Salvation army

Coastal Family Health and Salvation Army give out flu shots

Coastal Family Health Center and the Salvation Army continue to help in the fight against COVID and the seasonal flu. Today, South Mississippians lined up to get flu vaccines at the Salvation Army Kroc Center in Biloxi.…

Close the gap: Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign

It’s the final countdown as the Salvation Army that serves South Mississippi’s six southern-most counties races to close the gap. Nonprofits throughout the nation took a hit this year due to COVID, but that didn’t stop South…

Annual Windy Swetman Kettlethon

The sounds of the holidays are resounding at one popular Biloxi intersection. Since before dawn, fundraisers for the annual Windy Swetman Kettlethon have lined the intersection at Porter Avenue and Biloxi, collecting money for the Salvation Army.…

Salvation Army hosted Angel Tree Distribution in Gulfport

Making Christmas a little brighter for families on the Gulf Coast, today the Salvation Army hosted their annual Angel Tree distribution in Gulfport. Stacy Crandle is the director of social services at the Salvation Army, but once…

WXXV crew ringing bells for Salvation Army

To support the Salvation Army, the WXXV crew joined in on the holiday fun. Joining together at the Neighborhood Walmart on Highway 49 some of the crew volunteered as bell ringers to help raise money for those…

Salvation Army opening cold weather shelters

The Salvation Army Mississippi Gulf Coast Area Command is opening their cold weather shelters December 16th and the 17th. Shelters in Gulfport and Pascagoula will be open from 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. The Gulfport shelter is located at 2019…

Salvation Army cold weather shelters open

With the cold weather lasting throughout the night and into the morning, the Salvation Army has activated cold weather shelters here on the Coast. Salvation Army locations in Gulfport and Pascagoula opened at 6 p.m. this evening…

Salvation Army opening cold weather shelters

The Salvation Army Cold Weather Shelters will be opening in Gulfport from 6 p.m. – 7 a.m. and in Pascagoula from 6 p.m. – 7 a.m. Prepackaged meals will be served for dinner and breakfast. Food will be served bedside…

Annual Red Kettle Campaign needs your help

The holidays and the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign go hand in hand. The annual tradition kicked off earlier this month with red kettles popping up all over the Gulf Coast. For dozens of years, the money…

Free drive-thru COVID-19 testing at Kroc Center Thursday

Two South Mississippi nonprofits are teaming up in the fight against COVID. Thursday there will be free drive thru COVID testing at the Salvation Army Kroc Center. Free testing will be provided from 9 a.m. to 1…