The Salvation Army USA

I called the Salvation Army in Brookings South Dakota. I have been having great financial hardships with losing my job and working for minimum wages.

I asked for help in getting gas money so I could go to work. I had a medical bill come up and a broken foot.

How was I going to get to work? I need to work to pay my bills and I received no help. This person said she already gave me $160 for a new pair of glasses. Yes, I needed them for me to work and drive. Then I asked her for gas money to go on a job interview, she gave it but was not happy about it.

Now I needed money to get to work because I had to pay the medical bill first. She basically told me she has spent enough money on me. She told me to go to a church and ask for the money.

I thought the Salvation Army was there to help people in need, like me! These life
experiences do happen and the girl at the Brookings Salvation Army made
Me feel like a low life because I need gas money.

What are your guidelines? Why are people being turned down from being helped? Your purpose is to assist people that are in need.

Unhappy in Brookings South Dakota
I smell a rotten egg.

Insulting donors by suggesting that we should reflect upon our "white privilege" is insulting and racist. I will redirect my annual donations to organizations who stick to serving the needy without promoting racism. I will also educate others about this and pray that the Salvation Army will return to the honorable tradition of meeting needs while sharing the Good News of eternal life through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Will never donate to you because of your WOKENESS, DONT YOU KNOW WHEN YOU GO WOKE YOU GO BROKE

I was really at one of my weakest points I needed some help so I went to the Salvation army because I thought well these wonderful people will probably be able to help me, I was praying, and I went in there requesting help for my 3 school age children I asked if they had bookbags and or any school supplies I would be appreciative for them if they had anything I also was requesting basic health and essential household products, such as hand soap, dish soap, toilet paper toothbrushes and toothpaste and tampons or napkins for my twin 14 year old girls. I am a single mother on disability it is so hard to make ends meet. And Kelly France one of the employees at the Midland Michigan branch treated me like I was a poor joke, she made me feel terrible like the scum of the earth just for needing help. She raised her voice at me an called me a liar, And I am not a liar I got quite offended and felt like I was somewhere thinking I could get help, but instead I got treated terrible. She was so condescending and rude. I couldn't believe it I cried for 2 days because of that woman. And she told me she was going to call me back that afternoon so she could try to help me and I never heard anything else from her. She is a mean judgemental lady and I did nothing wrong my name is Stacie Stricker and I live in Midland Michigan and my phone number is 600-2542 can someone please contact me back I was not treated fairly at all

I just saw a red kettle at a store I frequent and as the Christmas holidays approach I usually donate, but since your recent comments about white people like myself I have decided not to drop even a penny into any red kettle anymore. You should be ashamed and think about all the deserving people who benefit from donations from us horrible "white" people. You screwed up and will be sorry for your idiotic comments for years to come!

You still refuse to Categorically rescind your insulting policy of asking all whites to apologize and merely claim it is being subject to further review. Your non apology is not acceptable. I will pass by your kettles this Christmas season and no longer will drop a donation as I have done for the past 30 years. I will no longer donate furniture as I have done in the past.
Whoever came up with this policy should be immediately fired. You engaged in a form of racism by labeling an entire group of People as hateful bigots You have no moral right to call yourselves a Christian organization. You should hang your heads in shame and ask for forgiveness

Hello- I will not put another penny in the red bucket due to the very racist statement that I should be ashamed for being white and should say I am sorry to every person I meet that does not look white. Pulling the social teaching guide for review is not enough, actually it is a joke and insulting . The SA should cleanse their own house on racism before you ask white people to apologize, and whoever let this trash be spewed should be fired asap. What happened to just helping people and staying out of the Woke issue. like they say --GO WOKE AND GO BROKE-- a truly sad day for Christians. SA get your head on straight and when I read that whoever let this happen is relieved of duty I may reconsider my donations-thank you and you all get back to what you do best--Helping the Needy--thank you (ps) I will be watching for updates on this issue.

Done with Salvation Army. You used to be a great organization but have succumbed to the evil permeating society. Little Sisters of the Poor will now be our charity.

I donate to lots of organizations and this WOKE position guarantees I will not be giving a dime to the Salvation Army. They might hope all the woke leftist will make up the difference but the left rarely puts their money where their mouth is.

Your admin workers in NE office are ready to quit because of your unlawful required in injection of RNA that is NOT safe, or effective, or prevents any flu at all! Your WOKE rules are ruining your business and I will be telling everyone to NEVER GIVE A DIME to you ever again.
I plan protests and online blogs to warn others about your treatment of employees.
You disgust me and show your true shame in throwing your employees and donors under the bus. This shows you don't follow JESUS or the Bible at all.
I Pray you go out of business after your ideology forced on others.
SHAME ON YOU! Omaha NE doesn't want your type of business anymore.

Please be advised that I view the Salvation Army's new policy pushing Critical Race Theory within their ranks as racism. The very thought that a Christian organization would debase someone because of the color of their skin is not only unChristain but shows this organization is fine with pushing woke racist ideology. I will no longer donate to The Salvation Army from my 3 companies. Critical Race Theory is evil and teaches children and people of all colors to be racist.

Will no longer be donating money or property now that the SA has jumped on the evil divisive societal poison cRT bandwagon. Demanding every white person apologize for conduct they never engaged in is the epitome of engaging in racism itself. You stupidly insult an entire race which is hardly in line with what a Christian based organization should do.
Whoever came up with this stupid decision should be fired. What you did is no different than if you labeled every African American a criminal and asked everyone to apologize for the crimes committed by a few
When I pass one of your volunteers this season I will neither apologize nor drop one dime into the bucket
If anyone should apologize it is the Salvation Army You should be ashamed of yourselves

I read an article put out from your charity. I see now your charity has joined and made offensive remarks about white people being racist and demand all whites to give an apology. Each year I give lots of money to your goals, but this year I stop. Your suppose to be a Christian organization to help with less than fortunate people and each year I gave a lot. You now have become part of the problem and have joined in on a political move. How dare you blame white people, your suppose to be honest and Christian. Obviously your not! Shame on you for forgetting what the Salvation Army is about. Shame on you for blaming white people. I am a white woman and I am fed up with all this senseless propaganda. All men and women of all colors are my brothers and sisters. Maybe you need to look in the mirror and see with the statement your organization made against white people, that you are the racist in this scenario. This sickened me and I no longer will be donating to your charity, obviously you have forgotten what the Salvation Army was to be all about

For decades I, a white man, have gladly given you clothing, furniture, and money. For you to demand I apologize for being white is vile and disgusting. You shall never get another contribution from me. There are plenty of other deserving organizations who are better than you. You're a hateful disgusting and un-American. Your salvation is lost. Now that you're woke you may go broke.

I have supported the Salvation Army for decades to the tune of thousands of dollars in donations annually.
If this article is true: https://thepostmillennial.com/salvation-army-goes-woke-demands-donors-apologize-for-their-whiteness?utm_campaign=64501
I will NEVER support your organization again.
Please confirm or deny that this is true, and that the Salvation Army advocates this policy.
I thank you for your timely and courteous reply.
Sincerely,
Douglas G. Pfeiffer, D.C.

My family has donated for generations to the salvation army every year .
But we will never support or donate to a company that tells my family " to reflect on our racism "... we've never been racist nor will we apologize for this attack on good decent Americans.
This woke attempt wont work with decent and caring people, so I sincerely hope you reflect on this attack on Americans and trying to divide us by color and race .

This is not Christian in anyway

I had a scheduled pick up for a bed today. I have it in writing and two confirmed voice mails and this Morning a Michael called and told me after leaving a message that the men would be here today between 9 and 11am that they were not coming.

I have had this written contract since early Oct instead of admitting his mistake and finding a resolution he proceeded to bully me and try to intimidate me. when that din't work he sent his boss David to gaslight me and try to intimidate me. When that didnt' work they sent me Gerald. I am waiting for a call back from Gerald.

I will not be bullied or intimidated by a Gang of your male employees and I suggest you take this very seriously. Your hold message says that you do not discriminate - I feel extremely discriminated against and this is not acceptable.

Please have some one who is not a bully and has rational and some of that Compassion that you claim in all your ads get back to me asap.

Sue

I am writing today to inform you of an incident at your 6822 3rd Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11220 store location.

I was attempting to drop off goods for donation at this location, as I have been doing for 15 years. Upon entering the store a nice polite gentleman at the register informed me that they would not be accepting any more donations today. I responded to the employee stating that if they could not accept donation that I would be forced to leave the box outside because I would not be able to take it back with me. He stated that he wanted to see the contents of the box. As I waited for this employee to complete his current customer transaction, a very angry man calling himself the store manager came storming from the rear of the store towards me in the front by the register and furiously stated that if I attempted to leave the box outside the store. He would follow me outside the store and force the box into my car. At that time, I placed the box to be donated on the floor infront of me. I responded to this managers hostile negative response by stating he should not be acting in such a manner. He responded by stating "Get the [censored] outta my store". I responded that "this isn't his store. And that he was not the owner of this location" as I was leaving the location. This manager still furious, over the cashiers head and around another customer threw the box to be donated at me while outside. The box hitting me on the shoulder. Immediately the cashier started to apologize for this managers actions. And attempted to de-escalate the situation. As the other customer there forced the manager back inside. The box fell to the floor after hitting me and 2 large glass cups shattered. I am physically hurt and may peruse legal actions. But the scary part was that an innocent bystander or a child walking past could have been seriously injured.
This location has become toxic under this managers direction. And he must be removed immediately.