The Salvation Army is one of many organizations that will provide aid once the storm is over.
“In every major Salvation Army unit, there is one of these emergency canteens and we work to have volunteers and staff trained so that we can respond,” said Montgomery Salvation Army Major Harvey Johnson.
He says a unit equipped with a stove and other cooking necessities will be going to the impacted areas. The canteens are only one part of a larger support effort from the Salvation Army. “Our goal now our focus now is to make sure that those people that come up for shelter, are able to get the shelter and the feeding that they need when they get here,” said William Trueblood, Divisional Director of Emergency Disaster Services for the Salvation Army.
Trueblood says since the hurricane is moving slowly, the damage is expected to be catastrophic, causing an even heightened concern for those in its path. “I got a text from my counterpart in Florida, asking about how many cleanup kits we had because we’re anticipating excessive amounts of flooding,” said Trueblood.“Cash donations are always appreciated, and are really necessary to have personnel and vehicles and other items that we use in disasters,” said Johnson.Not reading this story on the WSFA News App? Get news alerts FASTER and FREE in the
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