Salvation Army Local Stats
and Facts
Total number served by The Salvation Army in Central Ohio in 2010: 96,170
Efficient and effective
85 cents of every dollar goes directly to programs and services in the community.
Locations:
- Adult Rehabilitation Center/network of seven Thrift Stores that support the center
- Greenwood Lake Camp and Retreat Center
- East Main Worship and Service Center (and Area headquarters)
- West Mound Worship and Service Center
- Columbus Citadel
- Chapel at Worthington Woods
- Delaware Corps
Officers
Salvation Army Officers commit their lives to service in exchange for housing and a modest living allowance. Officers then take on leadership roles in local corps and throughout the ranks of The Salvation Army nationally and internationally. It’s one of the ways The Salvation Army is able to provide so many services at such a low cost.
Leading the region
The Salvation Army is the lead agency on Human Trafficking in Central Ohio, managing a large coalition working on the issue. The Salvation Army has also been chosen to replicate its successful housing program to the rest of the counties in the state.
Christmas
- Christmas Cheer provides a holiday meal and a toy for each child. Serves about 7,000 families
- Adopt-a-Family matches sponsors with families in need for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to have Christmas wishes fulfilled.
- Red Kettle Campaign allows the community at large to support our programs and interact with our staff and volunteers at kettle locations around the city.
- Donations made at the Red Kettles support Salvation Army programs and services year-round.
Reach and longevity
- The Salvation Army is in 124 countries.
- We were founded in London, England in 1865.
- We opened our first outpost in Columbus, Ohio, in 1885.