Throughout our area, requests for help from The Salvation Army are dramatically increasing. Operation Shield of Hope is The Salvation Army’s emergency response to this crisis. Please call 1-800-SAL-ARMY or to donate online, click here.

With the economy struggling, our neighbors are struggling too and in growing numbers are coming to The Salvation Army for help. If you’re someone who has ever considered volunteering to be a Red Kettle Bell Ringer, you need to know that now is the time we really need your help. To volunteer, click here.

In an environmentally friendly shift to a digital format, The Salvation Army has released its 2009 National Annual Report exclusively online. The annual report’s digital format allows The Salvation Army to broadly communicate with its donors in a way it has never done before. To view the interactive Annual Report, click here.

You can now ring a bell online. Join an existing kettle team, host a new kettle team, register as an individual and then place your virtual kettle on your blog or Facebook profile. Start ringing today. To learn more, click here.

The Salvation Army in the USA Central Territory includes 11 midwestern states.