POWER Program

Donations

Why Donate

The POWER Program is committed to providing quality after-school enrichment activities at little or no cost to our youth participants. More often than not, the $5 registration fee is waived.

Your financial contribution can help!

As you know, times are changing:

• Many parents are required to work multiple jobs to make ends meet and do not have the resources for adequate supervision after school.
• Budget crises mean that enrichment classes (art, physical educaiton, music, dance, industrial arts, etc.) are increasingly cut from the school day, leaving students with bare-bones course offerings that no longer optimize the holistic development of students.
• The safety of our youth after school is jeopardized by a crime and drug epidemic in the Salem-Keizer area.

What Your Contribution Buys

Your financial contribution can help support our developing youth by providing safe and character-developing outlets in the after-school hours.

• $5,400 provides a year of one more day per week of after-school enrichment for one school.
• $3,000 provides one middle school with supplies, snacks, and materials for a year.
• $1,100 provides a computer for 90 youth for one term.
• $450 provides scholarships for 90 youth for one term.
• $300 provides an instructor for one class for one term.
• $100 provides a ping pong table for school teen centers.

Donor Recognition

All donors (if they choose) will receive the following recognition:

• 2'x4' sponsor signs in each middle school
• Recognition in all POWER publications
• Tax write-off information
• POWER poster to display at your business

How to Donate

For donation inquiries, contact one of our staff:

Jan Calvin

City of Salem

Dept of Community Services

555 Liberty St SE, Room 300

Salem OR  97301

503-588-6261

Lisa Miller

Community Action Drug Prevention Network

2475 Center Street NE

Salem, OR 97301

503-585-6232

If you'd rather mail the POWER Program a check, simply download the donation form (a pdf document) and mail to the address indicated.

Take a look at our wish list to find out what items the POWER Program can use.