 Community Needs Assessment Leslie Naramore ■ By WAGAP executive director We recognize that these challenges are ongoing and are often out of our control locally. For many years, Because of all of this, our Washington Gorge Action Programs (WAGAP) has been goal to create opportuni- doing assessments of the ties for all people remains real needs of our residents in unchanged. We are doing this Skamania and Klickitat coun- by helping to build strong, resilient communities, and ties. There are patterns that ensuring a more equitable repeat across the decades, society for everyone. In order and the causes of poverty within our rural communities to do this, we need commu- have remained much the nity input, and we get that same. What we are witness to through the Community here locally is similar to what Needs Assessment which we see nationally in other takes place every three years. rural communities. Families The 2020 Community struggling to meet basic Needs Assessment has re- needs, compounded by the cently been released follow- trauma of intergenerational ing months of collaboration poverty and the changing with more than 600 partici- economy from timber pants from the public, clients, and agriculture to tourism staff, partners and stakehold- and high-tech design and ers. An assessment of this de- manufacturing, has created tail is required by the Office a growing divide between of Community Services, the the haves and the have nots. Federal body that oversees Community Action Agencies (CAAs), such as WAGAP, to ensure that agencies are aligning their programs and services with current needs in their community. This is an opportunity for CAAs across the nation to ensure they’re meeting the promise of Community Action. It also ensures that our dollars are being spent in a manner that agrees with and best helps our community members. The assessment outlines factors such as demo- graphics, poverty levels and employment data, and then offers key findings on the causes of poverty in the region. Unfortunately, the re- sults of the 2020 Assessment were not surprising, given the pandemic and economic downturn. One quarter of the popula- tion in WAGAP’s service area is considered low income, and both counties have a higher poverty rate than the state’s 11 percent, with Klickitat County at 15.5 per- cent and Skamania County at 13 percent. Additionally, in Klickitat County, Native Americans suffer the highest rate of pov- erty at 40 percent. Notably, in both counties, single females with children have the lowest median family income, that is far below county and state levels. The causes of poverty are complex and there are no easy answers. Key factors were analyzed including employment, food, housing, healthcare and transpor- tation. Other issues such as access to childcare, broadband internet service and education were also reviewed. Lack of access to these factors contributes to poverty and creates barriers to getting oneself out of the cycle of poverty. In Skamania and Klickitat counties, many of our families are living in intergenerational poverty which is a cycle that can be extremely hard to break. During the pandemic, the number of households in Skamania and Klickitat Counties served by WAGAP was up from 3,216 in 2019 to 4,006 in 2020. Of those being served, 45 percent had been unemployed for up to six months, while 29 percent had experienced extended unemployment greater than six months or were not in the labor force at all. Access to affordable hous- ing is a huge issue for many families. In both counties nearly one in three house- holds are considered “hous- ing cost burdened,” meaning that they pay more than 30 percent of their income toward housing. The high cost of living in the region suggests that even people earning over 150 percent of the Federal Poverty Level also struggle to make ends meet. As noted by one partic- ipant from a focus group held with the Klickitat County Health Department, “Affordable housing in our area is so scarce it causes homelessness. It makes it hard to get healthcare provid- ers to come here too. Some homeless people already work full time and can’t afford housing — where is the ‘out’?” There are very few housing options on the market for rent. A quick internet search while writing this editorial shows some examples. Using several well-known sites, including local newspapers, a SeeGRANTS,page11 Worship Directory 1ST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ODELL DUFUR CHRISTIAN CHURCH 3081 Odell Hwy Pastor Rick Plank 541-354-1863 Sunday School 9:45 a.m. Morning Service 11 a.m. Evening Service 6 p.m. Wednesday Service 6 p.m. 315 NE Harrison St., Dufur. 541-467-2257 Service at 10 a.m. See website for updates and to livestream service. www.dufurcc.org BAHA’I FAITH Building Spiritual Communities Come Join Us Call Brook at 509-365-3749 or Visit bahai.us BETHANY LUTHERAN CHURCH Pastor Rob Lawson, Principal Pastor Jesse Jacobsen, 2323 E. 12th St. The Dalles. 541-298-8385 Sunday worship service, 11 a.m. Sunday school 12:15 p.m. Home to Columbia Lutheran School. www.gorgelutherans.com BETHEL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST Inclusive - Welcoming - Peace & Justice 480 E. Jewett Blvd,White Salmon (509) 493-1747 Family Worship & Sunday School 10 am Taize - 2nd Wednesdays 7 pm Rev. Laura Robinson www.bethelwhitesalmon.org CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH 3350 Columbia View Dr. The Dalles., 541-296-2711 Sunday Worship 10am, Sunday Anchored H.S Youth 6pm, Tuesday Refuge M.S. Youth 6pm, Wednesdays AWANA Clubs ages 4 years through 5th grade 6pm. www.calvarythedalles.org CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY 701 Washington St., The Dalles. 541-298-2711 Sunday service and Sunday School at 10 a.m. Testimony meeting last Wednesday of every month 7 p.m. www. christiansciencethedalles.org CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS The Dalles Ward, Bishop Jason Corey, 541-296-6082; Sacrament meeting 10 a.m.; Missionaries 509-306-0016. 1815 E. 15th St., The Dalles. CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Kim Linder, Pastor 2168 Belmont Drive Church Office: 9 a.m. - Noon Phone: 541-386-2604 Website: www.hrnaz.org Sunday Worship Service – 9:30 a.m. Sunday School – 11 a.m. Monday-Thursday Home Small Groups CONCORDIA EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELS Evangelical Lutheran Synod 11th & Pine • Hood River 541-386-4004 or 541-298-8385 Pastor Robert Lawson Sunday School & Bible Class 8:00 a.m. Divine Service 9:00 a.m. Office Hours: Wednesday www.concordiahoodriver.org CORNERSTONE CHURCH “Church of the Nazarene” 1313 Mount Hood Street, The Dalles., 541-604-8986 Saturdays at 6:30 p.m. Sundays at 10:45 a.m. Building Blocks (k-5th), Agents of Christ (6th-12th Youth Group), Anchored Women’s Bible Study, Wednesdays 6-7 p.m. COVENANT HOOD RIVER Pastor Fritz Stranz 455 Frankton Rd. Hood River, OR 97031 Sunday Service 10:00 a.m. Service streamed on our website 541.386.8805 covenanthr.org EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH HOUSE OF GRACE 114 W. Jefferson, Bingen Sunday Service 10 a.m. “Come experience the presence of God” 509-493-1145 HUSUM COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD MT. ADAMS BAPTIST CHURCH Come as you are! Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m. Sunday School for all ages: 9:30 a.m. 2366 Hwy 141, Trout Lake 509-395-2929 mountadamsbaptistchurch.org RIVERS OF GRACE CHURCH 1122 Oak Street The Dalles, OR 97058 Services at 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Sundays Pastor Cindy McLean ROWENA BAPTIST CHURCH Pastor George Clark, 5964 Hwy 30 West, The Dalles (Rowena), 541-296-5933 Sunday School 9:30 a.m., Sunday Worship, 10:45 a.m. Ladies Bible Study Wed. 9:30 a.m. Good News Club Thurs. 4:30- 5:30 p.m. - School Year - at Church. Pastor Nate Warren, 2819 W. 10th Sundays MT. ADAMS BUDDHIST TEMPLE Sunday School....9:30 a.m. St. The Dalles, 541-296-2631 Virtual Meetings: Worship...10:45 a.m. Sunday School 9:45 a.m. , Temple service Sat 9-10 am Several Weekly Bible Studies Worship 11 a.m., Sun. Eve. https://us04web.zoom. 6 p.m.; Bible Study Wed. 6 p.m., Call for information and locations us/j/507878725 Church -- 493-2724 Meditation and Metta Student Ministry - 6th-12th Pastor Tom Culp Mon 12-1 pm grades Wed. 6:30 p.m. https://zoom. us/j/3664507 4 7 IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH FAITH BIBLE CHURCH May all be well and happy, RUFUS BAPTIST CHURCH 305 9th St. 386-3046 may all know love and peace 1889 Belmont, 541-386-3557 Interim Pastor Scott Holliday, Pastor Jeff Mueller fbchoodriver@gorge.net 309 Wallace St., Rufus, www.ImmanuelHR.org ODELL CHURCH OF CHRIST www.fbchoodriver.org 541-739-2328 Sunday Morning Schedule 3784 Summit Drive Worship Pastor Chris Mullins Sunday School 9:45 a.m., Adult Bible Class 8:45 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 541-645-5652 – Sunday – Sunday Worship, 11 a.m., Sunday Worship Service 10:00 a.m. Worship Service 10:30am – 12pm Evening 6 p.m. OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN Children’s Church 10:00 a.m. Expository preaching Bingen WA. Nursery Care 9:45 a.m.–11:15 a.m. Childcare provided 11:00 am SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST Sunday Worship....9:00 a.m. Small Groups All Week New Location: 3339 E. 13th St. We offer small groups/studies Bible Study.....Sun., 8 a.m. Check our web page above Adventist Elementary Call for times and locations. 509-493-2499 for all the details 541-298-1956 Sr. High Youth Group FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH Services: Saturday, 11 A.M. PARKDALE BAPTIST Saturdays @ 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Pastor Zachary Patterson, 6310 Dee Hwy Middle School Youth Group Pastor David Woodruff 2810 W. 10th Street, 541-352-6515 Fridays @ 3:30 p.m. The Dalles, 541-296-3586 Sunday School, 9:45 a.m. SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST “It’s all about Sunday Worship Service 10 a.m., 13th & Oak, 541-386-3220 Morning Worship, 11 a.m. RELATIONSHIPS!” Bible Study Sunday 9 a.m. David Woodruff, Pastor Evening Worship, 6 p.m. Please join us! FaithLutheranTD.com 9:30 a.m. Bible Study Wednesday Study, 6 p.m. 11 a.m. Worship Service FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH KRHP TV-14 Spanish Services meet at PARKDALE CHURCH OF THE Pastor Mike Wilson, “Christian TV the way 1100 22nd St. NAZARENE 909 Court St. The Dalles, it ought to be” 4th & Van Nuys (by grade school) 541-296-6189 Available free over the air in SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST Services Service 10:30 a.m. The Dalles & Dallesport. CHURCH Carl Casey, Pastor 509 NE Tohomish St. Also available free online at Sunday School 9:45 a.m. FIRST UNITED White Salmon www.krhp.org. Morning Worship 11 a.m. METHODIST CHURCH Sabbath School 9:30 a.m. Also available free on Roku TV. Ladies’ Bible Study, Mon. 9:30 a.m. Pastor Gigi Siekkinen, (Saturday) 305 E. 11th St., The Dalles. Call 541-352-6913 or Worship Service 11:00 a.m. LIFELINE BAPTIST CHURCH 541-296-4675 Pastor Fred Sheldon, 801 E. 10th 541-490-6673 for further details. Community Service Center open Worshipping ONLINE at to needy on Tuesdays, 9:30 - 2:30 St. The Dalles, 541-296-1508 11 am SundayJoin by Zoom Pastor Merrill Caviness PARKDALE COMMUNITY Sunday School 10:00 a.m., See our website or Facebook link 340-953-1372 CHURCH Worship 11 a.m., 6 p.m. Sunday, thedallesumc.org 4910 Baseline Drive 541-352- Wednesday 7 p.m. SHEPHERD OF THE VALLEY facebook.com/DallesFUMC 7747 Sunday School, 9:30 a.m. BIBLE CHURCH Email: thedallesumc@gmail.com LIFE IN CHRIST CENTER Sunday Worship, 10:45 a.m. 8th & Pacific, Hood River GATEWAY CHURCH (ECO) (ASSEMBLIES OF GOD) Rev. Mark N. Willems, Pastor Tommy Moon, Pastor Sunday John Geiter Pastor Pastor Allen Refsland, 3095 Service 10:00 a.m. svbchr.org 1111 Dry Hollow Rd, The Dalles, Cherry Heights Rd, The Dalles, QUAKERS, RELIGIOUS 541-298-8531 SOCIETY OF FRIENDS 541-296-1136 SOVEREIGN GRACE Sunday Worship 9 a.m. Mt View Worship Group Sunday School and Adult BAPTIST CHURCH & 10:30 a.m. Pastor Norm Wells, 1003 601 Union St, The Dalles Life Groups 9 a.m., Sunday www.gatewaypc.org Services Sunflower St. W. The Dalles, Meets via Zoom on the Worship Celebration 10:15 live-streamed through website 541-296-9651 a.m. Wednesday night activities 1st and 3rd Sundays at 10:00 am Sunday School 10 a.m., Sunday Check out our website: GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH include: Kids clubs, Youth and Worship 11 a.m. and Quakersinthegorge.com Adult classes all starting at 6:30 2 Services 9 am Wednesday Evenings 7 pm We are a non-programmed p.m. See more info at www. and 11 am with live streaming at 9am worship group under the care of christcenter.net SPIRIT OF GRACE on our website Multnomah Monthly Meeting (A Lutheran/Methodist LYLE CELEBRATION CENTER No children’s church Cooperative Church) Contact person, 715 Washington St., Lyle or nursery at this time. Interim Pastor Sue Seifert Jeff: 541-490-6006 509-365-3971 PO Box 1098/ 1140 Tucker Road or Lark 541-980-6322 1280 W Jewett Blvd Pastor Les Haarstad 541-386-3993 All are welcome. White Salmon, WA 98672 10 a.m. Worship Sunday School -- 9:30 a.m. www.Grace-ws.org 11 a.m. Fellowship Worship Service -- 10:30 a.m. RIVER OF LIFE ASSEMBLY 509-493-2597 Everyone is welcome! Youth & Small Groups -- 6 p.m. Lead Pastor Terry Abbott Wednesday -- 6:30 p.m. Children’s Pastor Harvey Walls ST. JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH HOOD RIVER Bible Study Youth Pastor Jesse Davis ALLIANCE CHURCH 240 NW Washington Children’s Ministries (K-5) 2650 Montello Avenue 979 Tucker Rd, White Salmon Hood River Hood River, OR 97031 Masses: MAUPIN COMMUNITY CHURCH 541.386.2812 • Saturday – 5 p.m. (English) 541-386-3656, rolahr.org Pastor Tim Morelli, office@hralliance.org • Saturday – 7 p.m. (Spanish) Sunday 9:30 am 490 Fifth St., Service times: •Sunday – 9 a.m. (English) in person & virtual 541-395-2653 Sunday 9am and 10:45 am • Sunday - 11 a.m. (Spanish) Worship Service & Celebrate Recovery, Sunday School, 9:00 a.m. with Father Salomon Covarrubias K-6th Grades Thursdays 6:30pm Sunday Worship, at 10 a.m. Youth 493-2828 Wednesday 6:30 pm Group Wed. 6 p.m.; Women’s Pastor Terry - virtual HOOD RIVER ST. MARK’S Bible Study Thurs. 10 a.m.; Kidz Connect (K-6th) CHURCH OF CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH Men’s Breakfast Fri. 7 a.m. Rev Kelly Mahon in person & virtual Evangelist GW Cliver Sunday worship 10 a.m. @ ShareHouse Youth Ministries 903-426-8064 MID-COLUMBIA Facebook.com/stmarks.hoodriver in person 9:45 Bible Classes CHURCH OF CHRIST 400 11th St., Hood River Thursdays 6:30 pm Share- 10:45 Services Pastor David Astin, 206 6th St., 541-386-2077 House Youth - Instagram Wednesday Bible Study Dallesport, Wash., 509-767-4901 FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE, 7:00 p.m. Sunday Worship, 11 a.m., 6 ST. MARY’S INSTAGRAM 541-386-2782 p.m.; Sunday School, 10 a.m.; CATHOLIC CHURCH Wednesday 7 p.m. 1501 Belmont, Hood River RIVERSIDE COMMUNITY HOOD RIVER VALLEY Saturday Sacrament of MID-COLUMBIA UNITARIAN CHURCH UCC Reconciliation in English/Spanish CHRISTIAN CHURCH UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP Heart of Downtown at 3-4 p.m. Saturday (Disciples of Christ) Mass in English 5 p.m. Online Worship Sunday at 10 a.m. 4th & State Pastor: Rev. Alicia Speidel Mass in Spanish 7 p.m. Religious Exploration for Sunday worship service 975 Indian Creek Road Sunday Children and Youth at 10:30 am via Zoom. Hood River, OR 97031 Mass in Spanish 8 a.m. Check out our website at Email mcuuf1@gmail.com 541 386-2608 Mass in English 10 a.m. for a link to the online service riversideucc.com for more Currently gathering for worship Mass in Spanish 1 p.m. Rev. Judy Zimmerman information on Face Book 10:30am Sunday Holy Day Masses Info: (541) 241-6771 or Doubters welcome For more information, please 7 a.m., 12:10 p.m., 7 p.m. An “Open & Affirming” mcuuf.org check church website: Daily Mass 7:30 a.m. Justice. Inclusion. Compassion. congregation www.hoodrivervalleychristian Father Tomy Chowaran, Pastor, A Welcoming Congregation Rev. Vicky A. Stifter, church.com or email: 541-386-3373 541-386-1412 hrvcchurch@gmail.com ST. PAUL’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH 1805 Minnesota St., The Dalles, 541-296-9587 Sunday Services at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., Adult Forum 9 a.m., Rev. Marilyn Roth, Rector THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS Visitors Welcome Sunday Services 10 a.m. Youth Activities, Weds. 7 p.m. 1041 W Jewett Blvd, WS 493-1919 www.mormon.org THE DALLES SALVATION ARMY Lt. Raymond Morris, The Dalles, 541-296-6417 Sunday Coffee fellowship 10 a.m., Worship 10:30 a.m.; Wed. Bible Study, 6:30 p.m. TUCKER ROAD BAPTIST Pastor Dean E. Kelly, Jr. 1455 Tucker Road Hood River, OR 97031 541-386-1049 – Sundays – Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Morning Worship 11:00 a.m. – Wednesdays – Prayer Meeting 10 a.m. UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST CONGREGATIONAL Rev. Lea Mathieu, Pastor, 111 E. 5th St., The Dalles, 541-296-2909 Worship 10 a.m. VALLEY WORSHIP CENTER 5780 Hwy 35, Mt.Hood/Prkdl Rev. Don & LaRonna Howell Sunday Service…….10:45am Virtual Service wkly. Facebook www.valleyworshipcenter.org valleyworshipcenter.pastor@ gmail.com or (541) 352-7269 WHITE RIVER CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Pastor Jeff Hoover, Tygh School Community Center Annex, 83147 Tygh Valley Rd., Tygh Valley, OR 97063 Worship 9 a.m. Sunday. Email: wrcfellowship@gmail.com; http://wrcfellowship.com; PO Box 11, Tygh Valley, OR 97063 WHITE SALMON PINECREST Nazarene Church 10 a.m. Sunday Worship Service & Children’s Service 6 p.m. Saturday Night Spanish Worship Service 255 Rhine Village Dr., White Salmon 360-567-5454 Come Join Us for the Story WHITE SALMON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 341 N. Main Avenue White Salmon, WA 98672 (509) 493-1308 wsumc@embarqmail.com www.whitesalmonumc.org WY’EAST COMMUNITY CHURCH Pastor Doug Massingill 3422 Odell Hwy, Odell 541-354-1063 Sunday Worship Schedule 9 a.m. Adult Bible Study 10 a.m. Children’s Sunday School 10 a.m.Worship Service Come let us worship! ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH Rev. Tyler Beane Kelly, 101 W. 10th St., The Dalles, 541-296-9146 Worship online at 10:00 a.m. Sunday On YouTube. Visit our Website www.zioninthedalles.com or our Facebook page. To be included in the next worship directory, contact us at 541-296-2141 ext 101 or email nikip@gorgenews.com
