How to locate
programs/agencies using a “Simple Search”
- Click on the “Simple Search”
tab.
- Select a keyword from the list
on the left (#1).
- Select a service area (#2) or
leave the default option selected, which is for “All areas.”
- Click on the Search
Now button to see the list of agencies and programs for your
selected keyword.
- Click on the name
of the program or agency to review details.
How to locate programs/agencies
using an “Advanced Search”
- Click
on the “Advanced Search” tab.
- Select
a search type from the drop-down list on the left.
- Using
your keyboard, type in the first few letters of the search criteria in the
Find text box.
- If
desired, use the Geographic Filter to select a city or zip code
from the drop-down list that appears when one of these options is
selected.
- Click
on the Search Now button to see your results. Note: If doing a
keyword search, you must first select a keyword from the list before
clicking the Search Now button.
- Click on the name
of the program or agency to review details.
To update the
information in an agency or program record that is already in the database:
- Begin by searching for the
agency or program by clicking on the “Advanced Search” tab.
- Choose the “search type” option
for “agency” or “program” depending on which you would like to update.
(See “About Agencies and Programs” if you are not sure which one or how
the database is structured.)
- Type in the first few letters
of the name of the agency in the “Find Text” box and hit enter or click on
the Search Now button.
- Click on a program or agency
name to review the detailed listing.
- Scroll to the bottom of the
screen and click on the Update Information button, which will open
a form where changes can be made to the current listing in our database.
(Required fields are noted in red on the right of the data field.) Please be sure to review all information
and add information in fields that are blank. The more information the better.
- (Optional) Click in the
checkbox to have a confirmation email sent to the email address that was
entered under the “Contact Verification” section at the top of the page.
- Click on the Submit
button when all changes have been made.
To add a new agency
or program:
- To confirm that the
agency/program is not already n the database, begin by searching for the agency
or program using the “Advanced Search” tab. If the agency/program
is not found, continue to step 2.
- Click on link “Add your agency
to our database” or “Add your Program to our database” on the lower left
side of the “Advanced Search” page. (See “About Agencies and
Programs/Services” if you’re not sure which one or how the database is
structured.)
- A blank form will open so that
detailed information about the agency can be added.
- Click on the Submit
button when all changes have been made.
Please note that all
updates and additions to the database are reviewed in our office before changes
are finalized in the database.
If
you have any questions or difficulties with this process, click on the “contact
us” link at the upper, right-hand corner of the page.
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About Agencies & Programs:
Agencies run programs. The Salvation Army is
an agency that runs several programs.
Programs are services of an agency. For
example, the Salvation Army may run several programs including a thrift shop or
an after-school program.
To completely review a listing of your agency in our
database, you must look at the agency record and EACH program record for the
corresponding agency.
To quickly navigate through the keyword list:
- Use
the scroll bar on the right-hand side of the keyword list.
OR
- Using
your mouse, select any keyword from the list by highlighting its name.
- Using
the keyboard, type in any letter (A-Z) to jump to the first matching
keyword for that letter.
Please note that keywords can be listed by standard
abbreviations; the result is that the keyword, “WIC” (the standard abbreviation
for the food supplement program for Women, Infants, & Children) will be
listed before the keyword, “War Victims.”
To locate
programs/agencies in a specific area:
- All
areas to show all programs/agencies no matter where it is
located.
- Search
by city to show all programs/agencies in the city of your
choosing.
- Search
by zip to show all programs/agencies in the zip code of your
choosing.
- County
to show all programs/agencies
in the county of your choosing.
