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A look inside Salem’s newest shelter for homeless families
The ARCHES Nest, a new family shelter for dozens of homeless children, teens and their families, held an opening celebration on Jan. 24.
New Salem shelter to offer beds, resources to homeless families
The Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency has renovated the former Tanner Project building into a family shelter, called ARCHES Nest. It is set to open in late January.
ARCHES hopes new day center fence will help clients feel safer, deter after-hours gatherings
The ARCHES Day Center plans to install an iron fence around its downtown facility and the neighboring Coldwell Banker building. ARCHES leadership said they hope it will make the vulnerable unsheltered people who use its services feel safer.
PHOTOS: Hundreds enjoy Salem’s community Thanksgiving meals
Blondeez Restaurant and the ARCHES Day Center each fed hundreds of people a free Thanksgiving meal in Salem.
Former hotel turned homeless shelter will house nearly 100 by summer
An influx of state funding will cover two years of shelter operations and the purchase of the former Capital Inn & Suites in Northeast Salem, which the Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency bought on Wednesday.
Homeless Salemites can count on daily dinner thanks to Jerry Barza
Barza seven nights a week serves food made by volunteers in the parking lot of homeless service provider the ARCHES Project.
On freezing nights, homeless people in Salem can get a ride to shelter
Homeless service provider the ARCHES project is in urgent need of volunteers to help run overnight emergency shelters to keep people off the streets during cold nights.