The Salvation Army’s Give for Good Fund-a-thon

COLORADO SPRINGS — The Salvation Army’s goal is to raise $30,000 in a week. 100% of the money will stay in Colorado Springs.

• Colorado Kitchen
  • $2 meals TOGO only for our community (lunch and dinner)
    • 24,705 hot meals prepared
  • Delivering FREE TOGO hot meals to our Silvercrest Apartment Neighbors (55+ community)
    • Delivering about 80 meals/day
• Social Services
  • COPE Utility assistance
  • Rental assistance
  • Brand new program: 106 families have received rental assistance
    • $109,074
• Food Pantry
  • Open all day every day serving emergency food for our community
  • Serving about 140 families/week (280 food bags)
• Shelter 
  • Daily deep cleaning after residents leave and empowering residents to clean their spaces
  • Intake screening training for staff at intake process to ensure the ill are not staying at our shelter to keep everyone safe.
  • Stocking up on adequate cleaning and safety products.
• Home deliveries
  • The Salvation Army, Pikes Peak United Way, Care and Share and COSILoveYou have partnered to deliver groceries and even special items to individuals without transportation.
• Partnered with Fuel Church and Catholic Charities to provide hot meals for the community.
  • Catholic Charities: Food, The Salvation Army: Emergency Disaster Services Mobile Kitchen, Fuel Church: Chef Deanna cooking
  • M,W,F From 1-3

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Since March 13^th, The Salvation Army in Colorado Springs has provided:

• 23,505 hot prepared meals
• 2,663 food boxes given out from 908 Yuma Street food pantry
• 7,496 nights of shelter/lodging
• 152 people with utility assistance totaling $16,285 

New Programs Started Locally in Response to COVID-19: 

• Rental Assistance through The Salvation Army Connection Center
  • 106 families assisted in the amount of $109,074 (200+ family applications pending)
• Food Box Delivery Program to Seniors & disabled individuals without transportation
  • 515 food boxes delivered to individuals without transportation
• Hot Meal Delivery, twice per day, to seniors in our neighborhood
  • 1,852 hot meals delivered to Seniors
• Emotional and Spiritual Care over the phone. Individuals call our Connection Center and connect with a retired Salvation Army Officer who will speak and pray with them.
  • 1,179 cases of emotional & spiritual care
• Homeless Mobile Feeding 3 times per week, partnering with Catholic Charities and Fuel Church
  • 532 meals served out of our mobile kitchen