Dear Friends,

On behalf of The Salvation of the State of Delaware, we would like to thank you for the outpouring of support we received for our programs and services, through both financial contributions and volunteer efforts in 2004. 

Throughout Delaware our mission and ministry is being accomplished. Thousands of people came to our doors for help. 

We worked with families to help them pay their electric bills so that they would have heat during the cold winter. A young mother and her two children stayed in our shelter where she worked with a case manager to find the resources and make a plan to find a new home. We hosted a health fair in our Senior Center for old and young alike. Our young mens’ basketball team, “The Sals Express”, became league champions this summer in Malvern, while our girls league, the Lady Sals, participated in a cancer benefit. Center tutors helped children with their school lessons so that they could achieve scholastic success. With peace of mind, parents went off to work trusting that our “Quality Plus” child care givers were providing a loving, learning environment for their children. Single parents worked with our staff to move from the welfare to the work force. People sought safe haven from the coldest winter nights in our temporary “Code Purple” shelter. A young man fighting substance abuse entered our rehabilitation program and came to our Corps (church) for spiritual support. 

Thousands came to our doors for help, and there, they found HOPE. Together we were able to make a difference in the lives of people who needed a helping hand.

As we serve people in need in 2005, called “A Year For Children and Youth”, by our General, John Larsson, we know that you will continue to help us help others. YOU can make a difference.