Support ramps up for Toy Appeal with generous cash donation in memory of tragic Lanarkshire lad The Liam Scott Foundation has donated £1500 to the Advertiser's Christmas campaign. Daily Record · Dec 1, 2022
Two-thirds of adults ‘worried about affording Christmas dinner’ People are planning to use items from food banks for their festive meal, according to a survey for the Salvation Army. The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022
Two-thirds of UK adults 'worried about affording Christmas dinner' Some will not be able to buy their children a present and others will keep warm in public buildings, a survey found Wales Online · Nov 29, 2022
Two-thirds of adults worried about affording Christmas dinner – survey People are planning to use items from food banks for their festive meal, according to a survey for the Salvation Army. The Independent UK · Nov 29, 2022
Salvation Army donation kettle stolen in Loop The charitable organization said the red kettle was stolen from a post near State and Randolph streets and that the stolen donations would have funded programs such as rental and utility assistance, homeless services, food pantries, Christmas meal boxes and toys for children. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 26, 2022
‘Feeling very grateful’: Hundreds gather to share Thanksgiving dinner at Salvation Army The sit-down meal for 700 was the first the Salvation Army has offered in-house since the start of the pandemic. Another 2,300 to-go meals, prepared by Levy Restaurants, were also distributed. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 24, 2022
Businesses rally to support Advertiser's Toy Appeal for disadvantaged children as donations start to roll in Donations are starting to come in but we still need your help to provide a top Christmas for needy children across the county Daily Record · Nov 24, 2022
Kilmarnock churches join together to offer a warm space to meet this winter "It's terrifying for our guys and this winter coming people are going to die." Daily Record · Nov 22, 2022
Translink urges public to get behind Stuff A Bus appeal and help give families the gift of Christmas Giving a little can mean a lot to help children and families across Northern Ireland Belfast Live · Nov 21, 2022
Church where whispering is banned and one is now a McDonald's restaurant "It really captured something in the culture of the day. It was just such a popular thing" Liverpool Echo · Nov 20, 2022
Fleeing Hurricane Ida, Langston Allston came to Chicago and created this mural The artist says his inspiration was the generosity and charity that came after the hurricane ravaged much of Louisiana. Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 18, 2022
Salvos' Toy Drive a true gift to struggling Hunter families this Christmas Santa's little helpers at the Salvation Army plan to spread extra Christmas cheer to families doing it tough across the Hunter with their annual Toy Drive. Newcastle Herald · Nov 18, 2022
Homeless people in UK city say 'I'd rather die, living on the streets is hell' At the start of the pandemic in March 2020 new funding was made available to ensure homeless people in Cardiff had somewhere to go but now they've been left to sleep on the streets Daily Mirror · Nov 13, 2022
Strawberry Fields brought to life with high tech bandstand The South Liverpool field inspired one of the Beatles' best known songs Liverpool Echo · Nov 12, 2022
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 7, 2022 Salvation Army hopes to close $1 million donation gap in new red kettle campaign The agency struggled to answer rising requests for help during the pandemic as donations fell because fewer people were out shopping.
ABC News · Nov 6, 2022 Former kids in child protection system speak out about how the state failed them as a guardian Most kids raised in the child protection system are kicked out by their guardian — the state — when they turn 18. Here's how the lives of some of them turned out.
Liverpool Echo · Nov 6, 2022 Family warn kids 'might not even get a Christmas card' this year The Wilcox family have bought more than 1000 presents for children in poverty in the last nine years
Daily Record · Nov 3, 2022 As we launch this year's Toy Appeal, we're asking you to help make it a real Christmas cracker! Starbucks and Rocca are once again donation drop off stations - with more places to follow!
Daily Record · Oct 28, 2022 Salvation Army celebrates 140 years in Kilmarnock Look at some of the historic photos throughout the last century.
AAP · Oct 28, 2022 Child abuse chaplain to stay in aged care A Salvos chaplain who sexually abused five children over 28 years will be allowed to stay at his nursing home until he is assessed by a mental health tribunal.
Liverpool Echo · Oct 27, 2022 Charity Christmas concert coming to M&S Bank Arena next month The event will raise funds to support those with barriers to employment
Sports Illustrated · Oct 25, 2022 Jonas Brothers Will Perform In Cowboys’ Halftime Show on Thanksgiving The boy band including brothers Kevin, Joe and Nick performed at the halftime show in 2008.
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 20, 2022 2,200 housing units near casino site get plan commission’s OK The long-term proposal would bring investment to an area of small commercial buildings just west of the Chicago Tribune site.
ABC News · Oct 20, 2022 Aerial shots reveal full scale of Victoria's flood disaster As thousands of Victorians continue to deal with the impacts of flooding, these images show how their communities have been devastated by floodwaters.
Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 19, 2022 Community group at odds with shelter, city over donations for immigrants bused from Texas The Pilsen-based Mural Movement along with other community leaders say they plan to continue providing donations directly to those arriving from Texas.