Houston Welcomes a New Drop-In Center!
The U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is helping The Salvation Army combat homelessness. Recently, HUD donated $1 million in federal funds to The Salvation Army Greater Houston Area Command to establish a permanent supportive housing for homeless young adults in Texas. The funds were given to The Salvation Army as part of [...]
Fraternity says “Just Can It”
How far would you go to support a good cause? Well, there is a certain fraternity that can boldly answer that question… The Salvation Army of Omaha, Nebraska is partnering with the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) Greek students to raise awareness for homelessness in Omaha, NE. Throughout this week, members of the Pi [...]
Salvation Army Today, January 17!
This week’s Salvation Army Today video – brought to you by The Salvation Army Southern Territory – features The our disaster relief efforts in London following the Vauxhall helicopter crash, a new shelter program in Quincy, IL that will serve a growing homeless population, and the passing of Mrs. Lt. Colonel Katie Jaynes, one of the world’s oldest Salvation [...]
12 Days of Relief Campaign — A Video Project to Help Victims of Hurricane Sandy
12 Days of Relief Campaign A group of advertising and media companies collaborated to produce “12 Days of Relief” (www.12daysofrelief.com), a video captured in Rockaway, Queens, NY, and Seaside Heights, New Jersey, featuring real victims of Hurricane Sandy singing a variation on the classic holiday song “The 12 Days of Christmas.” In this video, shot [...]
World Homeless Day: How You Can Help
Today marks World Homeless Day, an international event to draw attention to homelessness and a call to action for communities to get involved in the fight against homelessness. According to the National Alliance to Help Homelessness, more than 600,000 people in the United States alone are living without shelter. This past spring, The Salvation Army’s [...]
Furniture Campaign Helps Ohio Family Start Over
Tasjana Varner and her kids, of Akron, OH, are truly starting over in life, thanks to The Salvation Army and American Signature Furniture’s Million Dollar Furniture campaign. Once a victim of domestic abuse and now a single mother of two children, Tasjana has faced many emotional and financial obstacles in the last few years. In [...]
