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

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

girl holding cup being filled with water

Community

December 18, 2017

Clean water flows from well of good will

A pledge to solve human need without discrimination has put The Salvation Army

byDinoo Kelleghan

Community

November 25, 2017

How to nail your Christmas shopping this season

For a lot of us, Christmas shopping is a mixed bag—literally and figuratively

Community

November 14, 2017

7 simple ways to do good today

We all admire the amazing acts of heroism we hear about on the news and thank

byLisa Bingham

Community

October 17, 2017

9 lessons I learned volunteering

Our world is filled with opportunities to step up and use

byAshley Beaudin

Community

August 31, 2017

I was a refugee

I was born in Cuba, on the cusp of communism

byCaptain Teresa Della Monica

Community

August 30, 2017

The future of tradition

Our traditions connect us and cause us to remember Every year on Christmas Eve I

byLt. Colonel Vern Jewett

Community

July 24, 2017

Why comparison is stealing your joy

We’re quick to forget we aren’t getting the full story

byLaurie Bullock

Community

June 30, 2017

Reviving Strawberry Field

Let me take you down, ’cause I’m going to Strawberry Fields

byLaura Booth

Black and white photo of children of different ages in Kenya

Community

June 30, 2017

Our precious children

“Whoever receives a little child because of Me receives Me” (Matt

byJolene K. Hodder, Commissioner

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Rethinking the warm reception

Integrating culture in parenting

The lessons disaster brings

Clean water flows from well of good will

How to nail your Christmas shopping this season

7 simple ways to do good today

9 lessons I learned volunteering

I was a refugee

The future of tradition

Why comparison is stealing your joy

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Our precious children

The Salvation Army helps SoCal veterans find their footing after military service

Tehachapi food pantry expands access and choice, earns Gold Certification

Ministry at the edge of the world: Living and serving on the island of Saipan

Behind the scenes: How Salvation Army staff identify valuable donations to support rehabilitation