600 food boxes in less than 2 hours!
The Vail Valley Service Unit of The Salvation Army (Colo.) and over 150 volunteers assembled 600 Thanksgiving food boxes at two locations in less than two hours on Nov. 20, 2010. The service unit serves people throughout Eagle County, which
An international effort to eradicate poverty
In an eight-part series, New Frontier is exploring the United Nations’ eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to eradicate poverty and achieve basic human rights for all people, and detailing Salvation Army work to accomplish the goals.
The UN’s fight to end violence against women
Salvation Army invited to Security Council’s passage of Gender Equality Architecture Reform Along with a number of non- governmental organizations and United Nations committees, the International Social Justice against women and children in conflict zones. The dehumanizing nature of sexual violence doesn’t
A savings lodge
Displaced families budget, save and find housing while living at Chicago's Evangeline Booth Lodge. Homelessness doesn’t always equate to living on the streets. When Jamal Murray, 20, and his wife Elainna, 22, learned they were having a baby, the couple moved from Chicago,
Restoring hope for the future
When the streets are all you have, Los Angeles's Bell Shelter offers embrace Alexandra Tostes opened her eyes one morning on the couch of a Hollywood drug dealer and began her usual routine--a few drinks of alcohol and a line of
Noland recalls events of 9/11
By Joe Noland, Commissioner– The date of 9/11 has been twice imprinted indelibly on my psyche. First, as the divisional commander in Hawaii when Hurricane Iniki devastated the island of Kauai on September 11, 1992, and second, as the territorial commander
September 11 changed our lives forever
As the day began we had no idea America was under attack. It seemed like a completely beautiful, average, late summer day, just a touch of fall in the air, bright with a promise of heat in the early afternoon. Television
Army Active as Forest Fires Rage Throughout Alaska
The worst fire-related disaster in Alaska since 1958 has claimed more than 37,330 acres in the Big Lake region and destroyed more than 350 structures. The Salvation Army was on site serving victims and emergency response workers shortly after the blaze
The Salvation Army’s ‘Salute to the Common Man’ Wins Telly
The Western Territory's "Salute to the Common Man," a six-minute video documentary presenting the work of the Army in the West written by Dr. Robert L. Docter and produced by The Chelmar Group, has been given a prestigious Telly Award. The