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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February 7, 2018

Salvation Army helps NFL divert waste from Super Bowl LII

The Salvation Army is playing a key role in helping the National Football League

January 30, 2018

Building for a better future

Construction program gives one participant an opportunity she’ll never forget

byVivian Gatica Lopez

January 29, 2018

$50 million gift to Salvation Army announced in San Diego

Donation is part of an $80 million capital campaign designed to address

January 29, 2018

Bullying and the problem with ‘brush it off’

Across its youth programming, Salvation Army staff makes listening to kids a

byCaitlin Johnston

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January 27, 2018

Uber grant helps Salvation Army shuttle homebound seniors

Seniors are the fastest growing segment of Alaska’s population

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January 18, 2018

Ice jam floods New Yorkers, Salvation Army responds

The Salvation Army is assisting survivors of an ice jam that caused flooding in

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January 4, 2018

Salvation Army responds to massive pileup in Lancaster, New York

The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services teams based in Buffalo, New York,

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December 22, 2017

Relief efforts continue for record-setting Thomas Fire

The blaze has now claimed more than 425 square miles—an area bigger than the

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December 22, 2017

Salvation Army responds to Buffalo blaze

The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) team in Buffalo, New York,

December 19, 2017

‘Santa Steph’ Curry serves Bay Area families

The Salvation Army in San Francisco took 60 families to a Christmas party hosted

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December 17, 2017

Keeping child care costs in check

As affordable child care becomes more and more a commodity, low-cost providers

byJared McKiernan

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December 5, 2017

Can volunteering ward off depression?

Studies show maintaining social connection is key when trying to help alleviate

byHillary Jackson

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