Salem welcomes new apartments for survivors of domestic violence
When fire swept through the Santiam Canyon in 2020, it burned down hundreds of homes, including that of Oregon State Sen. Fred Girod of Stayton.
He recalled the fire while speaking at the Friday, Aug. 16, ribbon cutting for HOPE Plaza, an affordable apartment building run by Center for Hope and Safety in downtown Salem. Girod was lucky after the fire, he said, because he had another place to go.
“A lot of people did…
