DECEMBER 2021 TORNADOES

 An outbreak of tornadoes struck in Arkansas beginning Friday evening and

continued overnight to cross Missouri, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, and
Mississippi – leaving substantial property damage and an ever-rising death toll
in its wake.

 With a presence in almost every ZIP code in the country, The Salvation Army
was uniquely positioned to respond with a clear understanding of each impacted
area’s needs. Many emergency response teams are already on the ground in the
affected areas and surrounding states, providing meals, water, supplies, and
care, with additional canteens, supplies and volunteers on the way. The
Salvation Army is continuing its relief efforts through its Emergency Disaster
Services to provide assistance and support to those affected.

 “Thousands of people in the south and Midwest were hit hard this past weekend
and lost their homes, belongings, or loved ones,” said National Commander of
The Salvation Army, Commissioner Kenneth Hodder. “The Salvation Army is on
the ground doing what we do best: providing respite from these hardships by
serving meals, drinks, snacks, and spiritual and emotional care to those in need.
We ask Americans for support during this crucial time by donating what they
can.”

 With the help of generous contributions, The Salvation Army can meet
immediate needs.

 Right now, the best way to support those impacted is by making a financial
contribution. This allows needed items to be purchased through cost-efficient
partnerships.

 100 percent of designated gifts will be used in support of those affected by the
Tornadoes
Disaster Preparedness Overview (December 16, 2021)

 The Salvation Army has been working around the clock to mobilize response
teams to prepare and respond to needs around the following impacted areas.

o Kentucky
 Serving meals from Jennings Creek Elementary School in Bowling
Green
 Providing meals in Madisonville
 A mobile incident command post has been established at Mayfield
High School
o Arkansas
 Feeding and providing ESC care in Jonesboro
 Established kitchens alongside the Arkansas Baptists in Black Oak and
Trumann
 Canteens are delivering meals, snacks, and drinks
o Illinois
 Have been feeding contractors, first responders, and employees after
the Amazon fulfillment center collapse in Edwardsville, Illinois.

 Additional mobile feeding units are being prepared for deployment to serve
food, drinks, and emotional and spiritual care to survivors and first responders.
o Each mobile feeding unit can serve 500 to 1,500 meals per day.

 Salvation Army disaster personnel are collaborating with federal, state, and local
emergency management agencies and other partners to monitor ongoing impacts
and evolve response efforts as needed.

 Several steps have already been taken to assist those affected. The organization is
expanding its operation to provide immediate assistance to tornado survivors.

 Trained disaster relief staff and volunteers are ready to provide food, hydration,
cleanup kits, and hygiene supplies.
 Overall, The Salvation Army has already served:
o Food Services
 12945 Meals
 10448 Drinks
 13191 Snacks
 11 Active Mobile Feeding Units

o Product Distributed
 32 Cleanup kits (per kit)
 17 Cleaning Supplies / Tools (per order)
 60 Comfort / Hygiene Kits (per kit)
 62 Food Boxes (per box)
 0 Other Food Items Distributed (per item)
 10 Infant Supplies (per order)
 10 Pet Supplies (per order)
 3139 Water (per case)
 9 Water (per gallon)

o 34 Disaster Workers have given 1464 hours of service

 Emotional and Spiritual Care to 1050 people
 With more than 7,600 centers of operation in the U.S., The Salvation Army is
uniquely positioned to support survivors of wide-scale disasters because they’re
often first on the scene, and stay until need is met.

 The Salvation Army has been active in Emergency Disaster Services response for
every major disaster in the United States since 1900.

o Serving survivors is in The Salvation Army’s DNA.

o Already part of communities, we are on the ground when disasters strike and
able to respond and serve immediately with emotional and spiritual support,
food, water, shelter, and financial support.

o Some effects of disasters are unseen – many survivors and first responders
suffer emotional stress and trauma. The Salvation Army delivers vital
emotional and spiritual care they need. That may mean a shoulder for crying
or an ear for listening. Other times it calls for a hug and a prayer. No matter
what’s needed, The Salvation Army is ready to help.

o Thanks to generous donations, we can deliver disaster relief to an average

of 285,000 people annually.

 After immediate needs are met, The Salvation Army will remain and continue to
partner with impacted communities to rebuild, which could take years.

o Restoration of pre-disaster services is critical because people (particularly

underserved populations) depend on these services for survival, even in non-
disaster times.

o The Salvation Army is prepared to develop long-term programs,

emphasizing community capacity building and resiliency through
partnerships with other organizations such as FEMA.

o The Salvation Army works to rebuild neighborhoods and help break the cycle
of poverty that is present for so many disaster survivors.
Statistics about The Salvation Army
• The Salvation Army is the only charitable organization that offers services in every
ZIP code, serves more than 58.4 million meals per year, and provides 10.8 million nights
of shelter per year in the USA.

• With more than 7,600 centers of operation in almost every zip code in the United
States, The Salvation Army assists well over 23 million individuals nationwide
throughout the year—more than 2.9 million of those during the holiday season alone.

• Kettle funds are used locally to provide a wide range of social services for those who
need them most.

• The Salvation Army provides assistance to those in need 365 days a year.

• We assist approximately 30 million Americans annually.

• We have over 1.8 million members consisting of officers, soldiers, and adherents.

• About 82 percent of your donation to The Salvation Army goes directly to program
funding to help people who need it most.

• The Salvation Army assists more than 200,000 people annually in 142 rehabilitation
facilities.

• Salvation Army family thrift stores support adult rehabilitation centers that annually
help nearly 147,000 people from every walk of life fight substance abuse and return to
their communities as participating, contributing members.

• The Salvation Army provided an opportunity to camp for more than 260,000
underprivileged children, seniors, and adults last year.

• Earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, droughts, floods, and other natural

disasters cost $24.4 billion in insured losses each year. Yet, in any given year, The
Salvation Army provides nearly 800,000 survivors with support, hope, and healing.
• The Salvation Army operates a Missing Persons Program, which helped well over
78,000 people last year.

• More than 3 million people volunteer for The Salvation Army nationwide each year.

• The Salvation Army provided nearly 39,000 job referrals last year.

• The Salvation Army operates numerous domestic violence shelters nationwide, where
abused women and children can get a fresh start in life safely and confidentially.

• Peter Drucker called The Salvation Army “by far the most effective organization in
the U.S.,” in Forbes magazine.

• The Salvation Army was at the frontlines in World Wars I and II, offering comfort and
pastoral guidance.

• The Salvation Army cooked doughnuts, often in battle helmets, during World War I.
Decades after the war ended, in 1938, The Salvation Army created National Doughnut
Day to honor the female officers — or “doughnut lassies” — who served the troops.

• The Salvation Army began dispensing food and drinks near Ground Zero in New
York less than an hour after the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. More than 4.5 million
people were helped with meals, pastoral counseling and social services, from 40,000
volunteers, staff and officers, in The Salvation Army’s nine months of service there.

• After Hurricane Katrina ravaged the gulf area in 2005, The Salvation Army launched
its biggest disaster relief effort: 5.6 million meals were served and $382 million donated.
More than 3 million people received assistance from The Salvation Army.

• Today, The Salvation Army is active in virtually every corner of the world and serves
in 136 countries around the globe, offering the message of God’s healing and hope to all
those in need.

• The Salvation Army is the only charitable organization that offers services in every
ZIP code, serves more than 58.4 million meals per year, and provides 10.8 million nights
of shelter per year in the USA.