On Wednesday, February 22nd, representatives from The Salvation Army and FedEx welcomed a brand-new mobile kitchen canteen unit to the Emergency Disaster Services fleet for the Kansas and Western Missouri Division.

The new vehicle is the 22nd donation from FedEx to Salvation Army units around the globe including major cities in the US to as far away as Mumbai.

Major Kelly Collins, divisional commander of the Kansas and Western Missouri Division, said. “This new addition to our EDS fleet will be there to positively affect people’s lives whether in our day-to-day operations or when disaster strikes anywhere in our region.”

In Kansas City, the new unit will initially service as part of The Salvation Army’s Honk and Holler program, providing meals and services to people struggling with homelessness in and around downtown Kansas City. Just like The Salvation Army as a whole, it will be ready to respond to any disaster the moment one should occur.