[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":238},["ShallowReactive",2],{"story-\u002Fcustomer-stories\u002Fthe-salvation-army":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":226,"extension":227,"feature":228,"meta":229,"navigation":228,"path":233,"seo":234,"sitemap":235,"stem":236,"__hash__":237},"customer_stories\u002Fcustomer-stories\u002F06.the-salvation-army.md","Supporting The Salvation Army to provide crisis & community support.",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":222},"minimark",[9,29,75,96,151,183,205],[10,11,13,22],"row",{":section":12},"true",[14,15,17],"column",{"col":16},"col-12 col-md-3 col-lg-4",[18,19,21],"h4",{"id":20},"business-challenge","Business challenge",[14,23,25],{"col":24},"col-12 col-md-9 col-lg-8",[26,27,28],"p",{},"The Salvation Army operates across multiple locations (contact centre and physical) offering financial aid, food relief, and referral services to hundreds of thousands of people every 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