New HUD funding comes through to help people living in their cars
Homeless outreach team offers practical assistance to a growing population. By Kristin Marguerite Doidge - Reaching people where they are sometimes means going street level. The Salvation Army in South King County, Washington, is doing just that. A newly expanded program recently received
Toward a theology of home
By Victor Doughty, Lt. Colonel - “The Way Out” initiative, calling Salvationists to double The Salvation Army’s impact on homelessness in this territory, provides an opportunity to revisit some of the theological underpinnings of our social work in this key aspect
Seattle Social Services gives survivors a safe place to sleep
Housing is biggest practical need for survivors of commercial sexual exploitation and labor trafficking. By Karen Gleason - A subset among people struggling with homelessness exists—a group with special needs: the survivors of commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) and labor trafficking. It’s a
The Salvation Army dedicates Mike Michaels Activity Center
Designed to restore normalcy to families through recreation The Salvation Army Metro Phoenix held a dedication ceremony Feb. 22 at the new Mike Michaels Activity Center, named in honor of the late Mike Michaels, a local, longtime supporter of The Salvation
The Salvation Army receives emergency disaster program funding
The Salvation Army Alaska Division received a boost in support of its long-term disaster recovery program, thanks to a contribution from Safeway Carrs stores in Alaska. Across the state, the stores raised more than $100,000 through checkstand giving and additional
Chico ARP moves forward after Camp Fire
The blaze destroyed the program’s Paradise store and left more than a dozen employees displaced. By Vivian Lopez - Shirley McDowall commutes nearly two hours every day—one way—to get to The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Program (ARP) in Chico, California. But that
Sweet Prayers: Massage Parlors and Sex Trafficking Ministry
Sweet Prayers is a ministry wherein participants visit illicit massage businesses in their area, bringing them home-baked goods. This helps them build relationships that hopefully lead to new decisions for salvation. It was started by one group and has now
Salvation Army Kroc Center partners with LGBTQ sports league
Since early January, The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Norfolk, Virginia, has welcomed a dodgeball league of over 250 LGBTQ athletes, run by Stonewall Sports. Kroc Senior Officer Lt. Nathan Bridges and several Kroc Center staff
The Salvation Army responds as Mozambique recovers from Cyclone Desmond
The Salvation Army is at work in Mozambique in the aftermath of Cyclone Desmond, which struck the central part of the country in late January, causing severe damage and displacing 120,000 people from their homes. The emergency response is focusing
How to cope with stress when you’re overwhelmed
At some point of the day, we are bound to encounter a situation that will trigger stress. It’s inevitable, and overwhelming at times. The 2018 Stress in America study by the American Psychological Association found all generations of adults feel stressed
The importance of taking initiative
The key to making change happen in all aspects of life is by taking the initiative to do so. This allows us to take charge in what we want to accomplish, ensure our voices are heard and take that step
Congo river supply line vital as The Salvation Army aids refugees
The Salvation Army is providing practical, emotional and spiritual support to people migrating from the Maï-Ndombe region of the Democratic Republic of Congo into neighboring Republic of Congo. The refugees are fleeing the conflict between different ethnic groups that began