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Plans for YMCA-led downtown service hub fizzle out after financial troubles
A Salem project was slated to combine more than a dozen government and nonprofit service providers into one downtown hub. State officials recently declined to back the effort after funding challenges forced project leaders to stray from their original plans.
YMCA will move forward on downtown service hub with state grant
The vacant Statesman Journal building on Church Street will be remodeled as a self-storage facility with space for over a dozen social service providers.
Cross-country bus trip means more accessible activities at Salem YMCA
Volunteer Rob Weathers drove 2,281 miles across the U.S. to deliver an accessible bus to the Salem Family YMCA.
Young coach a role model for Salem players
Anthony Valdez, 20, has been coaching kids at the YMCA since he was a kid himself. His calm, supportive style makes him a favorite among players and parents, and he hopes to channel his passion into a program for keeping Salem youth out of the prison system.
Affordable apartments for dozens of veterans nearly complete
Peter Courtney joined a crowd of hundreds Thursday to celebrate the near-completion of the YMCA veteran housing project that bears his name. Apartments will open in January.