Salvation Army Research Paper

I had an amazing opportunity to volunteer at the Salvation Army building on 4th Street, San Jose. The Salvation Army was founded by General William Booth and started in 1865. Since then it has grown to almost 1,150,666 members. It runs through the Protestant Church and they believe in the Holiness Movement. As of currently its headquarters is in London and they can be located in 127 different countries. The reasoning of its name is because it consists of officers, soldiers and adherents who are known as Salvationists. This means to bring salvation to those in need and to the poor.
This organization caught my attention and was recommended to me by a church member. I am Mormon and we, as a church, do a lot of volunteer work. We help with grape
The Salvation Army is a very good organization that helps the families and individuals who struggle to feed themselves. More than 48.8 million people either are hungry or close to starvation every day. I have learned in nutrition class that hunger is not always correlated with famine or starvation. It could mean people who are struggling to eat or those who are undernourished, because they can’t find the means to eat healthy. The number one reason of hunger is poverty and powerlessness. Only the rich really benefit because the political system is corrupt. Therefore, anyone who is not rich ends up struggling to feed themselves and their
The Salvation Army is not the only organization that asks for volunteers. There are many others that ask for your time to make food and pass it out. Sometimes the Salvation Army actually goes out and makes special grocery deliveries for those who can’t pick up their food. I personally have grown from this experience and intend to put in more of my time in for the coming holidays. People go hungry every day and many more struggle to eat. Until we have a better political system that distributes food better, we will continue to have many families left