Salvation Army
Posted by Sandy Warren
on Oct 10, 2015
Salvation Army Offers
Variety of Community Services
Our guest speaker on Monday, October 5, was Lieutenant Manuel Gaytan from the Oxnard/Port Hueneme Corps of the Salvation Army. Lieutenant Gaytan provided a fascinating overview of the many services that the Salvation Army provides to people in need in the Oxnard area. Among them is a no-cost dental clinic, which has proven to be hugely popular. "We frequently have people camping overnight at the site in order to be certain that they can see a dentist the next day," said Lieutenant Caytan.
Additional services provided by the Salvation Army include an after-school program with homework help and other activities for kids, a food pantry that feeds upwards of 600 families per month, Sunday worship services, the familiar red kettle campaign at the holidays, as well as the angel tree toy donation program, and an Adopt-a-Family program, also during the holidays.
"It takes support from the whole community to make these things happen," said Lieutenant Gaytan. For information on how you can help, call the Salvation Army at 805-483-9235.