Salvation Army Helps Woman Through Tough Time, Provides Groceries
The Salvation Army's Norridge Corps Community Center offers a variety of services and programs to help those in need in the community, one of which is the food pantry.
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The Salvation Army's Norridge Corps Community Center offers a variety of services and programs to help those in need in the community, one of which is the food pantry.
The Salvation Army hopes you'll help make the holidays brighter for a needy child, who otherwise won't find a gift under the tree.
The Salvation Army plays an important role in putting families on a path towards self-sufficiency.
A new program in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood is helping young teens keep busy and make positive decisions.
Rachel White left Kansas City for New York in hopes of becoming a professional dancer. The crowd she fell in with drank hard and soon, so did she – nearly a bottle of vodka a day.
When back-to-back hurricanes slammed into Puerto Rico, the Salvation Army's Disaster Relief Service Team was ready to help.
The Salvation Army is offering volunteer Emergency Disaster Training for those interested in helping relief efforts for Harvey and Irma.
The Salvation Army announced Thursday its Chicagoland location is offering volunteer Emergency Disaster Training (EDS) for anyone interested in helping critical relief efforts for Hurricane Harvey in Texas and potentially Hurricane Irma in Florida.
Here are some ways that you can assist victims of the storm.
The Salvation Army center is designed to give homeless families a place to stay together for several days – until, ideally, affordable housing is found.
It's National Donut Day! But did you know the holiday actually started right here in Chicago?
The 87-year-old television legend came back to his hometown to help the Salvation Army and sits down with CBS 2's Vince Gerasole.
The building, which will be in West Humboldt Park, is being designed to give homeless families shelter, but also privacy and security.
Donations to the Salvation Army help in a lot of ways.
Chicago has expanded its partnership with the Salvation Army to guide homeless families to a path back to stability.
The gifts, including a ring, were dropped in Chicago's northern suburbs. WBBM's Michele Fiore reports.
While this might seem like no more than a nationally sanctioned opportunity to consume calories, National Donut Day is the real deal.
A 56-year-old man who spent eight years homeless on lower Wacker Drive has a home and a new lease on life thanks to the Salvation Army.
On the outskirts of the city's Northwest Side, a Salvation Army center is a beehive of activity, and it's all about helping people.
Virginia Thompson and her two children fell on hard times last winter. Thompson got into a car accident that left her unable to work, and she soon faced eviction, with nowhere to go, so she turned to the Salvation Army for help.
This time of year, the Salvation Army is known for their red kettle campaign. Now they've launched a new campaign to reach out directly to the people they serve, CBS 2's Sandra Torres reports.
Two gold coins have been donated to the Salvation Army in the Chicago area this week, the first of the Christmas season.
Authorities in the tornado zones in Rochelle and Fairdale have asked people wanting to help the victims not to get in their cars to make the trip, but do what they can from home instead.
The Salvation Army and the American Red Cross have set up shelters for victims, served hot meals to first responders, and provided other relief supplies as residents dig out, and begin the slow recovery process.
Kavin Gipson, 48, and Roosevelt Huddleston, 51, approached the bucket outside the Ultra Foods, 491 E. Roosevelt Road in Lombard, about 7 p.m. while the bell ringer was inside the store, according to a statement from the DuPage County state's attorney's office.
