How The Salvation Army Hamilton Service Center is meeting the needs of its community
From meeting physical needs through food distributions and grocery gift cards to meeting spiritual needs through counseling and prayer. “I always tell people I'm not in this office for money—I’m in this office because I want to serve,” said Hamilton Service
Are social disconnection and our experience of God linked?
Many of my early relational experiences left me feeling fundamentally defective in some sense. I wasn’t conscious of this feeling a lot of the time, but I developed a set of implicit beliefs about relationships and deep feelings about myself.
San Diego Kroc Center celebrates 20 years
The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center in San Diego, California was the first of its kind when it opened its doors to the public in June 2002. Now, 20 years later and 26 Kroc Centers have been
117: Finding not only sobriety but recovery with Sharira Thomas
According to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics, there have been 700,000 drug overdose deaths in the U.S. since 2000. Sharira Thomas was nearly one of them. For 30 years, she lived a life of addiction that landed her in prison. And
Longview Salvation Army is providing meals to college students in need
In 2021, Longview Temple Corps provided over 20,000 hot meals to those in its Washington community, according to the corps' annual stats. In 2022, the corps extended its meal outreach services to provide free meals for local community college students
Prison Letters: Inmates Thank The Salvation Army
Throughout The Salvation Army's history, reaching out and ministering to those who are incarcerated has always been important. Although it often is challenging to gain clearance to enter some of these institutions, The Salvation Army has found a way to
116: How the first-ever Kroc Center came to be with Lt. Colonels Cindy and Tim Foley
In our last episode, you heard from each of the seven Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Centers across the western U.S., from San Diego to Salem, Oregon, to Kapolei, Hawaii. It was 20 years ago that the first Kroc Center
100 Years of Camp Gifford (1922-2022): Celebrating with the community
The Salvation Army looks back on what it means to be the oldest camp operating at the same location in the Western Territory. One hundred years ago, The Salvation Army of Spokane welcomed its first session of campers on its property
Suisun City Kroc-kettes build social bonds in and out of the pool—and have fun
The Salvation Army Kroc Center in Solano County creates community for its members. “I don’t know how many strings I need to pull to become a member,” Major Bob Louangamath said about his hope of joining the Kroc-kettes, a one-of-a-kind social
Salvation Army to host adaptive camp this summer in Colorado
Cameron Helms, 29, has grown up in The Salvation Army but never attended summer camp—until now. Helms—who is deaf, has cognitive delays and cerebral palsy on one side of his body—will be one of the campers this summer at High Peak
The life-changing work of The Salvation Army’s correctional services ministry
Lt. Johnathan Herzog took a moment to digest the six-year prison sentence he’d been handed. On one hand, it was devastating news. But on the other hand, it could’ve been worse. In 2010, he said he fired a shot into his
What am I being called to say and do?
An excerpt from “Your Calling Here and Now” Vocation is always particular; this person, at this time, and in this place. Vocation is never discerned in a historical vacuum; it is always in the specifics of the world in which we