Salvation Army Northwest Divison HQ
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- Mission
- Committed to Doing the Most Good with your contributions of money, time, and resources The Salvation Army Northwest Division offers a wide range of social services in 34 towns and cities in Washington, Montana and northern Idaho. In addition, a large network, Service Extension, makes it possible for people in small communities to access Salvation Army emergency services anywhere in the three state region. To find out what is available and how to access services near you please click here The Salvation Army is an integral part of each community in which it is located. Along with a network of other organizations and services, The Army exists to meet the needs of the people who live in that community. In more than 100-years of service around the world and here in the Pacific Northwest, The Salvation Army has earned the trust of the communities we are part of and strives to merit continued support. The manner in which need for assistance is verified and the spirit in which help is given are at the heart of Army service. The compassion and understanding shown in an emergency may open the way for assistance with deep-seated problems and long-term deprivation. Needs may be revealed for counseling, placement, day care, rehabilitation, referral, or other help.
- Areas served
- Washington, Northern Idaho, Western Montana
- Service
- Permanent
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2010 Chile Earthquake
http://www.salvationarmynw.org/news/articles.asp?StoryID=850
Immediate Salvation Army response to devastating earthquake in Chile
Following a devastating 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile during the early hours of Saturday morning, Salvation Army emergency Services were immediately mobilized to provide support and comfort. International financial assistance is already on the way. The Salvation Army has had a presence in Chile since 1909 and today offers social services including hospitals, schools for impoverished children and adult rehabilitation.
The immediate response is to provide food, water, first aid kits, emergency packets, blankets, candles and other urgently required supplies. A recently arrived mobile canteen (a donation From The Salvation Army in the United
States) is one of the key relief vehicles.
Donors can visit www.salvationarmyusa.org to make a donation to support ongoing relief efforts in Chile. Also, they can text the word "chile" to 52000 to make a one-time $10 donation billed to their cell phone account.
The Salvation Army personnel on the ground has placed tents to house 60 displaced families on the grounds of a Salvation Army center near Concepcion. Salvation Army officers are traveling from Puerto Montt and Osorno, in Southern Chile, to Concepcion to join The Salvation Army emergency relief response team.
The earthquake epicenter was approximately 90 miles North west of the city of Concepción in Southern Chile. This is approximately 350 miles from the capital of Santiago. Nevertheless, according to officials on the ground, the quake was of a 7.0 magnitude in the Santiago metropolitan region.
People have flocked to the streets as numerous aftershocks continue to pummel the country, severely affecting older buildings in the more historical areas of the larger cities.
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The Salvationists I met have no unusual skills or training that distinguish them from many others. They do have, though, a commitment to dash in, and remain in, places where the natural instinct would be to flee. They soldier on. --Kathryn Jean Lopez, Organization Trends February 2002
The Salvation Army’s Disaster Services program began 100 years ago in response to a hurricane that devastated Galveston, Texas and has grown into a nation-wide network involving thousands of volunteers and trained personnel. In following with our holistic ministry, we provide services that meet the immediate as well as long term physical, emotional and spiritual needs of disaster victims.
These services include: food, shelter, grief counseling and financial assistance. Our disaster response teams are often the first to appear on the scene of a tragedy and the last to leave, making certain that the needs of all have been met.