Finding Solutions: Salvation Army seeks bell ringers for Augusta, Aiken County shelters

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Salvation Army in Augusta and Aiken County said demand for its services is growing and it needs more bell ringers as its Red Kettle Campaign is about to begin. Shelters on both sides of the river said demand is higher than before.Maj. Jonathan Raymer of the Salvation Army of Augusta said every donation made inside a red kettle benefits its shelter.“We’re grateful to so many people who volunteer, but also so many people who give back by as they’re going into stores, just putting a couple of dollars or whatever they can into the kettle,” Raymer said.Raymer said that last month, the Center of Hope helped 12 people move from homelessness into housing. Nine of the 12 were children.“At our center of hope, for instance, this last month, we helped 12 people move from homelessness into housing,” Raymer said. “Of the 12, nine of them were children. Just in that month, over the last year, it’s 119 people, we moved from homelessness into stable housing.”Raymer said t