We want to acknowledge that our coworkers, clients and community members may be experiencing trauma from yesterday’s national events, a killing spree that targeted Asian American women. Community Action of Skagit County stands against hate and violence. We stand in solidarity with our Asian [...]

SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash.,  Mar. 5, 2021— Community Action of Skagit County will launch a second round of their Eviction Prevention Program beginning March 8, slated to run through the end of 2021. The intention of this emergency funding is to prevent eviction for households [...]

What is means to be a Behavioral Health Ombudsman Author: Kala Buchanan, BA Psych, CPC Behavioral Health Ombudsman serving the North Sound Region of Washington, Snohomish, Skagit, Whatcom, Island, and San Juan I will never forget the time I told a good friend of [...]

MOUNT VERNON, Wash., Jan. 27, 202— Community Action and its partners are working hard to keep people safe during COVID-19. The pandemic has made worse an already difficult problem for the homeless in Skagit County: consistent access to showers. Now a joint effort between [...]

Skagit Rotary Membership Spotlight Name: Bill Henkel Occupation: Executive Director, Community Action of Skagit County How long have you been in this industry? 20 years What is your background, work experience, and education? When I initially landed at Community Action in 2000 I managed [...]

SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash.,  January 4, 2021— Hello Coordinated Entry Partners, Community partner agencies, volunteers, and others: Here at Community Action we've gotten a lot of questions recently from partners and community members asking about Point In Time Count for 2021 (which historically happens the [...]