2010 Annual Report

The Salvation Army Greater Houston Area Command
2010 Annual Report
Laying the foundation for
better days ahead
Through its daily service in the greater Houston area,
The Salvation Army is upholding its mission to meet
human needs without discrimination. 2010 was a
year of tremendous growth for The Salvation Army.
The need for social services increased and shelters
were at capacity. More families needed help and the
Army stepped forward to assist with immediate and
long-term needs. There were momentous objectives
achieved in the capital campaign which will allow for
expanded programs and for the Army to evolve and
meet the ever-changing needs of its clients. The Salvation Army helps people to aspire and achieve significant milestones in their personal development
while inspiring long-term progress in their unique,
Send me your light
and your faithful care,
let them lead me...
Psalm 43:3
individual journeys to triumph. Today’s donors and
volunteers make our future work possible.
Thank you.
Area Commander
Board Chairman
Dear Friends,
Dear Army Friends:
Reflecting on The Salvation Army’s work in the greater Houston area in 2010, a quote from Chris Ault, head
coach for the University of Nevada, comes to mind. “When you connect the past with the present, you illuminate the future.”
It has been a tremendous honor to serve as Chairman of The Salvation Army’s Advisory Board during 2010. I
have been privileged to participate in the Army’s work in a year that saw important milestones in our $21.6 million Giving for Living Capital Campaign, and increased provision of services the Army provides to the neediest
among us. These milestones could not have been achieved without your support, and I thank you for enabling
the Army to accomplish so much this year.
I am grateful for the support this community has provided us in the past and for the resourceful volunteers
who have helped us to make so many visions reality. You have brought us to where we are now and it gives us
great hope for the future. We realize that the work that the Army is doing in Harris, Montgomery and Fort Bend
counties is laying a foundation for the future of this organization and the clients we so humbly serve each day.
The Giving for Living Capital Campaign was a focus of our efforts during the year and I am happy to report a number of important developments that occurred:
We have had a tremendous response to our Giving for Living Capital Campaign that focuses on six key objectives. As we lay the foundation for expanded service and programs, I am confident that we will look back at
these days and know they are historic ones. A few notable milestones are:
• Ground was broken on a new Garden City Boys & Girls Club, a facility in the Acres Home section of
Houston that serves youth age 8 to 16 with such activities as tutoring, computer training, mentoring,
and sports.
The reopening of the Garden City Boys & Girls Club program in fall 2010: Our site was destroyed by Hurricane
Ike, but we operated the afterschool program out of Caraway Middle School because the children we serve
daily needed us. The groundbreaking of the new facility in the fall will allow us to open the doors just in time
for summer 2011.
• Sally’s House, our home for troubled and addicted women, progressed in its plans to renovate
our existing structure and expand the number of women served. For the first time, we will provide
overnight accommodations to transient women.
A new beginning at Sally’s House: We have expanded our service at Sally’s House allowing us to address the
needs of Houston’s transient female population. Last year, we received funding for the new wing at the facility
– construction will begin this year.
Further development of plans for the International Corps that will address the needs of an underserved population
in southwest Houston: Our new facility promises to triple the number of people we currently assist. We hope
to complete funding for the project this year.
Expanded social services: The spike in emergency assistance this summer led to $1 million in spending compared to roughly $250,000 the year before. We are especially grateful to the overwhelming response from the
community when they heard of our increased need for funds. Also, we are able to provide intensive, long-term
support to several working families through the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program.
We continue to expand our Christmas program, as well as provide scholarships to the youth in our Boys & Girls Club programs. We are thankful for
the opportunity to illuminate the future of better days for our community.
Thank you for your support.
God bless each of you!
Major Chris Flanagan
Greater Houston Area Commander
• Our International Corps developed detailed plans for a new facility in southwest Houston that will
meet the needs of indigent children, adults and seniors from two dozen different nationalities. The
Corps has seen remarkable success in its mission, including the establishment of a church that is frequently the largest in the Army’s Southern Territory.
• These projects have been made possible by a very successful fundraising year, with an amount raised
in 2010 that approaches half of our goal.
Work remains for the final three projects of the campaign, the Conroe Emergency Shelter, the Adult Rehabilitation Center, and the Disaster Response, Social Services and Christmas Operating Center, but with the foundation
we laid in 2010 we are optimistic for 2011.
2010 saw great demand for our services, and the Army rose to the challenge. Mirroring national trends, Houston experienced rising homelessness and more resources were needed to get households back on their feet. By
June 2010, the Army had already spent more than we did in all of 2009. Nonetheless, we had a 90% success rate
in keeping families housed for six months after entering our program and 80% of those we served experienced
increased income as a result.
Before I close, I must thank the remarkable staff and leadership of the Army
that makes all the good work possible. Army leaders perform their work out
of Christian faith for modest compensation, and enable the Army to devote
almost 90 cents of every dollar to programming. Their devotion is truly remarkable and amounts to a subsidy to donors by allowing our donations to
go farther. I also must thank my predecessor as Chairman, Marcus Watts, who
performed outstanding service and served until May 2010.
Thank you for your generosity and kind support in 2010.
Sincerely,
Charles L. Roff
Advisory Board Chariman
“On the first
day of school,
the kids teased
and bullied
me because I
smelled and
talked different.
The Salvation
Army taught
me to keep my
head up.”
Boys & Girls Clubs
The Salvation Army Boys & Girls
Clubs operates six programs in
the greater Houston area for youth
ages 5 to 18. After-school programs, summer day camps, sports
activities and teen programming
are available. Members are offered
tutoring, drug and alcohol prevention programs, computer labs and
indoor and outdoor recreational
activities - all within a fun, safe environment. Grand opening of the
new Garden City Boys & Girls Club
will be summer 2011.
Esteli Nyampundu
I was born in Africa during a time of war. My skin was the color of
charcoal; I was diseased, fatherless, and heartbroken. Unthinkable
events have caused me to see life differently and appreciate simple
things. In my world, peace was nonexistent.
The soldiers in Rwanda preyed upon little children, inspiring
them to hate, kill, and steal instead of loving and caring for themselves and others. When my family tried desperately to escape the
impoverished area of Rwanda and the genocide, my father was executed in front of us. At that moment, my life was forever changed.
With fear in her heart, my mom was now left to raise six children
alone.
It was no longer safe for my family to remain in Rwanda; we
had to find a better way of life. America loomed with its promise of
safety and opportunity, both of which we so desperately needed. The
journey to the United States was very hard. I remember one night
we had traveled for forty days with me on my mom’s neck and my
sister on her back walking without shoes, food, clothes or supplies.
We were starving to death.
My life is not a story of a typical kid, but rather one of determination and perseverance. Arriving in a new world that spoke
an unfamiliar language was frightening. I was afraid and wanted so
badly to fit in. It was difficult for me starting out, coupled with my
mother’s desire for us to succeed, the pressure was unbearable.
Obtaining an American education was the best thing to happen to me. Although I appeared different from the other students, I
was able to live the dream. When I entered high school it was time
for me to focus on the next phase of my life. I was introduced to The
Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club Upward Bound Program. I fell in
love with Upward Bound and how the staff took a genuine interest
in me, a little girl from Rwanda. They would tell me that I was special
and that my journey was a story that needed to be told.
They inspired me to move forward and keep my head up no
matter what obstacles I faced. They saw my potential and encouraged me to go to school and get an education. Over the last four
years, I have had the chance to visit colleges in various states. They
encouraged me to look outside the box which offered a world of endless possibilities. The support to stay strong and believe in myself is
only a portion of what The Salvation Army has given to me. The staff
has inspired me to want to teach children that are less fortunate and
to open their eyes to see a world they deem impossible.
Maria Walsh
I was born and raised in Houston and was sexually molested by
my stepfather since I was six years old. He molested all of my siblings but I tried my best to protect them. I told them they had to get
dressed in the closet and keep their doors locked at night, but he
would still get to them. When I finally told my mom at age 15, she
didn’t believe me. I had to get out of that house so I married my first
boyfriend when I turned 17. There were signs that he was abusive
but I was in a desperate situation. I stayed married for seven years
and had two daughters.
My marriage was going downhill and I began drinking; he
abused me and almost beat me to death. By the time of our divorce,
I had become a full-blown alcoholic. From alcohol, I moved on to
marijuana and began partying all the time. I eventually became addicted to crack and my ex-husband took the children away from me.
I was going downhill fast when, one day, I had a spiritual experience
at church and managed to stay clean and sober for five years. I was
seeing my girls every other weekend and thought I was getting my
life together. I began going to happy hours with my colleagues after
work, but because I didn’t know enough about my addiction, this
put me back on the road I came from.
Within six months, my life was spiraling out of control again.
I was in and out of jail and this pattern continued for several years.
My girls eventually had their kids but I never made time to see my
grandchildren because I didn’t want anything to do with them. At
one point, there was no one left who would bail me out of jail. Upon
release, I sat on the steps in front of the jail for hours. A police officer realized no one was coming to get me and she told me about
The Salvation Army Sally’s House. I had never been through a program like Sally’s House before. I was emotionally unstable when I
entered that place and didn’t trust anyone. They taught me to take
responsibility for my actions. I learned about my addiction and how
to defeat it. They taught me how to make a resume and I secured the
accounting job I have now while I was at Sally’s House. Because the
drug use had destroyed my teeth, they helped me get my teeth fixed
and I got the glasses that I so badly needed.
I stayed at Sally’s House for two years and have been clean
and sober since the day I walked into the program in 2008. I am
thankful to God that my family is a part of my life and that I am number one on the babysitter list for my grandkids.
“I had nowhere
else to go when
I went to Sally’s
House. I learned
about myself
and how to
overcome my
addiction.
They were my
guardian angels.”
Sally’s House
Sally’s House is a transitional shelter
for single women who have already
completed an alcohol/drug detoxification program. It provides a safe
and compassionate environment
for the next phase of their recovery.
During a year’s stay, residents must
work or attend school and participate in support services designed to
restore mental and physical health,
upgrade professional skills and encourage independent living.
“I have learned
not to look
down at people
with problems.
We all have
problems. Offer
them help and
a way out. If I
can do it, you
can do it too.”
Harbor Light Center
The Salvation Army Harbor Light
Center and Red Shield Lodge provides a comprehensive response
to the increasing needs of Houston’s homeless and addicted men.
Each individual is offered access to
immediate and long-term shelter,
medical screening and referral, and
a spiritual approach to recovery
and self-sufficiency. Many men celebrate their joy and restored faith
in God by performing in The Salvation Army Harbor Light Choir.
Danny Grant
I started getting involved with the wrong crowd when I was in high
school. When I started college, I was out partying every weekend and
before I knew it, I was an alcoholic. I started living on the streets in
my early twenties, and drugs and alcohol consumed me. My brother
found me one day and told me he had been through the recovery
program at The Salvation Army Harbor Light Center and told me to
go there for help. I had nothing to my name except the clothes on
my back and the shoes on my feet. But, I was determined to get help,
so I asked the guys at a crack house if I could use their shower to get
cleaned up before turning my life around.
I entered the Harbor Light Center in 1993 when I was 34
years old. I was used to sleeping on concrete and waking up with
mangy dogs by me, but they gave me a bunk with a mattress and a
warm meal to eat. This place was like heaven and I was extremely
grateful.
The program changed my life. I wanted to be saved from
the streets and was determined that when I went back out into the
world, I was going to be a different man. I never felt alone here.
When the men shared their stories, there was always someone who
had already been through what I was going through so I knew there
was hope.
Being part of the Harbor Light Choir gave me opportunities
to share my testimony with so many people. I learned that there are
people out there who don’t drink or do drugs and still have problems. Knowing what we had gone through gave them hope that better days were ahead.
After completing the program, I was blessed with a job and
was able to save enough money to open my first bank account. I
eventually moved out into my own apartment and was able to buy a
car. It had been my goal to be able to support myself and I had finally
done it. My future is bright – bright as a shining star. My life today is
focused on getting men off the street and letting them know there
are ways out. When I see men under the bridge, I give them my card
and tell them to call me when they are ready for help and I’ll give
them a ride to Harbor Light.
My wife Mary and I are newlyweds, and seven of my groomsmen were in the program with me. They have become my closest
friends, and we encourage and support each other. I am proud to
have come from the Harbor Light program, and this place will always be a part of my life.
Debbie Smiley
When my mom left us, my brothers were adopted by relatives and
my twin sister and I were placed in foster care at ten years old. For
this reason, I was distraught and had a very unstable childhood. I
graduated high school in 2002 and went to college to study criminal
justice. I stayed in school for only one semester before I quit and began searching for my mother. I was looking for answers and wanted
to know more about her. I found her in Florida and then things went
downhill from there.
She was a dancer and was going from city to city to support
her drug addiction. When we were younger, she lost the rights to
my siblings and me because she was on crack and could no longer
care for us. I was curious about drugs and how they could possibly
be more important to her than her own children. My mother introduced me to drugs and I immediately became addicted to crack. She
stole all my money and abandoned me again. I ended up getting
pregnant but continued my drug use anyway. I was turning tricks
to support my addiction, but dealers stopped selling to me because
they started to notice I was pregnant.
I kept trying to push the knot in my stomach back in until I
realized I was killing the only person that may ever love me. I entered a recovery program where I stayed clean until delivering my
son. I moved to Houston, found a job and was taking care of my son.
His father eventually found us and I allowed him to move in because
I needed the support. One day, he left with my son and never came
back. Over the course of the next three years, I began using again
and got four felonies and 13 misdemeanors. I was in and out of jail
– using drugs and prostituting. I found out I was pregnant by my
pimp. To avoid giving up my child to foster care, I had to stop using
drugs. I entered a nine-month recovery program and got clean.
I needed help to transition back into society, so I went to The
Salvation Army Family Residence. In that program, I learned about
career development, was able to attend AA meetings and parenting classes so I could raise my kids right. I proved that my life was
getting back on track, and the courts granted me the rights to my
son who I hadn’t seen since he was three years old. I had always
dreamed of having my own family and being a good mother to my
children. I now am able to do that. For so many years, I was running
from reality but I don’t anymore because I am happy. I left Family
Residence a year ago and am in my own apartment. I am enrolled in
school and things are looking good for me.
“My mother got
me addicted
to crack. I am
grateful I went
through this
while I was
young because I
have time to get
my life back.”
Family Residence
The Salvation Army Family Residence is much more than a shelter.
In addition to meeting practical
needs, such as food, clothing and
toiletries, it offers sanctuary and a
life-changing program to homeless
single women and families. Adults
and children participate in a full
schedule of classes and counseling
designed to address the underlying
causes of homelessness and facilitate healing, thereby providing the
necessary tools to return to independence.
“Volunteering
here gives us a
chance to
pursue our
passions. It may
seem like the
Church relies on
us a lot, but the
Church saved
our family.”
International Corps
The Salvation Army Corps Community Centers, located throughout
the greater Houston area, bring the
organization’s ministry directly to
those who need it most. In addition to social outreach, the ministry
is realized through Sunday worship services, weekly Bible studies
and outreach to the sick and ailing.
Through the Capital Campaign, the
International Corps’ new facility
will expand services and replace
the current 10,000 square foot
rental facility on a 10-acre site.
Raymond Slater
My family and I had been living down the street from The Salvation Army International Corps for four years before ever stopping
by. One evening, someone knocked at our door and told us about
the Corps. We had been visiting various churches and looking for a
church home, so we decided to give it a try that week and have been
coming every Sunday since.
What we experienced there was different than anything we
had ever experienced before. There were so many different types
of people – every color and walk of life – it was exactly the setting
we had hoped for but were never able to find. We connected well
with the Corps Officer, Captain Na, who asked during his sermon one
week, “How much time are you spending at the Church?”
We took that question as a personal charge to become more
involved and began volunteering a year ago. After finally becoming involved with all aspects of the ministry, we felt that we were
needed and belonged. Now, as a family, we spend almost every day
of the week at the Corps. My daughter Kiya and I head up the afterschool program Monday through Friday. My wife Benita and daughter Maria are active in the music and arts programs on Saturday. We
all come to church on Sunday and teach Sunday School. Kiya teaches
for vacation Bible school and Maria goes to music camp at The Salvation Army’s facility near Dallas for three weeks each summer. She is
also in the children’s choir called Jesus’ Little Notes. We are looking
forward to the new facility so our programs can be expanded, and we
can serve the various groups of people who need these programs.
This was our first year volunteering with the Christmas program and we were blown away by the number of people that were
assisted. We helped to register needy families, distribute items from
the food pantry and we even volunteered at Red Kettles. I can see
first-hand where the donations go. I have put a food bag in someone’s hand to feed their hungry family and seen the gratefulness on
their face. That’s where the money’s going – to help people that
need our help the most.
My wife and I used to work in social services but more recently having been working in sales and retail. Volunteering here
gives us a chance to work with our passion. It may seem like the
Corps relies on us a lot, but the Corps saved our family. Before we
joined, the kids were doing so-so at school and my wife and I argued
a lot. After we started coming here, everything started falling into
place. God has truly blessed my family.
Shane Baughn
I come from a good family. I grew up in Houston and was
very involved in church and sports while growing up. In junior high
school, I started hanging out with the wrong crowd and became
very rebellious. I started drinking and using drugs and by the time I
was a senior at Jersey Village High School, I was arrested for selling
drugs. My dad hired one of the best attorneys in town and I only had
to stay in jail for ten days. I was placed immediately in a Christian
boys home where I stayed for eight months. When I got out, I started using and selling again and began moving from state to state. At
age 25, I wound up in Virginia with a pregnant girlfriend. I was there
for the delivery of our twin sons, but she would not let me see them
again after that. I became very depressed because I love kids and
was not able to see my own. The depression led to more drug use
and I finally hit rock bottom with nowhere to go.
I was homeless and living on the streets for three months
when I was hit in the head with a brick and had everything stolen
from me. I entered a detox program and stayed sober for six months
but started smoking weed again. When I returned to Houston to
be closer to my family, I got caught up with the old crowd and got
hooked on cocaine. I told my dad I was finally ready to change, and
he took me to The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center to
get help. I had previously entered detox programs to please family
members and girlfriends, but this time, I was doing it for myself.
I learned about my addiction, took anger management classes, stopped smoking cigarettes, went through the recovery program
and now sponsor others who are going through the program. I have
been sober for 15 months – that’s the longest stretch since I started
using at 12 years old. I wake up in the mornings and I’m actually
happy – I take each day at a time and thank God for what he has done
in my life.
I used to be a manipulator, a liar, a con-artist and a cheater.
I’m a new person, and God is leading me down the right path. I have
restored the relationship with my family and have a full-time job. I
lead a recovery class, and I’m a sponsor to men who are currently
trying to get their lives free of addiction. I am praying for the opportunity to be reunited with my sons. They are 12 years old now and
I am ready to be a good father and role model to them. I really owe
The Salvation Army for giving me the chance to get my life together
– they never gave up on me.
“I had smoked
weed, taken
crack and shot
heroin, but it
was finally time
to get my life
back on track.
The Salvation
Army never
gave up on me.”
ARC
The Adult Rehabilitation Center
(ARC) repairs broken lives of men
who are addicted to alcohol and
drugs through a program that includes work therapy, recreation,
worship, healthcare, education and
counseling. Upon completion of
the program, residents are ready to
move into ARC Transitional Housing. In this phase of recovery, the
men are preparing for return to
family and community. The ARC
operates six Salvation Army Family
Stores in the area.
“People come
here for lunch
because they
know it’s a safe
place and we
don’t ask too
many questions.
They can have
a warm meal
whenever they
want.”
Conroe C
C
Corps
The Salvation Army’s emergency
shelter in Conroe - the Red Shield
Lodge - is the only facility in the
area that provides temporary,
emergency housing for men, women and families. The Capital Campaign will add a new 11,000 square
foot facility across the street. It
will include cafeteria, residential
and multi-use space and double its
day and night service capacity to
facilitate the growing demand for
transitional shelter.
Bonnie Busbee
I am a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Conroe and have
been volunteering with The Salvation Army’s meal program here for
23 years. As part of a community partnership, a different church
comes in each day to prepare and serve a warm meal to the needy
people who come to The Salvation Army for lunch. Each Wednesday,
we take over the kitchen and I lead a group of parishioners involved
in outreach through the St. Vincent de Paul Society at our church.
The menu changes weekly and we average 150 people for
lunch on Wednesdays. We start preparing at 9 a.m. and there’s a
line of people waiting to get in at 11 a.m. We usually see the same
faces each week – homeless men and women who need a meal and
social interaction – but there are occasionally new faces as well. During Spring Break and summer time, we see their hungry children. At
times, it’s heartbreaking to see but we look forward to the opportunity to provide food to them each week. This is a safe place for them
to come share a meal with neighbors and feel welcome. We know that
our time and effort is needed and appreciated.
Most of the women in my group have been volunteering here
for several years, and we return each week because we enjoy what
we’re doing and seeing the fruits of our labor. I used to bring my children to volunteer with me at The Salvation Army. They are grown
now and have their own families, but they teach my grandchildren
the importance of volunteerism as well.
The capital campaign will allow for a new building and a renovated kitchen. We are looking forward to being involved in the expansion and giving our feedback on how the kitchen and dining area
can be improved in order to serve people more effectively. With a
better facility and continued volunteer support, I’m sure that the
outreach here can be increased.
Lunch program partnering churches:
Conroe First Assembly of God
Christ Church United Methodist
First Baptist Church
First Presbyterian Church
First United Methodist Church - Conroe
Klein United Methodist Church
Lone Star Cowboy Church
Magnolia United Methodist Church
Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church
S.A.I. Church
Sacred Heart Catholic Church:
St. Vincent Depaul Society
St. James the Apostle Episcopal Church
Tree of Life Lutheran Church
Trinity Episcopal Church
Union Center AME Church
United Methodist Church
West Conroe Baptist Church
Woodlands United Methodist Church
Yahweh Street Ministries
The Salvation Army
Greater Houston Area Command
Facilities & Programs
1. Area Command Administrative Office
9.
1500 Austin Street
Houston, TX 77002
713-752-0677
Major Chris Flanagan, Area Commander
Major Sandy Flanagan, Coordinator of Women’s Ministries
Caesar Grantham, Director of Development
Joe Scharnberg, Controller
Mary V. Rodriguez, Director of Finance
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2. Social Services
2208 Main St.
Houston, TX 77002
713-658-9205
Gerald Eckert, Social Services Manager
Aldine Westfield Corps Community Center/Boys & Girls Club
2600 Aldine Westfield Road
Houston, TX 77093
713-694-5688
Majors Robert and Shannon Winters, Corps Officers
Doug Smith, Boys & Girls Club Executive Director
Donnie Cook, Boys & Girls Club Branch Manager
Garden City Boys & Girls Club**
9601 W. Montgomery
Houston, TX 77088
281-447-2733
** Future site - Opening summer 2011
11. Upward Bound Program @ Lee High School
6529 Beverly Hill Lane
Houston, TX 77057
713-787-1752
Trissi Johnson, Director
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3. Sally’s House
1717 Congress
Houston, TX 77002
713-223-8889
Gay McCurdy, Director
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12. International Corps Community Center
5757 Ranchester Dr., Suite 1900
Houston, TX 77036
713-988-5201
Captains Stephen and Sujung Na, Corps Officers
4. Harbor Light Center & Corps and Red Shield Lodge
2407 North Main
Houston, TX 77009
713-224-2875
Majors Richard and Barbara Branscum, Corps Officers 13. Northwest Corps Community Center/Boys & Girls Club
12507 Windfern Road
Fred Smith, Director
Houston, TX 77064
832-200-4620
5. Irvington Corps Community Center/Boys & Girls Club
Majors Stan and Debi Carr, Corps Officers
4516 Irvington Boulevard
Lieutenant
Sarah Gottlich, Assistant Corps Officer
Houston, TX 77009
Alesia
Anderson,
Boys & Girls Club Branch Manager
713-692-0522
Captains Roman and Lois Leal, Corps Officers
14. Conroe Corps Community Center
Debbie Mitchell, Boys & Girls Club Branch Manager
304 Avenue E
Conroe, TX 77301
6. William Booth Garden Apartments
936-760-2440
808 Frawley
Lieutenants Robert & Glenis Viera, Corps Officers
Houston, TX 77009
713-692-4186
Mary McElhannon, Director
15. Pasadena Corps Community Center/Boys & Girls Club
2732 Cherrybrook Lane
Pasadena, TX 77502
7. Family Residence
713-378-0020
1603 McGowen
Majors Edward and Delia Alonzo, Corps Officers
Houston, TX 77004
Teresa Moore, Boys & Girls Club Branch Manager
713-650-6530
Charmaine Smith, Director
16. Evangeline Booth Garden Apartments
2627 Cherrybrook Lane
8. Adult Rehabilitation Center
Pasadena, TX 77502
2118 Washington Avenue
713-920-1844
Houston, TX 77007
Eleanor Westbrook, Director
713-869-3551
Majors Larry and Paulette DeBerry, Administrators
17. Social Services - Fort Bend
10435 Greenbough Dr.
Stafford, TX 77477
281-207-2500
Worship Center
Vickie Bernal, Social Worker
Financial Assistance
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Shelter
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Serving Harris, Montgomery and Fort Bend Counties
since 1889
A & C Plastics
A3IM, Inc.
Abby Office Centers
Accenture
Acergy
Alamo Tamale Factory
Alley Theater
Alphi Chi Omega
Amegy Bank of Texas
American Eagle Airlines, Inc.
American Express
American General Life Companies
American International Group
American Red Cross
Americas Styrenics, LLC
AmeriCorps
AMLI Residential
APPH
APX Alarms
Arcodoro
Archon Hospitality
Arena Energy, LLC
Asbury United Methodist Church
Ascension Episcopal Church
Ascension Episcopal School
Atlas Copco Compressors LLC
Atlas Engineering, Inc.
Austin High School National Honor Society
AutoTrader
Avondale House
Axys Industrial Solutions
Baker Concrete Construction, Inc.
Baker Hughes
Banana Republic Factory Store #6267
Bank of New York Mellon
Barbara Jordan High School Key Club
Baylor Alumni Association
Bayou Bend Towers
Bayshore Medical Center
Bear Creek Baptist
Behringer Harvard - Briarlake Plaza
BG Group
BHP Billiton Petroleum
BHP Joint Venture Group
Bicycle World of Houston
Bilingual Education Student Association
Booker T. Washington High School JROTC
Boy Scouts of America
BP
Briar Grove Pharmacy
Brookfield Properties
Brookshire Brothers
Brown & Associates
Brown & Gay Engineers
Burnett & Company, Inc.
Burnett Staffing
Burns BBQ & Catering
Cambridge Court Apartments
Canyon Gate Communities
Capital Bank
Capital One Bank
Capstar Commercial Real Estate Services
Caring Angel Home Health
Carnegie High School
Catherine’s Plus Sizes
CB & I
CB Richard Ellis
CDM
CECO
Celebration Foods
Center at River Oaks
CenterPoint Energy
Century 21 Stockwell & Associates
Chase Bank
Chavez High School
Chevron
Chik-Fil-A
Chili’s Grill & Bar
Christ Evangelical Church
Christians In Action
Church at the Bridgelands
Church’s Chicken
CITGO
City of Deer Park
City of Houston
City of Pasadena - Clean Streets
City of Sugar Land
Clear Channel Radio
Club GEC
Coalition for the Homeless
Coalition of Labor Union Women
Comfort Systems USA
Comsys
Connect One Security
ConocoPhillips
Conroe First Assembly of God
Conroe Regional Medical Center
Constellation Energy
Constellation NewEnergy, Inc.
Continental Airlines
Cool Smiles Dental
Cracker Barrel
Credit Suiss Private Banking USA
Crescent Properties
Cricket Communications, Inc.
Crimson Exploration
CSM (Center for Student Missions)
CultureMap Houston
CyFair College Ambassadors
Cypress High School National Honor Society
Cy-Ridge High School National Honor Society
Cy-Woods High School Interact Club
Dance Praise of Houston
DataCert
Daughters of Divine Promise
Davis Petroleum Corp.
Deer Park High School
Delta Phi Epsilon at Prairie View University
Deltek Houston
DeMontrond Automotive Group
DePelchin Children’s Center
Devon Energy Corporation
DHL
Direct Energy
Doubletree Downtown
Dow Chemical Company
Dow Halterman Custom Processing
Dress for Success
Dresser, Inc
Du Pont Powder Coatings
Dulles High School
Dynegy, Inc.
East Fort Bend Human Ministries, Inc.
El Shaddai Church Ministries
Eli Henry Consulting
Elsik High School LEO Club
Emergency Health Centre at Willowbrook
Emmanuel CSIU
Enbridge Energy Partners
Enventure Global Technology
Episcopal High School
Ernst & Young
Esperson Buildings, LLC.
ExxonMobil
Fairview United Methodist Church
Faithbridge United Methodist Church
Faith Tabernacle Church
Faith West
Family, Career and Community
Leaders of America, Inc.
Faust Distributing Company
FCCLA Organization
FDC Houston (Federal Detention Center)
FedEX
Fidelity Investments
First Baptist Church
First Christian Church
First Colony Christian Church
First Presbyterian Church
First Service Credit Union
First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church - La Porte
Fiserv, Inc
Five Post Oak Park
FMC Technologies
Fountain of Faith Baptist Church
Friendswood Community Church
Frost Bank
Fulcrum Power
Gap Outlet #7938
GC Services L.P.
GE Gasification
GEMSA Loan Services, LP
Genesis Energy, Inc.
Girl Scout Troop #12635
Global Force USA
Golden Acres United Methodist Church
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
Good Tidings
Grace Episcopal Church
Grace Fellowship United Methodist Church
Grand Lux Café
Gravitas
Gray Properties
Graybar Electric
Grubb & Ellis Company
Halff Associates, Inc.
Halliburton
Haltermann Custom Processing
Hanbit Church of Houston
Harris County Hospital District
Harris County Senior Program
HCC American Society of Interior Designers
HCCS Corporation
Health & Human Services
H-E-B
Heritage Baptist Church
Heritage Student Council
Hess Corporation
Hewlett Packard
Highland Resources Inc
Highmount Exploration & Production LLC
Hilton Americas - Houston
Hitachi Consulting
Hobby Lobby
Hoffman Middle School
Home Depot
Horizon Wind Energy
Hospitality USA
House of Blues
Houston Area Hyundai Dealers
Houston Area Urban League
Houston Association of Black Journalists
Houston Baptist University
Houston Chinese Church
Houston Christian Assembly
Houston Chronicle
Houston Clearlake Civitan Club
Houston Community College
Houston Community Newspapers
Houston Elvis Meetup
Houston Food Bank
Houston Independent School District
Houston Modern Luxury
Houston Police Department
Houston Public Library
Houston Symphony
Houston Wire and Cable Company
Huffman High School
Hyatt Regency Houston
IAAP Greenspoint Area Chapter
IBC Bank
I-CERV
IHOP
Ikon - Customer Care Center
Ikon Office Solutions
Imagine Arts Studio
IMS Insurance Market Solutions
Infovine Printing
Innovative Senior Care
Inspectorate America Corporation
Interfaith Manor
InterMoor, Inc.
International Facility Management
Association (IFMA)
Invesco Aim Management Group, Inc.
J. Haltermann
Jackson & Ryan Architects
Jacobs Technology
JC Penney
Johann Haltermann
JPMorgan Chase
Katy Mills Mall
KBME 790 AM
The Salvation Army would like to thank and
recognize the 2010 community partners for their invaluable contributions of service and in-kind gifts. The Army
depends on the compassionate support of partners like
these to fulfill its mission in the greater Houston area.
Put your creative and physical resources to
work and become a community partner! For the latest
volunteer opportunities, please call 713-752-0677 or
visit www.SalvationArmyHouston.org.
KBXX 97.9 FM
Keais Records Service, Inc.
Keller Williams
Kelman Technologies, Inc.
Key Energy Services
KGLK 107.5 The Eagle
KHCW Channel 39
KHMX 96.5 FM
KHOU Channel 11
KIAH Channel 39
Kinder Morgan
King & Spalding
Kinsmen Lutheran Church
Kiwanis Club of East Fort Bend County
KKBQ 93Q
KKHH Hot 95-7
KKHT 100.7 FM
KKRW 93.7 FM
Klein Collins High School
Klein United Methodist Church
KLOL 101.1 FM
Knust SBO
KPMG
KPRC 950 AM
KPRC Channel 2
KPTY 104.9 FM
Kraftsmen Baking
Kraton Polymers
KRIV Channel 26
Kroger
KSBJ 89.3 FM
KTBU Channel 55
KTBZ 94.5 FM
KTRH 740 AM
KTRK Channel 13
KXLN Channel 45
La Porte Rotary Club
LabCorp
Lady Deer Basketball Team
Lakewood Church
Lazard Frered & Co. LLC
LCC Student Ambassadors
LEAD (Letting Everyone Achieve Dreams)
Lee High School
Lee Wayne Corporation
Legacy Support Houston
Legends Storage
Leo Club
Liberty International Underwriters
LifePoint Fellowship Church
Lloyd’s Register Americas
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Lone Star College
Lopez Negrete Communications
Loyalty #5, Order of the Eastern Star
LR Americas
LR Americas, Inc.
Luby’s, Inc.
Lutheran South Academy
Mac Haik Ford
Macy’s
Mademoiselles at Barbara Jordan High School
Mahoney & Associates
Malcolm Pirnie, Inc
Margolis Phipps & Wright
Market Street
Marsh, Inc.
Martin Diagnostic Clinic
Mary Kay
Matrix Structural Engineers, Inc.
Maxim Health Care
Maxwell Adult Center
MBCI
McCoy Solutions
McDonalds
McMoran Oil & Gas
Meader Staffing Services Inc.
Medical Bridges
Memorial Hermann
Memorial High School
Men of Distinction
Men’s Warehouse
Mercer, LLC
Metro
MMOB (Memorial Mustang Outreach Bunch)
Montgomery County Emergency Assistance
Montgomery County Food Bank
Moody National Companies
Morgan Stanley
Motiva Enterprises, LLC
Mount Carmel Academy Sport Program
Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
NAI Houston
National Business Services Alliance
National Oilwell Varco
National Youth Leadership Forum
Navigant
Neal Hamil Modeling Agency
Neighborhood Centers, Inc.
New Direction Fellowship Church
New Hope Church
New Life Church
New Life Fitness
NHSC
Noble Energy, Inc.
Northbrooke Apartments
Northshore High School Band
Oceaneering Space Systems, Inc.
Off the Field - NFL Player’s Wives Association
Office Pavilion
Oil & Gas Solutions
Optimist Club
Order of the Easter Star, Loyalty #5
O’Reilly Auto Parts
P & N Machine Co.
P&N Machine
Parkway Properties
Parkway Realty Services
Pasadena Bretheren Church
Pasadena High School
Pasadena Independent School District
Pasadena Kiwanis
Pasadena Memorial High School - FCCLA
Pasadena Memorial High School - TAFE
Pasadena Memorial Student Council
Pasadena Retired School Employees
Pasadena Rotary Club
Pasadena Town Square Mall
Payless Shoesource
Peterson & Peterson
Petrolink Services, Inc.
Phi Beta Lambda
Pi Kappa Alpha
Pilgrim Rest Missionary Baptist Church
PM Realty Group
Poolsin
Post Office Women for Equal Rights
Prarie View A&M
Premier Pipe, LLC
PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
Primrose School of Lake Houston
Progressive County Mutual Insurance
Quilt Guild of Houston
Rain CII Carbon
Randalls Food Markets
Ranger American
REFLEX Gymnastics
Ranch Hand
Reggae Hut
Reliant Energy
Residence Inn by Marriott
Rice University - Facilities Engineering
and Planning
Rice University - Public Affairs
Richfield Investments Corporation
Rotary Club of Cypress Fairbanks
Rotary Club of Highlands
Royal Beauty Career
Ryan, Inc
SABGC Keystone Club
SAIC
Saint Clare of Assisi Catholic Church
Saint Laurence Catholic Church
Saint Timothy’s Episcopal Church
Safelite Auto Glass
Sam Rayburn High School Success Program
Sam’s Club
Sasol North America, Inc.
Schwann’s Home Service
SEARCH Homeless Services
Second Baptist High Altitude Youth
Seniors on Service
Seoul Baptist Church
Severn Trent De Nora, LLC
SGS North America, Inc
Sharps Compliance Inc.
Sharpstown High School
Shaw Group
Shell Oil Company
Sherlock’s/Baker Street Pub & Grill
Shipley Do-Nuts
Shorenstein Realty
Siemens Corporation
Sienna Plantation Residential Association
SMC Technologies
Snappy Printing
Solomon Temple COGIC
Solvay America
Southern Petroleum Laboratories, Inc.
Southern Union Energy
Southmore International - 21st
Century Club Students
Space Center Houston
Spark Energy
Spindletop
Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church
SportsTalk 790
SPT, Inc
St. Edwards Alumni
St. James Episcopal - Woodlands
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church
St. Michael’s High School
St. Thomas High School
St. Thomas University
Stafford High School Junior ROTC
Stage Stores, Inc.
Stargel Office Solutions
Sterling Bank
Stewart & Stevenson
Stone’s Fitness Center
Stor-A-Way Storage
Stotts/Lee Wayne
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory
Strawberry Family Drug & Pharmacy
Stream Realty Partner, LP
Sunny 99.1 FM
Sunset United Methodist Church
Suntron Corporation
Taco Cabana
Tagan Executive Suites
Target
Taylor Morrison Homes
TechTrans International, Inc.
Texas Agricultural Extension Agency
Texas Army National Guard
Texas Barber College
Texas Bookkeepers
Texas Buddhist Association, Inc.
Texas Children’s Hospital
Texas Chiropractic College
Texas Christian University
Texas Direct Auto
Texas Litho
The Ark Family Church
The Art Institute of Houston
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust
Corporation
The Breakfast Klub
The Bridge at Second Baptist Church
The Cheesecake Factory
The Foundry Methodist Church Youth
The Galleria Mall
The Hobby Center
The Houston Aeros
The Houston Astros
The Houston Ballet
The Houston Dynamo
The Houston Rockets
The Island of Hope Singles Ministry
The Junior League
The Lighthouse at Willowbrook Apartments
The Men’s Warehouse
The Methodist Hospital
The Monarch School
The Shaw Group
The Source for Women
The Sunshine Band
The Vaccine Clinic
Partners
The Westbury Mademoiselles
The Woodlands Mall
The Woodlands Parks and Recreation Department
The Woodlands United Methodist Church
The Working Connection
Thomas and Betts Corporation
Thomas Properties Group, Inc.
Tiffany & Co.
Tomball United Methodist Church
Total Dance Ministries
Transwestern
Trelleborg Offshore US, Inc.
Trinity Episcopal Church
Triten Corporation
Triyar Cannon Group
TSC Empowerment Outreach Center
TXU Energy
U.S. Public Health
United Methodist Church of Sugar Land
United States Army Reserve
United Way of Greater Houston
Unity Church of Christianity
Unity Fellowship
Universal Ensco, Inc.
University Baptist Church
University of Houston - APICS
University of Houston - Clear Lake
University of Houston - Clear Lake
Intercultural & International Student Services
University of Houston - Main Campus
University of Houston Conrad Hilton School
University of Houston Downtown
University of Houston Finance Association
University of Texas Health Science Center
Houston / Dept. of Pediatric Surgery
Univision
Utex Industries
V & M Tube Alloy LLC
Valvtechnologies, Inc.
Van Kampen Investments
Varel International
Vativ Recovery
Vestas Technology R&D
Vic & Anthony’s Steakhouse
Vincent DePaul Catholic Church
Vinmar International
Visible Changes
Volunteer Houston
Wainwright Dental & Associates
Waldemar S. Nelson and Company, Inc.
Walden Country Club
Walgreens
Wal-Mart
Way Holding LTD
Weaver & Tidwell, L.L.P.
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo Advisors
Wells Fargo Plaza
Wells Real Estate
West Conroe Baptist Church
West Houston Chinese Church
Westbury Mademoiselles
Willie’s Restaurant
Willowbrook Mall
W-Industries, Inc.
Windwood Presbyterian Church
Womack Machine Supply Co.
Women Empowering Others
Women of Peace Lutheran Church
Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance
Woodridge Baptist Church
Woodway Square Apartments
Work Force Solutions
YAG
Yahweh Streets Ministries
YES Prep Public Schools
YMCA Houston
YPO-EA
YWAM (Youth With a Mission)
Board & Councils
Greater Houston
Advisory Board
Giving for Living
Capital Campaign
Giving for Living is Area Command’s
largest building effort to date—a
$21.6 million capital campaign that
addresses the needs of today and
tomorrow. Concentrating on the
greatest opportunities to positively
impact the “living” fabric of our community, it allows the development
and upgraded services of six vital
centers: Garden City Boys & Girls
Club; Sally’s House; International
Corps Community Center; Conroe
Emergency Shelter; Social Services,
Disaster Response and Christmas
Operations Center; and the Adult
Rehabilitation Center. To learn more
and help, please call 832-201-8016.
Charles L. Roff
Chairman
William A. Van Wie
Vice Chairman
Robert F. Bland Jr.
Secretary
Judy G. Chong
Treasurer
Marcus A. Watts
Immediate Past Chairman
William W. Akers
Lori Allen
Lilly Kucera Andress
Kirby Atwood
Jack S. Blanton Jr.
James G. Bogues
Ann Bookout
Neil Mallon Bush
Penny Hess Butler
Terence S. Cheng
Robert E. Conklin
Phil Conway
Marilyn DeMontrond
Jeffrey B. Early
James A. Elkins III †
Sidney Faust
Don L. Fitch
D. V. “Sonny” Flores
Dan Gualtieri
Micheal Helm
Terry Hill
Margaret Love **
Judi A. McGee
Linda McReynolds
Dorothy T. Nicholson
George A. Rizzo
J. Hugh Roff Jr.
Tom Ryan
Lisa Shumate
David Taylor
William T. Slick Jr. **
C. Richard Stasney, M.D.
Elissa P. Sterry
Margaret Vaughan Robinson
Vicki West
Jim P. Wise **
Ronald W. Woliver
Merele Yarborough
**Life Member
† Lone Star Legend
Women’s Auxiliary
Executive Committee
Adult Rehabilitation Center
Advisory Council
Boys & Girls Club
Advisory Council
Brenda DeVore, President
Lilly Kucera Andress
Ann Bookout
Diana Brown
Penny Butler
Betty Chandler
Kathryn Coleman
Suzie Conway
Marcy Cooper
Joann Crassas
Jessie S. Davis
Leslie Devillier
Deborah Dunkum
Gayle Eury
Eleanor Evans
Sidney Faust
Jeannie Grady
Maureen Higdon
Susan Howie
Betty Hrncir
Rhonda Jones
Lilly King
Kathryn Lee
Debby Leighton
Lucy Lewis
Cora Sue Mach
Carolyn Mann
Mary Maxey
Judi A. McGee
Linda McReynolds
Dorothy T. Nicholson
Mary Jane Pizzitola
Cathy Rentfrow
Ann Roff
Debbie Rogers
Jeanne Ruberti
Billie Selke
Carol Sharpe
Kathryn Smith
Cindy Sprague
Joyce Standish
Carolyn Stubbs
Leslie Ann Taylor
Vicki West
Jane Wise
Merele Yarborough
J. Hugh Roff Jr., Chair
Jack Abercia
H. Kirby Atwood
Kirk Blackard
Mike Blackburn
Jack S. Blanton Jr.
Richard Brown
Scott Dozier
Mike Grimes
Henry Hill
Robert A. Longmire
Mary Milloy
George Rizzo
Bill Sherwood
William T. Slick Jr.
Robert C. Watson
Forrest Henson, Chair
Kristin Anderson
Tim Bates
Sharon Bush
Theresa Casas
Kelly J. Coghlan
Chuck Finnell
Adrian Garcia
Brad Greer
Dan Gualtieri
Christy Lara
Ellie Malavis
Christopher P. McConn
Judi A. McGee
Bud Scherr
Roland B. Smith Jr., ED.D.
Roy Smith
Brian H. Teichman
Jorge Vargas
Conroe Advisory Council
Alice Coker, Chair
Peggy Apple
Chris Baughman
Steve Bergstrom
Wayne Bergstrom
Betty Chandler
Sam Damico
Gale Eason
Jim Freeman
Tara Garcia
Gene Geyer
Dan Gualtieri
Hon. Martha Gustavsen
Rick Hamm
Leo Hewett
Bill Jackson
Judge Claudia Laird
Joe Mixon
Alan Moore, D.D.S.
Janna Patrick
John Pfeiffer
Susie Pokorski
Marla J. Porter
Marisa Rummell
Walter Wilkerson, M.D.
Pasadena Advisory Council
James Guthrie, Chair
Jim Barker
Virgil Cammack Jr.
Theresa Casas
Melvin E. Cowart
Helen Crowder
State Rep. John Davis
Mark Fifield
James Godbe
Rick Guerrero
Pam Guthrie
Darla Haygood
Pat Jones
Jeffrey S. Kerner
State Rep. Ken Legler
Horace Leopard
Trixie Spires
Bill Stapelfeldt III
Ken Unfried
Jackie Welch
Financial Report
Our Mission
October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2010
EXPENSES
Program/Services
Management
Fundraising
TOTAL
$24,883,423
$1,439,708
$1,768,586
$28,091,717
REVENUE
88.6%
5.1%
6.3%
100%
Statistics
Calendar Year 2010
Donor Contributions
ARC/Family Store
Government Grants/Fees
United Way
$14,526,787
$8,745,401
$2,882,140
$1,689,182
52.2%
31.4%
10.4%
6.1%
TOTAL
$27,843,510
100%
Total Individuals Served
96,555
Centers of Operation
Family Stores
Residential Services
Total Nights Lodging
Total Meals Served
Social Services
Families Receiving Financial Assistance
16
6
290,116
815,681
12,202
Corps Programs
Total Attendance for Corps Spiritual
and Character-Building Programs
198,627
Youth Programs
The Salvation Army Boys & Girls
Club Programs
Boys & Girls Club Members
Boys & Girls Club Attendance
6
4,352
278,129
Christmas
Total Individuals Assisted
Gifts Distributed
Families Receiving Food Vouchers
Total Volunteer Hours
34,472
112,624
760
91,420
The Salvation Army, an international
movement, is an evangelical part of
the universal Christian church.
Its message is based on the Bible.
Its ministry is motivated by the love
of God. Its mission is to preach the
Gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet
human needs in His name without
discrimination.
The Salvation Army Greater Houston Area Command
Serving Harris, Montgomery and Fort Bend Counties
1500 Austin Street • Houston, TX 77002
713-752-0677/phone • 713-752-0688/fax • 1-800-725-2769/donation line
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