By Xhaxany Cuellar, Editor in Chief
Oct. 9, 2024 The Salvation Army of Temple announced its deployment of 17 staff and volunteers for hurricane relief efforts. Seven members will be serving in the Ashville, North Carolina Area while an Incident Management Team (IMT) will be responding to Flordia.
The Salvation Army's Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) is coordinating a multi-state response to the needs of each community impacted. It currently has 68 disaster response units and hundreds of disaster-trained personnel serving in the hardest-hit areas across six states.
As of 10/8/24 the Salvation Army has served 205,072 meals, 121,299 drinks, 69,917 snacks, and have made 11,132 emotional and spiritual care contacts.
To make a donation or for more information on the Salvation Army current disaster response efforts including specific feeding locations and current service statistics, go to www.disaster.salvationarmyusa.org
