The Salvation Army Traverse City

10/16/2026

Here is how YOU can HELP US FEED YOUR LOCAL NEIGHBOR IN NEED when shopping at Meijer this week (west side of Traverse City location only!) by purchasing a $10 SIMPLY GIVE CARD located at the checkout lanes.

You may donate any amount on this card in increments of $10 ONLY. The cards will be given to us to purchase food for our food programs which feed 30,000 local people in need annually!

Please help us feed the hundreds of families coming through our doors weekly who have no money for food after trying to keep a roof over their heads. Food insecurity in our community is at an all time high, and we need your help! Thank you and God Bless!

10/16/2026

REMINDER FOR NEXT TUESDAY!!! FREE & FUN BINGO!!!!!!!! EVERYONE IS WELCOME!!!

We hope you and your loved ones or friends can join us for BINGO next Tuesday, October 20th, 10 am, here at our Community Center, 1239 Barlow Street, Traverse City, MI 49686!

There will be refreshments, snacks and best of all PRIZES for the winners! We hope to see you next Tuesday! Have a blessed day!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!! B-I-N-G-O!!! COMING UP 10/20/2026!

We hope you and your friends or loved ones can join us on Tuesday, October 20th, 10 am for BINGO! We have refreshments, snacks, and prizes for the winners!

Best of all??? It is FREE and FUN!

We look forward to seeing you in a couple weeks right here at our Community Center, 1239 Barlow Street, Traverse City 49686.

10/16/2026

Thank you Cartman On The Radio Rock105 for the interview this morning to promote our upcoming Teen Angel Kettle Battle during the Michigan v. Michigan State Football Game on Saturday, November 7th outside The Pub in downtown Traverse City, time TBD (during the game)!

Thank you to our matching sponsors: Bill and Debbie Marsh, Jr. and Sharon Koenig, for a total of $2,000;$1,000 matching funds for each kettle! All proceeds are used to sponsor local teens in need, so they may have something special under their Christmas tree this season! Last year with the help of sponsors and donors, we provided 182 local teens in need with having a joyful and wonderful Christmas with gifts under their tree!

If you would like to sponsor a teen for $150 this Christmas, please contact Sue Brown, [email protected] or 231-649-2752.

10/16/2026

2 hours of ringing = More than 100 meals! 🍽️ ❤️

Don't miss your opportunity to serve! Whether you sign up on your own or ring alongside family and friends, every shift helps neighbors facing hardship.

🔔 Volunteer to ring: https://salarmy.us/4hnoX6u

10/16/2026

Shop for a cause! New inventory weekly, low prices, and proceeds help feed and shelter your local neighbor in need!

10/14/2026

VOLUNTEER BELL RINGERS NEEDED FOR 14 RED KETTLE LOCATIONS AROUND TRAVERSE CITY!!!

Our annual Red Kettle Campaign is MUCH MORE than reaching our campaign goal for the season. It is about being able to support our local neighbor in need when they are facing a crisis in their life:

*No money left to afford food to feed their family of six
*No extra money to repair the only family vehicle so parents can get to work to pay the rent and utilities to provide shelter for their children
*A medical emergency happens and parents are out of work with no pay and a family gets behind on utilities and facing shutoffs with no heat or electric
*Life saving prescription costs went up and now can not afford them
*A stove or refrigerator died and need to find a replacement to help care for their families, but they are behind on their bills because of job loss
*Family of five uses our free food market, free community lunch, and food pantry, because after working multiple jobs, they still have no money for food after paying rent, utilities, gas

Since 1894 (132 years strong!), these are the people who have walked through our doors needing a hand up while they deal with a crisis in their life and sometimes the darkest days of their lives.

WE RING THE BELL FOR THEM! TO HELP OUR LOCAL NEIGHBOR IN NEED BECAUSE COMPASSION IS PART OF THE ROOT OF OUR HUMANITY.

Please join us in Ringing for a Cause! It is FUN AND REWARDING and most of all it makes a positive impact in the lives of 30,000+ local people in need! Sign up with this link: https://volunteer.central.salvationarmyusa.org/organization/jiYVUXqMlV/Traverse
And create an account as GOLDEN is the Salvation Army's new Volunteer Platform, and then in the search box put 49686 and our Bell Ringing Kettle locations will pop up so you may choose which store you would like to ring at and shift. If you have any problems, please contact Susie Afton, 231-946-4644, [email protected].

10/14/2026

The Salvation Army Traverse City's ANGEL TREE & TEEN ANGEL HOLIDAY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OPENS UP ONLINE ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 26TH TO SIGN UP FOR HOLIDAY ASSISTANCE FOR YOUR FAMILY. THIS WILL RUN THROUGH NOVEMBER 30TH.

Our Angel Tree Assistance Program assists families with providing Christmas gifts for their children (0 to 17 years of age), and choice of a Holiday Food Basket (Thanksgiving or Christmas).

If you ONLY would like to request a holiday food basket (and meet the financial and residential requirements), then you may apply for a Holiday Food Basket at our office/Community Center on Barlow St., Monday-Friday, 9 am to 4 pm. Just let our receptionist know, and she will give you the paperwork to complete.

SA TCC partners with Toys for Tots and holds a “Toy Shop” at our Community Center on Barlow for parents that qualify and have an appointment with us during our Distribution Dates choosing items themselves for their child.

Families qualify by meeting the requirements of 150% or less poverty level and residing in Grand Traverse, Benzie, and Leelanau Counties. Parents/Guardians can apply for assistance beginning Monday, October 26, 2026, using this link: www.SAAngelTree.org AND YOU MUST PROVIDE ALL REQUIRED PAPERWORK TO THE CASEWORKER IN A TIMELY MATTER TO QUALIFY FOR THIS PROGRAM!

FREE HOLIDAY COMMUNITY MEAL DATES:

The Salvation Army Traverse City will once again offer a delicious, free Holiday Community Meal for Thanksgiving and Christmas, with all homemade food with all the fixins! EVERYONE IS WELCOME!!!

Both of these will be at our Community Center, 1239 Barlow Street, Traverse City, Mi 49686 from 11 am to 2 pm, and SANTA will be our special guest along with yourself!

Thanksgiving Holiday Dinner will be held on Wednesday, November 25, 2026, 11 am to 2 pm.

Christmas Holiday Dinner will be held on Wednesday, December 23, 2026, 11 am to 2 pm.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THESE HOLIDAY MEALS AND FOR OUR HOLIDAY PROGRAMS!!! PLEASE CONTACT SUSIE AFTON, [email protected] or 231-946-4644.

10/14/2026

HAPPY WEDNESDAY FRIENDS!!

Everyone welcome! Free Food Market and Lunch today 12-1 pm at our Community Center, 1239 Barlow St in Traverse City. FYI: BATA stops here and this happens weekly Monday and Wednesday, closed on holidays.

We feel blessed to have the support from our partner Food Rescue of Goodwill Northern Michigan for fresh produce weekly and for our donors and grantors who fund our Food Programs, which assist 30,000 local people in need!

10/13/2026

REGISTRATION/OPEN HOUSE FOR YOUTH ARCHERY IS HAPPENING TONIGHT 4:30-5:30 PM AT OUR COMMUNITY CENTER, 1239 Barlow Street, Traverse City, MI 49686, and we hope you can join us an meet our new Youth & Family Ministries Director, Caleb Afton.