Impact Stories

Learn more about the biggest issues faced by communities today and how you can get involved with a variety of stories and articles about impact.

Impact Stories

October 26, 2014

Habits, compulsions and addictions

There is a direct, potentially progressive relationship between habits,

byBob Docter

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October 8, 2014

“Count Me In” to unite corps, ARC

The first-of-its-kind convention preps for 5,000 attendees

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October 8, 2014

Finding home, again

Refugees set themselves apart as survivors, but they are not safe from the holds

byLaura Poole

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October 2, 2014

Stop the gambling train

Many envision stopping an addiction as if it only takes a few quick steps, but

byGary Lange, Dr.

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September 25, 2014

Redesigning recovery

Creative Matters offers new chance at imaginative career In Los Angeles, one

byLaura Poff

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September 17, 2014

Can a job save the world?

With creativity and commitment, The Adventure Project is putting people to work

byThe Adventure Project

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September 15, 2014

Riding through recovery

While the road to recovery from addiction or trauma is particularly long and

byAlyssa Sharrock

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September 10, 2014

Behind the lights

Its glitz and glamour are known the world over

byChristin Thieme

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September 4, 2014

Carry an education

A porter named Benson helped Matthew Clough summit Mt

byMatthew Clough

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August 12, 2014

“Count Me In” Walkathon nets $34K

Over 1,000 participants from the Anaheim, Pasadena and Long Beach Adult

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August 2, 2014

Education is life

The violence against Malala Yousafzi wasn’t an isolated incident

byChristin Thieme

June 24, 2014

The dirt

Canoga Park Adult Rehabilitation Center celebrates ribbon cutting at Sustainable

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The Sacramento Area Woodworkers’ longstanding partnership with The Salvation

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Christmas cheer and ugly sweaters light up the Anacortes Red Kettle Kickoff

In Anacortes, Washington, tacky holiday sweaters and big hearts filled a

December 16, 2025
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Faith in the Fog: A blind volunteer’s story of hope and calling

When Penny was just two weeks old, her mother noticed something wrong with her

December 15, 2025
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Habits, compulsions and addictions

“Count Me In” to unite corps, ARC

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Behind the lights

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The dirt

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Sacramento woodworkers support Salvation Army Angel Tree program with handcrafted toys

Christmas cheer and ugly sweaters light up the Anacortes Red Kettle Kickoff

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