Community

Learn more about how you can foster goodness in the world with a variety of stories and articles about creating community.

Community

April 11, 2018

How to make the most out of volunteering

To be a volunteer is to be a giver of good things, of life, of shared burdens

byEliana Park

Community

April 5, 2018

9 habits of highly successful volunteers

How you can strive to make the most impact when giving back To be successful at

byNicole Bouschet

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Community

March 29, 2018

Can we train for compassion?

Researchers wanted to determine two things: After the training, would

byHillary Jackson

Community

March 29, 2018

Salvation Army helps battle San Diego’s Hepatitis A outbreak

Vaccination clinics, hand-washing stations and outreach events are part of a

byAlma Bahman

Community

March 29, 2018

How to really hear someone in a time of polarization

“It is easy to become overly invested in conveying our viewpoint—and when that

byDr. Jennifer Kunst

Community

March 29, 2018

Promoting faith and justice

The Salvation Army in Phoenix partners with law enforcement to make their

byDave Werstine

Community

March 27, 2018

Finding freedom in engaging with others

I was raised in West New York, New Jersey, one of the most densely populated

byCaptain Teresa Della Monica

Community

March 15, 2018

Called to community

We long for unity, but what does that really look like and how do we find it?

byBrian Saunders, Major

Community

February 6, 2018

Rethinking the warm reception

Sunday evening knocks on our door and we welcome with the warmth of an open hug

byEliana Park

Community

January 8, 2018

Integrating culture in parenting

What is your cultural identity?

byVivian Gatica Lopez

Community

December 20, 2017

The lessons disaster brings

Two of the biggest natural disasters ever struck back-to-back—delivering a host

Community

December 20, 2017

Serving newcomers, asylum seekers stalled at Mexican border

A Baja California shelter opened to serve Mexican nationals at risk of

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How to make the most out of volunteering

9 habits of highly successful volunteers

Can we train for compassion?

Salvation Army helps battle San Diego’s Hepatitis A outbreak

How to really hear someone in a time of polarization

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Finding freedom in engaging with others

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The lessons disaster brings

Serving newcomers, asylum seekers stalled at Mexican border

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How one man found a spiritual home at The Salvation Army Hilo Corps

How The Salvation Army helped one young man from heat relief to housing

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