Salvation Army serves in aftermath of Texas tornadoes
Roughly $60,000 in financial assistance provided Severe weather featuring heavy rain, strong winds and tornadoes hit portions of Texas, Oklahoma and Missouri in late 2015 prompting The Salvation Army to respond to both immediate and long-term needs of impacted communities. The most
Salvation Army responds after Taiwan earthquake
Magnitude 6.4 quake leaves at least 26 people dead and hundreds injured. The Salvation Army is assisting people affected by the 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck the island of Taiwan in the early hours of Saturday, Feb. 6. The quake, with
Salvation Army expands efforts in Flint water crisis
Last year, The Salvation Army of Genesee County provided nearly $1.4 million in water-related emergency assistance, 68 percent of which went to Flint residents. Pat Adanti-Joy - To help address the growing needs of residents impacted by the Flint, Mich., water crisis,
Salvation Army responds to bushfires in Western Australia
As devastating bushfires continue to cause significant loss and destruction across Western Australia, The Salvation Army is serving meals and providing support to more than 300 Yarloop evacuees from its center in Bunbury. The recent fire in Yarloop has destroyed at
Flood relief continues in Arkansas, Oklahoma as power restored
Cindy Fuller - The Salvation Army’s Arkansas-Oklahoma Division (AOK) continues to respond to those affected by the late December storm that caused severe flooding across the two states. Most communities now have power fully restored in the impacted areas, yet flooding
Catering trucks and UTVs key Salvation Army tornado response
By Philip Burn - As communities throughout North Texas continue to clean up and repair damage done by the Dec. 26 tornadoes, accessibility has become increasingly difficult. To address this problem The Salvation Army mobilized two catering trucks and two Polaris
Salvation Army in Germany better equipped to help refugees
New storage facility helps The Salvation Army “become family” with refugees in Leipzig, Germany. The Salvation Army in Leipzig, Germany, set up a small “light-build” warehouse as a base for its work with refugees. The European Refugee Response Taskforce provided help,
SAWSO offers support to Mexico
The Salvation Army World Service Office (SAWSO) provided $20,000 to the Mexico Territory to support communities affected by Hurricane Patricia. Considered the most powerful hurricane in history, Patricia made landfall as a category 5 hurricane Oct. 23, causing flooding and destroying
Nepal earthquake ministry moves to long-term
Six months after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake damaged or destroyed more than 700,000 dwellings in Nepal, with the loss of more than 8,500 lives, The Salvation Army International Emergency Services team is transferring recovery operations in the country to a new
Salvation Army in Germany continues ‘special’ refugee response
Over 400,000 people arrive in Germany between September and October. The Salvation Army continues to respond to the huge number of refugees currently seeking safety in Germany. Latest figures show that more than 400,000 people arrived in Germany between Sept. 5-Oct.
Culinary students use training at wildfires
Hope Harbor Culinary Arts Program students respond to emergency need By Sydney Fong - Several students from the Lodi, Calif., Hope Harbor Culinary Arts Program are processing what they witnessed at two separate wildfire scenes. “It looked like a warzone out there,” said
Salvation Army pools resources in response to Carolina floods
The Emergency Disaster Services of The Salvation Army of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi provides aid for historic flooding in the Carolinas. Salvation Army mobile feeding kitchens are rolling in from all over the Carolinas and Georgia serving hot meals and drinks