In Klickitat County, 15.5 percent of residents live below the Federal poverty level, according to the United States Census Bureau.

Insitu and Little Oak Montessori have teamed up with Washington Gorge Action Programs and other nonprofits to collect coats and other winter clothes for kids and families all over the Gorge.

Those of us who do not want to be part of the problem, historically, must become part of the solution.

Three food banks in Klickitat County and one in Skamania County are looking for ways to ensure food continues to make it to the shelves and to those in need after the Washington Gorge Action Programs (WGAP) was forced to eliminate its delivery services indefinitely.