The Salvation Army honored For Asiana Flight 214 response
By Laine Hendricks - Western Territory EDS director Ken Cavellero accepts award on behalf of the Army The Salvation Army was presented with the “Non-Profit Organization Hero” award Sept. 25 at the 10th Annual San Francisco County Heroes Breakfast, hosted by American
Others-focused fair trade
The Salvation Army employs rural artisans around the world to produce quality goods. By Chadwick Phillips - Consumers have never been more aware of product origin than they are today. Yet for every call to “buy local,” The Salvation Army suggests buying
Alaska Division prepares for emergencies
Division holds its first EDS Training Camp. A group of Salvation Army officers, employees and volunteers participated in the Alaska Division’s first-ever Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) Training Camp Sept. 16-18 at King’s Lake Camp in Wasilla. Delegates represented 10 communities from
Healthy choices
Transformed life Every day I look into the eyes of men and women who are struggling to overcome addictions. As an officer in The Salvation Army, I have the responsibility to oversee an Adult Rehabilitation Program where individuals work at applying
Redesigning recovery
Creative Matters offers new chance at imaginative career In Los Angeles, one residential treatment center is taking its client job placement program further by providing professional internships and jobs. Creative Matters is a full service creative agency staffed almost exclusively by those
The power of story
An Old Testament for us By Dan Jennings, Major - Story is a powerful medium of communication. Writers and filmmakers have understood this truth and used stories to create timeless songs, films and books. We respond well to stories. They speak to
Changing the coffee culture
Salvos Coffee works to decrease labor exploitation and increase sustainability. By Faye Michelson - Imagine coffee cherries grown without fertilizers or pesticides in the rich volcanic soil of Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) pristine Eastern Highlands and picked, pulped, washed and sorted by
Filling bowls, fighting hunger
By Caramie Schnell - Each day, The Salvation Army fills empty bowls for hungry people around the country. It’s a fitting name then for an event that helps to fill the Vail Valley Salvation Army’s coffers each year. For the sixth year,
New housing complex opens in Modesto
Bennett Place provides homes for people with mental health disabilities The Stanislaus County Affordable Housing Corp. (STANCO) recently expanded its low-income community housing efforts with Bennett Place, a new residence complex in Modesto, Calif., for individuals with mental health disabilities. “The
Springfield Corps expanding services
By Dorothy Brandt - The Springfield, Ore., corps is set to reopen its doors this month after renovations that began in July. “This is worth celebrating,” said Major Mitham Clement, Springfield corps officer. The corps expanded its food pantry, multi-purpose room and chapel,
General meets with National Advisory Board
By Allen Satterlee, Lt. Col. - Following a visit to the Central Territory, General André Cox and Commissioner Silvia Cox, the world president of women’s ministries, concluded their visit to the U.S. by sharing with The Salvation Army's National Advisory Board,
‘Alcohol gave me wings but then it took away the sky’
By Glen Doss, Major - “I know that God loves me but…but…” The young man had been conversing casually, easily with the chaplain, but now his demeanor took a decidedly different turn. He shifted uncomfortably in his chair, his face downcast. The chaplain