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

January 12, 2022

Ministry helps charge electronic devices of those experiencing homelessness in Santa Monica

March 18, 2020 marked the beginning of a new season within The Salvation Army in

byLauren Birks

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January 11, 2022

When record low temperatures hit Seattle, Tina Lewis ventured out to save lives

Christmas should be a time of miracles, great and small, and a time for

byMarta Coursey

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January 10, 2022

Financial literacy course aims to close wealth gaps in Phoenix

Chelsea Slater, a 28-year-old single mom, walked into the Phoenix South Mountain

byJared McKiernan

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January 6, 2022

Long Beach ARC renovations hope to make a ‘house of refuge’ for men in recovery

For the past four years, The Salvation Army’s adult rehabilitation center in

byLou Buhl

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January 4, 2022

World Missions demonstrates the love of Jesus around the world

When Lt

byCaitlin Johnston

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January 3, 2022

The Salvation Army’s 2022 Rose Parade band marches with hope into the new year

While much of life has yet to reach to a pre-pandemic level of “normal,” the

byHillary Jackson

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January 3, 2022

A vision for The Salvation Army in 2022

What national leaders Commissioners Kenneth G

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December 30, 2021

21 good things that happened in 2021

In 2020, the world faced unprecedented challenges, all with the hope that when

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December 28, 2021

What is the reality for Americans facing pandemic poverty?

The COVID-19 pandemic forced us to embrace a “new normal” through the continuous

byAlejandra Gomez

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December 24, 2021

There is hope

The General’s 2021 Christmas Message He is before all things, and in him all

byBrian Peddle, General

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December 23, 2021

San Diego students ring in the Christmas season in style at the kettle

Some might say “the best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all

byHillary Jackson

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December 22, 2021

Salvation Army tornado response spans 5 states

The Salvation Army is on the scene in several states, serving first responders

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Homer homesteading cooking class teaches lost arts

From making cheese to stretching a budget, a new class in Homer aims to

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Salvation Army volunteers deliver meals and connection across Billings communities

Volunteers bring food into the community in Billings Each evening in Billings,

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Women in recovery find support, strengthen families at Gabelcrest

Joan & Sally’s offers place to belong in San Francisco’s Tenderloin

Homer homesteading cooking class teaches lost arts

Salvation Army volunteers deliver meals and connection across Billings communities

Impact Stories

Ministry helps charge electronic devices of those experiencing homelessness in Santa Monica

When record low temperatures hit Seattle, Tina Lewis ventured out to save lives

Financial literacy course aims to close wealth gaps in Phoenix

Long Beach ARC renovations hope to make a ‘house of refuge’ for men in recovery

World Missions demonstrates the love of Jesus around the world

The Salvation Army’s 2022 Rose Parade band marches with hope into the new year

A vision for The Salvation Army in 2022

21 good things that happened in 2021

What is the reality for Americans facing pandemic poverty?

There is hope

San Diego students ring in the Christmas season in style at the kettle

Salvation Army tornado response spans 5 states

Women in recovery find support, strengthen families at Gabelcrest

Joan & Sally’s offers place to belong in San Francisco’s Tenderloin

Homer homesteading cooking class teaches lost arts

Salvation Army volunteers deliver meals and connection across Billings communities