ere in , your kindness brightened the season for our neighbors, providing:
Caring people like you are the reason we’re able to provide a joyous Christmas to neighbors in need here in .
But after the holidays, the need in our community remains. And with inflation and other bringing so many families to our doors, the need right now is greater than ever.
Please extend your compassion with a generous gift today, and continue to bring food, shelter, emotional support, and other emergency assistance to people in who are struggling.
“Is Santa not going to come this year?” 10-year-old Amy asked her mom, Heather. “Did we do something bad?”
It was an innocent question, but it broke heart.
Amy already faced so many challenges in her young life. She’d been born with several serious health conditions that required ongoing care.
Because of Amy’s medical needs, Heather missed work often. Eventually, her employer let her go.
For a time, unemployment insurance kept the family — Heather, her husband Josh, and Amy and her brothers Michael and Carter — above water. When that ran out, Heather tried Social Security. Despite the family’s financial strain, they didn’t qualify.
As Christmas approached, the family’s worries deepened. “At the time, I wasn’t sure how to buy groceries, let alone gifts,” Heather recalls.
“It meant everything. It was people stepping in to do something for my kids that I couldn’t. ”
One day, at her daughter’s school, Heather ran into a Salvation Army staff member. She learned how kindhearted friends like you embrace struggling families like hers.
“There would not have been a single gift last Christmas if not for The Salvation Army,” Heather recalls.
Not only did friends like you provide gifts for Amy and her brothers, the family also received bedding and clothes. Amy especially loved the finger painting set she received.
“I wish I had the words to articulate what that meant to me,” Heather says. “It meant everything. It was people stepping in to do something for my kids that I couldn’t. I have the utmost appreciation and respect for The Salvation Army.”
At Christmas and throughout the year, you are a blessing for families in need in your community. Thank you so much, and may God bless you for caring!
*Names and photographs may have been changed to protect confidentiality.
Generous supporters like you helped meet many urgent needs this past holiday season. But our less fortunate neighbors still need help. Your gift now:
Keeps families from going hungry or becoming homeless in .
Serves veterans, seniors, and all your neighbors who turn to us for help.
Sustains character-building programs that help kids thrive.
Delivers a love beyond the hardships people in our community face right now.
Please make a generous gift and extend the spirit of Christmas into this new year.
Thank you!
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