‘How did you find me?’
Missing Persons’ search leaves no stone unturned. BY VENECIA ARZOLA Missing Persons Service (MPS) is known for reuniting relatives, but very few know how we do it. When I tell people what I do for a living I get puzzled looks and
Feed the Children to provide help and hope to Portland children and families in need
1,600 families to receive food and essentials BY CONSTANCE GRECCO Feed The Children will deliver four semi tractor-trailers full of food and essentials today to The Salvation Army of Portland. The items will be distributed to families beginning at 9 a.m. at
Salvation Army pledges $6 million for long-term tornado recovery
Financial aid, casework and community projects planned for storm ravaged South
Target and the Army prepare kids for school
Today, more than 12,000 students in need had the opportunity to visit and shop Target stores for school supplies, clothing and other must-have necessities just in time for back-to-school. The Target School Spree helps kids, selected by The Salvation Army,
Norway Salvation Army provides comfort and support
Salvation Army officers in Oslo coordinated a response to meet emotional and spiritual needs following the bomb blast in the capital on July 22 and the subsequent shooting incident on the island of Utøya. Seventy-six people are said to have
Portland Salvation Army shelter director recognized
Shannon Singleton is one of six recipients at the Coordinating Committee to End Homelessness Achievement Awards. By Constance Grecco Shannon Singleton, executive director at The Salvation Army Female Emergency Shelter (SAFES) in the Cascade Division, was recognized July 20 at the Coordinating Committee
Salvation Army provides water to drought-hit communities in Kenya
As the drought crisis in East Africa causes worldwide concern, The Salvation Army is responding to the situation using its local knowledge and personnel to provide immediate relief. There is currently no Salvation Army work in Somalia or Ethiopia so
A place where adults care
How Floyd found refuge at The Salvation Army Floyd, 16, was just 11 when he and his two sisters became wards of the state. They lost their mother when she was arrested for selling drugs, then deported. Soon after, their father
Taking the challenge
What a challenge “And you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” —Acts 1:8b By Eloisa P. Martin, Major Jesus gave to his disciples as they gathered that day in the “Upper Room”
New home for veterans opens in Beaverton
Facility expands services of Portland’s Harbor Light Center. By Teresa Engel The community of Beaverton, Ore., recently welcomed a new Salvation Army facility to its city: The Salvation Army Veterans and Family Center. Formerly the Harbor Light Center in downtown Portland, this new
Seattle Temple Songsters hit the road
Group tours the Midwest. By Joyce Johnston The Seattle Temple Songsters, led by Ken Lyons, recently flew to Oak Creek, Wis., for a whirlwind Midwest tour at the invitation of The Salvation Army Oak Creek Centennial Church. On the Saturday of a long
Front lines- News briefs of the West
What matters is…faith expressed in love (Gal. 5:6 MSG). Karen Gleason, Editor SPOKANE, WASH.—With 12 potential candidates for officer training, the Spokane Corps, led by Captain Kyle and Major Lisa Smith, formed a monthly Candidates Book Club. Participants discuss books on Army