FY2025 Q3 Updates & Stories

Sections:

• April
• May
• June

April

• Star Search 2025 at Star Lake Camp
• Queens Temple Community Center receives donation from Dunkin’ Donuts on Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights
• Miss Volunteer New York, Claudia Michelle Engelhardt visits the Harlem Temple Corps and shares her experience with The Salvation Army
• Career day at Harlem Temple Corps
• Emotional testimonial from a former patron and current staff member at The Bronx Tremont Corps about her experience with The Army
• Spreading Easter cheer at Harlem Temple with CMA CGM
• Grocery distribution at White Plains Community Center with Feeding Westchester
• DoorDash donates fresh groceries to Queens Temple Corps
• Ridgewood Community Center Preschool took a field trip to the local fire department, Ladder 135, aka the “Myrtle Turtles”

May

• Nassau County Annual Benefit Concert
• Staff and volunteers from Jamaica Citadel Corps came together to serve those who served us in honor of Memorial Day
• Harlem Temple Corps’ Annual Gala
• A former camper from Star Lake Camp shares her experience in 80s
• An incredible display of talent and potential at the CMT during a performance put on by students in the youth music and arts program
• Highlighting Mr. Holmes, a single father of four who faced many challenges but found a lifeline through The Salvation Army’s Brownsville Corps and Community Center
• Lieutenant Esther Mobley from the Staten Island Stapleton Corps shares her moving story behind finding The Salvation Army and her experience now working there
• Happy National Child Care Provider Day from The Salvation Army New York!
• Highlighting a Salvation Army Recovery Support Specialist
• Youth Councils 2025 at Star Lake Camp
• White Plains Corps hosted Legacy of Hope Breakfast, an event honoring incredible volunteers, donors, and partner organizations
• Amazing staff member that works for Ridgewood Corps Childcare Center receives the 2025 Social Services Award!

June

• Seniors from our Bensonhurst Corps and Community Center spend the day at Star Lake Camp
• Senior prom night hosted at Harlem Temple Corps
• NYC Heat Advisory warning and Salvation Army Emergency Services team on the front lines, providing essential support
• Honoring The Salvation Army New York’s superstar, Shieldy, on National Mascot Day!
• Salvation Army New York thrift store in the Bronx named as one of the Best Thrift Stores 2025 in the borough by Ponce Bank
• Salvation Army teams up with The CITYPAK Project to distribute hygiene kits, water, travel bags, offer legal support, health resources, and a nourishing meal to the Harlem community through the Harlem Temple Corp
• In honor of Father’s Day and National Donut Day, Ridgewood Corps Childcare Center hosts Donuts with Dad
• Salvation Army New York teams up with Krispy Kreme and Cake Boss, Buddy Valastro, to distribute donuts to veterans at the Manhattan VA Hospital on National Donut Day
• Highlighting the Sarai sisters’ work at Salvation Army Queens Temple Corps

Despite all the hard work we’ve done, the gap between need and available support remains wide and continues to grow each day it goes unaddressed. Whether it’s putting a warm meal on someone’s plate, helping someone stay cool at one of our designated cooling centers, or giving a child from an underserved background the chance to experience summer camp for the first time, your support makes a difference. Donate to The Salvation Army New York today and see the difference you can make in the life of a New Yorker.