A stairway to the teen and children’s level at the Salem Public Library on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The Oregon Library Association recognized the Salem Public Library Foundation with its Library Supporter of the Year Award earlier this month, an honor aimed at acknowledging the foundation’s role[Read More…]
Tag: SALEM NONPROFITS
Salem expands its welcome – and housing – for refugees
Luke Glaze, executive director of Salem for Refugees, speaks about the organization’s goals in a donation room at the new Welcome Center at 1440 Broadway St. N.E. on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) When Jules Lipanda came to Salem at 18, he was told he had six months[Read More…]
Better vet care, cost savings ahead as Willamette Humane Society merges
Rapunzel, a three-year-old domestic shorthair, at the Willamette Humane Society shelter in Salem. (Saphara Harrell/Salem Reporter) If a dog at Willamette Humane Society’s Salem shelter needs an x-ray, it’s not always easy to come by. BJ Andersen, the nonprofit’s executive director, said vet care can be just as hard for[Read More…]
With whirlwind 90-day effort, YMCA inks victory in capital campaign
The Salem YMCA under construction on Feb. 16, 2022 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) After more than four years of lobbying and courting donors, leaders at Salem’s YMCA are declaring victory. The nonprofit last week succeeded in a challenge to raise $3 million toward its new building from donors in 90 days,[Read More…]
$100,000 donation will help Catholic Community Services get more families housing
Jag Daswatta, regional manager for Ashley HomeStores in Oregon, left, poses with a donation check to Catholic Community Services with board members and CEO Josh Graves, second from right. (Courtesy/Catholic Community Services) Each year, Catholic Community Services workers help thousands of Salem families get aid with housing, health care and[Read More…]
A smaller truck will help Salem Harvest become a bigger organization
Salem Harvest’s existing truck, Sunflower, carries a load of apples. (Courtesy/Salem Harvest) Elise Bauman is hoping to get a truck for Christmas. Bauman, the executive director of Salem Harvest, said the organization badly needs a smaller vehicle to help gather and transport berries and other smaller produce from local fields.[Read More…]
Salem’s YMCA launches final push to raise $3 million in 90 days
Construction at the Family YMCA of Marion and Polk Counties building in downtown Salem on Nov. 16, 2021. (Ardeshir Tabrizian/Salem Reporter) It’s been four years since Salem’s YMCA received its first state funds to help the nonprofit replace its century-old building. In the time since, the organization has gotten a[Read More…]
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[Read More…]
Uncategorized Preschool program now part of YMCA’s new building thanks to $4 million from legislature
Construction continues at the site of the new downtown YMCA in Salem on Friday, July 9, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) When Tim Sinatra learned dozens of Salem child care providers closed their doors permanently in 2020, he wanted to help. Sinatra, CEO of the Family YMCA of Marion & Polk[Read More…]
Foundation leader reflects on 25 years of helping Salem churches practice what they preach
If you ask Sam Skillern to take his photo, he’ll suggest meeting you outside Salem First United Methodist Church. Skillern doesn’t have a particular tie to the congregation. But its location – at the intersection of Church and State streets – sums up how Skillern has spent the bulk of[Read More…]
