Salvation Army Struggles With Increasing Demand

In Detroit, where unemployment is among the highest in the nation, the Christmas kettle and direct mail fundraising campaign fell about $800,000 short of its $8.5 million goal, said John Turner, general secretary of Salvation Army's eastern Michigan division.

"The need here is so great is that we can't possibly cut back on services," he said. "So we are just going on faith that somehow, some way the money will come in later this year."