UGM more than doubles space to get men off Salem’s streets

Michael Little, 41, sits on his bed at the Union Gospel Mission’s new mission at 777 Commercial Street N.E. on July 27, 2021 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter)

Michael Little has good memories of his time at the Union Gospel Mission shelter in downtown Salem.

But the 41-year-old admits it wasn’t an ideal place to live for six months. Pieces of the building were falling apart, he said, and the lack of air conditioning made warm summer…