BASSIC reaches Pakistani communities
Mother and Child Health Clubs strengthen Pakistan's health system. By Alana Goodwin - The Salvation Army is working to improve maternal health and family planning in Pakistan through BASSIC (Building Advanced Strong Sustainable Independent Communities). The four-year plan launched in 2013 to lower
An upheld tradition
The Salvation Army will march in the Tournament of Roses Parade for the 96th year while celebrating its own 150th anniversary. By Chadwick Phillips - On Jan. 1, 1920, a brass band of The Salvation Army, led by Bandmaster Harold Gooding, took
A graceful idea
The Chisomo Idea builds brighter futures for communities in Malawi Noel Musicha was one of the lucky ones. By earning a soccer scholarship he left the eighth poorest country in the world to attend college in the United States. He never
A coalition for correction
Faith-based groups partner for comprehensive prison outreach in Arizona. Despite national incarceration rates trending downward in the U.S., Arizona’s prison population recently hit a record high. Since fiscal year 2013 it has grown by 1,893 prisoners and the Arizona Department of Corrections
Education for life
The Salvation Army around the world works to remove societal barriers for children with disabilities. By Howard Dalziel - The music in Mizoram, in The Salvation Army India East Territory, has a recognizable harmonic quality with tones of the Welsh collieries that
A warrior revived
The Door of Hope helped professional mixed martial arts fighter Ian Butler dream big starting one Christmas morning. By Erica Andrews - It’s Christmas morning and Ian Butler isn’t happy. He sees the lights and tree, but knows there won’t be any
Australian schoolgirl demonstrates true spirit of Christmas
Inspired by a family tradition of serving others, Reshmi reaches out to children in Sri Lanka. By Esther Pinn - Most children write a Christmas wish list hoping that Santa will be good to them on Christmas morning. But not Reshmi, who
Serving to solving
Client-caseworker relationships can make all of the difference in Pathway of Hope.The Herth Hope Index is a 12-item, multi-dimensional index designed to measure a global, non-time oriented sense of hope. It is composed of three dimensions: temporality and future, positive
Alaska’s annual Neighborhood GIFT serves 5,000 families
The Salvation Army partners with other organizations to help families in need. The annual Neighborhood GIFT (Giving From The Heart) event—a massive holiday toy and food distribution serving families in need—took place Dec. 15-16, in Anchorage and Eagle River, Alaska. The Christmas-time
Accordion music inspires people to give
Corps Officer Major Scott Nicloy plays his accordion while standing at the kettle in Wrangell, Alaska. The kettle income for The Salvation Army in Wrangell, Alaska, is up this year, according to Major Scott Nicloy, corps officer. The people of Wrangell are
Dough, Come All Ye Faithful!
Family activities incorporate Play-Doh to illustrate Scripture readings. With fewer than two weeks to go before the commencement of Boundless–The Whole World Reading, thousands of Salvationists and friends from 75 of the 126 countries that currently have a Salvation Army presence