Putting passion into action
February 10, 2009 by kristen · Leave a Comment
A volunteer delivers a care package to a neighbor in need.
Americans have opinions. We have causes we care about and we champion them to whoever will listen. But, according to a new survey, it appears not many of us put our passions into action.
Now, anyone can take a survey, and publish it. But this one’s from Porter Novelli (and I learned about it in THE non-profit newspaper). They found that on most issues, just one in 10 Americans had put time or effort toward improving the problems they cared about.
The news is full of reports on recession, and that makes this the best time to give of what you have to help The Salvation Army help those who are really struggling. Read more
Shelly’s story
February 6, 2009 by kristen · Leave a Comment
Shelly’s* boyfriend was an abuser - he even served time in jail for attacking her. After he was released, he convinced her it would be different. It didn’t take long for him to break that promise. While her two small children were away visiting her ex-husband over Christmas break, Shelly came looking for shelter at The Salvation Army.
Shelly’s story is all to familiar to the case managers at the shelter . According to the FBI, one in every four women will be abused by her boyfriend or husband in her lifetime. And of the over 1,700 women and children served by our shelter in 2008, over 80% of them were fleeing abuse!
But Shelly was ready to break the cycle of abuse in her life. When space came available at our domestic violence shelter, she moved in. Read more
