Tag: Salvation Army

Grays Ferry: Salvation Army Reopens Its Doors

April 2, 2015

This past Thanksgiving, despite near-freezing temperatures, Cynthia McQueen stood outside. She watched as families, consisting of as many as 22 members, filed into her work location – a humble building on the 3200 block of

City Hall: Report on June Center City Collapse

October 17, 2013

Less than four months after a four-story wall collapsed onto a Salvation Army thrift store in Center City and killed six people, a City Council committee released a report last month recommending changes to demolition

Roxborough: Salvation Army Preparing for Holidays in Troubled Economy

November 30, 2011

With the winter holidays less than one month away, the Roxborough Salvation Army is working on its annual toy collection to help area families. Program assistant Marcella Cooper and her staff are confident that they

Nestor Valverde is the Captain at the Salvation Army at 3150 North Mascher Street.

North Philadelphia: Salvation Army Running Low on Winter Resources

November 11, 2011

Read the version in Spanish here in Al Dia. A piece of computer paper was taped to the window at the front desk of the Salvation Army. It read “Sorry, no more boy coats” with

Nicetown: The Salvation Army Kroc Center

June 20, 2011

The Salvation Army Kroc Corps Community Center, which is located at 4200 Wissahickon Ave., is a recreational place where community residents are offered many opportunities. The $72 million community center opened last November. The center

Roxborough: Local Teens Impressed by South Africa Trip

June 17, 2011 charper

A group of Roxborough teens from the Salvation Army recently visited South Africa. Read about their trip on our partner’s website, www.newsworks.org at https://bit.ly/kZoTOg