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Mass. Salvation Army Severs Ties With Local United Way - Philanthropy Today - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "Mass. Salvation Army Severs Ties With Local United Way
Citing deep cuts in United Way funds, the Salvation Army of Massachusetts has ended its 70-year relationship with the grant-making giant’s regional chapter, according to The Boston Globe.

The Christian social-services group said its direct grant from the United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley was set to drop to $171,000 next year, down 54 percent from three years ago. Salvation Army leaders “had to look at that and say, ‘What is happening with the relationship?’” said Maj. William Bode, a commander in the organization’s Massachusetts division."