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Caring for PeopleTransforming Lives
Annual Report
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The Salvation Army of Central Maryland meets human needs without discrimination in Baltimore City, and Baltimore, Howard, Carroll, and northern Anne Arundel counties, and provides vital services to individuals and families who urgently need support in order to become self-reliant.
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Advisory Board Executive Message Housing and Homeless Services Youth Development
Social Services
Adult Rehabilitation Center
Disaster Relief
Combating Human Trafficking
Missing Persons
Seasonal Services
Spiritual Services
Testimonials
Advisory Councils / Women’s Auxiliary
Donors / Partners
Financial Statement
Community Impact
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Francine AllenCongressman Elijah Cummings Office
John N. Borkoski, P.E.Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE)
George (Geb) Buchness, Jr.Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States
Francis BurnsSC&H Group LLC
John DavisHigh Gear Training Systems
Sandy HoffU.S. Mortgage Finance Corp
Stephanie KinderEmployment Practice Counsel
Lou KousourisThe Baltimore OriolesMelissa MackiewiczDLA Piper LLP
Robert MaloneyMayor’s Office of Emergency Management
Fred ManfraThe Baltimore Orioles
Martin MarrenMarren Architects
Karen MeyerLight Industries Business Technologies
Carmine MistichelliFidelity Engineering Corporation
Charles OwensBaltimore City Chamber of Commerce
Frank PalmerWhiting-Turner Contracting, Co.
Melissa TeagueMerritt Properties, LLC
Lowell YoderM & T Bank
LIFE MEMBERSLois RosenfieldAmerican Jewish Committee
Walter SchamuSMG Architects
EMERITUS MEMBERThomas BarnesRetired
ADVISORY BOARD
We join staff, advisory board members, and individuals we serve in thanking you for helping The Salvation Army of Central Maryland in Doing The Most Good over the past year.
While more than 90,000 individuals directly benefited from The Salvation Army of Central Maryland’s programs and assistance in 2013, more than 85,000 children alone still live in poverty within our service area. Clearly, there is no time to pause in our pursuit to eliminate poverty.
We are acutely aware that our ability to move individuals toward self-reliance is directly proportionate to the benevolence of our donors and partners. You march with us as we provide our neighbors with necessary supports and services, offered with dignity and respect. The generous gifts of so many makes possible sustainable programs that transform lives and continue to inspire us!
We are grateful that our expanding reach compelled a change in our name from The Baltimore Area Command to The Salvation Army of Central Maryland to better reflect the full scope of our service area, including Baltimore City, and Baltimore, Carroll, Howard, and northern Anne Arundel counties.
We are confirmed in the belief that building stronger families leads to healthier communities and to a more humane world. 2013 was challenging, yet The Salvation Army was created to meet the challenges life affords. Together let us put belief into new action every day so that more lives can reflect hope in the future.
Majors Gene and Rebecca HoggArea Commanders
Dear Friends,
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“The Salvation Army is a critical partner in making homelessness rare and brief in Baltimore City. Their dedication to helping our most vulnerable neighbors to stabilize from crisis situations and transition to self-sufficiency is par excellence. They have been leaders in serving homeless children and their families.”
Kate Briddell Director, Homeless Services Program
Mayor’s Office of Human Services
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Since 1987, The Salvation Army FeedMore mobile feeding program has hit the streets six nights a week to provide healthy meals, as well as clothing, warm blankets, and toiletries, to men, women, and children in Baltimore City. While many are homeless, the program also servers meals to those who are employed but too financially challenged and seniors who need help stretching their food budgets.
The Booth House Shelter is a 24-hour emergency and transitional housing facility in Baltimore City. Consisting of a 57-bed emergency shelter (30-90 days) and a 19-bed transitional housing unit (6 months-1 year), the facility provides a safe, compassionate environment for those working to rebuild their lives.
After meeting immediate housing needs, full-time case managers work with guests to identify recurring obstacles and establish short and long-term goals toward permanent stability. Case managers coordinate resources to assist residents with finding and obtaining permanent housing, medical assistance, employment, and other necessities for independence.
Housing and Homeless Services: Rest for the Weary
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FeedMore creates a circle of protection around the individuals and families it serves. Consistent, caring delivery of food is critical to affording greater opportunities to succeed in school, employment, and relationships.
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Each of the three Salvation Army Boys & Girls Clubs in Central Maryland works collectively with families, schools, and outside agencies to provide at-risk youth, ages 6 to 18, with fun educational, cultural, and technological experiences, helping them build new friendships, learn new skills, and explore their own talents and strengths.
Club activities focus on six core areas: character and leadership; education and career development; health and life skills; the arts; spiritual formation; sports, fitness, and recreation.
Youth Development: Positive Programs for Kids
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James Guiton, The Salvation Army of Central Maryland’s Youth-of-the-Year, received a full scholarship to the University of Alabama and will be working toward a mechanical engineering degree.
“New membership options resulted in greatly increased club enrollment and participation. The STEM program augments Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics learning with monthly competition.”
Chris Parker, Executive DirectorThe Salvation Army of Central Maryland Boys & Girls Clubs
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During summer months, 1370 youth participated in confidence-building activities at day camp or week-long team and skill-building at Camp Tomahawk in West Virginia.
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Serving Baltimore City, Baltimore, Carroll, Howard, and northern Anne Arundel counties, The Salvation Army of Central Maryland’s four family service centers help meet the needs of thousands of individuals and families locally through assistance with utilities, eviction prevention, food, clothing, and basic referral and advocacy services.
A passerby stopped to offer assistance to a family of ten literally begging for food on the street. Recent immigrants, the family was without employment and basics, resulting in their utilities being turned off for several weeks.
The good Samaritan connected the family with the Maryland Office of People’s Counsel utility consumer advocacy office and The Salvation Army of Central Maryland.
When the family came into the service center on Light Street, they were able to access both our food pantry and utility assistance programs, allowing their electricity to be restored and their stomachs filled as they continued the process of applying for work permits and social security cards.
Social Services: Heart to God, Hand to Man
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Adult Rehabilitation Center: New Beginnings Here
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The Adult Rehabilitation Center is voluntary residential, 12-step work therapy program for more than 100 men with significant addiction issues. It generates all operating revenue through resale of clothing, furniture, household items, and other goods donated by community members.
In 2013, program participants including kitchen staff, completed Baltimore City Health Department’s food service certification program which qualified them to work in food establishments anywhere in the city. Alumni and residents prepared 300 bundles (blanket, scarf, gloves, hat, and socks) to distribute as part of the FeedMore program. An expanded collaborative partnership between the Adult Rehabilitation Center and Maryland Recovery Net / Access To Recovery provides men ongoing to educational services, employment resources, housing services, transportation, and more.
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“A year ago my family didn’t want any part of me. Now we’re back together working it out. The Salvation Army saved my life.”
Adult Rehabilitation Center Alumnus
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When disaster strikes, The Salvation Army is one of the first agencies to respond with meals, hydration, and comfort for victims and relief workers. A hallmark of effective relief is longer term support: clean up kits, various donated goods, and spiritual and emotional counseling to those affected.
From fires to hurricanes, The Salvation Army of Central Maryland delivered disaster relief, serving food to residents during prolonged power outages and helping displaced individuals and families.
Disaster Relief:Meeting People at the Point of Need
The Salvation Army is a disaster services organization recognized in The Federal Relief Act of 1970 and The Disaster Relief Act of 1974. In its official capacity, it maintains representation in the Emergency Operations Center set up for each disaster, working with other relief organizations like local and state emergency management, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD).
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Combating Human Trafficking:Setting Captives Free
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The Salvation Army of Central Maryland firmly believes that exploitation of human beings through any form of human trafficking – modern-day slavery – is unacceptable. This motivates The Army to work diligently for the prevention of human trafficking and for the restoration of survivors.
As a member of the Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force, The Salvation Army of Central Maryland partners with other organizations to raise awareness and provide victim and survivor services, ensuring that all people are treated with dignity and given the opportunity to lead self-determined lives.
Missing Persons:Seeking the Lost
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The Salvation Army Missing Persons program is a unique international social service that has been in operation for more than a century. This effort is instrumental in re-uniting thousands of families each year. The Missing Persons office receives an average of 2,000 inquiries, opens approximately 600 new cases, and locates an average of 350 people annually.
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Seasonal Programs
This year, hundreds of corporations, churches, community organizations and individuals gave generously throughout the seasons to make more than 13,000 children and families holidays brighter and more complete.
Starting with back-to-school shopping, continuing through Thanksgiving, and culminating with the Angel Tree and Red Kettle programs at Christmas, we partnered with the community to ensure happy holidays of plenitude for children whose families are struggling.
In addition to generous gifts and monetary donations, hundreds of volunteers work tirelessly to match up the gifts that come in with their respective recipients.
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From top to bottom: Volunteers who put boxes together at “Elf Night”; Ravens players serving at Jameel McClain’s 53 Families Thanksgiving Dinner; The Logistics Readiness Squadron, 175th Wing Maryland Air National Guard, helps distribute holiday gifts.
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“We need a lot of hands all year round - thousands of volunteers came - to mentor, to provide food for the homeless, to give a party in the Boys & Girls clubs, to give back, and the rest is history!”
Peggy Vick, Director of Social Services/ Volunteer Coordinator
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Corps officers built positive relationships through active participation in local community associations.
Ties between Corps and Boys & Girls Clubs strengthened through club kids involvement in positive programs as Youth Councils, Sunbeams, Moonbeams, Girl Guards, and Adventure Corps.
At the heart of The Salvation Army are its Corps Community Centers. Three Baltimore-area corps (churches) operate as places of worship and service centers to their respective communities.
Salvation Army officers are ordained pastors and directors of corps activities which include weekly worship, Bible studies, men’s and women’s fellowship / service clubs, youth and young adult programs, and music education.
Spiritual Services:Feeding the Soul
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Surinder, born in 1937 in Tanzania, lost his father when he was nine years old. He moved in with an uncle who wanted him to be a mechanic. While other children went to movies, Surinder loved to watch the Salvation Army band play. Eventually he worked in Uganda until the dictator, Idi Amin, expelled foreigners from the country, he was sent to Washington, DC, and found a warehouse job. Struggling with addiction, Surinder remembered the Salvation Army and decided to reach out for help. In 1975, he moved to the Baltimore Adult Rehabilitation Center where he became house manager and graduated from the program. Now retired and wanting to give back, Surinder is active in his corps (church), volunteers at headquarters, and even took advantage of Missing Persons services to reconnect with his family whom he had not seen in 30 years.
Tyler and his family entered Booth House after he was injured on his job at a local grocer, had to stop working, and fell behind on the bills. In months prior, the family lived in vacant houses or a local Baptist church during non-service times. During their stay at the shelter, their oldest child was hospitalized with a heart problem and needed bed rest. The staff at Booth House worked with Tyler to secure a shelter plus care voucher through the Mayor’s Office of Human Services for Housing. It allowed him to receive extended case management that resulted in the family moving into a newly renovated house permanently. When they visited Booth House recently, Tyler reported they are doing well.
Testimonials
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Howard County Advisory Council
Christine ZilucaCommunity Volunteer
Donna HennesseyCatalyst Communications
Ed AdamczakNationwide
Michelle IppolitoHoward County Library System
Pam BatemanWells Fargo Home Mortgage
Pam CarnockCommunity Volunteer
Patricia LivingstonM&T Bank
Ryan MillerHoward County Government
Sue NormanCommunity Volunteer
Claire Ramirez Made Easy Concierge & Organizing LLC
Carroll County Advisory Council
Teresa LoeffertT. Rowe Price
Jennifer MayerPriority Partners MCO, Johns Hopkins HealthCare LLC
Michael S. SpanglerFree Spirited Contractor, Inc
Lois WelshT. Rowe Price Investment Services
Women’s Auxiliary Officers
Betsie Johnson, President
Mildred Zeller, Vice President
Betty Ireland, Treasurer
Rosemarie Weaver, Assistant Treasurer
Mary Brubowski, Secretary
Cheri Laumann, Assistant Secretary
Marjorie Wood, Membership
Shirley Merritt, Sunshine Committee
Jeanne Weaver, Chaplain
Advisory Councils/Women’s Auxiliary Officers
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Please know how grateful we are for more than 14,000 donors of financial and in-kind support: The Mayor’s Office on Human Services, individuals, foundations, corporations, community organizations, federal, state and city agencies, and The United Way of Central Maryland.
Donors
To more than 300 program partners in the community: you make so much progress possible. We couldn’t do it without you.
Community Partners
What matters most in being able to serve others is our relationships with you,
our partners and our supporters.
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“Seeing how your gifts turn into comfort and strength for those we serve is remarkable.”
Karen Meyer,Advisory Board Member
THANK YOU!
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Financial Statement
RevenuePublic Support
Internal SupportGovernment Funds
United Way of Central MarylandOther Federated Campaigns
Adult Rehabilitation CenterTotal Revenue
ExpenseProgram and General Expense
Staff Compensation and Professional Fees
Payments to Supervising HeadquartersAdult Rehabilitation Center
Total Expense(Deficit)
$3,905,493$1,075,921
$561,214$155,661$34,238
$3,747,177$9,479,704
$3,612,272
$2,070,840$436,824
$3,747,177$9,867,113
($387,409)
ExpensesRevenue
Program and General Expenses
Adult RehabilitationCenter
Staff Compensation and Professional Fees
Payments to Supervising Headquarters
Public Support
Internal Support
Government Funds
United Way of Central MD
Other Federated Programs
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Operating support represents funding provided by outside sources for the ongoing operations of The Salvation Army. Revenues are classified as operating or non-operating based on donor restrictions and/or designations.
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October 1, 2012 – September 30, 2013
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Community Impact
92,109 Individuals Served206,932 Meals Served11,720 Volunteer Hours
Homeless Services
82 Families Received Emergency or Transitional Housing34 Families Moved to Permanent Housing
Youth Services
1,625 Children Benefitted from Safe After-School Care and / or Boys & Girls Club Camp Experiences
Social Services
19,063 Persons Assisted6,596 Bags of Groceries or Gift cards Distributed1,993 Individuals and / or Families Received Energy Assistance
Holiday Programs
31,227 Christmas Gifts Distributed to 11,320 Children and Families
Adult Rehabilitation Center
426 Men Served 342 New Admissions135 Graduates
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The Planned Giving Team enables individuals to build a ‘Legacy of Love’ for the future. When leaving a bequest it is most important to have the wording in place that does exactly what you want. The wording is unique to The Salvation Army. Have your attorney contact us as you write a will or trust.
For locations of our shelter, adult rehabilitation center, 4 service centers, 3 Boys & Girls Clubs, 3 corps community centers, and 4 family stores, please visit us online.
The Salvation Army of Central Maryland814 Light Street | Baltimore, MD 21230Phone (410) 783-2920 l Fax (410) 347-9949www.SalvationArmyCM.org
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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.