Alexandria, Virginia (August 29, 2011) – Salvation Army damage assessment teams throughout North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Delaware are still receiving significant requests for mass care after widespread power outages, downed power lines and trees and localized flooding caused by Hurricane Irene. There continue to be thousands of evacuees housed […]
Alexandria, Virginia (August 28, 2011) – As Hurricane Irene made landfall on the North Carolina coast yesterday, The Salvation Army was providing food, supplies and spiritual and emotional care to evacuees across the region. Thousands across eastern North Carolina were being fed and cared for at shelters by Salvation Army […]
As Hurricane Irene heads for the eastern seaboard, The Salvation Army is moving personnel and vehicles into strategic staging locations in North Carolina and Pennsylvania. From these locations The Salvation Army will dispatch mobile feeding units to provide food, drinks and spiritual and emotional care to emergency responders and those […]
Alexandria, Virginia (August 26, 2011) – In advance of Hurricane Irene, Commissioner William Roberts, the National Commander of The Salvation Army, today declared a national disaster, which puts all units on alert status throughout the United States. All divisions of The Salvation Army stand ready to assist by preparing staff, […]
