SALEM LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
PO BOX 7384, SALEM, OR 973030083 www.salemlf.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE PROGRAM WAS ORGANIZED IN 1996 FOR THE PURPOSE OF HELPING PEOPLE IN NEED - THE POOR, THE HOMELESS, THE YOUNG, THE OPPRESSED, THE HUNGRY, THE VULNERABLE, THE DYSFUNCTIONAL, THE DISENFRANCHISED, AND THE HURTING. OUR WAY OF HELPING PEOPLE IN NEED IS TO HELP AND SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATIONS, MINISTRIES, AND AGENCIES THAT ARE PROVIDING SERVICES TO THESE PEOPLE.

CONSULTING SERVICES

THE CHURCHES AS NEIGHBORHOOD (CAN) CENTERS PROGRAM IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF CHURCHES TO SERVE THEIR SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. BUILDINGS, CLASSROOMS AND GYMS THAT ONCE SAT DARK AND UNUSED, ARE NOW VIBRANT PROVIDERS OF AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS, GED AND ENGLISH CLASSES, DRUG-AND-ALCOHOL RECOVERY, FOOD AND CLOTHING BANKS, JOB TRAINING, COMMUNITY GARDENS, AND HOMELESS OUTREACH. THERE ARE NOW 20 SITES THAT SLF HAS CONTRACTED WITH AND ANOTHER 20 WHO HAVE BEEN INSPIRED TO SERVE ON THEIR OWN, BASED ON THE PROGRAMMATIC TEMPLATE. MORE THAN 10,000 PEOPLE ARE SERVED EACH YEAR.THE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP TEAMS (CPTS) ARE GROUPS OF STAKEHOLDERS THAT MEET MONTHLY TO ASSESS NEEDS AND PLAN PROGRAMS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS. CPTS ARE ORGANIZED AROUND THE GEOGRAPHY OF THE HIGH-SCHOOL FEEDER DISTRICT, AND SLF CURRENTLY STEWARDS THREE CPTS: NORTH NEIGHBORHOODS, SOUTH SALEM CONNECT, AND CAPES (MCKAY AREA). EACH CPT CONNECTS WITH 15-25 PARTNERS AND HELPS RAISE RESOURCES AND VOLUNTEERS FOR 6-10 PROGRAMS EACH YEAR, NOT TO MENTION SEASONAL AND CULTURAL EVENTS THAT BUILD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSETS AND EFFICACY. EACH CPT IMPACTS 1,000+ YOUTH AND FAMILIES PER YEAR AND LEVERAGES RESOURCES AND VOLUNTEER TIME WORTH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

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