Youth Development

Elementary After-School Programs

YMCA After-School Program

Offered for K-5th graders at selected schools five days per week. Operates on school in-service days and holidays. Contact YMCA Child Development, 503-399-2769 or their website for more information.

Boys and Girls Club

Activities offered at each of their facilities, including the main Club and satellite clubs at Swegle and Kennedy Schools. Contact the Boys and Girls Club, 503-581-7383 or their website for more information.

Youth Groups/Clubs

Offered for specific grade levels and serving youth who generally live close to one another or attend the same school. Programs are led by volunteer club leaders through Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Boys and Girls, 4-H/Extension, and Girl Scouts. (See list below for phone numbers.)

Salem Child Development Center

K-5th grade students, offered at selected schools five days per week. Operates on school inservice days and holidays. Contact 503-363-9824 or their website for more information.

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Middle School After-School Programs

POWER Program

All 12 of Salem-Keizer middle schools offer the after-school POWER Program ,  which includes tutoring, recreation, enrichment, sports, community service, and field trips. Support is needed in the form of tutors, mentors, activity leaders and assistants, and chaperons, as well as donations of materials and funding for equipment and supplies. Contact either the individual school directly (see below) or the Youth Programs Coordinator at Salem Department of Community Services, 503-588-6261.

For the 2006-07 annual report of the POWER Program, click here. If you would like a hard copy of the report, contact us. Check out the Program's website by clicking on the POWER icon above.

Claggett Creek , 1810 Alder Dr NE

Erica Henrikson

503-399-3701

 

Crossler, 1155 Davis Rd S

Sherry Snider

503-399-3444

 

Grant, 725 Market St NE

503-584-5557

 

Houck, 1155 Connecticut SE

Martha Calderon

503-399-3446

 

Howard Street , 710 Howard St SE

Melissa Martin

503-399-3408

 

Judson, 4512 Jones Rd S

Linda Adams

503-399-3201

 

Leslie, 3850 Pringle Rd S

Jacqueline Benavides and Carol Sturdivant

503-399-3206

 

Parrish, 802 Capitol St NE

Amanda Anundi

503-399-3210

 

Stephens, 4962 Hayesville Dr NE

Karla Mayor

503-399-3442

 

Waldo, 2805 Lansing Ave NE

Gjerda Sannes

503-399-3215

 

Walker, 1075 8th St NW

Leslie Harper

503-399-3220

 

Whiteaker, 1605 Lockhaven Dr NE

Michele Husseman

503-399-3224

Boys and Girls Club

Activities offered at the main Club or Walker Middle School branch site. Contact 503-581-7383 for information on programs for middle school youth, or visit their website.

Youth Groups/Clubs

Offered for specific grade levels and serving youth who generally live close to one another or attend the same school. Programs are led by volunteer club leaders through Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Boys and Girls, 4-H/Extension, and Girl Scouts. (See list below for phone numbers.)

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High School After-School Programs

Each of the Salem-Keizer high schools offer after school activities, including intramural sports, athletics, theater arts, enrichment, and special interests. In addition, Barbara Roberts High School (alternative education program) offers enrichment activities. The majority of high school activities are sponsored by the individual school.  

Barbara Roberts , 999 Locust St NE

503-399-3105

 

McKay, 2440 Lancaster Dr NE

503-399-3080

 

McNary, 595 Chemawa Rd N

503-399-3233

 

North Salem , 765 14th St NE

503-399-3241

 

South Salem , 1910 Church St SE

503-399-3252

 

Sprague, 2373 Kuebler Blvd S

503-399-3261

 

West Salem , 1776 Titan Dr NW

503-399-5533

After-School Assistant

High school students are needed to help with the after-school POWER Program at local middle schools. Volunteer positions include assistant instructor, teen center supervisor, and assistant to the coordinator. For more information, contact Brent DeMoe at 503-588-6261.

Internships

Gain work experience and explore a variety of careers in the Cityof Salem's High School Internship Program. Internships are customized to meet the needs of the individual and run for a month, a season, a semester, or a full year. The commitment can be as little as two-to-three hours per week, or more. Interns meet once each month as a group and also serve as an advisory body to Salem City Council on issues affecting youth. For more information, contact Brent DeMoe at 503-588-6261 in Community Services.

Teen Action Teams at North and West High Schools

Purpose: Empower students to become advocates for a drug-free community. Create a self-perpetuating service learning model that will allow students to practice positive life skills and encourage peers to develop healthy lifestyle habits.

• Students will be trained to teach interactive drug and alcohol education sessions to their peers and to middle school students as part of the after-school POWER Program.
• Students will organize Red Ribbon Week, participate in STOMP (Sales of Tobacco to Minors Prohibited) outings, and promote other drug and alcohol prevention/awareness events at their schools.
• Students will promote a drug-free school community by producing public service announcements and videos to be used in the school and with community partners.
• One Teen Action member may serve as a Teen Action Team representative to the Community Action Network Student Advisory Board.

Teen Action Teams are open to all North and West High students. TATs will meet after school. Contact Brent DeMoe for more information at 503-588-6261.

Youth Groups/Clubs

Offered for specific grade levels and serving youth who generally live close to one another or attend the same school. Programs are led by volunteer club leaders through Boy Scouts, Camp Fire Boys and Girls, 4-H/Extension, and Girl Scouts. (See list below for phone numbers. Except where noted, all organizations listed provide programs for elementary, middle, and high school aged youth.)

Boys and Girls Club

503-581-7383   website

 

Cascade Boy Scout Council

503-581-6601

 

Department of Community Services , City of Salem

503-588-6261

 

District 7 Little League

503-361-4881

 

Girl Scouts of Santiam Council

503-581-2451

 

Indoor Soccer Center *  (call for program details)

503-393-2255

 

Mid-Valley Network of Youth Ministries

503-375-9400

 

Oregon Games Disability Sports

503-362-5501

 

Salem Family YMCA

503-399-2762

 

Salem Public Library, Youth Services

503-588-6030

 

Salem-Keizer Schools Community Education

503-399-3074

 

Soap Box Derby * (elementary and middle only)

503-362-5574

 

Special Olympics

503-391-7677

 

Willamette Camp Fire Council

503-581-0477

 

YWCA of Salem

503-581-9922

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