Tag SALEM NONPROFITS

A portrait of Mariamou, a Portland woman who came to the U.S. as a refugee from the Central African Republic, hangs next to a painting of early Oregon statesman Asahel Bush in the Bush House Museum in Salem, part of a still-untitled exhibit opening in…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…

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…