• Sydney Fong

Salvation Army Feeding Assistance Continues after Northern California Wildfires

SACRAMENTO, CA—The Salvation Army enters a second week of meal assistance in Santa Rosa, Napa County and Solano County.

Santa Rosa

The Salvation Army has recently added two evacuation centers to distribute meals. Those sites are Elsie Allen High School (599 Bellevue Ave, Santa Rosa) and Lawrence Cook Middle School (2480 Sebastopol Rd, Santa Rosa).

Since Monday, The Salvation Army has fed more than 22,000 people from several other evacuation centers in Sonoma County:

--Finley Community Center – 1060 W College AV, Santa Rosa

--Veterans Memorial Building – 1451 Maple AV, Santa Rosa

--Grace Pavilion – 1350 Bennett Valley RD, Santa Rosa

Napa County

In Napa County, The Salvation Army has served more than 16,000 meals through Saturday, October 14.

--Napa Valley College – 2277 Napa-Vallejo HWY, Napa
--Napa Valley Mobile Home Park – 1040 Orchard AV, Napa

--American Canyon High School - 3000 Newell DR, American Canyon

Solano County

In Solano County, The Salvation Army has distributed nearly 1,400 meals since last week.

--Solano Community College – 4000 Suisun Valley RD, Fairfield

Donation Information

Monetary donations are needed at this time.  The Salvation Army uses 100% of disaster donations in support of local disaster relief operations. To give, visit www.gosalarmy.org.

In-kind donations are not currently being accepted outside the disaster area.  However, these gifts are vitally important to your local Salvation Army. To give items locally, visitwww.SATruck.com or call 1-800-SA-TRUCK.

About The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army, established in London in 1865, has been supporting those in need without discrimination for more than 135 years in the U.S. More than 25 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through a range of social services: food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless, and opportunities for underprivileged children. The Salvation Army tracks the level of need across the country with the Human Needs Index (HumanNeedsIndex.org). The Salvation Army has served survivors of every major national disaster since 1900. The Salvation Army does not place an administrative fee on disaster donations. During disasters, 100 percent of designated gifts are used to support specific relief efforts. For more information, go to www.SalvationArmyUSA.org or follow on Twitter @SalvationArmyUS.