Major Roger Ross, Salvation Army Milwaukee County Commander, will give the invocation at the 28th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday Celebration. Salvation Army volunteers will also be on hand serving free hot chocolate to guests. The event will be held on Sunday, January 15th, 2012 at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, [...]

With only a couple days left before the Red Kettles retire until next Christmas, The Salvation Army is still $1.3 million behind in it’s 2.7M goal. “We’re thankful for the donations we have received to date. Reaching our Red Kettle Christmas goal is critical to providing much needed shelter for the homeless, food for the [...]

Organizers prepare to feed thousands The Salvation Army and partner 1290 WMCS are just days away from the 22nd Annual Christmas Family Feast. The organizations are preparing to serve thousands on Sunday, December 25 Christmas Day at the Frontier Airlines Center, 400 W. Wisconsin Ave. Christmas Family Feast hours are from 11:00 a.m. to 2:30 [...]

Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke joined other Milwaukee leaders as he participated in the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign effort. Sheriff Clarke rang the bell at the Bayshore Town Center Mall on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011. The group that rang the bell ahead of him stuck around long enough to take a photo, from [...]

The Salvation Army of Milwaukee County is down $13,000 in their Red Kettles compared to this time last year. “We are very concerned that we’re down so early in the kettle season. We need additional red kettle sites, volunteers and donations to keep critical programs and services operating,” said Major Roger Ross, Salvation Army Milwaukee [...]

Everyone is invited to celebrate Christmas with The Salvation Army at the Red Kettle Kickoff. The Salvation Army Red Kettle Kickoff event “kicks off” our bell ringing season and is fun for the entire family. Enjoy musical performances by The Salvation Army Brass Ensemble and the MPS Alumni & Homeless Choir, special guest appearance by [...]

$2.7M goal to sustain critical programs & services The Salvation Army of Milwaukee County announces the launch of its annual Red Kettle Christmas Campaign. The goal of The Salvation Army in Milwaukee is $2.7 million dollars that will sustain Toy Shop, Christmas Family Feast, emergency shelter, medical, food pantries, and meals to the homeless and [...]

On September 11, 2001, a series of coordinated terrorist attacks on passenger airliners left thousands dead and hundreds of thousands more in need. The Salvation Army was closely involved with the recovery process for survivors in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington following the tragic events of 9/11. Arriving within a half-hour of the first plane [...]

By Faithe Colas Salvation Army, Community Relations Director The spectacular Harley- Davidson Museum’s ® ‘Bike Night’ event served as the perfect backdrop for the arrival of Ruben Brown to Milwaukee, the last stop on his eight-city, 7,000 mile cross country trek to raise awareness and money for Salvation Army social service programs geared toward youth [...]

The Salvation Army will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with a variety of events and programs in New York City, Washington, DC and across the country. In partnership with the Mental Health Association of New York City, The Salvation Army will host a family support center for members of the 9/11 community [...]