Loss and Recovery: How The Salvation Army helped one man find hope
Adult Rehabilitation Center graduate and Hope House resident shares how loss impacted his recovery and how The Salvation Army helped him move forward. After losing his father, grandmother and later in life his own child, Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC)
4 ways to volunteer virtually with The Salvation Army this holiday season
Get involved online with red kettle, Angel Tree, toy or food drives and holiday crafts. “Volunteering makes the holidays magic,” said Adriana Thiele, Volunteer Engagement Coordinator for The Salvation Army Southern California Division/San Diego Regional Office. Whether done in person or
How one woman’s pain led her to support others facing reproductive grief
Sometimes one person’s pain can lead them on a path of service—and on a journey toward healing alongside others experiencing some of the same. For Dr. Michaelene Fredenburg, president and chief executive officer of Life Perspectives and the Institute of Reproductive
Kroc Center Hawaii celebrates 10 years of being a ‘beacon of hope’ in Kapolei
After moving into a senior residence in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, Gloria Uslan-Milo, 80, said she started praying for a place to go for exercise, since her new home lacked a recreation center. Then, The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc
How one couple finds hope (and housing) after living in their car
The Salvation Army Street Level outreach program continues to help people experiencing homelessness find housing in Washington. When Leticia Duman and Win Howell purchased their first house together in 2014, they said they never imagined losing it all in a fire,
How Sabu Shake Sr. unleashed a ‘great tide of compassion’ in Monterey
Since 1999, the Sabu Shake Sr. Memorial Foundation has raised almost $6 million to support The Salvation Army in Monterey, California. In Monterey, California, the Sabu Shake Sr. Memorial Foundation, established by Sabu Shake Jr. and Chris Shake to honor their
How one 93-year-old Salvation Army soldier is inspiring generations in Kalispell
Q&A with senior soldier and home league member Flora Lind from The Salvation Army Kalispell (Montana) Corps. At 10 years old, Flora Lind—now 93—started going to The Salvation Army Havre Corps, where she grew up in Montana. Two years later, she
From a ‘gateway’ to a ‘giveback’: How one couple found love in community
Three and a half years ago, Candace and Ric Clayton said they could never have imagined their lives today–sober, married and serving the community together. “If I would have written how my life was supposed to look in sobriety, I would
A Bay Area tech bootcamp is helping youth design a ‘brighter future’
A new Bay Area tech bootcamp is providing opportunities for youth to learn and embrace creativity at the Modesto (California) Red Shield Community Center through a partnership with Bay Valley Tech, a free coding academy founded by tech entrepreneur Phil
23 years in prison gave one man the perfect platform for positive change
Once incarcerated, Aaron Lowers is now director of The Way Out for The Salvation Army in San Francisco. Aaron Lowers might seem an unlikely candidate to lead The Way Out, The Salvation Army’s initiative to relieve San Francisco’s homelessness crisis. But
The Salvation Army recognizes 10 years of International Day of the Girl
Ten years on from its inception at the United Nations, celebrations, campaigns and meetings have taken place across the international Salvation Army to acknowledge the International Day of the Girl Child (Oct. 11) and recognize the position of girls and
UNLV medical students learn about needs in Las Vegas at The Salvation Army
When Oscar Toro started volunteering with The Salvation Army of Southern Nevada through his school, he didn’t know much about the organization. But six weeks later, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) medical student was committed to continuing his