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General William Booth, founder of The Salvation Army, saw men sleeping under the London Bridge on the Thames embankment one night in the winter of 1904. Extremely moved by the plight of these men, he said to his son, "Go and do something." General Booth's troops responded by serving hot soup every night to a thousand men or more that winter. Soup kitchens, food pantries and other feeding programs have historically been an important aspect of The Salvation Army's outreach to the needy. In the Greater New York area, providing food to the hungry and homeless is a high priority. Almost 3.5 million meals are served through Salvation Army programs in the Greater New York Division. Each winter a mobile canteen brings hot meals to the homeless in the streets, in bus and railway centers, in sheltered doorways, in shantytowns, in parks, under bridges and wherever else needed. At virtually all of our 45 corps community centers, meals are provided through sit-down feedings, food pantries, food baskets or food vouchers. In addition, special holiday meals are held on Thanksgiving and Christmas. At the Lexington Avenue Armory, almost 3,000 individuals received Thanksgiving Dinner last year. Altogether, about 20,000 individuals received meals this holiday. For homebound individuals, some locations will deliver meals. Home | welcome | about us | services and programs | our spiritual foundation | how to donate | how to volunteer | talk to us |
