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Marion County approves MWVCA contract increase and long-term MOU to reserve REACH beds at Salem Navigation Center
Summary
The Board approved a $600,000 amendment to the Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency contract and a Memorandum of Understanding to secure designated beds for the REACH program at the Salem Navigation Center through March 31, 2036.
Marion County commissioners on June 10 approved two related actions with the Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency (MWVCA): a consent-item contract amendment that adds $600,000 to MWVCA’s outreach and benefits services contract, and an action-item Memorandum of Understanding to reserve shelter access for the Rapid Engagement, Assessment and Community Health (REACH) program at the Salem Navigation Center through March 31, 2036.
The consent amendment increases MWVCA’s contract by $600,000 — an estimated $466,000 of which will come from an Oregon Department of Veterans’ Affairs grant and an estimated $134,000 from county funds — producing a new not-to-exceed contract total of $1,200,000 and extending the term to June 30, 2028. The amendment was approved as part of a multi-item consent agenda and was moved and seconded as recorded in the meeting minutes.
Health and Human Services staff presented the separate MOU that documents a shared commitment to provide temporary shelter at the Salem Navigation Center for people in crisis and to designate access to beds specifically for the REACH program. Debbie Wells presented the item; Commissioner Danielle Bethell moved to approve the MOU and Commissioner Colm Willis seconded. The board voted unanimously in favor.
Why it matters: The combined actions increase funding for veteran outreach and formalize long-term shelter access for REACH, a county-linked outreach and assessment program. County officials recorded that the MOU runs through March 31, 2036; the MOU text and any operational details about bed counts, staffing, or ongoing funding sources were noted in the record but not itemized in the motion as presented.
What’s next: The contract amendment establishes funding and the MOU defines access; the motion carried and no follow-up vote was scheduled during the session. If the county or MWVCA publish implementation timelines or bed-count details, those updates will be reflected in future records.
