Funding Our Year-Round Operations
When many people think about giving to The Salvation Army, they think of donating clothes and furniture they no longer use or need. We truly appreciate these donations. However, gifts of this type fund only one of our programs - resident substance abuse treatment at the Adult Rehabilitation Center.
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The vast majority of Salvation Army programs and services must be funded by monetary donations.
The most visible way to make a donation is through The Salvation Army Red Kettle effort. Each year during the Holiday season, hundreds of bell ringers seem to come out of the woodwork. And after Christmas Eve they disappear just as quickly.
The kettle drive lasts only a few weeks, and gives concerned individuals the opportunity to drop coins or a few bills into the container. Money raised through the kettle program is dedicated to funding the year-round operation of the 11 Community Centers in the DFW Metroplex. Still this funding only provides about 35 percent of each center's annual budget.
Additional monetary donations are needed to help fund many other services including those offered at the The Salvation Army Carr P. Collins Social Service Center, such as the homeless shelter, soup kitchen, after-school programs and child care. These funds also support Christmas assistance programs such as Angel Tree which provides Christmas gifts for more than 41,000 needy children and senior citizens in the DFW Metroplex each year.
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