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Salvation Army Emergency Services update
From emergency response to recovery, we stand with communities for the long haul, providing financial, material, emotional and spiritual support so lives can be re-established after disaster.
In the aftermath of a disaster, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the enormity of what needs to be done. You don’t have to take that journey alone. The Salvation Army is available to provide advice and clarity, to make sense of what the next steps are and to help you regain some control over the situation. The Salvos are here to support you for as long as it takes to recover.
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2022 NSW/VIC flood recovery
Last updated 17 January 2023
At the floods peak in October 2022, The Salvation Army supported evacuation centres in Victoria, New South Wales and Tasmania, providing meals, emotional support and material aid (Victoria only) to people impacted by floods.
The Salvation Army provided 18,773 meals to evacuees and first responders in the immediate emergency phase. In the early recovery phase, The Salvation Army has distributed 1,095 bedding sets (Victoria only), issued 2,395 grants and distributed $590,640 in financial assistance to 5,512 people since the start of the floods to help meet essential needs such as food, clothing and medical supplies.
2022 Qld and NSW floods
The Salvation Army Emergency Services (SAES) team has supported response and recovery efforts in Queensland and New South Wales due to the unprecedented flood emergency. SAES and local Salvos corps have provided over 40,000 meals and refreshments in more than 20 evacuation centres in the first two weeks of the floods. The SAES team was in full operation in 30 recovery hubs in Queensland and New South Wales during the peak of the early recovery phase.
The Salvation Army is providing ongoing support to people and communities impacted by the floods through outreach teams in New South Wales and Queensland. In New South Wales, we have outreach teams that cover the Northern Rivers area (Tweed to Grafton) and the Western Sydney Hawkesbury area. In Queensland, we have an outreach team in Brisbane that is supporting community members in the areas of Gympie, Ipswich and the outer suburbs of South Brisbane.
