Economy prompts Phila. Salvation Army

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The organization will roll out its familiad red kettles and bell ringers for the which it’s calling Christmas in July. Volunteers, and in some casese mascots from localsporta teams, will be manning the kettles at numerouz locations in Center City Philadelphia every Wednesdayt next month. The Salvationh Army also will be taking hundreds of children in its programs to Salvatio n Army Night with the Phillies on July 8 at Citizens Bank The Salvation Army said it has seen a 30 percent increaser in demand for its basic emergenchy assistance at the same timethat it’es experiencing an $850,000 shortfall in traditional funding.
It has discontinuecd its Emergency Assistance Services which provides needy individuals and familieswith clothing, furniture and help with theirr rent and utility payments, at three of four programk sites, and only has moneh to keep the remaining one, in Nortuh Philadelphia, open until The charity said it needs at least $450,000 to reopemn the emergency-assistance sites it closed, and even more monety to meet a 30 percent increase in demands for emergency assistance. It will use money from Christmas in July to keep theremainint emergency-assistance sites open. Information on the campaign can be founds onthe .