Salem, Oregon News
Uncategorized A person stands on a concrete bench under the Marion Street Bridge during a homeless camp’s eviction in January. The ARCHES Project said Friday it needs volunteers for an annual count to help collect data on the region’s homeless. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) The yearly count of homeless people that helps[Read More…]
Uncategorized The sign at The Arches Project, where a sobering center and an expanded day center are proposed. With news Friday the federal government will go back to work, the proposals could be closer to reality. (Anthony McGuire/Special to Salem Reporter) Count the proposed sobering center in downtown Salem among the[Read More…]
Tricia Ratliff, who runs youth services for the Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency, explains how the house chore board works. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Most of the young people living at Taylor’s House are reluctant to talk about their lives with strangers. But a row of cubbies along the living room[Read More…]
Uncategorized The ARCHES Project case worker Ken Houghton, left, and Bob Francis, a volunteer, walk to the homeless camp shortly before 7 a.m. Tuesday. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Josh Lair arrived to a homeless camp near Marion Square Park an hour and a half before sunrise and two hours before police and[Read More…]
Uncategorized Sandra Carr, 73, sits next to a tent under the Marion Street Bridge on Wednesday. Carr said she has been homeless about two months after her trailer was stolen. (Troy Brynelson/Salem Reporter) Community groups are calling for volunteers to run overnight warming shelters to keep people off Salem’s streets during[Read More…]
Tommy Green, 52, was homeless in Salem for 21 years before getting an apartment through the homeless rental assistance program. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Last winter, Tommy Green was trapped in a cycle. Years of methamphetamine use and living on the streets had weakened his heart. “Black mold got in my[Read More…]
Uncategorized Tommy Green, 52, was homeless in Salem for 21 years before getting an apartment through the homeless rental assistance program. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Last winter, Tommy Green was trapped in a cycle. Years of methamphetamine use and living on the streets had weakened his heart. “Black mold got in my[Read More…]
