Disaster Relief
Offering immediate and long-term wildfire, flood, tornado, and hurricane relief to communities affected by natural disasters.
New Jersey Disaster Relief Information
When disaster strikes, The Salvation Army is often among the first to arrive and the last to leave.
Because we’re already part of so many New Jersey communities, our staff and volunteers are there to support their neighbors for as long as it takes—whether weeks, months, or years. Beyond large-scale disasters, we also respond year-round to local emergencies like house fires, offering care to survivors and first responders alike.
Become a Specially-Trained Disaster Volunteer
We need people like you, ready and willing to help at any moment, to join our team. No special skills or education are required to get started, only a willingness to learn and a heart to serve others.
The Salvation Army’s EDS program has the following critical functions:
Emergency Preparedness
As a federally-recognized disaster relief organization, The Salvation Army understands the critical importance of being prepared for disasters of all types. Through training, exercising, careful planning, and strategic partnerships, The Salvation Army ensures its workforce is able to respond quickly and effectively to disasters, as well as assisting the communities we serve in preparing themselves.
Emergency Response
The Salvation Army is capable of responding to emergency situations on short notice, in collaboration with local, state, and federal partners in emergency management. Our response services include emergency feeding, hydration, supply distribution, donations management, emotional and spiritual care, and more. We provide many of these supports through the backbone of our Emergency Disaster Services program – the mobile canteen.
Long-Term Disaster Recovery
In the weeks, months, and often years following a major disaster, The Salvation Army coordinates with government and non-profit partners to ensure survivors’ needs are sufficiently met. Long-term recovery services may include intensive case management, repair or rebuilding assistance, relocation assistance, financial assistance for replacement of belongings, and more.
Check out our disaster services resources
Our Disaster Preparedness Handbook describes how you can better prepare yourself and your home multiple hazards, as well as The Salvation Army’s role in disasters. Our EDS Fact Sheet provides a quick reference to our core services, and ways for you to get involved.
Additional Links
Below you will find a collection of helpful links to resources provided by The Salvation Army, the federal government, and the state government of New Jersey.
Across our nation, The Salvation Army is there to lend a hand.
No matter where disaster strikes, The Salvation Army is already there with a comprehensive emergency response plan. As one of the most well-known disaster relief organizations in the country, The Salvation Army is ready with immediate response and recovery plans unique to the community affected. Plans forged from decades of recovery efforts and learnings from across the world. We serve in nearly every community in the United States long before a disaster happens. We’re among the first on the spot, providing wildfire, flood, tornado, or hurrican relief, and we stay long after a catastrophe has passed.If you or someone you know has been affected by an natural disaster, find help by contacting your local Salvation Army.
Stats
306,517
survivors and first responders who receive support, hope and healing in 2024
1,234
disasters were responded to by The Salvation Army in 2024
306,517
people in the United States received disaster assistance in 2024
Natural disasters cost the U.S. billions yearly.
Devastating hurricanes, wildfires, extreme flooding, and tornadoes destroy more than homes – they break spirits and hearts. We are constantly working to provide physical, financial, and spiritual relief to those affected by both natural and manmade disasters.
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