The Salvation Army Greenville, Pickens and Oconee Counties 2017 ANNUAL REPORT

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1 The Salvation Army Greenville, Pickens and Oconee Counties 2017 ANNUAL REPORT

2 Dear Friends, In 1865, General William Booth brought the fight for good to the dark streets of Victorian London, England. He believed that ordinary people could come together and fight for the physical and spiritual welfare of the city s poor. Today, General Booth s fight for good continues in more than 120 countries worldwide. In Greenville, Pickens and Oconee Counties, The Salvation Army fights against poverty and homelessness. Feeding the hungry, sheltering the homeless, empowering our youth, and offering assistance that keeps families in their homes are the frontlines of our fight. Your support over the past year has made the lives of those in need a little easier. It has given them hope. In the pages of this annual report, you will read how The Salvation Army is a refuge for people in their times of need. Thanks to your support and prayers, we are always ready to provide relief for their physical, financial and spiritual needs, and to bring hope and salvation through Jesus Christ. While women weep, as they do now, I ll fight. While little children go hungry, as they do now, I ll fight. While men go to prison, in and out, in and out, as they do now, I ll fight. While there is a drunkard left, while there is a poor lost girl upon the streets, while there remains one dark soul without the light of God, I ll fight. I ll fight to the very end! General William Booth, founder of The Salvation Army Thank you for partnering with us in a fight that has lasted for more than 114 years in Upstate, SC. You help provide relief for your community. You provide your neighbors in need with a tangible expression of God s love. You fight for good. God bless you, Majors Pete and Cathy Costas

3 ABOUT US The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination. Greenville, SC Area Command 501 Rutherford Street Greenville, SC phone: Oconee County, SC Corps 100 Debra Street Seneca, SC Pickens County Service Center 102 Stewart Drive Easley, SC phone: Men s Shelter Women & Children s Shelter Drug & Alcohol Residential Program Rutherford Street Corps 417 Rutherford Street Greenville, SC Boys & Girls Club of Greenville Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center 424 Westfield Street Greenville, SC myfamilystore.org salvationarmygreenville.org GREENVILLE AREA COMMAND ADVISORY BOARD Brian Albers Ginny Beach Dan Boling Dennis Boll Lance Byars Adam Cook Ben Crider, Matt Good Angie Gutierrez Earle Harding Betty Hedgpeth Emory Hendrix Randy Jackson Robert T. Jones Melissa Long Duke McCall Rachel McConoughey Stephen Perkins Graham Proffitt III, Ruth Rice Frank Richards Felicia Robbins BOYS & GIRLS CLUB ADVISORY COUNCIL Alecia Brewster Jim Cronin Phillip Davie Charlene Evans Chuck Ford Angela Gravely Lori Horton Marleen Hygema Nicky Jackson Greg Jansen Babette Jones Linda Kelly Avery Martin Duke McCall Jimmy Moore Anthony Newman OCONEE COUNTY ADVISORY COUNCIL Lamar Bailes Curt Davis Todd Davis Doug Dyson Jerry Kinard Ray Lockhart David Mahn Elaine Rich PICKENS COUNTY ADVISORY COUNCIL Dr. Stewart Bauknight Vicki B. Fletcher Donald Lundquist Ruth Rice Chief Butch Womack Mary Frances Roberts Kyle Rowan Jane Shaw, Ron Shaw Dustin Shirah James Stovall, John Thomas UJ Thompson Selena Parker Sam Piper Angela Pyles Wendi Rodgers Joseph Stowe Yolanda Townsend Bill Sharp Don Taylor V.J. Wigington We would like to extend our sincerest gratitude to every Advisory Board member. Thank you for bringing your passion, intellect, insight, experience, and resources to The Salvation Army. Your service and leadership are essential in changing the lives of people in our communities.

her with clothing. They helped her find a place to live and even provided her with employment. They said the only thing you have to do is to promise us that you ll stay in school; which I did.

Because of her pain and trauma, she became addicted to drugs and found herself living in her car in an abandoned lot when an officer from The Salvation Army found her. He saw me a couple of times.

4 her with clothing. They helped her find a place to live and even provided her with employment. They said the only thing you have to do is to promise us that you ll stay in school; which I did. They helped me the whole way. TERRI When she was just fifteen, Terri escaped from a violently abusive household. Because of her pain and trauma, she became addicted to drugs and found herself living in her car in an abandoned lot when an officer from The Salvation Army found her. He saw me a couple of times. He didn t know at first that I was living there. And, so, when he saw me the second or third time, he walked over to me and asked me what I was doing in there and I told him I lived there. Then he said, Oh and left but then he came back ten minutes later with a hamburger -- which was the best hamburger I had ever had! And then he said, If I found you a place to live would you be willing to? Terri was scared and alone. Still, she was reluctant. Her experience with men had taught her that they could not be trusted but she also knew she couldn t survive on the streets much longer. When the officer returned later, this time with his wife, Terri understood that they simply wanted to help. The officers brought Terri to the local Family Store and provided In order to protect her from her abusive home and to give her the support she needed to succeed, The Salvation Army fought for legal guardianship of Terri. Terri was able to complete high school and even received a college degree in education. She continued to volunteer at The Salvation Army while working as a teacher. There, she met another volunteer - a wonderful, caring man who would eventually become her husband. After getting married, Terri and her husband wanted to start a family. They struggled and experienced the pain of multiple unsuccessful pregnancies. Later, Terri would discover that the physical abuse she suffered at the hands of her stepfather had robbed her of the ability to have a child of her own. The Salvation Army was there, providing spiritual comfort and support during these difficult years. The couple started the long process of adoption and were told that they could expect to wait more than two years before being matched with a child. But God had other plans. Just two weeks later, they received a phone call indicating that they were the new parents of a beautiful newborn daughter. And after we were accepted, they told us it would be a minimum of two years. Not with God. Two weeks. They called us in two weeks and said if we wanted her, we had a baby girl in Fort Worth, Texas. The Salvation Army has been much more than just an organization with Terri and her family. They rescued her. They introduced her to a God that had a plan for her life. They were her family when she had no one else she could rely on. The Salvation Army means to me love, protection, family, hope, and life.

SERVICES Serving Greenville, Pickens and Oconee Counties since 1904.

5 SERVICES Serving Greenville, Pickens and Oconee Counties since ,000+ TOTAL PERSONS SERVED 17,122 HOURS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE 141,022 TOTAL MEALS SERVED 408 FAMILIES PROVIDED UTILITY ASSISTANCE 2,713 FAMILIES PROVIDED FOOD ASSISTANCE 443 CHILDREN SERVED THROUGH THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB The Salvation Army, established in London in 1865, is one of the world s largest and oldest providers of social services. Each year in the United States, your donations enable The Salvation Army to serve nearly 30 million people in need. SalvationArmyCarolinas.org/support

6 REVENUE $9,298,012 EXPENSES $9,616,260 31% DONATIONS $2,854,875 47% CORPS COMMUNITY CENTER $4,515,252 12% FAMILY STORE $1,138,686 41% SOCIAL SERVICES $3,906,263 52% SPECIAL EVENTS & OTHER REVENUE $4,801,777 4% MANAGEMENT & GENERAL $437,480 5% GOVERNMENT & FUNDING AGENCIES $502,674 8% FUNDRAISING $757,265 SUPPORTED IN PART BY THE UNITED WAY

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2017 ANNUAL REPORT. THE SALVATION ARMY North and South Carolina

2017 ANNUAL REPORT. THE SALVATION ARMY North and South Carolina 2017 ANNUAL REPORT THE SALVATION ARMY North and South Carolina Dear Friends, In 1865, General William Booth brought the fight for good to the dark streets of Victorian London, England. He believed that