Programs & Projects
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Most SWA projects follow a development path: SWA and the community identify a need, gap, or opportunity; SWA convenes partners and supports them to plan, build, and carry out solutions; SWA stays involved until the work is operational and can be continued by local or regional partner organizations for the long term. In other cases, SWA works with regional partners to pilot services or solutions locally that can then be extended into our area for the long term.
SWA also refers underserved South Wasco residents to existing services and keeps relationships with regional support services so people get a “warm handoff” when they need one.
Note: The SWA project filter tool is currently Under Construction and will be added soon.
South Wasco Farmers Market (Tygh Valley)
Started with SWA and operated first as a pilot project in The Dalles (2020–21), then moved in 2022 to its permanent home in Tygh Valley.
Neighbor-to-Neighbor Food Pantry (Wamic) and Life Raft Food Pantry (Maupin)
At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020, SWA worked with the Columbia Gorge Food Bank and community volunteers to open both pantries.
F.E.A.S.T. (Food, Education, Agriculture, and Sustainability Together)
March 7, 2020, Maupin Civic Center. SWA sponsored the event, and the Columbia Gorge Food Bank facilitated it.
An Assessment of South Wasco County Livability Issues
SWA seeks to balance economic prosperity with residents’ quality of life. To this end, SWA commissioned this assessment to document the assets and needs of nine livability issues in South Wasco County so that SWA and other community partners can prioritize efforts and secure funding to improve quality of life for all residents.