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Our Mission

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.

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We’re the shoulder to lean on when you can no longer stand. We’re the hand that pulls you up when you need to get back on your feet. We’re the arms to embrace you when you have no one to turn to. We’re the hearts that are always open when you have nowhere else to go.

We are the Greater New York Division of The Salvation Army, and for over 130 years, we’ve dedicated ourselves to doing the most good for the men, women and children in our area who need it most.

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Our History

The Salvation Army’s services of evangelism and social action began in East London, England in 1865 by Methodist minister William Booth and his wife, Catherine. The Booths’ desire to share the gospel took shape amidst a city ridden with poverty and despair. They quickly set aside their conventional church methods to meet the people where they lived and toiled – on the streets. Their socially-conscious work was aggressive and innovative, venturing where few churches were willing or able.

In March 1880, George Scott Railton and Captain Emma Westbrook, accompanied by six female soldiers: Alice Coleman, Rachel Evans, Emma Elizabeth Florence Morris, Elizabeth Pearson, Clara Price and Annie Shaw, brought The Salvation Army to the United States through New York City.

The Salvation Army has a long history of providing services to adults in the Greater New York area. In 1891, The Salvation Army opened its first men’s food and shelter depot in Greenwich Village, and an equally large shelter for women, The Daybreak, opened in the Bowery. From these two facilities, the Army’s adult programs have grown and developed to meet changing needs in over sixty locations in the Greater New York area.

Our programs are designed to assist vulnerable adults, families and children in community centers, homeless shelters and outreach programs; soup kitchens, food pantries and mobile street feeding; foster care, group homes and adoption services; residences and programs for the developmentally disabled; AIDS casework centers; employment training and many other programs.