New coordinator for Salem area homeless services brings optimism, expertise to role

There’s a family in Corvallis who still has a place to live because of Misty Bolger.

She was working as the director of housing services for Community Outreach, a local nonprofit. There was a family with a teenager whose behavioral issues posed challenges for staying in the agency’s shelter.

“I absolutely went to bat for them. They found housing. They’ve been able to stabilize, they’re still in an apartment and doing well,” she said. “Even…