THE Salvation Army’s annual Red Shield Appeal will kick off next week with volunteer tin shakers collecting money from Monday, June 13 at Hamilton’s Coles supermarket, with 100 per cent of the money raised in Hamilton going back to our community.

Too many people have been going without meals and essential medical treatment, with new research findings by The Salvation Army revealing that almost half of Salvo’s clients are going without meals, more than half cannot afford essential medical or dental treatment and 78 per cent are experiencing housing stress.