The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit

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The Salvation Army
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The Salvation Army is helping families/individuals experiencing economic hardship due to COVID-19.

$4,910

raised by 13 people

$10,000 goal

The Salvation Army is experiencing a significant increase in emergency assistance needs for low-wage employees facing layoffs, limited hours, childcare challenges and more. Our team of dedicated officers, staff and volunteers are working hard to provide additional food and financial support to the underserved and vulnerable. 

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, our organization has continually provided food, shelter, social services and spiritual guidance to those needing help. The Bed & Bread trucks, which travel along the streets of Detroit, have been modified to safely distribute food, supplies and grocery items to those in need. We have also delivered approximately 20,000 food boxes to families throughout metro Detroit, served nearly 130,000 meals from its corps community centers, helped nearly 300 families keep their utilities on and rent paid, as well as provided hundreds of cleaning supplies and hygiene kits during this crisis.

The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit operates 13 corps community centers which are the heart and soul of the organization. Each location is led by officers (administrators) who are dedicated to determining the community’s needs and seeing to the physical and spiritual well-being of all those within their reach. Each center offers localized programs and critical social services unique to each community– designed for maximum impact.

Last year, 2,535,013 meals and 579,920 nights of shelter were provided to neighbors in need. But we are more than just a meal and a bed. The Salvation Army provides a hand up from hardship no matter the situation, no matter the crisis. Programs and social services include Bed & Bread meal distribution; legal advocacy through the William Booth Legal Aid Clinic; youth character-building and recreation experiences through STRIVE; Detroit Medical Respite; Echo Grove Camp and The Salvation Army Outdoors; victim and responder relief through Emergency Disaster Services; family assistance through Pathway of Hope and much more.

The services offered by The Salvation Army are extensive – and constantly growing and adapting to meet the changing needs of the community. They use $.87 of every dollar raised to provide direct services to people in need each and every day of the year.

We are a faith-based, nonprofit organization that has been serving metro Detroit since 1887 and continues to do so in His name without discrimination.


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