Salvation Army Trenton Citadel Corps Visits Water’s Edge Assisted Living through Community Care Ministries

Trenton, NJ (December 16, 2016) – As part of their Community Care Ministries (CCM), The Salvation Army’s Trenton Citadel Corps will be visiting Water’s Edge Assisted Living on Monday, December 19, 2016. The Trenton Citadel Corps will be delivering holiday gifts, no-skid socks, magazines and holiday cheer to residence.

“It is an honor to be able to help our communities’ elderly tenants and to bring them some Christmas spirit,” said Envoy Richard Pease, The Salvation Army Trenton Citadel Corps Officer & West Central Region Coordinator. “Every year the CCM visits residents in our area, and we are happy to add Water’s Edge to the list.”

This is the first year The Salvation Army and Water’s Edge have teamed up.

Longtime volunteer of The Salvation Army, Craig McKay, helped facilitate the partnership. “The Salvation Army and Water’s Edge was a perfect fit because Water’s Edge is filled with people from the inner city. The inner city is in need of love. And that’s what The Salvation Army is giving out,” he said. “A good percentage of people in nursing homes don’t have visitors. They’re a forgotten part of society. The Salvation Army teaches how to be humble, to help people, and how to do that.”

Water’s Edge houses 250 residents and provides both rehabilitation and long-term care. They are located at 512 Union Street in Trenton, NJ.

The Salvation Army – Trenton Citadel Corps is a part of the state’s West Central Region. The West Central Region serves Mercer, Hunterdon and Somerset counties, and is always in need of volunteers during the holiday season, and throughout the year.

To make a monetary donation to The Salvation Army West Central Region, text westcentral to 91999 or please send checks to: The Salvation Army, 575 E. State St. Trenton N.J. 08601

To learn more about The Salvation Army’s holiday efforts and to get involved, visit www.salvationarmynj.org/westcentral.

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About The Salvation Army

The Salvation Army, an evangelical part of the universal Christian church established in London in 1865, has been supporting those in need in His name without discrimination for 130 years in the United States. Nearly 30 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry, relief for disaster victims, assistance for the disabled, outreach to the elderly and ill, clothing and shelter to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children. 82 cents of every dollar The Salvation Army spends is used to support those services in 5,000 communities nationwide. For more information, go to www.salvationarmyusa.org.