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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.

Engaging with foster care changes lives—here's how The Salvation Army can start

Impact Stories

July 29, 2022

Engaging with foster care changes lives—here’s how The Salvation Army can start

My name is Lisa Barnes, and I am a Foster Care Alumni

byLisa Barnes, Captain

Origami opens conversation for The Salvation Army in Tokyo

Impact Stories

July 22, 2022

Origami opens conversation for The Salvation Army in Tokyo

A new ministry in the park is introducing the community to The Salvation Army

byKaren Gleason

Recognizing the volunteers who help The Salvation Army serve every zip code

Impact Stories

July 22, 2022

Recognizing the volunteers who help The Salvation Army serve every zip code

In the Southwest U

byCaitlin Johnston

How gardening is helping those recovering from addiction in Colorado

Impact Stories

July 20, 2022

How gardening is helping those recovering from addiction in Colorado

The Cottonwood Women’s Residence at The Salvation Army Denver Adult

byLou Buhl

The Santa Clarita Valley (California) Corps offers a weekly respite for community members experiencing homelessness

Impact Stories

July 15, 2022

How The Salvation Army transforms bingo from a game into a ministry

The Santa Clarita Valley (California) Corps offers a weekly respite for

byKaren Gleason

How The Salvation Army Turlock Corps brought its garden back to life

Impact Stories

July 13, 2022

How The Salvation Army Turlock Corps brought its garden back to life

Turlock Corps officers, after-school kids and volunteers recreate a flourishing

byKaren Gleason

A peer tutoring program launched at the height of the pandemic—now, it’s expanding

Impact Stories

July 8, 2022

A peer tutoring program launched at the height of the pandemic—now, it’s expanding

When three ambitious, creative teenagers at Los Angeles Korean Corps noticed the

byKristin Marguerite Doidge

International student helps Salvation Army during New Mexico’s historic wildfires

Impact Stories

July 6, 2022

International student helps EDS during New Mexico’s historic wildfires

One day, Tin Kit Au-Yeung (Autinn), an international student from Hong Kong, was

byVivian Gatica Lopez

How The Salvation Army Hamilton Service Center is meeting the needs of its community

Impact Stories

June 30, 2022

How The Salvation Army Hamilton Service Center is meeting the needs of its community

From meeting physical needs through food distributions and grocery gift cards to

byLou Buhl

San Diego Kroc Center celebrates 20 years

Impact Stories

June 27, 2022

San Diego Kroc Center celebrates 20 years

The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center in San Diego, California

byLou Buhl

Salvation Army feeds hungry college students

Impact Stories

June 22, 2022

Longview Salvation Army is providing meals to college students in need

In 2021, Longview Temple Corps provided over 20,000 hot meals to those in its

byLou Buhl

Impact Stories

June 16, 2022

100 Years of Camp Gifford (1922-2022): Celebrating with the community

The Salvation Army looks back on what it means to be the oldest camp operating

byLou Buhl

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