Disaster Relief Program

Whether it is a local incident or a major disaster, Salvation Army staff and volunteers are often the first on the scene and the last to depart, honoring a century-old commitment to serve those in need, at the time of need, and at the place of need.

Salvation Army disaster response teams, coordinated and directed by commissioned officers and trained personnel and supported by volunteers, are "on call" to serve at all disasters and civil disorders which place a community or its inhabitants at risk, or which may disrupt or destroy family security and well-being.

In the Memphis and Shelby County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) plan, The Salvation Army is charged with providing meals and snacks for police, fire, and other emergency personnel assigned to a disaster.

The local Salvation Army offers training for civic groups, churches, professional groups and individuals who want to become trained Salvation Army disaster relief volunteers. The course orients volunteers with The Salvation Army's disaster response mission, prepares them for disaster relief deployment and teaches them to operate The Salvation Army's Mobile Field Kitchen.

To learn more about the Disaster Relief program, or to become a trained volunteer, please contact Major Mark Woodcock at 901-260-9111.