A drop-in center that has provided mental health services to thousands of Salem youth closed Friday, Feb. 13, after losing most of its funding.
Salem Drop, run by the Eugene-based nonprofit Youth Era, first opened Salem in 2018 near Riverfront Park. The center provided a safe, after school space for young people facing mental health challenges, homelessness, addiction and other difficulties.
The center was forced to shutter after PacificSource pulled about two-thirds of its funding for operations, citing financial reasons, according to Youth Era Chief Operating Officer Tia Barnes…