Sometimes I think the Salvation Army gets the award for being most ungrateful. Or for being the biggest scammers when it comes to fundraising. Their latest comes from today’s article in the Wisconsin State Journal.
Now, its no secret that I’m not a big fan of their religion based homophobic services that they provide, but I’m also not a big fan of the way they fundraise, it gives all non-profits a bad reputation. Last year, the only reason they couldn’t open the warming shelter was because they didn’t have the staff. This year, they denied knowing anything about the money requested by the Homeless Consortium and now they claim that they don’t have the space. Someone want to let Major Moore know that the Salvation Army is a member of the Homeless Consortium and that it was discussed at their meetings for months?
I don’t get it. The “space” for the year round warming shelter, which is admittedly far from ideal, is some mattresses on the floor in the hallway for 14 people. If its available in the winter time, why isn’t it available the rest of the year? Are they “crying wolf” again? Or do they simply not want to provide these services to the homeless?
