For 127 years the Salvation Army has aimed to provide food, clothing, shelter and hope to those in need in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Across Dallas-Fort Worth, the Salvation Army serves thousands of people each year, the Salvation Army’s DFW Metroplex Commander Major Jonathan Rich said.
“Really our goal is to see lives transformed and to [either] break the cycle of poverty or the cycle of addiction that so may people struggle with, or the cycle of domestic violence,” he said.
Overall, the Salvation Army DFW Metroplex Command serves five counties in the area, including Dallas, Tarrant, Ellis, Collin and Denton counties. The region is served by 12 community centers which provide day camps and after school programs for at-risk youth.
The organization also has two social service centers, which provide meals and shelter to families, seniors and veterans along with two rehabilitation centers for those addicted to drugs or alcohol, two houses to keep families and individuals off the streets and two Christmas and disaster centers.
