Shelter Needs Bath Towels

Bath towels are urgently needed for the clients at The Salvation Army Berberian Homeless Shelter and Transitional Living Center. New or used towels will be grate-fully accepted. Other items needed are blankets, sheets (twin size), and toiletries. United Way and Wells Fargo will be collecting these items or you may drop them off at The Salvation Army office and receive a donation receipt.

Kaiser Grant Received

For the second year in a row, the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Region Community Benefits Program has awarded The Salvation Army Modesto Citadel a $75,000 Essential Services Pro-gram Grant. Recognizing the Social Services Department as a “single point of entry” where clients can receive all the help needed or a referral to another source, they have chosen to provide for some of these program expenses. This money pays the salary of a social services caseworker and a truck driver to deliver food from the food bank, among other things. Grants writer Debra Qualls says, “This $75,000 is a huge shot in the arm to enable The Army to reach more needy in this time of economic downturn.”

The Salvation Army Gives Five-Year Katrina Report

The Salvation Army received $382 million in donations for emergency response services following hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma in 2005. To date, $157 million was utilized for immediate disaster recovery and $225 million has been, or is being, used for long-term recovery.

• 2.6 million people assisted
• 5.6 million meals served
• 8.2 million snacks
• 25,000 survivors located
• 282,000 social service cases registered
• 178 canteen and 11 field kitchens set up
• 890,000 hours of service
• Pastoral care to 275,000
• In-kind donations to 106,100 families
• 2,400 community projects funded to rebuild
• 2,200 grants for new home ownership
• Job training to 5,000
• 350,000 helped with repairs and supplies
• 56,000 nights of lodging for recovery teams
• Cases opened for 828,000

Programs continue in “community capacity building and resiliency.”