The Salvation Army is a Protestant church and an international charitable organization headquartered in London, England. The organization reports a worldwide membership of over 1.7 million, comprising soldiers, officers and adherents collectively known as Salvationists. The Salvation Army is famous for its work with people who have fallen on hard times: it offers help to the elderly, the young, offenders, drug addicts and blind and disabled people; it provides food and shelter for the homeless and operates food distribution centers.