Family Store
Help turn reusable goods into much needed funding by donating to or purchasing items from The Salvation Army Family Store.
Community Center
The Community Center offers kids educational, recreation and spiritual resources to meet their physical, social, academic and spiritual needs.
Church
The Salvation Army Church is open to everyone, with worship services built upon the love, grace and forgiveness of God.
Center of Hope
The future Center of Hope will allow The Salvation Army to greatly increase outreach services to the needy of Wake County - it will truly be a Foundation for Good.
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News, Events, & Recent Headlines
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School Supply Drive with NBC-17
Help underpriviledged children return to school with the supplies they need to succeed. NBC-17 is hosting a School Supply Drive to benefit The Salvation Army of Wake County at Crabtree Valley...
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THE CAROLINA ROLLER GIRLS AND THE SALVATION ARMY TEAM UP TO FIGHT HUNGER
THE CAROLINA ROLLER GIRLS AND THE SALVATION ARMY TEAM UP TO FIGHT HUNGER WAKE COUNTY, N.C. ( Friday, July 9, 2010 ) The Carolina Roller Girls and The Salvation Army are partnering to meet the...
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The Salvation Army of Wake County Needs Help in Filling the Food Pantry.
The Salvation Army of Wake County Needs Help in Filling the Food Pantry. WAKE COUNTY, N.C. ( Friday, June 4, 2010 ) The Salvation Army of Wake County needs the help of the community: unless...
Salvation Army of Wake County Historical Timeline
1887
The Salvation Army began serving the people of Wake County
1929
Aided 1405 individuals and dealt with 1308 cases of family poverty
1937
Purchased the Person Street property where our headquarters presently stand
1940
The Salvation Army served 9641 meals, gave 4338 persons free lodging and provided clothing for over 1000
1967
29,000 people were being assisted annually and began construction on the Community Center
Present Day
Serving over 90,000 people annually
The Salvation Army of Wake County:
120 years of fighting the good fight
In 1887 The Salvation Army began serving the people of Wake County by aiding over 500 prisoners in the state penitentiary. Since that time, we have been providing food, clothing, shelter and countless services to assist those in need.
The Twentieth Century brought depression, wars and even prosperity. But whatever the climate of society, need was ever-present. And The Salvation Army was always there to comfort, nurture, give refuge. In 1929 we aided 1405 individuals and dealt with 1308 cases of family poverty. And in 1937, we were able to purchase the Person Street property where our headquarters presently stand. With soldiers returning from the European and Pacific battlefields, and families losing members to the fighting, World War II brought a major increase in the number of people who needed help. In 1940 alone, The Salvation Army served 9641 meals, gave 4338 persons free lodging and provided clothing for over 1000. By 1967 over 29,000 people were being assisted annually, and we began construction on our new Community Service Center. Over the following decade, the number served each year continued to rise.
Wake County continued to grow as a new Century turned. Yet there is still no reprieve from poverty, despair, hopelessness. But we are still here, doing Good. We serve over 90,000 people per year now. And we go wherever we are needed, supplying essentials – tangible and spiritual, supporting the young and old…providing love in action.
Today we stand at a watershed, poised to improve upon the Good we provide. We are blessed to now have a literal foundation upon which to build – a structure that will better house our services, programs and clients, giving us the opportunity to Do More Good. Our history is rich, our impact profound. But it’s time to set a new benchmark, a stronger, deeper foundation. A Foundation for Good.