Salvation Army dispatches Shuttles of Hope to transport people in need
The Salvation Army is expanding its resources to do more for those in need. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
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The Salvation Army is expanding its resources to do more for those in need. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
It's a first of its kind coat drive for the city. Rideshare service Uber is partnering with the Salvation Army to donate gently used coats to people in need.
The team hosting another neighborhood pantry Friday along with the Salvation Army and Greater Chicago Food Depository.
Hundreds of volunteers spent part of their Christmas Day making sure Chicago seniors are cared for and properly fed.
Because the need for food is so high this year, volunteers are packing a thousand more boxes than they did last year.
The Salvation Army took on a mission to help those in need this Thanksgiving – with an effort to serve thousands of meals.
You might hear bells ringing on Chicago streets Monday.
The Salvation Army Red Shield Center handed out 500 COVID relief baskets to people for free; baskets full of free clothing, shoes, toiletries and household items like bleach and toilet paper.
Volunteers with I Am a Gentleman Monday cleaned and sanitized the Salvation Army Center near 69th and Morgan as part of a day of service to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy.
Last year, the Angel Tree program helped 58,000 people in Chicago.
The Salvation Army will place smart chips and QR codes on red kettle signs across the country, allowing people to tap their phone to the kettle or scan the QR code to make a customizable online donation.
The coronavirus pandemic has altered the way people are celebrating this Thanksgiving, but 2020 is shaping up to be even harder for those in need.
Organizations like the Salvation Army were forced to rethink their plans for Thanksgiving amid this COVID-19 surge.
Instead, the group wants people to donate now on its website.
Someone stole the red Salvation Army donation kettle from outside Macy's on State Street, police and the organization said Wednesday.
The Salvation Army said one of its bell ringers was taking a break when the kettle was stolen outside the Under Armour store at 600 N. Michigan Av.
Because of debit cards, many of us don't have cash in our wallets these days. But not to worry – now, making a donation to the Salvation Army on the street or at the mall is as easy as grabbing your cell phone.
Steve speaks candidly and honestly about his heroin addiction from a room at the Salvation Army's Freedom Center off Chicago Avenue, where he's getting treatment.
Getting the city's most vulnerable to come out of the cold even with potentially life-threatening temperatures is a tough job.
"There's a sense of frustration. We're trying to raise as much as we can to fund services for families in need, and overall donations are down about 30 percent from last year."
Thousands of dollars worth of gold coins were left in Salvation Army red kettles in the Chicago area this weekend.
A Walmart spokesperson said the store asked the bell ringers to leave as soon as the issue was brought to their attention.
After someone stole two Salvation Army red kettles twice in the past week, a family from Schaumburg stepped up.
The search is on for the individual who stole two Salvation Army red kettles from outside a Michigan Avenue store twice in the past week.
