Massachusetts Division: The Salvation Army of Massachusetts

salvation army part of target/facebook challenge for the second year in a row. The Army is one of five charities Target has chosen to give a portion of 1 million dollars. How big of a portion is up to you! Simply go to Facebook.com/Target and send a videocard to a friend or loved one. The card is free and the Army will get one vote for each card you send. There is no limit as to how many cards you send!

The two-week long "Super Love Sender" campaign is underway and continues until Valentine's Day. The Salvation Army will use its proceeds to support the educational enrichment of children during the back-to-school timeframe. The final donation allocation will be announced February 15th.

text donations directly to haiti relief efforts! A system to receive donations through a text message on a cell phone has been established. Donors can text the word “HAITI” to 52000 to automatically give $10 to The Salvation Army’s relief efforts. You will receive a confirmation and you must respond "yes" for the donation to be accepted. 100 percent of the money will go directly to The Salvation Army's World Service Office efforts in Haiti. Our EDS response teams are in Haiti, thousands of pounds of food have been sent, and money continues to be donated to provide the most needed supports in Haiti. We are all grateful for your support.

HAITIAN FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER OPEN at The Salvation Army Roxbury Corps. Located at 23 Vernon Street, the Army is providing use of its SATERN (Salvation Army Emergency Radio Network) ham radio system to help locate missing people. During Hurricane Katrina the SATERN system helped reunite 25,000 people. To see more about the Army's efforts in Roxburyclick here

http://blog.salvationarmyusa.org/for the latest updates on The Salvation Army's response to this disaster. Currently we are mobilizing personnel and resources including:

80,000 lbs of food and water en route

700 officers and staff responding in Haiti

10,000 gallon water purification system operating

4,000 pairs of light weight shoes ("ducks") distributed

800+ treated by Salvation Army medical personnel

Salvation Army's largest international relief effort since 2005 Tsunami

Thank you for your support and commitment and please keep all those affected by this disaster in your hearts and prayers.

The Salvation Army: Serving the community of Massachusetts

THE SALVATION ARMY OF Massachusetts offers recreational, spiritual, educational, and social programs to assist those in need. Our programs are open to people of all ages and are focused on building character, confidence, and capacity for excellence within underserved communities.


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Every day, The Salvation Army of Massachusetts reaches out to the homeless, the displaced, children and youth at risk, lonely seniors, the jobless, and the addicted. The only qualification is need and the needs are endless.

Bulletins & Happenings

Need has never been greater
Salvation Army Corps Officers have been receiving an alarming number of requests for assistance. Family bread-winners have either lost their jobs or have had to take deep pay cuts.

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