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.

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Impact Stories

April 14, 2022

How one Wyoming thrift store extends its ministry by serving the community

Sheridan’s Salvation Army Thrift Store is making an impact for good by keeping

byLou Buhl

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April 13, 2022

ARC grad helps others get jobs in the culinary industry

Steps from the Space Needle, you can find Mike Carter in the kitchen, serving up

byHillary Jackson

female salvation army officer teaches bible study

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April 8, 2022

Salvation Army Medford’s HOPE House helps one mom set a new path

For Jessica Edwards, the road to a new life started with faith—in God and within

byLaurel Miller

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Impact Stories

April 7, 2022

How The Salvation Army can use creative arts in trauma ministry

#LoveBeyondTrauma: An opportunity for the church to mitigate the pandemic’s

byKaren Gleason

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April 5, 2022

The Salvation Army partners to prevent youth violence in Aurora, Colorado

The Salvation Army in Aurora, Colorado, lies right within the zip codes that

byVivian Gatica Lopez

Women smile and stand in front of a building wearing colorful dresses

Impact Stories

April 1, 2022

Salvation Army reaches Micronesians coming to Hawaii through MAHI ministry

When Micronesians migrate to Hawaii through the Compact of Free Association,

byHillary Jackson

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March 31, 2022

Mind care, holiness and mental health in a post-pandemic world

Mind care is how we take care of our mental health, a timely subject considering

byJulie Sutton

rack of clothing in a thrift store organized by color

Impact Stories

March 31, 2022

Spring Cleaning: 5 ways to do good and give back by donating to The Salvation Army

Proceeds from Salvation Army Thrift Stores and Donation Centers fund six-month,

byLou Buhl

Impact Stories

March 29, 2022

How The Salvation Army is helping those in recovery find God

To find long-term success in addiction recovery, The Salvation Army offers

byLou Buhl

volunteers help unload a supply van in ukraine

Impact Stories

March 28, 2022

5 updates from The Salvation Army in Ukraine after first month of conflict

In the first month of the conflict in Ukraine and the resulting humanitarian

man and woman stand behind the counter of a bike shop smiling

Impact Stories

March 23, 2022

Tucson bike shop owners pay it forward with The Salvation Army

For Jessie Menard, donating bikes and turkeys is about more than the goods—it’s

bySeana Scott

Impact Stories

March 21, 2022

For one former inmate, a Salvation Army correspondence course changed his life

The Salvation Army helps many men after their release from jail or prison

byJared McKiernan

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