UGM of Salem
Changing the Face of Homelessness ... One Story at a Time
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Restoration House
UGM's Restoration House provides transitional services to men released from incarceraton. Caring staff and volunteers offer education, employment, and housing assistance to residents as they re-enter our community.
Men's Mission
UGM's Men's Mission provides shelter and three meals each day. With hot, nutritious food provided at breakfast, lunch and dinner, guests also have access to free shelter, showers, mental health counseling, primary care, case managers, day labor referrals, mail services, chapel twice daily, a Learning Center, and the Valley Employment & Career Services onsite. In addition, a long-term recovery program offers life-changing support to men struggling with addictions and destructive behaviors.
Simonka Place for Women and Children
UGM's Simonka Place for Women and Children provides shelter and meals to 100 women and children each day. With hot, nutritious food provided at breakfast, lunch and dinner, guests also have access to free shelter, showers, case managers, day labor referrals, mail services, chapel services, mental health counseling, a Learning Center, and the Valley Employment & Career Services onsite. In addition, a long-term recovery program offers life-changing support to women struggling with addictions and destructive behaviors.
Grear Street Transitional Housing
Affordable, supportive, drug & alcohol free environment for men transitioning from long-term recovery program back to independent living in our community.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Association of Gospel Rescue Missions (AGRM) 1960
Evangelical Council of Financial Accountability - Member 2011
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Average number of meals served each month
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of people using homeless shelters per week
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Men and boys
Related Program
Men's Mission
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
The number of homeless staying is down due to new fire code restrictions on the current facility.
Average number of service recipients per month
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Men and boys
Related Program
Men's Mission
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our desire is to help men, women and children break free from homelessness through the transforming grace of Jesus Christ.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We demonstrate love, grace and compassion as we serve and enrich the lives of others by providing meals, shelter, assessment and referral services, addiction recovery services, individual and group counseling, adult education, GED prep, employment services, foot clinic and affordable transitional housing in partnership and collaboration with individuals, churches, businesses and other agencies and organization in our community.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
With more than 60 years of solid, dependable service to Marion and Polk Counties, we are an ever-expanding ministry to the hungry, hurting and homeless of our community. We have an extremely stable financial history with high transparency and accountability. We partner with over 15,000 community donors supporting 62 professional and qualified employees and over 1800 volunteers collaborating with over 40 local agencies to provide life changing services and programs to those in need.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We have been fulfilling our purpose for over 60 years. Our goal is to always seek ways to improve and be more efficient while maintaining effectiveness. We believe our ongoing analyses and reporting demonstrates how much we have accomplished each and every year.
Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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UGM of Salem
Board of directorsas of 11/28/2022
Mrs. Candi Hughes
Mr. Dan Schanz
Lee Klampe
Prudential Real Estate
Mike Roberson
Roberson Automotive Group
Daniel Schanz
Schanz-Lawler, P.C.
Candi Sue Hughes
Reid Amborn
Amborn Orthodontics
Eugene Edwards
Corban University
Bryce Peterson
Salem Health Hospitals and Clinics
Jodi Hack
PhRMA
Cameron Elliot
Ace Hardware
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No