Mission of The Salvation Army’s camping ministry sole focus of award recipient
Each summer, The Salvation Army welcomes thousands of children across the U.S. at its camps. For many, it’s their first time away from home, in the great outdoors. It’s also where many first experience the love of Jesus. Camp Redwood Glen
LA Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman helps out at The Salvation Army
Food distribution event at the Long Beach Red Shield kicks off the annual Dodgers Love LA Community Tour. Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman traded the baseball diamond for the parking lot of The Salvation Army Long Beach (California) Red
One woman finds more than a volunteer opportunity at The Salvation Army
Barbara Maybon found her place at The Salvation Army in Ridgecrest, California. For 22 years, Barbara Maybon has honored a tradition. Every July, she finds a place to volunteer for that month, to honor her daughter, Bre’Anna’s, July 27 birthday. It began
The Salvation Army continues to see lives changed by employment in Moreno Valley
In March 2022, Vietnam Veteran Tommie Murry said he was homeless on the streets of Moreno Valley, California, and addicted to drugs. But he found The Salvation Army Riverside Corps’ Homeless to Work Program and turned his life around in
In Colorado, an adaptive summer camp helps campers of all abilities thrive
Sleeping in a cabin, singing camp songs, and eating camp food are some of the simple things that some do not get to experience because of differences in ability. The Salvation Army is taking steps to make that experience accessible
In Kapolei, Kroc Dance Academy brings the joy of dance to all
It’s a Friday night at the Kroc Dance Academy (KDA) in Kapolei, Hawaii. A sea of ballerinas dressed in black and lavender leotards groan as instructor and founder Alecia Hardt announces the next part of their practice, allegro—fast. “It’s a Friday
The Salvation Army helps adopted children reconnect with biological families
The Salvation Army has brought help, emotional support and hope to untold numbers since it was founded in 1865. That succor includes the ministry’s 19th-and-20th-century “rescue homes,” which provided care and shelter for unwed mothers. It was Florence Booth, daughter-in-law of
How to love your community in each love language this Valentine’s Day
Do you know your love language? Family counselor and best-selling author Dr. Gary Chapman believes by understanding the five love languages—words of affirmation, quality time, gifts, acts of service and physical touch—we can better communicate admiration, affection and care, improving our
International collaboration of Salvation Army brings Swiss officer to the Western U.S.
Swiss Salvation Army captain goes on sabbatical in North America and beyond. After 10 years serving The Salvation Army as an officer in the Switzerland, Austria and Hungary Territory, Captain Christoph Lässig embarked on a yearlong traveling sabbatical in July 2022—a
How The Salvation Army helped one man fulfill his quest to do good
Scott Blair found an unconventional way to do good at Christmastime. It began in July 2022, when Blair started a job at Geppetto’s Italian Restaurant in Salem, Oregon, one of his favorite hangouts. There, he works as a bartender, server and