Neighbors mobilize as Salvation Army ramps up services in Houston and Southeast Texas

Neighbors mobilize as Salvation Army ramps up services in Houston and Southeast Texas

Dallas, Texas (July 12, 2024) – Six Salvation Army mobile feeding units and eleven trained staff and volunteers from Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi have been assisting those without power in Southeast Texas. In addition to the ten units in Texas, The Salvation Army’s ALM Division team is facilitating an increase in daily service capacity, with 23 feeding sites active as of Thursday.

The Salvation Army’s Disaster Emergency Services structure allows for the rapid mobilization and deployment of additional resources and personnel, even across state lines, to support growing disaster response efforts. The Salvation Army has rapidly expanded its fleet of mobile kitchens and rapid response vehicles to meet the growing need for meals.

“We are excited to be here to help the survivors of Hurricane Beryl,” said Sophia of the Salvation Army in Mobile, Alabama. “We pray that the food we serve will be nourishing and uplifting.”

“All disaster efforts begin at the local level, and as the needs grow, so does the scale of the response,” Migues said. “That’s one of the many strengths of our structure and response model. At the peak of service following Hurricane Harvey in Texas in 2017, there were 104 mobile feeding units and multiple incident management teams operating in and around Houston from Salvation Army locations across the United States and Canada. The Texas Disaster Emergency Services team has been called upon numerous times in recent years to support out-of-state disaster efforts. Our disaster slogan, ‘Hope is on the Way,’ characterizes our response; no matter where or what the disaster incident, The Salvation Army will be there.”

On Thursday, sixteen mobile feeding units and trained emergency response teams, including recent arrivals from Jackson, Biloxi, Birmingham and Baton Rouge, supported 23 service sites. Friday’s feeding operations will take place at the following locations:

• Shephard Community Center, 10251 Main Street, Shephard
• Ollies Bargain Outlet, 1711 East Houston Street, Cleveland
• Plum Grove Community Center, 1680 County Road 2549, Cleveland
• New Mt Calvary Baptist Church, 6051 Vasser Rd, Houston
• Bayland Community Center, 6400 Bissonnet Street, Houston
• Almendarez Community Center, 10918 Bentley Street, Houston
• Houston Refinery, 751 95th Street, Houston
• Shady Village Manufactured Home, 2304 Wichita Street, Pasadena
• Wichita Mobile Home Park, 2201 Wichita Street, Pasadena
• Jack Hartle Building, 318 San Jacinto Street, Liberty
• Independence Hall Apartments, 6 Burress St, Houston
• Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 4812 Bennington Street, Houston
• Conroe County Shelters
• Salvation Army Northwest Corps, 12507 Windfern Road, Houston
• 20730 Idle Glenn Roadway, New Caney (neighborhood)
• 3641 Texas Highway 150, New Waverly
• Patton Village Town Hall, 16940 Main Street, Splendora
• 12922 Becklin Lane, Houston
• Kennedy Elementary School, 10200 Huntington Place Drive, Houston
• Coldspring Training Center, 20 Hill Ave, Coldspring
• Brazoria County – Roaming in Freeport and Jackson Lake
• Matagorda County – Palacios PD 405 Commerce St, Palacios
• Brazoria County Government Office – Holiday Lakes, 195 N Texas Ave, Holiday Lakes and West Columbia City Hall 512 E Brazos Ave, West Columbia
• Brazoria Fire Department, 202 N Brooks St, Brazoria

Link to Service Locations Map: Beryl – SAL Houston Area Service Locations (batchgeo.com)

The Salvation Army has served 25,254 meals, 24,151 beverages, 6,003 snacks, 192 MRE cases and made 3,358 emotional and spiritual care contacts since the service began Tuesday, July 9 in impacted communities in Houston and Southeast Texas.

For the latest information, visit www.disaster.salvationarmy.org and watch for regular updates on our social media pages at www.facebook.com/salvationarmytexas/ and www.twitter.com/salarmytxTo donate, visit www.helpsalvationarmy.org.