Denver Post Charities gives Army $25,000
The Salvation Army received $25,000 through Denver Post Charities, a McCormick Foundation Fund, and its 2013-14 Season To Share campaign during a July 24 reception at The Denver Post building in downtown Denver. A total of $1.63 million was contributed to
2014 MOST Amazing Race nets over $100K for Army
By Craig Dirkes - Tom Puzak took home his third straight MOST Amazing Race title in the Twin Cities Saturday, second with current partner Eric Kelly. Puzak and Kelly have also won three other Salvation Army MOST Amazing Races in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania;
Southwest division sends military kids to camp
By Melany Stroupe - More than 100 Valley kids from military families left for a weeklong summer camp at Camp Ponderosa Ranch in Heber, Ariz. Kids ages 7 to 12 left Monday Aug. 28, for all the archery, fishing, zip lining, arts
Inmates build new beds for shelter
The Salvation Army Lighthouse Shelter in Salem, Ore., will soon be able to serve its maximum number of 83 individuals. After closing for renovations in summer 2013, it reopened in January but couldn’t operate at capacity because the donated beds’ top
Coming full circle
Southern California camp director seeks to serve youth through the camp experience that inspired him. By Sam Elders - “This has pretty much been my life,” said Marty Brown, camp director of The Salvation Army’s Camps Mt. Crags and Gilmore, a secluded property nestled
Flipped Learning
It started with one student. Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy, tutored one of his cousins in math via phone and interactive notepad. At the time, Khan was an analyst at a Boston-based hedge fund, and eventually his one student turned
Salvationists open homes for Commonwealth Games attendees
By David Giles - Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II formally opened the 20th Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, July 23 for a sporting spectacle that brings together 4,500 athletes from 71 countries in 11 days of competition across 17 disciplines. The
Salvation Army global leadership meets in Singapore
International Conference of Leaders considers key issues for the organization and the Church. The Salvation Army’s global leadership team met in Singapore July 19-26 for the International Conference of Leaders (ICL) under the direction of General André Cox and Commissioner Silvia
Salvation Army Philadelphia Day Care program honored
newsThe Salvation Army Philadelphia Citadel Corps Community Center Day Care earned Pennsylvania Keystone STARS "STAR 2" certification, reserved for child care organizations that have demonstrated efforts towards continuing education for staff members, providing a higher standard of educational opportunities for
Frontier Press makes changes
Western Territory publisher to launch new website this month Frontier Press, The Salvation Army New Frontier Publications’ book publishing division, overseen by Associate Editors Majors Kevin and Linda Jackson, modified its approach to book selection and targeting audiences. “We’re trying to be
LIBERTY
It's not something that 'just is' By Craig D. Lounsbrough - The greatest abuse that we perpetrate on liberty is our assumed right to it. We claim it as our God-given right, and we vigorously decry the unjust desecration of it when we
Breaking the Cycle
The Salvation Army Siemon Youth and Community Center is an outlet for kids in South Los Angeles. By Chadwick Phillips - Between 1999 and 2012, the percent of Los Angeles County gang-related homicides rose almost 40 percent. Youth violence is of particular