Salvation Army Receives $10,000 from Valero Energy Foundation for COVID-19 Response

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(Galveston County, TX- April 2020) The Salvation Army of Galveston County received a charitable grant of $10,000 from the Valero Energy foundation to support its efforts to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus outbreak by providing 24-hour shelter to the homeless community in Galveston County.
 
“We are grateful to Valero for the way they always support our community. Right now we have opened our emergency over-night shelter up during the day to provide the homeless with a place to comply with the Stay-at-Home orders put in place to combat this virus. This has caused an increase in cost for operation. In addition, we are seeing more people come to us for food and financial assistance as work-stoppages continue,” said Captain Nathanael Doria of The Salvation Army. “The Salvation Army has over 100 years of experience in helping people in times of disaster but this one is unusual in its scope. It is only because of community support that we are able to help and we’re thankful that the Valero Energy Foundation trusts us with their funds to provide service to as many in need as possible.”
 
Valero has committed over $1.8 million to help communities respond to the impact of COVID-19.
 
The Salvation Army canteen is serving a hot “grab-and’-go” meal every evening at 5:00 in the parking lot of the Center of Hope at 601 51st. Street in Galveston to anyone who comes.
The Salvation Army relies solely on the community it serves to support the needs of the area. To help, you can make a donation online or check out volunteer opportunities at www.salvationarmygalvestoncounty.org.
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Picture Cutline: Volunteers Sara Niebuhr and Susan Cahill serve the evening community meal in the canteen at The Salvation Army in Galveston.
Salvation Army Receives $10,000 from Valero Energy Foundation for COVID-19 Response
 
(Galveston County, TX- April 2020) The Salvation Army of Galveston County received a charitable grant of $10,000 from the Valero Energy foundation to support its efforts to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus outbreak by providing 24-hour shelter to the homeless community in Galveston County.
 
“We are grateful to Valero for the way they always support our community. Right now we have opened our emergency over-night shelter up during the day to provide the homeless with a place to comply with the Stay-at-Home orders put in place to combat this virus. This has caused an increase in cost for operation. In addition, we are seeing more people come to us for food and financial assistance as work-stoppages continue,” said Captain Nathanael Doria of The Salvation Army. “The Salvation Army has over 100 years of experience in helping people in times of disaster but this one is unusual in its scope. It is only because of community support that we are able to help and we’re thankful that the Valero Energy Foundation trusts us with their funds to provide service to as many in need as possible.”
 
Valero has committed over $1.8 million to help communities respond to the impact of COVID-19.
 
The Salvation Army canteen is serving a hot “grab-and’-go” meal every evening at 5:00 in the parking lot of the Center of Hope at 601 51st. Street in Galveston to anyone who comes.
The Salvation Army relies solely on the community it serves to support the needs of the area. To help, you can make a donation online or check out volunteer opportunities at www.salvationarmygalvestoncounty.org.
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Picture Cutline: Volunteers Sara Niebuhr and Susan Cahill serve the evening community meal in the canteen at The Salvation Army in Galveston.