Giving Back
Cornerstones of our Community
The Blum Team takes great pride in the Community where we live and work. We actively support a number of local organizations with a goal to raise support and awareness about their missions and the positive contributions that each one makes. Here’s a look at how we are giving back to a Community that has given so much to all of us.
Organizations We Support
CASA
There are more than 500 children in Marion County who are victims of abuse or neglect. These children need advocates-CASA volunteers devoted to following them through the legal and child welfare systems, and ensuring their needs are a top priority. Through their volunteers, CASA of Marion County advocates for abused and neglected children who need safe and permanent homes. To achieve their mission they recruit volunteers from our community, train them with the skills and knowledge necessary to advocate for an abused child, and professionally support them so they are able to do this difficult work successfully.
Family Building Blocks
Family Building Blocks is a certified Relief Nursery serving Marion and Polk counties. Their mission is to “keep children safe and families together.” They are a child abuse and neglect prevention agency whose programs are designed to nurture children, support parents and strengthen families. Family Building Blocks partners with families with young children, age prenatal – five, who are facing challenging life circumstances. Their core programs include therapeutic classrooms, home visiting and parenting education. Annually over 99% of the children enrolled in their prevention programs are able to avoid foster care, and remain living safely with their families.
Catholic Community Services
Founded in Salem in 1938, Catholic Community Services is a non-profit, faith-based organization offering 17 programs across 9 Oregon counties and serving more than 2,000 people each year. They operate with fidelity to the Principles of Catholic Social Teaching, which calls them to work for the common good and to serve their neighbors who are the poorest and most vulnerable. Their vision is that Children, families, and adults have the knowledge, ability and desire to take control of their own lives and live responsibly with others in a just society.
Liberty House
Family Building Blocks is a certified Relief Nursery serving Marion and Polk counties. Their mission is to “keep children safe and families together.” They are a child abuse and neglect prevention agency whose programs are designed to nurture children, support parents and strengthen families. Family Building Blocks partners with families with young children, age prenatal – five, who are facing challenging life circumstances. Their core programs include therapeutic classrooms, home visiting and parenting education. Annually over 99% of the children enrolled in their prevention programs are able to avoid foster care, and remain living safely with their families.
The YMCA
The YMCA is dedicated to creating a stable platform for children by reducing adverse childhood experiences and fostering academic achievement for all. They also help navigate academic and career pathways so all youth graduate high school with a plan for the future, employment readiness and career connections. They believe in fostering adult, family and economic stability through family preservation and ensuring access to resources and supports. They are investing in the vibrancy of our community by reducing the cost of health & human services and facilitating an integrated approach to community-based services.
Salem Leadership Foundation
The mission at SLF is to engage people-of-faith and people-of-goodwill to transform the community for good – neighborhood by neighborhood. SLF works to find those individuals who understand that real change only happens when we address both the social and spiritual issues facing our city.