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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Salvation Army struggling to help the needy

The Salvation Army provides clothing, food, household and furniture items, utility assistance and emergency aid for struggling families, programming for at-risk and low-income children and families and counseling for the troubled, There is always a friendly, compassionate ear at The Salvation Army, where those who are struggling can pour out their hearts and never have to fear judgment.

Our holiday donations have long since been depleted but due to the state of the economy, more and more truly needy people are making their way to our doors ... many for the very first time ever in their lives. They are hardworking, low-income or under-employed families whose food dollars are stretched to the breaking point in summer, when their children no longer receive federal school lunches.

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