ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — With more requests received for financial assistance in the first six months of 2021 than all of 2020, The Salvation Army is calling for support as millions of Americans across the country are reeling from the ongoing impacts of the pandemic. Faced with challenges including job and income loss and mounting fees from past due bills, families are being forced to make difficult decisions between basic necessities and the risk of eviction.

“Need knows no season. Since the beginning of the pandemic, The Salvation Army has served over 278 million meals and provided well over $200 million in rent, mortgage, and utility assistance,” said Commissioner Kenneth G. Hodder, national commander of The Salvation Army. “These services cannot be sustained at such unprecedented rates without generous support.”

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