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      • Cheer Camp
      • Family Camp
      • Outdoor Day Camp
      • Overnight Camp
      • Summer Day Camp
    • Child Care
      • Out of School Time Enrichment
      • Play and Learn
    • Health and Fitness
      • Aging Together
      • Group Fitness
      • Healthy Weight and Your Child
      • Livestrong®
      • Pedaling For Parkinson’s
      • Personal Training
      • Virtual Y
    • Swimming
      • Lifeguard Certification
      • Safety Around Water
      • Swim Lessons
      • Swim Teams
      • Water Fitness
    • Youth Sports
      • Basketball
      • Cheerleading
      • Cross Country Running
      • Flag Football
      • Gymnastics
      • Micro Sports (3-5 Year Olds)
      • Parents and Coaching
      • Soccer
      • Track and Field
      • Volleyball
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      • Camp Silver Creek Alumni Association
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Our History
  1. History
  2. History

1892

Doors open on State Street for the first YMCA in Salem.

Capital Campaign

1901

Salem's Y relocates to a building it owns at the corner of Commercial and Chemeketa streets.

Capital Campaign 3

1910

Salem's first indoor swimming pools makes a splash.

Capital Campaign 1

 

1922

The Salem Y welcomes children to its first summer camp.

1938

1926

The Y dedicates a new building with 40 residence rooms, after a capital campaign of $200,000.

Capital Campaign 5

1938

Camp Silver Creek debuts on public land east of Salem.

YMCA Camp Silver Creek

1955

The Y opens a warm water therapy pool for individuals with polio.

1955 YMCA Pool

1974

The Y begins providing before-and after-school child care programs.

1974 Child Care

1978

The Y opens Camp Greider at a 4-H Center property in West Salem.

Camp Greider

1993

The Monmouth-Independence Family YMCA opens

1995

The Silver Falls Family YMCA opens

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2019

Demolition of the old Salem YMCA

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2022

Opening the new Salem Family YMCA

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About the YMCA

Driven by its founding mission to put Christian principles into practice, the YMCA has served as a leading nonprofit committed to strengthening the community for over 125 years.

Family YMCA of Marion and Polk Counties

PO Box 110 Salem, OR 97308

544 Ferry Street Suite 3
Salem, OR 97301

503-581-9622

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