Salem’s outreach teams provide life-saving cooling supplies to unsheltered neighbors

In 103-degree heat Wednesday afternoon, a woman in a tank top and blue skirt sat with her head curled down on a small towel on the sidewalk outside the Walmart in northeast Salem.
Unsure whether the woman was breathing, Maggy Johnston walked towards her with a cold rag and Gatorade. Johnson sat next to her, putting a hand on her shoulder.
The woman tilted her eyes up as Johnston wrapped her neck in an ice-cold…





