Gaming group teaches Bible, sportsmanship
San Diego Kroc Center brings teens in with weekly video game tournament. The San Diego (Calif.) Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center launched a video game outreach group for teens early this year. Aliex Kofoed, corps program assistant, developed the idea
Grant helps families find shelter
The Monterey Peninsula corps receives government funding for its housing program. By Lloyd Graff - After receiving a $2,121,998 grant award that was split between eight organizations by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)—The Salvation Army Monterey Peninsula Corps
Late night basketball gives young men a shot
The Salvation Army gives Chicagoans an alternative to gangs. It’s 11:30 p.m. on a cold, winter Saturday night. The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Chicago seems quiet, but then a swish, a whistle and a cheer
Portland Tabernacle Corps ‘repacks backpacks’
Event aims to provide practical help with mission in mind Even when planning an ordinary activity like distributing school supplies, The Salvation Army Portland (Ore.) Tabernacle Corps kept its vision firmly in mind. “We exist to win the world for Christ,” Corps
Bed & Bread program preps for annual radiothon
In Detroit, where nearly one in three live in poverty, The Salvation Army’s Bed & Bread Program feeds nearly 1.8 million and shelters over 212,000 annually and helps local partner World’s Best Boxing Gym. This Friday, News/Talk 760 WJR will host the 28th
Refuge in Tucson
New Hospitality House will offer 110 beds and two family apartment units. By Shawna Kroh - The Salvation Army in Tucson, Ariz., will open its new family-focused shelter this month as part of a shift to adapt to the city’s changing face
Hispanic corps experience growth
Sunday morning attendance increases at smaller Latino corps in the West. By Vivian Gatica - As more ethnic corps develop throughout the The Salvation Army Western Territory, more opportunities for outreach have emerged. Consequently, many of the territory’s smaller Latino corps experienced significant
The crisis of ice
An upsurge in crystal meth usage is changing The Salvation Army’s drug rehabilitation programs in Australia. By Heather Mcilvaine - Analysts at the Australian Institute of Criminology noticed a disturbing trend starting in 2010—methamphetamine use, which had been in steady decline for
‘The Covenant’ prepares for premiere
Congress musical cast begins rehearsals ahead of Boundless 2015 By Vivian Gatica “As an ailing William Booth ponders the future of his beloved Army, we travel through history and across the globe witnessing his legacy in action. From the mountains of China
Under the mango tree
What can the African church offer the body of Christ? By Ted Horwood, Colonel Not long ago we were driving on a dusty road through the interior of Tanzania when we came upon a traditional house—mud bricks, mud plaster and dried grass
West moves to hack-proof systems
Over 150 locations in the territory to update credit card processing The Western Territory launched an effort to better safeguard the personal information of its supporters from theft and hacking. The Long Beach (Calif.) Family Thrift Store became the first facility in
Birks debuts ‘Someone Cared’
Author’s second work based on poetry of John Gowans Major Rob Birks, Golden State divisional general secretary and two-time Frontier Press author, read excerpts from and signed copies of his new book “Someone Cared” (Frontier Press, 2015) at a territorial headquarters