Salem community center aims to be a “functional family” for people in recovery
Christina Korkow remembers one man who wouldn’t make eye contact with her when he first came to Salem’s Recovery Outreach Community Center.
After several years, he started meeting her gaze and making small talk. It turned out the two of them shared a birthday, albeit a couple of years apart.
“Pretty soon he’s going to the groups, pretty soon he’s getting into housing and now he’s been successfully housed for years,” Korkow said. “Pretty soon…
