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Neighborhood Association Meetings

Join your local neighborhood association and let your voice be heard.

By Sasha Simons, Editor and Publisher of Macaroni Kid Salem January 28, 2025

Have an idea or concern about your neighborhood? Do you want to have your voice heard?
Attend a neighborhood association meeting!

Strong communities are built on involved neighbors through communication and action. Neighborhood Associations provide a space for your voice to be heard on local government decisions that help improve your community. 

Here are the details on the neighborhood associations in Salem/Keizer:

KEIZER
View the City of Keizer website to determine which association meeting area you live in.

  1. Greater Gubser Neighborhood Association ("GGNA")
    When: Second Tuesday of every month September through May (No December meeting) at 6:30 p.m.
    Location: Keizer Community Center | 930 Chemawa Rd NE, Keizer, OR 97303

  2. Greater Northeast Keizer Neighborhood Association ("GNEKNA")
    When: First Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
    Location: Keizer Community Center | 930 Chemawa Rd NE, Keizer, OR 97303

  3. Northwest Keizer Neighborhood Association ("NWKNA")
    When: Third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m.
    Location: Keizer Community Center | 930 Chemawa Rd NE, Keizer, OR 97303

  4. Southeast Keizer Neighborhood Association ("SEKNA")
    When: First Thursday of every month September through May (No December meeting) at 6:30 p.m.
    Location: Keizer Community Center | 930 Chemawa Rd NE, Keizer, OR 97303

  5. West Keizer Neighborhood Association ("WKNA")
    When: Second Thursday of September through May (No December meeting) at 7 p.m.
    Location: Keizer Community Center | 930 Chemawa Rd NE, Keizer, OR 97303

SALEM
View the City of Salem website to determine which association meeting area you live in.

  1. Central Area Neighborhood Development Organization (CANDO)
    When: Third Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m.
    Location: Anderson Room A&B at Salem Public Library | 585 Liberty St. SE, Salem, Oregon 97301

  2. East Lancaster Neighborhood Association (ELNA)
    When: First Thursday of every month at 7 p.m.
    Location: First Free Will Baptist Church | 1390 45th St NE, Salem, Oregon 97301

  3. Faye Wright Neighborhood Association
    When: Second Tuesday of odd numbered months at 6 p.m.
    Location: Online | Check online for details: https://www.cityofsalem.net/community/calendar

  4. Grant Neighborhood Association
    When: First Thursday of the month at 6:15 p.m.
    Location: Broadway Commons, 3rd Floor | 1300 Broadway St NE, Salem, Oregon 97301

  5. Highland Neighborhood Association
    When: Second Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m.
    Location: North Neighbors Resource Center | 945 Columbia St NE, Salem, Oregon 97301

  6. Morningside Neighborhood Association
    When: Second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
    Location: Morningside United Methodist Church | 3674 12th St SE, Salem, Oregon 97302

  7. North East Salem Community Association (NESCA)
    When: Third Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m.
    Location: Online | Check online for details: https://www.cityofsalem.net/community/calendar

  8. North Lancaster Neighborhood Association (NOLA)
    When: First Wednesday of the month at 6:30 p.m.
    Location: Blanchet Catholic School | 4373 Market St NE, Salem, Oregon 97301

  9. Northeast Neighbors (NEN) Neighborhood Association
    When: Third Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m.
    Location: Online | Check online for details: https://www.cityofsalem.net/community/calendar

  10. Northgate Neighborhood Association
    When: Third Thursday of each month at 6 p.m.
    Location: Online | Check online for details: https://www.cityofsalem.net/community/calendar

  11. South Central Association of Neighbors (SCAN)
    When: Second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m.
    Location: South Salem Highschool | 1905 Church St SE, Salem, Oregon 97301

  12. South Gateway Neighborhood Association
    When: Second Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m.
    Location: Online | Check online for details: https://www.cityofsalem.net/community/calendar 

  13. Southeast Mill Creek Association (SEMCA)
    When: Second Tuesday of every month at 10 a.m.
    Location: Paradise Island Park Recreation Hall | 3100 Turner Rd SE, Salem, Oregon 97302

  14. Southeast Salem Neighborhood Association (SESNA)
    When: Fourth Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m.
    Location: Capital Park Church | 410 19th St SE, Salem, Oregon 97301

  15. Southwest Association of Neighbors (SWAN)
    When: First Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m.
    Location: Westminister Presbyterian Church | 3737 Liberty Rd S, Salem, Oregon 97302

  16. Sunnyslope Neighborhood Association
    When: Third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m.
    Location: Liberty Christian Church | 4764 Skyline Rd S, Salem, Oregon 97301

  17. West Salem Neighborhood Association
    When: First Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m.
    Location: Roth's Fresh Market | 1130 Wallace Rd NW, Salem, Oregon 97304

Try one out! Check out your local neighborhood association and see the impact you can make today!


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