The Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency is seeking volunteers to help at local warming shelters in Salem and Dallas. The shelters open during freezing nights, and provide food and safety for homeless people who are at risk of death in the cold. The post Volunteers needed for Salem warming shelter appeared…

The Newport Bridge Warming Center received $25,000 in the state’s winter shelter awards announced Friday — the only Newport County recipient and the smallest of 11 grants totaling about $1.8 million. The Executive Office of Housing said the awards will add 296 overnight beds and daytime warming center capacity…