Thu, Nov 26 2009
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Charities feel strain ‘Nightmare’
Salvation Army bell-ringers began the charity’s annual fund-raising effort in Joplin on Friday. “The need is greater,” said Salvation Army Capt. Jason Poff. “The nightmare scenario is we can’t meet the rising need.” Poff said he is “hesitantly optimistic” that people will respond with donations. “When they see the need, people respond,” Poff said. “Are we concerned about it? Certainly we are, but we have a lot of faith in the generosity of the community.” The Joplin chapter of the American Red Cross recently conducted a “boot block” downtown in which it collected $2,400. Executive Officer Carla Graham said the checks from regular donors are smaller and less frequent, but those people continue to give. “We always need our donors,” Graham said. “We couldn’t survive without them.” Neosho Crosslines Ministries provides clothes and toiletries to people in need, and also operates a homeless shelter. Director Shari Janss said the shelter has added more beds to accommodate an increased demand. She said the shelter houses 15 to 20 people per month. Another charity, the Help Center, operates a food pantry in Neosho, Janss said. She said that so far, donations are keeping pace with the increased need. “For some reason, the more people we get in, the more donations we get,” Janss said. Up 50 percent Capt. Richard McDonald with the Carthage Salvation Army said the number of meals served in the soup kitchen has increased by 50 percent since last year. The charity has 30 percent more applications this year for Thanksgiving assistance. “The fact is we’re seeing new people,” McDonald said. He said most of the Salvation Army’s donations come in during the Christmas season, and those donations must last the entire year. 
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