The Salvation Army recently conducted its Fall Fundraiser, one of its largest fund-raising efforts of the year. The $40,000 raised there is short of its annual goal of $50,000 for this event, which may require the Army to cut back on its services offered, if other donations do not replace the shortfall. The Fall Fundraiser recognized donors of $1,000 or more with a luncheon, and gave special recognition to those who gave $5,000 or more. Shown here are major donors, and representatives of the Salvation Army. Left to right: Capt. Stephen Ball (Corps officer), donor Sara Cain (on behalf of Stater Bros.), donor Jack Carlson, donor and Salvation Advisory Board Member Kristen Scott (on behalf of The Gas Company), donor and Salvation Army Advisory Board President Tom Brickley, Salvation Army, Inland Empire Resource Development Director Nancy Tortorelli, donor Pat Fisher, donor Bill Lemann, donor Royce Merrymim (on behalf of Saint Bernadine’s Medical Center), and Capt. Nancy Ball (Corps officer.) Photo by Chris Sloan
Corps Officer, Capt. Stephen Ball with Bill Turner, who told guests at the Fall Fundraiser luncheon how the Salvation Army’s program Path to Prosperity, helped him get his life back together after overcoming drug addiction. Photo by Chris Sloan
Corps Officer, Capt. Nancy Ball (left) and Roosevelt Carroll (right), encourage Kelly Silvestri as she tells guests at the Fall Fundraiser luncheon how the Hospitality House supported her after she lost the home she had lived in most of her life. Photo by Chris Sloan
(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) A recent effort encouraging wealthy San Bernardino-area residents to donate at least $1,000 to the Salvation Army raised almost $40,000 – but that’s down from previous years and only a small portion of what the Salvation Army needs to provide an array of services to those less fortunate.
Money raised by this campaign assists with operational costs, as the Salvation Army continues its ongoing effort to help families struggling to meet basic needs such as food, shelter and utilities, as well as additional supportive services like counseling and spiritual care. “People will always have needs,” said Corps Officer, Capt. Stephen Ball. “The Salvation Army has met those needs, through the power that God has for all of us. We have been in San Bernardino for 123 years, and we will fight to help those in need until the very end.”
The fight the Salvation Army wages takes money. Its annual Fall Fundraiser campaign focuses on raising funds to operate the many programs of the Salvation Army, and the goal for that campaign is $50,000.
“Without the extra $10,000, we can’t pay all our bills and we will have to cut back on the services we offer,” Capt. Ball said. “It will be hard, because we already have a bare-bones staff.”
Tom Brickley, president of the Salvation Army’s advisory board, agreed.
“Last year, we raised more than $60,000. This year, times are tough and we only raised $40,000,” Brickley said. “All of this is for operating expenses of the services that are so critical in our community. We will have to lay people off and cut services if we don’t make up this shortfall.”
The Fall Fundraiser campaign is one of the Salvation Army’s largest fundraisers each year.
“The Red Kettle donation program nets us about $65,000 each year,” Capt. Ball said. “Most of that pays for the extra expenses the Salvation Army faces in November and December as we add services to make sure everyone has a good Thanksgiving and Christmas season. If there is any money left over after the holidays, it can be added to the operating budget for the following year.”
“The needs in the community are far greater than the resources available to help women, children and men in our community,” said Brian Cronin, chairman of the Salvation Army advisory board’s Fund Development Committee. One beneficiary of the funds is the Path to Prosperity. This residential program helps men focus on obtaining the skills they need to become financially independent and support themselves after completing an alcohol and drug abuse recovery program at the organization’s rehabilitation center.
This two-year education and job training initiative, combines on-site transitional housing, daily classes and peer group support in a 5,500-square foot center with living space for 28 and classroom space for 52.
At a luncheon the Salvation Army put on for its major donors, guests heard from Bill Turner, who found the strength at Path to Prosperity to move on with life after overcoming a 30-year drug addiction. He will graduate in May 2011 from San Bernardino Valley College with what is currently a 4.0 grade point average.
“The Salvation Army has saved my life, sincerely,” Turner said.
The guests also heard from Kelly Silvestri, who in less than a decade, went from high school cheerleader to homeless woman. Along the way, she coped with her mother’s death, her own divorce, the loss of her children, and losing the home in which she had spent most of her life.
Silvestri was one of the first residents of the Salvation Army’s Hospitality House emergency family shelter when it moved to its new location on Tenth Street this year. She began her stay at the Hospitality House while it was still at the Headquarters Building on Fifth Street, which offered considerably less privacy than the current building.
“I walked into a room filled with 40 people sleeping on mats on the floor,” Silvestri said. “And I had never felt more safe. Nobody looked down on me. They just showed me compassion and kindness.”
Silvestri, who demonstrated a passion for working with children while she lived at the Hospitality House and has continued that passion since then, now heads the programs the Salvation Army offers to school-age children. These programs provide the youth with spiritual and social development, recreation and opportunities for travel many of them couldn’t otherwise afford. While the $40,000 raised through the Fall Fundraiser campaign is greatly appreciated, more is needed to pay for the services of Path to Prosperity, Hospitality House, the youth programs, daily meals and many other Salvation Army programs serving the communities of San Bernardino, Colton, Rialto, Grand Terrace and Bloomington. The Salvation Army is therefore encouraging everyone to give what he or she can.
Online giving, which can be directed specifically to the San Bernardino Corps, is possible at any time by going to www.salvationarmy.usa.org <http://www.salvationarmy.usa.org> .
In addition, anyone shopping at Stater Bros. stores within the city limits of San Bernardino can help the Corps by participating in the grocery chain’s “Harvesting Hope” which will run throughout November and part of December.
Stater Bros. will give the donations of non-perishable food items it receives at those specific stores to the Salvation Army San Bernardino Corps. Stater Bros. will give donations it receives in other cities’ stores to other local charities, including the Redlands and Riverside corps of the Salvation Army.
As in years past, from mid-November through December 24, donors can also give to the Salvation Army through the Red Kettle Drive, a holiday tradition the Army has relied on for more than 100 years. Look for red kettles accompanied by bellringers at locations throughout the Inland Empire. All donations collected at a Red Kettle stay within the community where they were received.
“Donations of time are also highly needed. For one, The Salvation Army wants to increase the volunteer bellringer force and we also need volunteers for our upcoming Thanksgiving dinner,” said Ball.
With holiday shopping on most people’s minds already, The Salvation Army hopes people will shop for their poorest neighbors too. Gifts of food and toys are needed for about 750 familiesrelying on the San Bernardino Corps to have any kind of Christmas celebration at all this year.
Those interested in donating time or toys should call the San Bernardino Corps at (909) 888-1336. After Thanksgiving, toys can also be donated through the Giving Tree programs at the Inland Center Mall, the Ontario Mills Mall, the Montclair Plaza and the Redlands Wal-Mart. About the Salvation Army San Bernardino Corps The Salvation Army may be able to provide emergency services including food; lodging for homeless or displaced families; clothing and furniture; assistance with rent or mortgage and transportation when funds are available. The Salvation Army Team Radio Network assists rescue workers and evacuees in such disasters as fires.
The Salvation Army is an evangelical part of the Universal Christian church and also offers evangelical programs for boys, girls and adults. One of the largest charitable and international service organizations in the world, The Salvation Army has been in existence since 1865 and in San Bernardino since 1887, supporting those in need without discrimination. Donations may always be made online at www.salvationarmyusa.org <http://www.salvationarmyusa.org> or by calling 1-(800)-SAL-ARMY.
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(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) Late October’s cooler, rainy weather gave homeless men and women a new shelter option for the fall and winter months.
The Salvation Army has opened its cold weather Shelter, which operates within the Hospitality House, 925 W. Tenth Street, San Bernardino.
“The cold weather shelter is to give men and women a place to stay when it’s rainy and cold,” said Roosevelt Carroll, director of Hospitality House. “Some recent nights, it has below 46 degrees, and it gets even colder in winter. We expect to keep the cold weather shelter open until April, when the weather is consistently warm again.”
Up to 28 men can stay; they will be sleeping on mats in the dining room. Between nine and 15 women can stay; they will be given a bed in one the bedrooms for the night.
“We will keep three rooms, with three beds apiece, open for single women who want to stay in the cold weather shelter,” Carroll said. “Nine women can stay in those rooms, and if we have another room or two available when they’re not needed by the family shelter, three to six more women can stay in them.”
People who want to stay at the cold weather shelter should check in at 7 p.m. on weekdays, or 8:30 p.m. on weekends. Dinner is not served to cold weather shelter guests, but breakfast is.
“For dinner, they can attend our community dinners at 4:45 p.m. each night in the Headquarters Building at 746 W. Fifth Street,” Carroll said
Women, whether single or married, also have the option of staying at The Salvation Army for up to three months until they find permanent housing, as a resident of its year-round emergency family shelter. The Salvation Army provides assistance in these women’s efforts to create a more stable housing situation for themselves and their families.
Only the family shelter accepts children. Families enrolled in family shelter’s program each are assigned to a bedroom, where they can keep their belongings during the day, and have privacy at night.
For local help, call (909) 888-1336. About the Salvations Army San Bernardino Corps
The Salvation Army may be able to provide emergency services including food; lodging for homeless or displaced families; clothing and furniture; assistance with rent or mortgage and transportation when funds are available. The Salvation Army Team Radio Network assists rescue workers and evacuees in such disasters as fires.
The Salvation Army is an evangelical part of the Universal Christian church and also offers evangelical programs for boys, girls and adults. One of the largest charitable and international service organizations in the world, The Salvation Army has been in existence since 1865 and in San Bernardino since 1887, supporting those in need without discrimination. Donations may always be made online at www.salvationarmyusa.org or by calling 1-(800)-SAL-ARMY.
San Bernardino-area members of the Boy Scouts have a history of community service, such as volunteering at a Salvation Army Thanksgiving dinner. In 2010, they will further assist the Salvation Army by conducting Scouting for Food on Saturday, Nov. 13. This is a nationwide event for the Boy Scouts of America. Donations collected by San Bernardino, Highland, Colton, Rialto and Bloomington Boy Scouts will go to the San Bernardino Corps of the Salvation Army’s hunger relief efforts. Photo by Ricardo Tombac.
(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) On Saturday, Nov. 13 local Boy Scout troops will do a good deed for the Salvation Army and its efforts to feed hungry people.
“We will be going door-to-door collecting food,” said the Boy Scouts Arrowhead District Commander Major Russell Fritz. “We also will be collecting food in front of some of the Stater Brothers stores in the San Bernardino area.”
Boy Scouts from San Bernardino, Rialto, Colton, Highland and Bloomington will help collect food for the Salvation Army. Major Fritz estimates this to be about 65 troops, ranging in size from 5 to 40 boys.
They are participating in a nationwide event the Boy Scouts of America calls Scouting for Food.
“All of the Boy Scout troops in San Bernardino and Riverside counties have been invited to participate in Scouting for Food,” Major Fritz said. “We want to help as many local charities as we can.”
Each Scouting for Food drive benefits a local charity. For instance, other troops within the Arrowhead District serve the San Bernardino County mountain communities, and will take their food to a shelter in Blue Jay.
On Thanksgiving Day, the Salvation Army San Bernardino Corps hosts a Thanksgiving Dinner that often brings in 700 to 900 people. Although much of the food served at that dinner is fresh, some of the non-perishable items the Boy Scouts collect may be included.
In December, the San Bernardino Corps assembles holiday food baskets for more than 700 local families. The donations it receives from the Boy Scouts will be included in those baskets.
The San Bernardino Corps also needs food every day for those at its Hospitality House homeless shelter. Up to 75 family members can stay in its emergency family shelter, and another 25 or so people sleep in the cold weather shelter, which recently opened for the fall and winter 2010-11 cold season.
It also needs food for up to 200 people who receive a free dinner served six nights a week. About the Salvation Army San Bernardino Corps
The Salvation Army may be able to provide emergency services including food; lodging for homeless or displaced families; clothing and furniture; assistance with rent or mortgage and transportation when funds are available. The Salvation Army Team Radio Network assists rescue workers and evacuees in such disasters as fires.
The Salvation Army is an evangelical part of the Universal Christian church and also offers evangelical programs for boys, girls and adults. One of the largest charitable and international service organizations in the world, The Salvation Army has been in existence since 1865 and in San Bernardino since 1887, supporting those in need without discrimination. Donations may always be made online at www.salvationarmyusa.org or by calling 1-(800)-SAL-ARMY.
Stater Bros. is a major supporter of the Salvation Army. In October, Sara Cain, executive director of Stater Bros. Charities, presented the Salvation Army’s San Bernardino Corps Officer Capt. Stephen Ball and its Inland Empire Resource Development Director Nancy Tortorelli with a $10,000 check for the San Bernardino Corps. In November and December, it will conduct its annual “Harvesting Hope” food drive at all of its grocery stores, and will donate all food collected at its six San Bernardino stores to the San Bernardino Corps. Photo by Chris Sloan
(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) Starting Monday, Nov. 1, shoppers at San Bernardino Stater Bros. grocery stores can help the Salvation Army feed the hungry.
Stater Bros. begins its annual “Harvesting Hope” food drive on Monday, and in San Bernardino, it has designated all of the proceeds to go to the local Salvation Army Corps.
Stater Bros. will have bins in front of its stores where shoppers can place any non-perishable food. It doesn’t have to even be purchased at Stater Brothers.
“Everyone does spring cleaning,” said Sara Cain, executive director of Stater Bros. Charities. “This year they might want to do fall cleaning as well. They can clean out their food pantry of all their unwanted non-perishable food, and then stock up at Stater Brothers on the food they will need for the holidays.”
“Two things that I always have too much of are beans and rice,” Cain said. “Some families would love to have more beans and rice!”
It will collect food from Monday through Dec. 13, then turn the food over to the Salvation Army.
“This donation is huge for us,” said Nancy Tortorelli, director of resource development for the Inland Empire corps of the Salvation Army. “We will be able to help more people because of it.”
In December, the San Bernardino Corps assembles holiday food baskets for more than 700 local families. The donations it receives from Stater Bros. will be included in those baskets.
The San Bernardino Corps also needs food every day for those at its Hospitality House homeless shelter. Up to 75 family members can stay in its emergency family shelter, and another 25 or so people sleep in the cold weather shelter, which recently opened for the fall and winter 2010-11 cold season.
It also needs food for up to 200 people who receive a free dinner served six nights a week.
The Stater Bros. stores where donations will benefit the San Bernardino Corps of the Salvation Army are:
648 W. Fourth St., San Bernardino
444 E. Baseline St., San Bernardino
1085 W. Highland Ave., San Bernardino
1522 E. Highland Ave., San Bernardino
161 E. 40th St., San Bernardino
977 Kendall Drive, San Bernardino
Stater Bros. will give donations it receives in other cities’ stores to other local charities, including the Redlands and Riverside corps of the Salvation Army. About the Salvation Army San Bernardino Corps
The Salvation Army may be able to provide emergency services including food; lodging for homeless or displaced families; clothing and furniture; assistance with rent or mortgage and transportation when funds are available. The Salvation Army Team Radio Network assists rescue workers and evacuees in such disasters as fires.
The Salvation Army is an evangelical part of the Universal Christian church and also offers evangelical programs for boys, girls and adults. One of the largest charitable and international service organizations in the world, The Salvation Army has been in existence since 1865 and in San Bernardino since 1887, supporting those in need without discrimination. Donations may always be made online at www.salvationarmyusa.org or by calling 1-(800)-SAL-ARMY.
Crossroads Rotary will present Christmas in October on Oct. 31 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the San Bernardino Corps of the Salvation Army. They will give away 1,000 pairs of free shoes, toys and a meal. File photo courtesy of Dameron Communications.
(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) San Bernardino’s Crossroads Rotary has teamed with the local Salvation Army and Loma Linda Medical Center to bring some Christmas spirit and plenty of goodies to Inland Empire’s disadvantaged youth and their families.
“The Jubilee Committee and Family Services,” notes Rotary event chairman and Jubilee Chief Executive Officer Kirk Dunbar, “as a recent part of Rotary, has come up with 1,000 pairs of free shoes for our expected huge turnout. This will be our second year doing this, but our first partnering with the San Bernardino Salvation Army. We certainly hope this project will become an annual team effort.”
Dunbar estimates more than a thousand people will attend the October event, appropriately titled “Christmas in October.” He adds, “There will be all those shoes for kids ages 5-19, of course, but we’ll also have clothes along with toys and a huge free meal.”
The Christmas in October Festival will actually be the 31st of the month, between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the Salvation Army’s 5th Street facility.
There will be even more. “We’ll have doctors and chiropractors available, too,” Dunbar says. “Loma Linda is sending the medical staff who will provide free checkups as well as referrals to needed specialists.”
According to Dunbar, “San Bernardino County is one of the hardest hit areas in California with a disproportionate rate of unemployment, and thousands of youth are having severe economic hardship.”
“We will all help to ease that hardship going into the Christmas season,” Dunbar adds. “Some of our friends and neighbors are having a particularly tough time, through no fault of their own, and we want to do everything we can to give them a well-deserved hand.”
The Salvation Army Corps’ office is at 746 W. Fifth Street in San Bernardino. Call (909) 888-1336 for more information, or for help. About the Salvation Army San Bernardino Corps
The Salvation Army may be able to provide emergency services including food; lodging for homeless or displaced families; clothing and furniture; assistance with rent or mortgage and transportation when funds are available. The Salvation Army Team Radio Network assists rescue workers and evacuees in such disasters as fires. For help, call (909) 888-1336.
The Salvation Army is an evangelical part of the Universal Christian church and also offers evangelical programs for boys, girls and adults. One of the largest charitable and international service organizations in the world, The Salvation Army has been in existence since 1865 and in San Bernardino since 1887, supporting those in need without discrimination. Donations may always be made online at www.salvationarmyusa.org or by calling 1-(800)-SAL-ARMY.
Wilmer Amina Carter is the keynote speaker for a fundraising luncheon The Salvation Army will hold Thursday, October 7 at its headquarters, 746 W. Fifth St.
(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) Representing the state’s 62nd Assembly District, Wilmer Amina Carter will take time from her busy Sacramento schedule October 7 to address attendees of “Dreams Happen,” the annual fund-raising event of the Salvation Army Corps of San Bernardino.
“I am pleased to partner with the Salvation Army Corps, San Bernardino,” says Assembly Member Carter from her Sacramento office. “It continues providing services that take families off the street and provides food and shelter. Those remarkable efforts have continued in San Bernardino for 123 years – since 1887!” This was merely a dozen years after the international organization was founded in London.
Says Salvation Army Capt. Stephen Ball, “This is one of the top ways for us to raise money each year.” The Army relies almost entirely on public donations to support its vast and important community service, which is why it is requesting donations of $1,000 or more from attendees.
Each day the Army helps more than 200 needy people, providing food, clothing, showers and laundry among numerous other services. Additionally, the Corps Headquarters at 746 W. Fifth Street serves as the operations center in times of serious community emergencies.
As if that weren’t helpful enough, San Bernardino’s Salvation Army Corps provides a shelter for up to 75 homeless people each day in their 925 W. Tenth Street building.
And for more than a century the Red Kettle Drive from mid November through December 24th has become as familiar as Santa himself during the holidays. Every dollar the colorful bellringers collect during the popular drive stays within the local communities. Volunteers as bellringers are always welcome by calling (909) 888-1336.
Assemblymember Wilmer Amina Carter, the honored speaker at the fundraising luncheon, is particularly impressed by the Army’s importance to children. “As a former 16-year school board member, I am especially supportive of the Salvation Army’s outreach to children,” she explains. “Not only do they provide nutritious, hot meals – preventing many health consequences from hunger and poverty – but they minister to the minds and souls of our youth.
“As a legislator,” Carter adds, “my focus is on providing affordable health care, access to education and training in job skills. I direct my efforts to initiatives that promote healthy, livable communities. I work with nonprofits and community organizations because these are the people on the front lines – like the Salvation Army – already successfully delivering services to our community.”
The fundraiser, “Dreams Happen,” begins with a reception at 11:30 Thursday, October 7th at Army headquarters, 746 W. Fifth Street in San Bernardino. A catered lunch will be served at noon. Those planning to attend should R.S.V.P. to Capt. Nancy Ball by calling (909) 888-1336 or by e-mailing nancy.ball@usw.salvationarmy.org. About the Salvation Army Corps, San Bernardino
The Salvation Army may be able to provide emergency services including food, lodging for homeless or displaced families, assistance with rent, mortgage or transportation when funds are available. The Salvation Army Team Radio Network assists rescue workers and evacuees in such disasters as fires.
The Army is an evangelical part of the Universal Christian Church, and offers evangelical programs for boys, girls and adults. One of the largest charitable and international service organizations in the world, the Salvation Army has been in existence since 1865, and in San Bernardino since 1887, supporting those in need without discrimination. Donations may always be made on line at www.salvationarmyusa.org or by calling (800) SAL-ARMY.
Salvation Army San Bernardino Corps Commander Capt. Stephen Ball; Arlene Lewis, wife of U. S. Congressman Jerry Lewis; Salvation Army Advisory Board Member Annorr Gowdy and Advisory Board Chairman Tom Brickley review information about the Hospitality House family shelter that was presented during a previous fundraising luncheon. Arlene and Jerry Lewis are among major donors who give more than $1,000 a year to The Salvation Army. Photo by Carl Dameron
(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) The Salvation Army Corps of San Bernardino will host a luncheon Thursday, Oct. 7 to raise funds for its continued community service at its Corps Headquarters, 746 W. Fifth Street.
“Dreams Happen” is the theme for the San Bernardino Corps seventh annual fund raising event, which begins at 11:30 a.m. with a reception. A catered meal is served at noon.
Since this is a fund raising luncheon, The Salvation Army requests donations of $1,000 or more from attendees. Those attending should RSVP with Capt. Nancy Ball at (909) 888-1336 or by emailing Nancy.Ball@usw.salvationarmy.org.
“This is an opportunity for those who are able to support The Salvation Army at this level to learn more about what we do for our community and how they can be involved,” said Capt. Stephen Ball. “This is one of the top ways for us to raise money each year.”
Ball noted that the San Bernardino Corps relies almost entirely on public donations to support its community service. Although The Salvation Army maintains thrift stores, the proceeds of those are used only to support its Adult Rehabilitation Centers’ residential drug treatment programs.
At previous luncheons, The Salvation Army met its goal to raise $50,000 through this event.
“The Salvation Army has a wonderful history in San Bernardino,” said Capt. Ball “It began serving here in 1887, just 12 years after William and Catherine Booth founded the international organization in London.”
For many decades, most of that service has taken place at 746 W. Fifth St.
“This location serves as the administrative offices of the San Bernardino Corps, and also as a Center for Worship and Service with ministries throughout the week,” Capt. Stephen Ball said.
“The Salvation Army helps more than 200 needy people each day; these persons receive food, clothing, showers, laundry, and a variety of other services. When the occasional disaster strikes our communities, the facility becomes the center of emergency disaster services.
It even served as a homeless shelter from 2007 until earlier this year. The shelter, which is a major recipient of the funds generated through the Fund Raising Event and other sources of revenue, now operates in a separate building at 925 W. Tenth St, serving approximately 50 to 75 homeless people each day.
The Salvation Army encourages others to give what they can.
Online giving, which can be directed specifically to the San Bernardino Corps, is possible at any time by going to www.salvationarmy.usa.org.
From mid-November through Dec. 24, donors can also give through the Red Kettle Drive, a holiday tradition the Army has relied on for more than 100 years. Look for red kettles accompanied by bellringers at locations throughout the Inland Empire. Everything a Salvation Army bellringer collects stays within the community where the donation is given.
Donations of time are also highly needed. For one, The Salvation Army wants to beef up the volunteer bellringer force. It also needs volunteers for its upcoming Thanksgiving dinner.
And, when shopping for the holidays, The Salvation Army hopes people will shop for their poorest neighbors too. Gifts of food and toys are needed for about 750 families relying on the San Bernardino Corps to have any kind of Christmas celebration at all this year.
Those interested in donating time or presents should call the San Bernardino Corps at (909) 888-1336. After Thanksgiving, toys can also be donated through the Sharing Tree programs at the Inland Center Mall. About the Salvation Army San Bernardino Corps
The Salvation Army may be able to provide emergency services including food; lodging for homeless or displaced families; clothing and furniture; assistance with rent or mortgage and transportation when funds are available. The Salvation Army Team Radio Network assists rescue workers and evacuees in such disasters as fires.
The Salvation Army is an evangelical part of the Universal Christian church and also offers evangelical programs for boys, girls and adults. One of the largest charitable and international service organizations in the world, The Salvation Army has been in existence since 1865 and in San Bernardino since 1887, supporting those in need without discrimination. Donations may always be made online at www.salvationarmyusa.org or by calling 1-(800)-SAL-ARMY.
Capt. Stephen Ball, director of the San Bernardino Corps of the Salvation Army, at one of the computers in the Hospitality House Emergency Family Shelter media/computer center. This center that primarily serves children staying in the Hospitality House was built in 2009 with a grant from Target, and will be upgraded this year now that $7,500 in additional funds from that grant have become available.
(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) The Salvation Army’s Hospitality House, which moved into a newly-renovated building in February, will soon see even more improvements, because a grant awarded by Target Corporation has recently increased to $32,500.
“We are grateful to be able to do even more to serve our homeless children and families, said Capt. Stephen Ball, director of the San Bernardino Corps of the Salvation Army.
The initial $25,000 grant awarded in 2009 allowed The Salvation Army to create an attractive media center and computer lab as it was renovating the new shelter building at 925 W. Tenth Street. These two rooms are primarily used by school-age children during a tutoring program, and as they complete their homework.
The grant required The Salvation Army use the money to renovate a library, media center or other educational facility.
Target actually awarded this grant to the Sierra del Mar Division (San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego and Imperial counties) of The Salvation Army, which in turn awarded it to the San Bernardino Corps.
Target also awarded similar $25,000 grants last year to each of the 39 other geographical divisions of The Salvation Army’s worldwide ministry, some of which did not spend all of their grant funds. When more money became available, The Salvation Army reallocated some of it to the Hospitality House project in San Bernardino.
Capt. Ball said this additional $7,500 will allow the San Bernardino Corps to replace the doors on the media center and computer lab, renovate the adjacent bathroom, and purchase additional books, educational software and educational DVDs for children.
“The new doors will have small viewing windows for better safety and supervision, and will replace old wooden doors that were left in place during the building renovation,” Capt. Ball said.
“Additional bathroom renovation will widen the doorways making them easier to access,” he said. “We weren’t able to do much with these two bathrooms last year because renovating the bathrooms in the guest rooms was a higher priority. We will replace a drinking fountain in the center as well.”
The original $25,000 grant allowed The Salvation Army to equip two poorly-lit rooms with good lighting, attractive tables and chairs for study and television viewing and eight computer stations, Capt. Ball said. About the Salvation Army San Bernardino Corps
The Salvation Army may be able to provide emergency services including food; lodging for homeless or displaced families; clothing and furniture; assistance with rent or mortgage and transportation when funds are available. The Salvation Army Team Radio Network assists rescue workers and evacuees in such disasters as fires.
The Salvation Army is an evangelical part of the Universal Christian Church, and also offers evangelical programs for boys, girls and adults. One of the largest charitable and international service organizations in the world, The Salvation Army has been in existence since 1865 and in San Bernardino since 1887, supporting those in need without discrimination. Donations may always be made online at www.salvationarmyusa.org or by calling 1-(800)-SAL-ARMY.
For local help, call (909) 888-1336.
A little girl tries on a pair of sandals at the 499 W. Orange Show San Bernardino Target during a back-to-school shopping spree Target and the Salvation Army sponsored for needy children throughout the United States. Photo by Chris Sloan
(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) Twenty-three children from San Bernardino and more than 12,000 nationwide are going back to school this year with brand new clothes and supplies, even though all of them are from needy families.
Target, Inc. and the Salvation Army teamed together to help these children. Target supplied $80 gift certificates, one per child, and treated all to cookies and other refreshments when they were done shopping.
In San Bernardino, those helped included all of the school-age children living at Hospitality House, the 90-day emergency family shelter operated by the San Bernardino Corps.
“It helped a lot,” said Jennifer Davis, mother of three children who were able to shop for back-to-school items at the 499 W. Orange Show Road Target. “I wasn’t able to get them new things this year.”
Salvation Army corps throughout the nation identified children who could most benefit from this help and brought them to a local Target store. They also recruited volunteers to serve as personal shoppers for each child.
Leticia Price served as a personal shopper for Jennifer’s son, and noted he and the other children were excited about shopping for their back-to-school goods.
“It was a great experience,” she said. “These children never had an opportunity to go shopping, so to have new clothes that actually fit put smiles on their faces.”
About the Salvation Army San Bernardino Corps
The Salvation Army may be able to provide emergency services including food; lodging for homeless or displaced families; clothing and furniture; assistance with rent or mortgage and transportation when funds are available. The Salvation Army Team Radio Network assists rescue workers and evacuees in such disasters as fires.
The Salvation Army is an evangelical part of the Universal Christian Church, and also offers evangelical programs for boys, girls and adults. One of the largest charitable and international service organizations in the world, The Salvation Army has been in existence since 1865 and in San Bernardino since 1887, supporting those in need without discrimination. Donations may always be made online at www.salvationarmyusa.org or by calling 1-(800)-SAL-ARMY.
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All children should be able to go back to school looking as stylish as Brianna. Target is providing 23 other children the opportunity. It’s donating gift certificates that will allow these children selected by The Salvation Army to purchase $80 each in clothes and school supplies. Photo by Carl Dameron
(SAN BERNARDINO, Calif.) Twenty-three needy children will go back to school this year with brand new clothes, backpacks and classroom essentials, donated by Target to The Salvation Army, San Bernardino Corps.
The 23 children range from kindergarten through 12th grade, and have been identified by The Salvation Army as in families who need help with the expense of back to school shopping. Some of them are occupants of Hospitality House, the shelter maintained by The Salvation Army of San Bernardino for the area’s homeless families.
Along with the help of a volunteer personal shopper for each one of them, the children will go shopping at the Target Store on Orange Show Road at E Street, 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10.
At Target, each child will each receive an $80 Target gift certificate to select new clothes, new underwear, new shoes and socks for school. They’ll also get new best tactical backpacks and school supplies.
“They will have the basics,” said Nancy Ball, Co-Director of the San Bernardino Corps” said. “Some them are homeless, and have never had brand new shoes or a brand new shirt. It has always been hand-me-downs from an older brother or sister.”
“Here at the Salvation Army, we appreciate all donations,” she added. “This one is especially appreciated because it is for our kids, and is much needed.” About the Salvation Army San Bernardino Corps The Salvation Army may be able to provide emergency services including food; lodging for homeless or displaced families; clothing and furniture; assistance with rent or mortgage cresa cluj and transportation when funds are available. The Salvation Army Team Radio Network assists rescue workers and evacuees in such disasters as fires.
The Salvation Army is an evangelical part of the Universal Christian Church, and also offers evangelical programs for boys, girls and adults. One of the largest charitable and international service organizations in the world, The Salvation Army has been in existence since 1865 and in San Bernardino since 1887, supporting those in need without discrimination. Donations may always be made online at www.salvationarmyusa.org <http://www.salvationarmyusa.org> or by calling 1-(800)-SAL-ARMY.
