Simonka Place expands with more space for families

A women’s recovery home in Keizer is undergoing renovation to lodge around 40 new residents.

Simonka Place, run by the Union Gospel Mission of Salem, is undertaking a $3 million expansion to accommodate more women and children in need.

“The rate of women in homelessness and women with children in homelessness is growing,” said Mark Hunter, the facility’s director of community engagement. “The primary goal of this expansion is to create more family space, where…