NASHVILLE, TN – March 10, 2020 The Salvation Army has been steadily increasing its resources and services in Putnam County each day since the March 3rd tornadoes tore through Middle Tennessee taking the lives of eighteen of its residents and leaving hundreds displaced. The Salvation Army has been serving hot meals, beverages, and emotional and spiritual care for the past week. However, The Salvation Army has been serving in Putnam County for over 20 years.
“Our commitment to the community is to continue to meet the needs of Putnam County as we move from disaster recovery to long term care,” states Salvation Army Incident Commander, Major Stephen Story. “Social services are what we do, day in and day out, it is only natural for us to this after a disaster as well.”
To date, The Salvation Army has served 5,389 hot meals along with 4,811 snacks and 6,016 beverages. Over 1,131 individuals have received personal prayer support.
How neighbors can help:
Financial Contributions are needed and most efficient. A cash donation allows charitable relief agencies to use monetary contributions to purchase exactly what disaster survivors need. Monetary contributions are also easy to get to the disaster area. One hundred percent of a disaster donation to The Salvation Army is used for disaster relief efforts for that event. Supplies can almost always be purchased locally at the disaster site and provide savings in multiple ways. Money used to purchase needed items locally can support local and state economies, helping local businesses and workers, which have suffered losses in the wake of the disaster event. If you would like to support efforts, please visit this link to donate. For the latest updates on our disaster relief efforts, visit disaster.salvationarmyusa.org.
NASHVILLE, TN – As the weather changes and rain is in the forecast in the Middle Tennessee region, anxiety is expected to be on the rise. This will be the first set of storms to come through since the March 3rd Tornado Outbreak.
“Emotional and Spiritual Care is the hallmark of The Salvation Army,” states Nashville Area Commander, Ethan Frizzell. “Today, we reminded our relief teams that anxiety would be higher with the anticipation of more rain and storms in the forecast. That is why we have emotional and spiritual care trained personnel with every mobile kitchen unit in the field.”
“I have heard story after story from hurting neighbors who have expressed how amazed they are that God spared their lives,” states Lt. Mark Cancia, Chief of Emotional and Spiritual Care teams. “What a blessing we have to be able to love on these folks and give them this much needed support.”
To date, The Salvation Army has served 4598 meals along with 3760 snacks and 5290 beverages. Over 969 individuals have received personal prayer support.
Frontline Services on March 9: The Salvation Army will have 9 mobile feeding units along with 15 officers, who are pastors, that can provide Emotional and Spiritual Care in the field today.
For those in need:
The Salvation Army will be serving meals, beverages and emotional and spiritual care with serving times beginning at 12:00 and 4:00 in the following areas:
East Nashville – The East Recreation Center located at 700 Woodland Street and roaming the throughout the neighborhood.
North Nashville and Germantown Areas- Hadley Park Community Center.
Hermitage/ Donelson Areas – 3720 James Kay Lane at the Hermitage Community Center and a roaming team in this community.
Mt. Juliet – Roaming teams will be serving throughout the neighborhoods.
Lebanon – Roaming teams will be serving throughout the neighborhoods.
Putnam County- Roaming teams will be serving throughout the neighborhoods.
How neighbors can help:
Financial Contributions are needed and most efficient. A cash donation allows charitable relief agencies to use monetary contributions to purchase exactly what disaster survivors need. Monetary contributions are also easy to get to the disaster area. One hundred percent of a disaster donation to The Salvation Army is used for disaster relief efforts for that event. Supplies can almost always be purchased locally at the disaster site and provide savings in multiple ways. Money used to purchase needed items locally can support local and state economies, helping local businesses and workers, which have suffered losses in the wake of the disaster event.
If you would like to support efforts, please visit this link to donate. For the latest updates on our disaster relief efforts, visit disaster.salvationarmyusa.org.
