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Food Networks chef Jeff Henderson meets with The Salvation Army and the Urban League of Metropolitan St . Louis on Second Chances
in Ferguson ....... Pathway of Hope and Re-Entry programs for formerly incarcerated to be discussed
Award Winning chef , best-selling author , and Food Network star Chef Jeff Henderson was in St . Louis on Thursday , August 18 to meet with leaders of The Salvation Army Midland Division and the Urban League of Metropolitan St . Louis .
The roundtable discussion on second chances in Ferguson took place at The Salvation Army Midland Division ’ s new Midtown Service and Treatment Center located at 2900 Washington Boulevard , St . Louis , MO 63103 . The new Ferguson Empowerment Center , The Salvation Army ’ s Re-Entry Program at the new center , the Pathway of Hope program and The Urban League ’ s Save Our Sons ( SOS ) workforce training programs for African American and other men residing in Ferguson and the surrounding North St . Louis County communities were among the topics discussed .
Chef Jeff met with Lt . Colonel Dan Jennings , divisional commander of The Salvation Army Midland Division and Mike McMillan , President and CEO of Urban League of Metropolitan St . Louis and other Salvation Army officers and staff . Chef Jeff was a former imprisoned drug dealer who became a renowned celebrity chef and TV star who now speaks to youth about his life lessons and providing inspiration to help change lives . The Salvation Army ’ s Pathway of Hope program strives to break the cycle of poverty by getting families involved with one-on-one counseling , life skills training and resources specifically designed to help increase stability and self-sufficiency long term .
The Urban League of Metropolitan St . Louis ’ Save Our Sons program provides job training and assistance with resumes and management services .
The Salvation Army Midland Division and the Urban League of Metropolitan St . Louis shared their partnership and plans for the new Ferguson Empowerment Center with Chef Jeff . Chef Jeff also gave a tour of the new Midtown Service and Treatment Center , a new state of the art , 22,500 square-foot facility providing residential drug and alcohol abuse treatment which opened last fall by The Salvation Army Midland Division .
Chef Jeff was the keynote speaker for The Salvation Army ’ s Doing The Most Good luncheon on Friday , August 19 at 11:30 a . m . at the Chase Park Plaza at 212 N . Kingshighway , St . Louis , MO 63108 . The luncheon honors individuals or organizations that have made a difference in improving the quality of life throughout the Bi-State Region .
About The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army , an evangelical part of the universal Christian church established in London in 1865 , has been supporting those in need in His name without discrimination for 130 years in the United States . Nearly 30 million Americans receive assistance from The Salvation Army each year through the broadest array of social services that range from providing food for the hungry , relief for disaster victims , assistance for the disabled , outreach to the elderly and ill , clothing and shelter to the homeless and opportunities for underprivileged children . 82 cents of every dollar The Salvation Army spends is used to support those services in 5,000 communities nationwide . For more information , go to www . salvationarmyusa . org .