Operation Feed Our Families is The Salvation Army’s response to the growing cost of living crisis that is facing so many of the working poor throughout Southern California. With the stock market recently losing more than 30% of its value and home mortgage foreclosure rates and the California unemployment rate on the rise, the food pantries of The Salvation Army are experiencing a dramatic increase in requests for assistance. Operation Feed Our Families is a campaign aimed at keeping the 36 Salvation Army food pantries open and viable.