Many years ago, Marsha and I decided to join the Salvation Army.
In many respects, it has been a real "eye" opener, for us. 
We have worked with their Emergency Disaster group.
Built a nice "Canteen truck", for Emergency-Disaster use.
Helped start a program for feeding homeless, and poor. 
Below will be a few pictures of some of that effort.
You will note that we do not have many pictures of the adult homeless. They are very wary of camera's, so we do not take their pictures, unless they OK it.

Steve and Marsha helping the children

Barb and one of the children

Barb and Marsha starting the days meal

Bernice and Terry helping prepare the food for the meal

We always feed the "un attended children" first, then the adults. 
Many of the adults object to having their photo taken. 
Some may have vagrancy warrents, or?, others have told me that they do not want to be an embarassment to their families. 
One even said she was hiding from an abusive EX-husband, and that if he found her, she would have to leave the area. 
She sleeps in an old abandan car.  Some life, HUH?

There are many poor and homeless children in our area.

This man in the Orange jacket had been in the US airforce.  When his enlisted time was up, he became homeless, as he could not find a job.

Marsha and I started "on the street" with this old truck, that we turned into a "Canteen" vehicle.

Bill Jim & Paul, taking a break!

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Bill, my brother in law, helping

Buck, Sarah, and Sandy on break!

Here they are, before bagging up.

Pastor Jim, of Riverside Assembly of God, helping distribute the personal care items

Some one donated a lot of shampoo and soap!

My youngest grandson Zachery, is always a big help, when he is in town.

Earnest Damon, in one of his rare "slow minutes".

SATERN is now assisting in the gulf area. If you would like to volunteer to go help down there, ask your local Salvation Army officer. You are welcome to check into the daily SATERN nets daily on 14.265, at 15:00 GMT, or the Rockford, IL., SATERN Net Thursday Evenings on 146.610 at 8:00 PM local time for updates