Holiday Programs

Thanksgiving & Christmas Food Basket Programs

The Wahkiakum Food Pantry distributes holiday food baskets to income eligible families who live in Wahkiakum County. These baskets provide the ingredients to prepare a holiday meal. You are only allowed to sign up for your own household. Sign-ups are based upon availability of baskets. The person who signed up for the basket will need to bring proof of address and pick up a confirmation card from Wahkiakum County Health & Human Services (WCHHS). For more information, contact Wahkiakum Food Bank at 360-795-3497.

The Thanksgiving Food Basket Program sign-ups will start the first week of November each year. 

The Christmas Food Basket Program sign-ups will start the first week of December each year.

To sign-up for the food baskets, contact WCHHS at 360-795-8630 or 360-849-9619. 

Wahkiakum County Health & Human Services
42 Elochoman Valley Road
Cathlamet, WA 98612

Star Program of Wahkiakum County

The STAR Program is for income eligible families with children and provides age appropriate holiday gifts for the children who live in Wahkiakum County and/or go to school in Cathlamet or Naselle. For more information, contact Nova Lee and/or John Knopp at 360-431-5232.

Applications will be available at Wahkiakum County Health & Human Services or Bank of the Pacific in late fall at the addresses listed below. 

Wahkiakum County Health & Human Services
42 Elochoman Valley Road
Cathlamet, WA 98612

Bank of the Pacific
56 Main Street 
Cathlamet, WA 98612

Shop with a Cop

What is Shop With Cops? The purpose of the event is to foster positive relationships between youth and officers. Young kids, K - 6th grade are selected each year during the end-of-the-year holiday season to shop at one of the local area stores to purchase gifts for members of their immediate family.

This is a referral only program. Referrals submitted to the Sheriff's Office. For more information, please visit https://www.co.wahkiakum.wa.us/581/Shop-with-a-COP.