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The Salvation Army was founded in 1865 in London, England. The movement spread to Birmingham, Alabama, in 1899. Each year The Salvation Army serves more than 100,000 Alabamians in Jefferson, Shelby, and Saint Clair counties, making it the largest social service agency in Central Alabama. Full-time Salvation Army officers and employees run 14 local programs which range from emergency shelters for homeless men, women, and children, to a school and home for at-risk adolescents and teens. There are three Salvation Army corps (churches) in the metropolitan Birmingham area, where soldiers (parishioners) worship and serve the community. During the 2002 Christmas season, volunteer bell ringers helped to raise $320,000 at The Salvation Army's popular red kettle stands across the Greater Birmingham area. Bolstered by several media partnerships, corporate commitments, and individual public support, The Salvation Army's Angel Tree Program provided Christmas gifts and toys for nearly 9,500 needy local boys and girls in 2002. The Salvation Army provides 24 hour, 7 days a week support for the Birmingham area community. Whether dispatching its mobile canteen to feed and counsel workers and victims in times of disaster, or providing a haven for substance abusers to recover from addictions and the homeless to find accomodation and jobs, The Salvation Army is staid on its focus - to serve Body and soul all who come to us for help.