New Rady Residence helps keep homeless families together in San Diego
By Pamela Davis– Twenty-six years old and living on the street with her two baby boys, Ronisha was depressed and exhausted, but she kept a brave face for her babies. For a year, they had been going from homeless shelter to
Hope Center aims to bring permanent supportive housing, client-choice pantry to Pasadena
Early one morning Kimberly Darian was almost to The Salvation Army Pasadena Tabernacle Corps to tell Corps Officer Captain Terry Masango she couldn’t take on the Hope Center capital campaign co-chair role she’d accepted— when what she saw gave her
Virtual Summer: Reaching families at home with VBS
Staycation Bible School in 2020. By Hillary Jackson - Vacation Bible School (VBS) is a summer staple—and something many kids look forward to each year. Like so many annual traditions, COVID-19 has changed how The Salvation Army can hold VBS, but with
New LA Metro team aims to champion hope
By Robert Brennan– It all started in May 1887 when The Salvation Army held its very first tent revival meeting on the corner of Temple and Broadway in downtown Los Angeles. The Army has been in LA ever since, providing shelter
Salvation Army opens shelter in Van Nuys
The Salvation Army California South Division cut the ribbon on a new 70-bed shelter in Van Nuys, California, Aug. 10 after it was approached by the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County and the City Council Districts to be
Cal South, ARC headquarters finds new home in Carson
Move to Carson marks Army’s departure from longtime Long Beach office building. By Hillary Jackson - The California South Division and Adult Rehabilitation Center Command moved to a new joint headquarters in Carson, California, beginning July 24. The move marks The Salvation
Fire at Salvation Army Perris Adult Rehabilitation Center
Perris (California) facility engulfed in flames A fire broke out at The Salvation Army Riverside Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) located in Perris, California, the afternoon of July 28, beginning in the warehouse section of the facility and growing to engulf the
Linking social services and corps ministry in Orange County
Anaheim Emergency Shelter and Tustin Ranch Corps work together to change lives. By Karen Gleason– The Salvation Army in Orange County, California, has been bridge-building lately—despite the pandemic—linking social services and corps ministry. A number of Anaheim Emergency Shelter (AES) residents are
Stationed for prayer at LA hotel turned shelter
Majors Jonnette and Randy Mulch provide emotional and spiritual care as part of Project Roomkey. By Caramie Petrowsky– Audriene Goodlett, 61, has felt grateful lately. After experiencing homelessness, she moved into a downtown Los Angeles hotel, run by The Salvation Army. The
California South prayer walks promote justice and equality
The California South Division called for Salvationists and friends to participate in prayer walks recently. Observing social distancing and wearing face masks, individuals walked together to stand in the gap for racial justice, equality, healing, unity, freedom and revival—representing the
Restoring a community: A first-person account of cleaning up Santa Monica
After rioting and looting resulted in the vandalization and break-in at the Santa Monica Corps and its facilities May 31, officers and corps staff joined volunteers to clean up the city’s streets June 1. “Today we witnessed people come together for
A new normal awaits
Through glove-covered hands and six-foot-close feet By Ashley Koebel, Captain - When the phrase “novel coronavirus” first emerged early this year, it came with a lot of panic. In the United States, we began to see the toll this disease was taking