Kellogg food bank also offers community action

KELLOGG — The Shoshone County Food Bank, operated by Community Action Partnership (CAP) has a new location for those looking for assistance.

Community Action Partnership works with the 10 northernmost counties in Idaho and Asotin County in Washington, working with these communities to provide programs that increase stability for people of all ages, to offer a springboard for families as they become equipped to exit poverty.

“We can help with the community action side of things. Providing year-round energy assistance, and helping people with water bills through the Salvation Army. As an organization CAP works with families doing transactional work such as food boxes and help with energy bills in order to stabilize the family,” said Catherine Yancey, community engagement liaison for CAP. “We also do transformational work in our goal of ending poverty in our communities. We partner with other agencies in the area with referrals for help. We also have a Weatherization program for homes.”

Income-qualified people can access nutritional services through these food banks by providing food to meet basic nutritional needs, offering weekly assistance with perishable items, and can provide food boxes that include approximately enough food items for three meals a day for one week, given the household size.

This also includes the CAP Weatherization Assistance Program, which assists people with income at or below 200% of federal poverty guidelines, and is designed to enable low-income families to permanently reduce their energy bills by making their homes more energy-efficient. These can include the attic, wall and floor insulation, as well as testing space and water heating equipment to assess the need for repair or replacement.

Located at 114 Riverside Ave. West in Kellogg, the community action and food bank is open Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m. to noon and 1-4 p.m.

For more information, call 208-783-4901 or visit https://www.cap4action.org/