Community

The Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Head Start program is expanding its services within West Salem.  This new location, residing at 1205 Wallace Road, will offer early learning services to a community where options have historically been limited. “We’re doubling our impact for children and families here,” said Eva Pignotti, Chief Program Officer of Early Learning & Child Care.  As new housing developments spring up in West Salem, deciding to expand was an easy choice f

The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a free program designed to empower residents. It educates volunteers in disaster preparedness and trains them in essential response skills like fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations. In short, CERT members gain valuable skills to keep themselves and their families safe, and to assist their neighbors during emergencies. The program was first developed by the Los Angeles Fire Depa