Help at Christmas

For 125 years the Salvation Army has been there for needy children and families, among other things providing help at Christmas for those who have less than anyone else. Christmas is an extra difficult time for vulnerable families, and not least for their children.

“We are very pleased that the Vissing Foundation has once again chosen to support our work for vulnerable children and young people at Christmas. In precise terms, the grant is enough to help 80 needy families at Christmas,” says Lars Roskam, a fund raiser for the Salvation Army.

With this help at Christmas the Salvation Army enables families to have a Christmas that feels like other people’s.

Often, the families isolate themselves because of their financial situation. Even though the children cannot be blamed for their parents’ difficulties, it is often the children who feel it most when the family cannot afford Christmas presents,” says Lars Roskam.

For many needy families Christmas is a time of worry and concern, because the parents cannot afford to give their children things at Christmas like those their schoolmates will be getting. As a basic principle, the Salvation Army believes that all children deserve a happy Christmas.