Now More Than Ever …

In these difficult times, more of our neighbors are turning to The Salvation Army for help. Thankfully, we can count on your generosity to serve local families in need. Because of YOU, people in your community can find help and hope … and comfort in knowing that someone cares.

Someone like you.

Find out more about the powerful difference YOU made:

hen 8-year-old Jessica and 7-year-old Kenneth lost their mother — the only parent they had — they were devastated.

Immediately, their grandma, Gloria, took them in and adopted them. However, in dealing with her own grief and her new and sudden responsibilities, Gloria was unable to work for four months. When she returned to her job, she faced a mountain of bills and other expenses.

Struggling to get back on her feet, Gloria turned to The Salvation Army — where she had often donated in the past. She asked nothing for herself — only that we help give her grandkids a real Christmas.

Through your kind support, we were able to do just that.

When Christmas arrived, there were plenty of gifts for Jessica and Kenneth, and we made sure the family had food, too. The children were overjoyed.

Gloria was overwhelmed; tears of joy and gratitude streamed down her face. She sent us a thank-you note, part of which reads:

I have no words that can express my gratitude to you for the kindness this has done us for Christmas. I was in tears when I received the call about the assistance we would be getting.

As The Salvation Army prepares for the upcoming holiday season, we are grateful we can rely on good friends like you. Please consider another gift to make the season extra special for our neighbors in need.

My mom abused drugs, and my dad was never around,” Tabitha says frankly. It got so bad that, eventually, Child Protective Services intervened and placed her and her brother in a foster home.

After six months, both kids moved back home. It was good for a while, but Tabitha’s mother eventually backslid into her addiction. Something had to change. And thanks to compassionate friends like you, something did!

“When I was 15, my mom and I went to The Salvation Army,” Tabitha recalls. “That’s where I started to go to church.” At first, she was shy. But little by little, Tabitha learned how to open up to — and even trust — other people.

She was determined to make a better life with your help. “I kept going,” she says. “I felt like life kept throwing curveballs at me, but then God gave me a bat and showed me how to swing. The Salvation Army gave me a stability I’d never known before,” she adds.

Your generosity helps the neighbors who have taken so many of life’s hits. Can you make a gift now to help others in your community?

ot long ago, Maria and her daughter were living each day just trying to get by.

By the time they came to The Salvation Army, it was hard to see beyond finding their next meal, or making sure they had a roof over their heads.

But thanks to kindhearted supporters like you, Maria was able to take gradual, life-changing steps toward stability. Today, she has her own business, an apartment with her daughter, and she even makes time to volunteer at The Salvation Army!

For her part, Maria will carry the lessons from her journey for a lifetime.

“I learned that it’s so important to take little steps,” she says. “If you keep taking little steps, it will become something big eventually.”

“Being here to volunteer keeps me humble,” she adds. ”I’ve learned not to take anything for granted — to be grateful for the little things every day. After all, that’s the blessing that I asked for!“

We’re grateful every day for the generous support of friends like you — whether as a donor or a volunteer. Will you give once more to help another neighbor like Maria?