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

September 4, 2016

Set a plan, just in case

It’s easy to think “disaster won’t strike here,” but if it did, do you have a

Impact Stories

September 1, 2016

Fashion brands and commitment to eco-friendliness

Greenpeace launched “Detox My Fashion” in 2011 to urge fashion retailers to take

Impact Stories

August 29, 2016

Healthy lifestyles, healthy families

The Salvation Army aims to prevent and intervene in childhood obesity across the

byChristin Thieme

Impact Stories

August 29, 2016

‘I serve because I was served.’

9/11 worker volunteers after Louisiana floods

Impact Stories

August 25, 2016

Brave for girls

Parents have dreams for their children

byLisa Barnes, Captain

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August 23, 2016

Ready for class

Salvation Army preps kids for a return to the classroom

Impact Stories

August 11, 2016

Creative ways to volunteer with kids in the summer

Summers can be tricky

Impact Stories

August 9, 2016

7 good buys for back to school

It’s nearly time—back to school

Impact Stories

August 8, 2016

3 ways to make your end of summer vacation greener

I don’t usually take a big vacation in the summer

Impact Stories

July 29, 2016

Salvation Army assists evacuees after Colorado wildfire

By Melissa McKewen – More than a week after a raging wildfire burned some

Impact Stories

July 26, 2016

Growing against food insecurity

AmeriCorps commits a team to help The Salvation Army combat hunger

byCaramie Petrowsky

Impact Stories

July 25, 2016

‘Client Choice’ comes to Las Vegas

On July 15, The Salvation Army serving Southern Nevada celebrated the opening of

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As new regulations take hold, retailers are partnering with The Salvation Army

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Innovative canteens spark joyful engagement

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Salvation Army ice cream truck sparks joyful engagement

Impact Stories

Set a plan, just in case

Fashion brands and commitment to eco-friendliness

Healthy lifestyles, healthy families

‘I serve because I was served.’

Brave for girls

Ready for class

Creative ways to volunteer with kids in the summer

7 good buys for back to school

3 ways to make your end of summer vacation greener

Salvation Army assists evacuees after Colorado wildfire

Growing against food insecurity

‘Client Choice’ comes to Las Vegas

The ripple effect of joy

Meet the joy spreaders

The Salvation Army and retail partners team up to make fashion more sustainable

Salvation Army ice cream truck sparks joyful engagement