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Question by HTDGAF: i need to know as much as possible about The Salvation Army?
for my R.E coursework iv gotta do a factsheet about The Salvation Army and i was wondering if you could give me some info.
any information you know about this subject will help me greatly because i just really dont have a clue where to start with it all, thankyou 🙂

Best answer:

Answer by todd
1. Contact the main headquarters of The Salvation Army.
They have different divisions. . . they provide food and clothing, shelter, they have “recovery programs from drugs”, and I’m sure they provide other services.

2. You might wish to visit the “Wikipedia.org” web site, and go to their page on The Salvation Army.

3. Oh, one more thing. . . At Christmas time, the Salvation Army workers serve as bell-ringers to take donations. I think they start in November and work throughout the Christmas season, but I’m not exactly sure.

Hope that helps. Call them and ask for a fact sheet, or a brochure.

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Gregg W. Burrill, 32, 10 Aubin St., Amesbury; forgery, guilty, 18 months probation conditioned upon remaining drug and alcohol free, with six months in the Salvation Army program; uttering counterfeit note, dismissed (Newburyport). … Michael L. Soucy … Read more on The Daily News of Newburyport

Question by Nick: Volunteering on the Salvation Army Website?
I was hoping to offer my time to volunteer somewhere. I’ve been looking to volunteer anywhere in downtown Chicago (I’ll take the train but I don’t mind walking since I like being in Chicago).

Anyways, what I did was put the zip code in at the top (one of the Chicago zips – 60602) and I got to this:

http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/ndos/app/zipcode.jsf?zip=60602

Looking at this page, my best guess would be that I need to Email the people involved and ask them when volunteers are needed? So, I guess my question is just to confirm that. What do you guys think?

Also, what does “Adult Rehabilitation” refer to? Is that detox.

Best answer:

Answer by Salvation Army Chicago
Hello,

The Salvation Army has many volunteer opportunities in the Chicagoland area. To get started visit our website at www.salarmychicago.org/volunteer.

The closest volunteer opportunities in the downtown area are here:

Chicago Harbor Light: http://www.salarmychicago.org/volunteer/redirects/harborlight.htm

Chicago Temple Corps: http://www.salarmychicago.org/volunteer/redirects/temple.htm

Adult Rehabilitation is our substance abuse, corrections/half-way house programs. More info can be found at: http://www.salarmychicago.org/services/rehabilitation.htm

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