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 26, 2017

Bridge to employment in Aurora

Corps’ construction school helps people in recovery gain job skills

Impact Stories

December 22, 2016

Coastal Valley Mobile Ministries reaches farm workers

The ministry delivers 1,000 free, hot meals to farms in Central California each

Home Depot bucket in front of volunteer working

Impact Stories

December 12, 2016

Home Depot partners for vets

Team Depot volunteers transform Salvation Army veteran housing facilities

byChristin Thieme

Impact Stories

December 7, 2016

Winter good stuff collection

“We realize we cannot help everybody but it is our responsibility to help

Impact Stories

December 6, 2016

A gift that lasts

Join in the experience of impacting lives

byRachel Thieme Ramirez

Impact Stories

December 5, 2016

12 gifts with purpose | Caring Christmas gift guide

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Impact Stories

December 1, 2016

From all angles

“If you want to be effective at changing someone’s life, you’ll have to

byJackeline Luna

Woman holding Salvation Army plastic bag

Impact Stories

November 29, 2016

Recycling project drives textiles to family stores

Program boosts family store income and builds awareness of other Salvation Army

bySara Kiley Watson

Make a difference! Ways you can get involved in your local government.

Impact Stories

November 4, 2016

3 ways to get involved in local government

After I graduated from college, I was offered a job covering local business and

byLaura Poff

Impact Stories

November 1, 2016

How to have a fun and successful #GivingTuesday

It’s that time of year again: the time to give thanks for all that’s good in our

byKristin Marguerite Doidge

Impact Stories

October 23, 2016

A daycare and a warzone

The Salvation Army works in one of Costa Rica’s roughest neighborhoods to propel

byJared McKiernan

Impact Stories

October 12, 2016

5 tips for supporting pollinators

There’s no home too small for a pollinator garden

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ARC alumnus builds connection on the streets, at the corps and beyond

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Bridge to employment in Aurora

Coastal Valley Mobile Ministries reaches farm workers

Home Depot partners for vets

Winter good stuff collection

A gift that lasts

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From all angles

Recycling project drives textiles to family stores

3 ways to get involved in local government

How to have a fun and successful #GivingTuesday

A daycare and a warzone

5 tips for supporting pollinators

Building a community where recovery can grow

Chaplains bring emotional and spiritual support to Silvercrest senior communities

ARC alumnus builds connection on the streets, at the corps and beyond

How substance use and recovery inspired one man to find new purpose