The Salvation Army of Colorado Springs is facing a critical financial shortfall, putting the future of its emergency family services at risk.
Later today, the organization’s leadership will appear before City Council to ask for up to $1 million in emergency funding. Without it, they say their Family Hope Center may be forced to scale back or shut down entirely.
The Family Hope Center, which costs about $1.6 million annually to operate, provides temporary shelter and wraparound services to local families in crisis. In 2024, it served 277 families and helped 133 of them move into permanent housing…