“Thank you for giving me a place to breathe, a place of hope, and for my dignity.” - Beth
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Pamela's Story
Posted by Shelley Henderson on Feb 10, 2022
“The Salvation Army introduced me to a God of love. I mean His love is… just like I feel it right now. There ain’t no drug, a drink of beer, a cigarette, nothing can give you this, what I feel right now.…
Mary Elizabeth’s Story
Posted by Shelley Henderson on Jan 31, 2022
Mary Elizabeth is a busy single mom with two daughters ages nine and two and has a good job working as a court mediator. Her sister passed away tragically, leaving behind an infant son. Mary Elizabeth…
Janice’s Story
Posted by Shelley Henderson on Jan 31, 2022
Janice and her husband have two young children. Their family lives in a frustrating margin: they do not make enough money to buy the food they need, yet their household income is too high to qualify for…
CeeJay's Story
Posted by Shelley Henderson on Jan 31, 2022
CeeJay Jordan remembers when his basketball team at The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club won the North and South Carolina Boys & Girls Clubs Hoops Councils title in 2017. “I’ll never forget that moment,”…
James' Story
Posted by Shelley Henderson on Jan 28, 2022
No matter how hard James tried, he just could not catch a break. Life knocked him down at every turn. First, his hours were slashed at both of his jobs. Then he became ill and missed two weeks of work.…
Juneteenth, Captain Hewitt
It is no coincidence that the Juneteenth proclamation celebration is in the exact same year The Salvation Army was officially recognized in 1865. The mandate of fighting for the freedom of souls, and…
Juneteenth, Captain Roberts
Juneteenth is not a black holiday. It is an American holiday. It was a day that American leaders sought to get it right for all enslaved people. It might have been a few people that were okay with slavery…
Keeping Hope Alive
Posted by Major Frank Duracher on Apr 17, 2020
The Salvation Army is often the place where people come when they have no where else to turn. When the phone rang at The Salvation Army location in Beaufort, South Carolina, Captain Wanda Long began talking…
One Special Call Led To Hundreds With Food
Posted by Major Frank Duracher on Apr 17, 2020
Captain Tim Scott, Georgetown South Carolina's commanding officer, could not have known when he answered the phone, one week into the COVID-19 crisis, that a portal was about to swing open allowing Salvation…
Nicole's Story
At an early age, Nicole had been in and out of homeless shelters with her family. When she was only 13 years old, Nicole’s mom married a man who they moved in with. Her stepfather physically and sexually…
Sharell's Story
“I was in an unhealthy relationship and I came to a realization that I needed to leave. I didn’t just leave the town I left the state. It was a must that I did that, for my kids. I got on the road and…
Hurricane Florence Landfall
Posted by Shelley Henderson on Jan 30, 2019
On September 14, 2018, Category 1 Hurricane Florence made landfall south of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. The storm stalled and dumped heavy rain along the coast causing widespread flooding. Rivers…
Beth's Story
Posted by Shelley Henderson on Jan 30, 2019
Beth, her fiancée Tim, and her seven-year-old lost everything in Hurricane Florence. Their home. Their clothing, furniture, and household items. Even their family pictures were lost in the storm. “It…
Charlyn's Story
As she was desperately trying to find a job, she and her daughter began moving from one friend’s couch to another. Pretty soon her savings were exhausted, and she could no longer pay for necessities for…