Jerica H.

Davis, IL

In my town there are many locations where people can go and donate their used clothes, shoes, and accessories. These things go straight to the local Salvation Army. When I go clean out my closet I take all of my unwanted clothes and accessories and donate them to The Salvation Army. That is how I make a difference.

When I was younger my mom and dad got divorced. My mom ended up having to deal with all of the bills by herself, so we did not have a lot of money. When school came around my siblings and I always needed knew clothes. My mom would take us shopping at stores, but when the money ran low we would go to thrift stores and The Salvation Army. Those type of stores really helped my family to savemoney and provided an efficient way for us to get the clothing that we needed when I was younger. Although, my family and I no longer need to shop at the Salvation Army I still feel a strong will to donate what I can.

The Salvation Army is an extremely important foundation. It provides families who are less fortunate with a way to be able to clothe their families on a tight budget. The Salvation Army also helps those who cannot help themselves; I now live in Chicago and the homeless population is unfortunately very high. The Salvation Army donates clothing to the homeless shelters so that even those who have little to no money can still have clean clothes to wear.

The Salvation Army