Tag: community outreach

Salvation Army Welcomes 40+ Employers to Grays Ferry Job Fair

File Aug 21, 10 59 16 AMThe Salvation Army Greater Philadelphia partnered with South Philadelphia’s Resident Action Committee II for an inaugural Community Resource and Job Fair.

More than 150 job seekers attended the August 19 event at The Salvation Army’s Central Corps Community Center in Grays Ferry. The Community Resource and Job fair aimed to provide local residents with full-time entry-level employment opportunities that require a high school diploma or associates degree.

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Restoring Hope in Kensington: Video

The Salvation Army Greater Philadelphia is among a number of agencies partnering with the City of Philadelphia to provide hope and transform lives of individuals and families living in Kensington and Fairhill. These neighborhoods are being held hostage by the heroin epidemic. On a blistering hot day in July, a team of Salvation Army Greater Philadelphia volunteers headed out with city workers to the area around Hope Park near East Indiana and Ella Streets.  This is how community outreach can begin the healing: Continue reading “Restoring Hope in Kensington: Video”