As National Salvation Army Week May 15-19 approaches, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank our volunteers, donors, friends and supporters for their help throughout the year. Without your support, we would not be able to accomplish all we do to help those less fortunate in New Jersey.
How do we help those in need? Throughout New Jersey, we offer a wide variety of programs and services that include food for the hungry, companionship to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless, opportunities for underprivileged children, relief for disaster victims, assistance to the disabled, early childhood learning center, camping programs for youth, seniors and veterans and much more. And our facilities are open 365 days a year.
As one of the largest charitable and service organizations in the world, The Salvation Army has been dispensing aid without discrimination to those in need since 1865. Begun by William Booth – a renowned evangelical minister – the Army’s first beginnings were in the East End of London. As the Army flourished, it spread to other cities as Booth preached hope and salvation for the desperately poor and downtrodden.
The work of The Salvation Army today is still based on William Booth’s teachings and continues his mission and service principles, which are motivated by love for God and mankind. I invite the public to learn more about the Army’s programs and services by visiting our Web site, www.salvationarmynewjersey.org.
Maj. Stephen Banfield
Union