Army Facts

The Salvation Army is a church and Salvation Army officers are ordained ministers.

The Salvation Army is active in more than 10,000 communities nationwide, and operates in 109 countries worldwide.

The Salvation Army emergency/disaster services assisted 2.6 million disaster survivors and relief workers last year.

The Salvation Army assisted more than 6.5 million people in need last Christmas.

In 2005, we raised $107 million nationally through the Christmas Kettles program.

In the U.S. more than 3.5 million volunteers assisted The Salvation Army last year.

The Salvation Army operates a missing persons service, reuniting more than 2,500 people annually.

The Salvation Army provided camping opportunities to more than 107,000 seniors, children and parents last year.

When you make a purchase at a Salvation Army thrift store, you are helping men in our 119 adult rehabilitation centers nationwide through work therapy.

The Salvation Army was founded in 1865 by William Booth, a former Methodist minister.

The Salvation Army was at the front lines of World War II, offering comfort and pastoral guidance to troops.

General Paul A. Rader is the first American-born international leader of The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army provided more than 85,000 job referrals nationwide last year.