Kay Ketchem sits with her children, Beatrix, 8 months, Leo, 7, and Ivy, 6, in their Salem home on Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Kay Ketchem was browsing Facebook in late June when she stumbled on an article saying she might soon be getting a check in the[Read More…]

Nagia Elzadi, right, and Valeria Atanacio sort through children’s toys purchased for an upcoming parent-child early learning program at the Salem Islamic Center on Saturday, June 26, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Nagia Elzadi beamed as she opened a cardboard box packed with colorful plastic dinosaurs. It was a hot Saturday[Read More…]