Category Nonprofits
With coronavirus measures in place, Willamette Art Center resumes classes
Roger Williams, director of the Willamette Art Center, straightens a pottery Covid totem, a class project of students at the center. The totem features heads wearing face masks while the virus orbits. The center starts classes on Monday. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) One public place in…
Working to survive 2020, Pentacle Theatre moves out of downtown office
Lisa Joyce, executive director of Pentacle Theatre, holds a set piece from the 2020 production of “Murder on the Orient Express” while cleaning out the downtown office on Nov. 24 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Lisa Joyce looked wistfully at a gold-painted winged cherub. The piece had…
This week, your local beer or wine purchase can help Salem kids
A child in day care at the Boys & Girls Club of Salem on August 13, 2020 starts on a DIY lava lamp project (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) If you’ve been looking for a chance to stock up on local beer or wine, you’re in luck.…
YMCA to get new leader as construction on new building begins
YMCA demolition in progress, seen from Cottage Street on Dec. 10, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) The executive who took over Salem’s YMCA when it was near bankruptcy won’t stay on to see his largest project complete. Sam Carroll, CEO of the organization, announced Monday he’s…
Salem museums get money for art work and a fresh look at Asahel Bush
Jonathan Bucci, curator of collections and exhibits at Hallie Ford Museum of Art, pulls out a print by artist Rick Bartow. The museum recently received a grant to preserve and digitize Bartow’s print collection. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Every year, the Oregon Heritage Commission, awards grants…
Salem-Keizer Education Foundation to dissolve, transferring many programs to YMCA
The Salem-Keizer Education Foundation is dissolving after almost 40 years serving thousands of students in the Salem area through mentoring programs, youth sports and after-school activities. A near-total loss of revenue over the past three months as local schools have shut their doors proved insurmountable…
Local nonprofits stock the shelves with Amazon and Walmart leftovers
A man grabs food at a United Way Good360 giveaway on Jan. 22, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Just before 9 a.m., dozens of people carrying empty boxes waited inside a warehouse in south Salem, staring at tables piled high with pet food, sheets, toys and…
Kaiser doctors take over Salem Free Clinic for day of service
Rick Segal, left, and Carmelo Mejia, internal medicine doctors with Kaiser Permanente in Salem, type notes during a shift at Salem Free Clinic (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Rick Segal sat at a long desk between two other doctors, quickly typing notes on a laptop before returning…
Six middle schools lose after school programs as Salem-Keizer Education Foundation cuts costs
Kelly Carlisle, left, executive director of the Salem-Keizer Education Foundation, and Jeff Aeschliman, board president, talk at the foundation’s office in downtown Salem (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Salem-Keizer Education Foundation leaders are cutting after school programs serving 800 local middle school students and may sell their…