| If you think The Salvation Army is only
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| | noteworthy when it comes to pregnant
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| about ringing bells at Christmas, think
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| | teenage girls age 13 - 17. In addition to
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| again. While their primary income is
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| | providing counseling services for these
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| indeed produced during the Yuletide
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| | young women, some of their centers also
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| Season, their work goes on 365 days a
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| | provide inpatient and resident care. As
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| year. Founded in London, England in 1865,
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| | if that weren't enough, many centers
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| today it is an international non-profit
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| | offer high school classes, day-care
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| Christian organization proving social
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| | facilities and vocational guidance, all
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| services to deserving recipients. Natural
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| | designed with the future productivity of
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| Disasters
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| | the young women.
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| Many people don't even know the programs
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| | However, they don't stop there. Some
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| exist; or they have a very misconstrued
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| | centers work with drug and alcohol
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| opinion about what they believe to be the
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| | addictions presenting in and outpatient
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| purpose of the Salvation Army. Their
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| | treatment. They also work with the
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| outreach programs are administered by
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| | homeless providing temporary shelter and
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| their "Booth Family Services." Regional
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| | meals. One of the more recent causes
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| centers dot the map in the US and work
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| | taken up by The Salvation Army is the
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| tirelessly to help the less fortunate.
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| | issue of human trafficking. They provide
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| According to the United Way, "Booth
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| | informative, educational information
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| Family Services provides a range of
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| | about how this insidious practice works
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| social service programs to respond to
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| | and what steps you can take if you
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| emergency crisis situations as well as
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| | suspect this type activity is taking
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| longer term care and support. Some of
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| | place in your area.
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| their offerings include: food pantries,
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| | The Salvation Army also stands out as one
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| limited utility and rent assistance,
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| | of the quick response organizations when
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| assistance for single females and
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| | Americans are faced with natural
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| families who are homeless or in need of
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| | disasters like tornadoes, hurricanes,
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| shelter, women and children residential
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| | earthquakes, fires and floods. They work
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| programs for those who need short term or
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| | side by side with other organizations
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| temporary housing, Pregnant/Parenting
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| | like The Red Cross ready to assist
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| teen services, Prenatal and Family Health
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| | victims in finding food, shelter and the
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| Clinic for low income women and children
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| | resources for people who are left with
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| in the community."
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| | nothing but the clothes on their back.
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| The Salvation Army is also recognized as
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| | Recent action taken by a major discount
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| a legitimate charitable organization by
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| | store, has had a detrimental effect on
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| the Better Business Bureau, which does
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| | their income. As mentioned above, the
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| not award that recognition without a
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| | primary source of income to The Salvation
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| thorough investigation of an
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| | Army is gathered during the Christmas
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| organization. The BBB reports that The
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| | holiday season. This particular store
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| Salvation Army meets all of their
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| | took action to ban bell ringers at their
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| criteria.
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| | locations. Somehow The Salvation Army
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| Booth Family Services are especially
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| | must recoup the loss of this revenue.
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