Preparation, feeding and other relief efforts underway in 15 states As Hurricane Irene made landfall on the North Carolina coast earlier this week, The Salvation Army was providing food, supplies and spiritual and emotional care to evacuees across the region. Thousands across eastern North Carolina were being fed and cared for at shelters by Salvation [...]

Faithe Colas, Community Relations Director for The Salvation Army in Milwaukee County was deployed to Joplin, Missouri on Friday, June 3, 2011. The above photo demostrates some of what she is seeing in Joplin. To support Salvation Army relief efforts in Joplin visit stl-salvationarmy.org, call 1-800-SAL-ARMY or to make a $10 donation text ‘JOPLIN’ to [...]

On Sunday, May 22 The Salvation Army responded immediately providing canteens, meeting the needs of Joplin, Missouri tornado survivors by providing food, beverages, emotional/spiritual care, and other necessities. Faithe Colas, Community Relations Director for The Salvation Army in Milwaukee County has been deployed to represent The Salvation Army nationally in Joplin, Missouri. Colas will leave [...]

Deadline for disaster relief quickly approaching Mayor Barrett is encouraging residents who experienced damage during the July flooding to register with FEMA. Financial assistance is still available for Milwaukee residents, but the deadline to apply for federal aid is November 17th. “FEMA has already assisted more than 30,000 Milwaukee County residents who registered for aid,” [...]

Healing, wholeness, and hope update Six weeks after the earthquake, The Salvation Army continues to serve thousands of disaster survivors on-theground in Port Au Prince and elsewhere. The Salvation Army is working closely with multiple corporate partners and non-governmental organizations to provide food, water, medicine, shelter, and other immediate aid. While still meeting immediate needs, [...]

One-day trip to assess ongoing humanitarian efforts Washington, DC – U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Milwaukee) travelled to Haiti last week as part of a five member bipartisan Congressional Delegation to review and assess ongoing humanitarian assistance following last month’s devastating earthquake centered near the nation’s capitol Port-au-Prince. Congresswoman Moore said, “This is an opportunity to [...]

Man who survives 28 days in rubble brought to Salvation Army clinic for help Salvation Army personnel provided initial triage to the latest survivor of the Haitian earthquake. Evan Ocinia, a 28 year old man, was brought to The Army’s clinic in the Delmas 2 neighborhood of Port-au-Prince after being miraculously pulled from the rubble [...]

The coastal community of Petit Goave (Little Gulf) on the north coast of the Haiti peninsular will be the next community to benefit from Salvation Army Earthquake relief efforts. Major Emmanuel Michaud and Captain Serge Lainne, Haitian born Salvation Army Officers serving in Chicago, IL and Miami, FL respectively did an assessment yesterday to determine [...]

The Salvation Army is in the midst of its largest International relief effort since the Tsunami in 2005. More than 700 officers and staff permanently stationed in Haiti are responding to the needs of the people there. Dozens of Salvation Army disaster response workers and medical teams from the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and other [...]