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Welcome to The Salvation Army in Greater Columbus, serving those in need in Central Ohio since 1885. The Salvation Army serves people in need year round through holistic ministries and programs that offer long-term solutions to spiritual, physical, emotional and social needs. Call us today at 614.221.6561.
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 Portable playground installed at The Salvation Army by Leadership Columbus. WCMH Channel 4.
Poor and wealthy alike feeling economic pinch. The Columbus Dispatch
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Read our Annual Report!
Learn about all the work we did in the community in 2007, and meet some of the people we have helped! Annual report.
Human Trafficking: Combatting modern-day slavery, here in Ohio
Trafficking means modern-day slavery,
when children or adults are forced against
their will to labor in substandard conditions
or work in the sex trade. Although we usually
assume this happens in other countries, it is
actually prevalent here in the United States,
where the price for labor and prostitution is
high, and the trafficker makes more of a profit.
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In Ohio, there have been many documented
cases of traffickers bringing immigrants here,
finding them work, and confiscating their wages
to satisfy an inflated
debt for their ticket to
America.
Right here
in Columbus, three
cases were reported of
well-respected foreign
nationals from African
countries who brought
people from overseas
with the promise of
good jobs as nannies
or housecleaners. Once they arrived, they
were forced to work excessive hours without
pay and were not allowed to leave the house.
The victims, afraid of being arrested and
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And then there are the children and teens
who are coerced or outright kidnapped
by pimps and initiated into the world of
prostitution. In a Michigan case, a 14-yearold
girl went out to the movies with a 19-
year-old boyfriend, but instead of the movies,
he took her away for several days. He
introduced her to a Toledo man who promised
to take her home, but instead he beat her and
forced her to prostitute herself at several
truck stops in Indiana and Pennsylvania,
keeping the money for himself. He was later
charged and convicted of kidnapping and
sex trafficking and sentenced to 25 years in
federal prison.
The Salvation Army has historically been an
advocate for victims of trafficking, all the way
back to its founding days.
We are proud to announce that The Salvation
Army in Greater Columbus is the Coalition
Manager for the
Central Ohio
Rescue and Restore
Coalition. This is a
collaborative effort among social service
agencies, churches,
concerned citizens,
medical professionals,
the FBI, the
Ohio Attorney
General’s Office and other law enforcement
associations in the Columbus area. They are
all participating in a model that is being
replicated around the country.
Rescue and Restore was started by the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services.
The group strives to increase awareness
among the general public, and to educate
employers and workers in certain fields where
human trafficking may rear its head: the
service industry, law enforcement, and the
health field, where medical workers may
come into contact with victims.
Read the rest of the Spring 2008 Newsletter here (pdf) .
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The Salvation Army serves people in need without discrimination. By putting money to maximum use, The Army provides services, programs and ministries that produce measurable, life-enhancing results.
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NEWS & EVENTS
Need Knows No Season Luncheon
Oct. 21, 2008
noon to 1:15 p.m. Greater Columbus Convention Center.
Keynote speaker, Della Reese, of Touched by an Angel.
For tickets, call 614-221-6561
God and Country Concert
March, 2009
The next God and Country brass concert is being planned for a date to be announced in March 2009.
Volunteers needed as food pantries convert to Choice Pantries. The Salvation Army's food pantries are all converting to a new model the reduces waste and preserves the dignity of users. We need volunteers to commit to shifts helping shoppers through the pantries. Read more on our news page or call Jean Griffith at 614-358-2627
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