Needs Study Conducted for Porter County Salvation Army June 2013

salvation-army-logoThe Salvation Army of Porter County is conducting a Needs Study thru an independent agency, Coles and Associates, during the month of June, 2013. Please help the Army by answering questions anonymously on a internet survey which will be used to compile information about the needs of Porter County, Indiana. This is an early step for preparations of program and property expansion for the local Salvation Army Corps. We invite you to be a part of this survey to help us service Porter County more effectively.

To participate in the survey please log on to www.salvationarmysurvey.com now, or for more information contact The Salvation Army, 799 Capitol Rd., South Haven, IN, 219.762.9191. Some local leaders will be asked by Friends of the Army to give interview on June 18, 19 and 20, by an associate of Coles and Associates Planning and Development Services for the Needs Study in the near future as well.

Thank you Porter County for your continuous support and volunteer spirit in serving the needs of thousands of our neighbors through the Army. The Social Programs include food pantry, utility, rent, mortgage, medicine, transportation programs, bread and fresh foods distributions, Stuff the Bus School Supplies for Students Program, Summer Camps, the Annual free Community Thanksgiving Day Dinner, Angel Tree Toy & Clothing Program, Adopt-a-Family Program, Christmas & Easter Nursing Home/Shut-in Seniors Gift Program, Christmas Food Program and Youth & Family Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas Parties, Adult Clubs and Worship Services. May God richly bless Porter County, Indiana.

(About) The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church, has been supporting those in need in His name without discrimination since 1865. Nearly 33 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children. About 82 cents of every dollar raised is used to support those services in nearly 9,000 communities nationwide. For more information, go to www.saportercounty.orgor http://www.salvationarmyusa.org