Salem’s ‘Tools for School’ serves city and county students
The Salvation Army takes its back-to-school campaign out of the city into rural communities. The Salvation Army in Salem, Ore., held its annual Tools for School distribution August 21 at the local Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center, August 13
Meet the “Boundless 8”
Congress volunteers include 5 Western Territory Salvationists By Kelly Zvobgo and David Giles - Eight international volunteers—including five individuals from the Western Territory—joined the Boundless Congress team at International Headquarters to assist Congress Coordinators Lt. Colonels Eddie and Kathy Hobgood ahead of
Cascade Division Senior Jamboree
Delegates consider “Unlocking Doors to a Brighter Tomorrow.” The Cascade Division held its Senior Jamboree Aug. 18 with 155 delegates-the largest group in Jamboree history-at Camp Kuratli at Trestle Glen in Boring, Ore. Divisional Commander Lt. Colonel Judy Smith rallied the seniors
On the Record
Everything is dark—you can’t make out figures and shapes, and you stumble to gather your footing. This is every day for Louis Posen; he’s legally blind. Yet Posen has been right at the helm of Hopeless Records for the last 20
Army moves to recovery phase in Napa
By Sydney Fong - The Salvation Army is shifting its response to long-term recovery in Napa following a 6.0 earthquake Sunday morning, the Bay Area’s largest in 25 years. After California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency, roughly 70,000
Corrections Kindred Summit welcomes national leaders
By Jared McKiernan - The Salvation Army’s Correctional Services held a Kindred Summit in Salt Lake City in alignment with the American Correctional Association's (ACA) 2014 Congress of Correction last week. The two-day Army summit “Through Darkness, Arise and Shine,” which ran
Army offers support following Napa earthquake
By Sydney Fong - The Salvation Army has deployed multiple canteens to the Napa and Vallejo areas following a reported 6.0 earthquake near American Canyon and Napa. A Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) team has been sent to the evacuation center
Army offers support in Ferguson
Salvation Army personnel from St. Louis, Miss., are providing practical assistance and spiritual support in nearby Ferguson, the source of public unrest following the shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old, Michael Brown, by a local police officer. “The tragic events unfolding in
PROFILE: Meet Major Donald Gilger
The West’s new director for world missions and child sponsorship Major Donald Gilger first met The Salvation Army as a young adult in Spokane, Wash. “His life was one that I wanted to imitate and I did by offering my life
At-promise
Flailing dropouts and young, struggling parents revisit education at LA’s Reconnections Career Academy. Even after he dropped out of high school, Edwin Escobar still found ways to channel his inner-Banksy, a UK-based graffiti artist. Unfortunately, none of them were legal. He’d run the
The Barefoot Approach
Tucked into the village of Tilonia in Rajasthan, India, is a school that is redefining what it means to receive an education and breaking down barriers for rural villagers across the developing world. As a young college student in the 1960s,
Harvest Initiative Soldier’s Caucus meets
Attendees consider next steps of corps and ARC integration By Susan Barton - Soldiers from more than 14 corps throughout the Western Territory recently gathered in a Soldier’s Caucus as a next step of the Harvest Initiative to integrate Adult Rehabilitation Centers