Salvation Army officials have expressed concern that this year the group’s distinctive red-kettle campaign may not attract as many donations as in years past, reports The Boston Globe.

“In other times, what these economic downturns had meant was maybe no raise this year, maybe no Christmas bonus. But now, we’re looking at folks that may be going from a donor to being a client,” said Major Raphael Jackson, general secretary of the Salvation Army of Massachusetts.

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