Kroc Center

The Quincy Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary is sponsoring its 51st annual Dress-an-Angel clothing project on March 28, 2015. This year, as in the past 50, the women will provide a new Easter outfit and a Bible for over 300 children in the Quincy area.

Did you know that the Kroc Center in Quincy was built in under five minutes? OK, not really, but on YouTube it only took four minutes and forty-one seconds! YouTube user Jim Lawrence posted an awesome time-lapse video that shows the construction of the entire Kroc Center, from dirt patch in the ground to fully operational community center.

The Salvation Army began taking applications in Quincy for Christmas Food Baskets and Toy Town on Monday of this week. The last chance to apply will be this Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in the Worship Theater of the Kroc Center.

The Salvation Army will serve a free Thanksgiving Dinner on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 27, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at The Salvation Army Kroc Center located at 405 Vermont Street in Quincy. The community is invited to enjoy a traditional Thanksgiving dinner complete with turkey and all the trimmings. Music will be provided by The Salvation Army Praise Band.

On Monday, October 13th from 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m., at the Kroc Center gymnasium, members of the Quincy Fire Department and the Quincy Fire Department Explorer Post 104 will put their volleyball skills to the test.

The Salvation Army of Quincy, Illinois officially broke ground on a new Family Thrift Store building this morning. The new building will be located at 425 Broadway across the street from the Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center, and across 5th Street from the John Gardner Stevenson Family Emergency Shelter & Family Services building.

The Quincy Salvation Army will open the Kroc Center and Family Services office as cooling centers on days when heat advisories are issued for our area, for those who need to get out of the extreme heat.

Looking for something used, but not too used? The Salvation Army Kroc Center in Quincy is holding its first-ever Upscale Garage Sale on Saturday, May 10. According to the Kroc Center, the event will feature "high-quality items at garage sale prices."

Bring the kids to “The Berenstain Bears LIVE” at the Kroc Center Theatre in Quincy on Sunday, April 6, presented by Shottenkirk Kia!

The Salvation Army will continue its annual Tree of Lights Christmas Campaign in Quincy and Hannibal until the end of January in order to meet goals.