Salvation Army

The Salvation Army says the seasonal expansion of its shelter program is intended to help ensure that no one in is left out in the cold.

There's a declaration of emergency over the number of unhoused people in Bloomington right now, and efforts to provide new housing and expanded space in shelters. In this episode of WGLT's series "McHistory," you'll learn that the issue is not new — though the response today is perhaps more humane than it was in other eras.

God’s Mission Ministry held an event Saturday at the Salvation Army of Bloomington to raise awareness about the reality of being unhoused. Participants walked a mile alongside people in the community who currently are or have been homeless.

The Texas 4,000, a nonprofit group raising money for cancer research, stopped at Bloomington's Salvation Army Monday night to rest and recuperate on a 70-day trip across North America.

The City of Bloomington and Town of Normal have launched a website that wants to make it easier to help the unhoused in the Twin Cities. The campaign has two goals in mind.

The Salvation Army's Safe Harbor shelter hosted a two-day resource fair to help clients exiting the emergency winter shelter connect with needed services.

The Salvation Army of Bloomington announced its Red Kettle Campaign raised $692,249, surpassing its target by more than $20,000.

When it feels like 20 below zero outside people are advised to stay inside, yet advocates who help the unhoused are braving the cold in Bloomington-Normal to help the roughly 130 people they estimate have no place inside to call home.

Salvation Army Safe Harbor's new director of residential services says her immediate goal is to get people out of the cold since that's the biggest challenge the unhoused face this winter.

While the Salvation Army of Bloomington announced its Emergency Winter Shelter would not open in time for a promised Oct. 15 launch, the City of Bloomington stepped in to provide resources and make it happen.