2015 GREATER CHICAGO ANNUAL REPORT

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150 YEARSfaith, serviceand experience

Throughout 2015, The Salvation Army celebrated its 150th worldwide anniversary. All around the globe, we held events honoring the vision and mission set forth by our founder General William Booth, and the growth of The Salvation Army into an international movement across 126 countries, a ministry that demonstrates the love of God by serving all people.

We also celebrated the Army’s 130th year in Chicago. When The Salvation Army held its first meeting here in 1885, Carter Henry Harrison was Mayor, and Chicago was lifting itself from the ashes of the great Chicago Fire. As the city rebuilt into a thriving center of commerce and art, The Salvation Army expanded its services for people in need, something we continue to do to this very day. With the support of our corps members, friends, donors and volunteers, The Salvation Army has created a vast network of social services and has never stopped evolving to meet the ever-changing needs of our city.

Today, we are one of the largest direct providers of social services in Chicagoland, and a critical part of the local safety net. We shelter the

homeless, feed the hungry, clothe the destitute, provide safe havens for children and much more.

But 150 years of service is not the end of our story. It is only the beginning.

Now is the time to recommit ourselves to eradicating homelessness, hunger and suffering. We stand ready to face a whole new set of challenges, to reinvest in our children and lead families out of despair and down a pathway of hope. We are committed to finding innovative ways to fill gaps in services and help people overcome the barriers that stand in the way of self-sufficiency and stability.

We need your continued support to meet the current challenges, such as the rising cost of delivering services, reductions in funding and the uncertainty of government reimbursement. We need to reach out to new people, expand our network of support and identify new friends who will walk alongside us and share our optimism for the future.

Please join us as we embark on the next 150 years of joyful service in God’s name to our neighbors in need.

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HEAR THOMAS TELL HIS DRAMATIC STORY.

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150 YEARSreaching out to the

homeless

One way The Salvation Army addresses homelessness in Chicago is its Mobile Feeding and Outreach program. Every evening, the Mobile Feeding and Outreach Unit travels throughout Chicago, making 25 stops to serve hot meals to people who are homeless or hungry. The unit serves more than 1,000 meals each night.

More than just providing a hot meal, the program also helps those who are homeless leave life on the street. The staff consists of two caseworkers, a mental health specialist and a certified alcohol and drug counselor. They can provide on-site assessments and immediate transportation to treatment and shelter for anyone who accepts help. Once at The Salvation Army’s Harbor Light Center, they can receive shelter, substance and alcohol abuse rehabilitation, case management, employment training and many other services to help them turn their lives around and achieve long-term stability.

For families, The Salvation Army’s Evangeline Booth Lodge provides shelter for as many as 220 parents and children each night. The average

stay is 180 days, but some stay longer, depending on the time needed to secure permanent housing. The Lodge also provides food, clothing, housing placement and job search assistance, as well as tutoring and after-school activities for children.

Thomas Murphy knows all too well the impact of the Army’s homeless outreach services. Struggling with grief after the death of his wife, he turned to drugs for comfort. He soon ended up homeless, sleeping under an overpass for seven years. After numerous visits and conversations with Salvation Army staff and volunteers, he eventually accepted the warm meal and outstretched hand offering help.

Today, after completing rehabilitation at The Salvation Army, Murphy has returned to his lifelong career as a chef. In fact, he now serves as the head chef at The Salvation Army’s new Freedom Center, where he prepares the very meals that go out on the outreach truck. “It is satisfying to know that I’m responsible for the food that is on the trucks where I used to eat.”

Since its very beginning in 1865, The Salvation Army has been a leader in serving the homeless, starting in London with the construction of shelters for men sleeping on the banks of the River Thames. The Army has always been there

during economic downturn or personal crisis to offer coal, food, water and a warm bed. Today, The Salvation Army provides more beds for homeless individuals and families in the U.S. than all other organizations combined.

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THE NEW FREEDOM CENTER OPENED IN AUGUST 2015. LEARN MORE ABOUT

THE 24,000 PEOPLE SERVED HERE EACH YEAR. SALAR.MY/REHABILITATION150

150 YEARSrehabilitating

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For more than 70 years, The Salvation Army’s Harbor Light Center in Chicago has provided comprehensive recovery services and treatment for people struggling with alcohol and substance abuse.

The first Harbor Light Center opened in 1946 at 645 West Madison Street. By 1975, the Salvation Army had outgrown the original building and moved into a larger complex called the Freedom Center at the corner of Monroe Street and Ashland Avenue. Thirty-six years later, the need for costly repairs and upgrades to the aging building inspired The Salvation Army to undertake the construction of a brand new, state-of-the-art campus on the West Side of Chicago, specifically designed to meet the needs of the program and expand services to the community.

On August 28, 2015, amid cheers and shouts of joy from hundreds of community residents, city representatives, donors and supporters, Salvation Army leadership cut the ribbon at the grand opening of the new Freedom Center.

The expansive six-acre campus now houses the Harbor Light Center for alcohol and substance abuse rehabilitation, an employment services program, the Pathway Forward community-based corrections program and a corps community center. It also serves as home base for the Mobile Feeding and Outreach program.

“This community has embraced The Salvation Army,” said Alderman Walter Burnett, Jr., 27th Ward. “The Army came in and began working with the people immediately. They came in feeding people, talking to people on drugs and alcohol, trying to encourage them to do something different, getting involved with the community. The Army really showed us that they wanted to be a part of the neighborhood.”

The Freedom Center has the potential to make a tremendous impact on the West Side of Chicago, and the entire city. Through these programs, The Salvation Army is providing solutions to some of the biggest issues facing our city – addiction, crime, homelessness and violence.

The Salvation Army has always understood the fundamental link between unemployment, poverty and addiction. That’s why the Army has led the way in developing social reform programs that combine job creation, job training and rehabilitation. From the Industrial Homes, farm colonies and factories of 1890s England, to today’s worldwide

network of Family Stores, these programs focus on the root causes of unemployment, poverty and addiction.

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A DIFFERENCE IN YOUNG MEN’S LIVES. SALAR.MY/CHILDREN150

150 YEARSservices forchildren

The Salvation Army begins working with many children at birth, giving them a strong foundation. The Army operates the largest number of Head Start locations in the city of Chicago, serving 254 children from birth to age 5.

For older children and teens, The Army’s 28 corps community centers, summer and day camps, and after-school programs provide a wide range of educational, athletic and character-building programs. Many inner-city youth who participate would not otherwise have access to opportunities such as playing a musical instrument, going away to camp or playing sports in a safe and protected setting.

Salvation Army youth programs place special emphasis on building character and life skills. Through mentoring and education, disadvantaged children and teens are shown the possibility of a better life.

In 2014, The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center launched a new program designed specifically for youth at highest risk of violence – teens and young adults between the ages of 17 and 26 on the far South Side who are neither in school nor employed.

The Kroc Center’s Late Nite Flight Basketball program is about much more than sports or simply providing a safe haven from the streets. Participants must attend workshops on anger management and coping strategies, maintaining healthy relationships, job-searching skills, resume writing, goal setting and more. Each of the 94 players in the league also receives case management and can access any of the Army’s wide range of social service programs, depending on their specific needs. The program is funded through a partnership with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, with additional funding provided by the Rotary of Naperville and The Boeing Company. Other key partners include the Chicago Bulls, Chicago City Colleges and Kaplan Test Prep.

Not attending school and with no job prospects, Lavonte Smith, 21, of Calumet Park spends most of his time at the Kroc Center playing basketball and keeping busy. He says the classes have helped him take steps to improve his future. “It is hard when you have a dream but don’t know what it takes to achieve it. The goal-setting class really showed me how to create a plan to succeed.”

Youth programs and services for children have always been central to the mission and work of The Salvation Army. Even before the Great Depression, the Army created camps, music classes, scouting troops and other programs for American youth.

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LEARN HOW YOU CAN HELP THE SALVATION ARMY RESPOND TO

DISASTERS BOTH LARGE AND SMALL. SALARMYCHICAGO.ORG/DISASTER

150 YEARSresponding todisasters

In early April 2015, at the start of the severe-weather season, tornadoes ripped through Northeast Illinois, causing devastating damage in the towns of Fairdale, Kirkland and Rochelle.

The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) Centers in Elk Grove Village and Peoria leapt into action, dispatching canteens, personnel and volunteers to provide support to first responders and victims.

Because The Salvation Army has a corps community center or facility in virtually every zip code, local Salvation Army officers, staff and volunteers were already serving the community out of centers in nearby Ottawa, Pekin, Sterling, Carpentersville and Rockford. They were able to mobilize immediately to serve their neighbors in need.

The Salvation Army also teamed up with members of the United Methodist Church in Rochelle to set up a center for local feeding operations and form a group of about 100 volunteers called the “Hub Cluster,” named for a main local intersection known as the “Hub.”

As the sun rose the morning after the tornadoes, it was clear the destruction was worse than originally thought. Many families who have lived in the same town for generations lost everything.

Once the area was deemed safe for local residents to return and assess the damage to their homes, The Army continued to serve meals from canteens stationed in the devastated neighborhoods, and officers and trained disaster volunteers were available to listen, comfort and pray with people. The Army also worked with other disaster relief agencies to provide recovery counseling and assistance. In total, The Salvation Army distributed more than 6,000 beverages, 3,000 meals and 1,900 snacks. The Army remained on site for weeks to help local residents navigate FEMA regulations, secure clothing and furniture that were lost or even secure more permanent housing.

“We’re not just there for a few days,” said Major Christine Merritt, officer at the Rockford Temple Corps Community Center. “We’re here for months, even years, after the incident to provide whatever help is needed.”

Since 1900, The Salvation Army has responded to disasters, big and small, throughout the world. Once on site, staff and volunteers provide spiritual and emotional support, food and beverages to first responders

and victims. The Salvation Army is among the first to respond, and often the last to leave.

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STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTSDISASTER SERVICES Salvation Army workers and volun-teers provided support to 57,400 first responders at disasters throughout metropolitan Chicago. The 34 responses ranged from tornadoes to individual home fires.

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES The Salvation Army Family & Community Services Department provided individual, marital and group counseling for 8,509 cases representing 13,263 people. The Homemakers program provided more than 13,488 hours of service to give practical aid to shut-ins, the disabled, troubled families and others in need.

REHABILITATION SERVICES Our Harbor Light Center and two Adult Rehabilitation Centers assisted 4,718 people with programs designed to help facilitate long-term recovery from substance abuse and successful re-entry into the community.

ANTI-HUMAN-TRAFFICKINGPROGRAMS The Salvation Army’s PROMISE, Anne’s House and STOP-IT programs served 88 victims of human trafficking. There was a total attendance of 1,261 individuals at 49 anti-trafficking training sessions.

SHELTER The Evangeline Booth Lodge provided 628 men, women and children with lodging, food, clothing and other aid. Combining all shelter programs, each night over 1,200 people are accommodated under a Chicagoland Salvation Army roof.

HUNGER AND NUTRITION Feeding programs provided 1,451,809 nutritious meals to hungry people of all ages across metropolitan Chicago.

EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE Emergency assistance was provided in 140,715 instances to help with rent and mortgage, clothing, transportation, utility bills, prescription medication and more.

CORPS COMMUNITY CENTERS With a total monthly attendance of 2,622 people, Salvation Army corps community centers throughout the Chicago area provided worship, fellowship, educational and recreational activities. In addition, there was a total attendance of 102,829 during the year at our leadership training and character- development programs for youth.

COMMUNITY REINTEGRATIONSERVICES FOR EX-OFFENDERS 2,487 men and women at The Salvation Army Correctional Services Center were helped to re-enter life’s mainstream as productive, self- respecting citizens.

EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT Salvation Army child care programs for low-income families provided 24,726 care-days at our nine Chicago Head Start sites. Medical and dental screenings were provided for more than 1,200 children. 62,230 meals gave the children one-third of their daily nutritional needs.

MUSIC EDUCATION 3,702 sessions of Salvation Army music activities, including brass bands, string and choral groups for adults and young people, resulted in a total attendance of 54,233.

CAMPING The Salvation Army provided 13,372 children, seniors, adults and families with 43,397 refreshing camping days at the Wonderland Camp and Conference Center.

OLDER ADULTS 2,848 Salvation Army program sessions for older adults provided fellowship, recreation, education and spiritual growth, with a total attendance of 78,888.

SERVICE EXTENSION Reaching out to Chicago suburbs, The Salvation Army’s 70 Service Units (volunteer committees) provided 4,277 instances of emergency assistance to men, women and children.

COMPASSION FOR THE INFIRM Salvation Army personnel and volunteers made 39,786 visits to Chicago area shut-ins and patients in hospitals and nursing homes, bringing hope and cheer.

VOLUNTEERS 46,690 individuals volunteered to assist in Chicago-area Salvation Army programs, donating 221,264 hours of volunteer service.

HEAR WHAT GENERAL COLIN POWELL,

USA (RET.) HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE SALVATION

ARMY’S 150TH ANNIVERSARY.

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SERVICES OF THE SALVATION ARMY METROPOLITAN DIVISION

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• Youth and Teen Preventative and Treatment Services• Transitional Jobs Program• Employment Services

DISASTER SERVICES• Comfort, Care and Assistance for Disaster Victims• Support for First Responders • Food• Shelter• Financial Assistance • Donations Management • Emotional and Spiritual Care• Long-Term Recovery Assistance • Clean-Up and Reconstruction

FOOD• Food Pantries• Mobile Feeding Program• Golden Diners• Hot Meals at Shelters and Facilities• Meals for Children in Child Care

CASE MANAGEMENT• Emergency Assistance• Pathway of Hope

SHELTER AND HOMELESS OUTREACH• Evangeline Booth Lodge• Mobile Outreach Unit

YOUTH PROGRAMS• Day Camps• Summer Camps• After-School Programs

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES• Marriage and Family Life Education Services• Short-Term Emergency Support Services • Support for Isolated, Vulnerable Seniors• Support for Human-Trafficking Victims • Counseling Services• In-Home Support Services • Violence Prevention and Intervention Services

EDUCATION AND TRAINING• GED and Adult Education Classes• ESL Classes• Employment Training and Placement• Computer Literacy• Parenting Classes • Financial Literacy• Violence Prevention, Stress and Anger Management

SUBSTANCE ABUSE ANDALCOHOL REHABILITATIONSERVICES• Harbor Light Center• Adult Rehabilitation Center (Central)• Adult Rehabilitation Center (North Side)• Residential Housing• Group and Individual Therapy• DUI Services

• Teen Centers• Instrumental Music Instruction• Choral Training• Dance• Dramatic Arts• Visual Arts• Character-Building Programs

EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT• Head Start and Early Head Start• Family Outreach Initiative• Full- and Half-Day Child Care• Chicago Family Management Program for Low-Income Pregnant Women

SPORTS, FITNESS AND RECREATION• Fitness Centers and Programs• Wide Variety of Youth and Adult Sports Leagues • Senior Exercise Programs• Youth Sports Camps

ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING• PROMISE Program• Anne’s House• STOP-IT Program

PATHWAY FORWARD COMMUNITY REINTEGRATIONPROGRAM FOR EX-OFFENDERS• Housing• Counseling• Life Skills Training• Academic and Vocational Training• Employment Preparation

SENIORS PROGRAMS• Booth Manor Senior Residence• Fellowship Clubs and Events• Senior Centers• Home-Delivered Meals• Counseling• Respite Care• Two Are Better Than One• In-Home Support Services• Support for Isolated, Vulnerable Seniors

SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT • Worship Services• Pastoral Care• Retreats• Men’s and Women’s Ministries• Metro Youth Network & Youth Councils• Band of Survivors Summer Mission• Bible Studies• Sunday School• Choir and Music

For more information, visit salarmychicago.org or call 773-725-1100.

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REVENUE FY2015

Program Service Fees $ 3,167Fundraising Campaigns & Donations 22,390Funding Organizations 1,097Sales to Public 29,260Government Fees/Grants 15,093Other Income* 4,967

Total Income $ 75,974

Includes support from reserves and other Salvation Army entities.*

EXPENSES FY2015 Corps Community Centers $ 9,927Social Service Programs 23,191Adult Rehabilitation Programs 29,118Wonderland Camp 2,275Disaster Services 958Utility Programs 403Suburban Services Units 858Administration 2,721Fundraising 6,360

Total Expenses $ 75,811

Surplus / (Deficit) $ 163

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2015 ANNUAL REPORT FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS(UNAUDITED) (FIGURES REFLECTED TO THE NEAREST 000s)

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BOARD TREASURERScott SindelarPresidentLaSalle Street Capital Management, LLC

IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMichael KarpelesGreenberg Traurig, LLP

Dr. J. W. Croft, Ph.D.Executive Vice PresidentThe Field Museum

James DevinePrincipalNewcastle Properties, LLC

Harry DolanPresidentDolan Associates

Ray GilletteRetired

Chris M. KolberPresidentKolber & Associates

Stewart LumsdenConsultantSpencer Stuart

Steven G. NovickRetired

James D. PajakowskiExecutive Vice PresidentGlobal Business Risk Services GroupProtiviti

Paul RigbyRetail Consultant

Charles E. Saul, Jr. (Ted)Senior Vice PresidentBank of America

Lt. Colonel Charles H. Smith Divisional Commander

Lt. Colonel Sharon Smith Director of Women’s Ministries

DIVISIONAL STAFFMajors David & Gay Ann FultonGeneral Secretary and Community Cares Ministries Secretary

Majors Kjell & Vicki SteinslandSecretary for Business and Secretary for Program

Major Debra PascoeWomen’s Ministries Secretary

Captains Michael & Kristina SjogrenYouth Secretaries

A/Captain Ketsia DiazCharacter Building Ministries Secretary

Majors David & Debra DalbergEmergency Disaster Services Director and Older Adult Ministries Director

David CheshamSocial Services Director

R. Scott Justvig, CFREExecutive Director of Development and Communications

William YeoFinance Director

FY2016 CHICAGO ADVISORY BOARD EXECUTIVE COUNCILBOARD CHAIRErnest R. SawyerPresidentErnest R. Sawyer Enterprises, Inc.

Bruce A. WilliamsonRetired

BOARD MEMBERSDr. Eric M. BarnesOrthodontist

Emerson M. BouchardConsultant

Denise BrownChief Risk OfficerVeritas Auto Finance

Patrick DavidsonDirectorPinnacle Forum

Jim GuthrieManaging Director of Institutional RelationshipsSupernova Companies

Susan Koranda

Lamarr Lark, Sr.

Jeanne MalnatiFounder & CEOThe Culture Group

Kevin MeehanRegional President - ChicagoWealth Enhancement Group

Pastor James MeeksHouse of Hope Worship Center

William D. NorthAttorney and ConsultantRetired

Steven A. SmithSenior Vice President Director of Business DevelopmentUMB - United Missouri Bank

Nate SuttonSutton Ford Lincoln Suzuki Honda

Eric TechPresident, Engine GroupNavistar, Inc.

David K. Waltz

Lloyd A. WennlundExecutive Vice PresidentThe Northern Trust Company

Mike WithersPresidentJewel-Osco

Rod Zimmerman

ECHELONPRESIDENTMolly Clarke MichalakSenior Manager of Sales, Enablement and RecruitingHUB International Midwest Limited

VICE PRESIDENTMonica SchuslerSenior EngineerCardinal Health

COMMUNICATIONS MANAGERLindsay NeubarthManager of Business DevelopmentHeatsheets

EX-OFFICIO MEMBERSActing Superintendent John EscalanteChicago Police Department

Commissioner José A. SantiagoChicago Fire Department

LIFE MEMBERSTheodore E. DeschH. Dudley Murphy Arthur Murray

METROPOLITAN DIVISION SALVATION ARMY LOCATIONS

CHICAGOENGLEWOOD – ADELE AND ROBERT STERN RED SHIELD CENTERHARBOR LIGHT CORPSIRVING PARK CORPSLA VILLITA CORPSLAWN CORPSMAYFAIR COMMUNITY CHURCH CORPSMIDWAY CITADEL CORPSMIDWEST CORPSRAY AND JOAN KROC CORPS COMMUNITY CENTERTEMPLE CORPS

AURORA CORPS BELVIDERE CORPSBLUE ISLAND – CROSSGENERATIONS CORPSCICERO-TEMPLO LARAMIE CORPSCRYSTAL LAKE CORPSDEKALB CORPSDES PLAINES CORPSEAST CHICAGO CORPSELGIN CORPS

EVANSTON CORPSGARY-MERRILLVILLE CORPSHAMMOND-MUNSTER CORPSJOLIET CORPSNORRIDGE CITADEL CORPSOAKBROOK TERRACE CORPSROCKFORD TABERNACLE CORPSROCKFORD TEMPLE CORPSST. CHARLES (TRI-CITY) CORPSWAUKEGAN CORPS

CORPS COMMUNITY CENTERS

ANNE’S HOUSEBOOTH MANOR SENIOR RESIDENCECHILD CARE CENTERSEMERGENCY DISASTER SERVICES CENTEREVANGELINE BOOTH LODGETHE FREEDOM CENTER

HARBOR LIGHT CENTER – ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE REHABILITATIONPATHWAY FORWARD COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS CORPS COMMUNITY CENTER

GOLDEN DINERSWOMEN’S RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PROGRAMWONDERLAND CAMP & CONFERENCE CENTER70 SERVICE EXTENSION UNITS

OTHER LOCATIONS AND FACILITIES

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The Salvation Army Metropolitan Division5040 North Pulaski Road Chicago, I l l inois 60630-2788 phone: 773.725.1100 www.salarmychicago.org

OUR MISSION: The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the Universal Christian Church.Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God.

Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and meet human needs in His name without discrimination.