October 21, 2013 6:15 pm • By The Daily News Cowlitz PUD is competing with seven local groups this month to bring in donations for Lower Columbia CAP’s annual food drive. Lower Columbia College is urging the community to join a campaign against local hunger. “More than 5,000 LCC students are working hard each day to
The Daily News / The Daily News Help Warehouse needs coats, blankets and sleeping bags to distribute to families who are homeless. “The return of the cold weather is driving people to us,” said Lisa Chavez, CAP’s nutrition coordinator, in a press release. “We had one woman come in recently who is living in
October 15, 2013 4:55 pm • By The Daily News Lower Columbia Community Action Program (CAP) announced Tuesday that it will discontinue its home care service program by Dec. 31. “At one time, CAP was the largest provider of home care to Medicaid-eligible people in Cowlitz County, but over time the number of providers has increased,” CAP
Posted on September 25, 2013 September 21, 2013 9:00 pm • By Erik Olson / The Daily News Poverty rates in Cowlitz County fell in 2012 while the median household income rose, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau survey released last week, but economists and social service agencies cautioned that economic recovery in the county remains
September 20, 2013 10:20 pm • By Tony Lystra / The Daily News The nearly 26,000 Cowlitz County residents who receive federal food stamp assistance will see their benefits cut Nov. 1 when a provision of the Obama administration’s economic stimulus package expires, state health officials said. In 2009, families on the food stamp program got
September 09, 2013 8:05 pm • By Amy M.E. Fischer / The Daily News The public is invited to a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday to celebrate the cleanup of the contaminated North Kelso site that formerly was Terry’s Salvage Yard. The 11 a.m. ceremony, to be held at the 1124 N. Pacific Ave., will include comments from
September 15, 2013 7:45 pm • By Lyxan Toledanes / The Daily News Lower Columbia Community Action Program and the Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner will host a free Medicare informational forum at 2 p.m. Thursday at the CAP building, 1526 Commerce Ave. Every day, around 10,000 people nationwide turn 65, qualifying for Medicare
September 07, 2013 7:01 pm • By The Daily News Lower Columbia CAP Executive Director Ilona Kerby recently was installed as president of Altrusa International Inc. at the group’s 53rd International Convention in Rotorua, New Zealand. Kerby took vacation time to visit New Zealand to attend the festivities. As president, Kerby will oversee the 10,000-member community
August 26, 2013 11:30 pm • By Lyxan Toledanes / The Daily News After 28 years of helping the community’s most hungry, Lois Shelton is ready to say goodbye — almost. Shelton, the program manager at Lower Columbia CAP’s Help Warehouse, will start her semi-retirement on Saturday, but she said she won’t be gone completely.
August 24, 2013 9:30 pm • By Erik Olson / The Daily News Four years ago, Rick Wenner took his last hit of meth, and it nearly cost him his daughter, Madison. At the time, Wenner, now 57, was preparing to get full custody of Madison from his soon-to-be ex-wife, who also struggled with
July 05, 2013 8:30 am • By The Daily News An effort to help feed the needy this summer is themed “Hunger doesn’t take a vacation.” Employees of Waste Control Inc., the local waste hauler, are asking Longview and Kelso customers to put out bags of nonperishable foods and toiletries next to garbage and recycle
By Lyxan Toledanes / The Daily News CASTLE ROCK — Like many new homeowners, Tonie Roberts walked around her new home Thursday, excited about the possibilities of the empty space. In the middle of Roberts’ living room, kitchen cabinets were still in boxes as she prepared to paint her walls. Her floors were bare concrete,
By Lyxan Toledanes / The Daily News Budget battles on the federal and state levels are causing difficulties for local social service organizations, which might have to reduce programs that serve the community’s most needy. The Lower Columbia Community Action Program is among the handful of area agencies searching for ways to reduce expenses
By The Daily News Senior Farmers’ Market Vouchers will be available to eligible seniors on June 18 beginning at 9 a.m. at the Cowlitz Farmers Market located across from the fairgrounds on Seventh Avenue and New York Street. The Senior Farmers Market Voucher Program is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and administered locally
• By The Daily News The Lower Columbia Community Action Program (CAP) has received a $530,000 state grant to continue its Interstate-5 bus service for the next two years, but diminishing support and ridership will prompt some cuts in the service. The award from the Washington State Department of Transportation is a drop from
By The Daily News Lower Columbia Community Action Program announced Thursday that it still has energy assistance funds available for an estimated 500 eligible households in Cowlitz and Wahkiakum counties. Since December, 967 households have been served, with an average assistance of $370 per household. There are 700 people on a waiting list, but CAP
By Barbara LaBoe / The Daily News The Lower Columbia CAP Foundation Board, which was on track to create a $1 million endowment for the social service agency, voted to disband Thursday, with officials saying it’s better to have everything under just one board of directors. They also stressed that CAP’s mission and good works
May 18, 2013 8:30 pm • By The Daily News Diners are encouraged to patronize 15 local restaurants Tuesday to support the Meals on Wheels program. This is the fourth year local eateries are supporting the Lower Columbia CAP program, which has delivered dinners to homebound seniors since 1979. In 2012, CAP volunteers delivered 28,240