San Francisco Salvation Army sees 30% increase in families seeking ‘Angel Tree’ help this holiday season [Video]

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — The Salvation Army is hard at work Tuesday to put Christmas smiles on the faces of so many children in San Francisco through its “Angel Tree” program.

“Thank you so much, thank you!” Roxana Argueta, a San Francisco resident said as a volunteer handed over two bags of toys.

The holidays are getting whole a lot brighter for Argueta and her sons along with more than 1,400 other children that might not otherwise have something to open under the tree.

“Each of these bags represents a different child, a child that comes from a family in need, and a family that’s gone through a difficult season and in that bag is a little bit of hope, not just a toy but a little bit of hope,” Major Matthew Madsen of the Salvation Army said.

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