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

May 22, 2016

Family Finds Hope

“When we became homeless, it made me feel as a mother like I couldn’t take care

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May 21, 2016

Furnishings welcome vets home

The Salvation Army often helps veterans in need connect to housing, but the Army

Impact Stories

May 11, 2016

Surviving servitude

When Lydia pressed for her money, her employers simply got more creative with

byMindy Farabee

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May 11, 2016

Promoting love behind bars

The United States is No

byKathy Lovin

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May 7, 2016

Enterprising spirit

The Salvation Army is launching initiatives from culinary to construction Hope

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May 1, 2016

Reclaiming billboards

A campaign to point people in need to The Salvation Army There it was

byKathy Lovin

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April 29, 2016

Retrain the brain

Neurofeedback treatment is helping veterans, recovering addicts and everyone in

byJared McKiernan

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April 26, 2016

Disaster reduction in an age of rising seas

Adaptation and mitigation could play a larger role going forward

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April 25, 2016

Streamlined path to IDs benefits homeless

Under AB 1733, individuals facing homelessness can apply for an ID and a birth

Impact Stories

April 22, 2016

Salvation Army reinforcements boost Ecuador earthquake response

In the wake of an April 16 earthquake in Ecuador now known to have killed nearly

Impact Stories

April 19, 2016

Salvation Army provides assistance after earthquakes strike Japan

Two powerful earthquakes leave at least 44 dead and a thousand injured The

Impact Stories

April 19, 2016

General André Cox calls for prayer after Ecuador earthquake

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Impact Stories

Family Finds Hope

Furnishings welcome vets home

Surviving servitude

Promoting love behind bars

Enterprising spirit

Reclaiming billboards

Retrain the brain

Disaster reduction in an age of rising seas

Streamlined path to IDs benefits homeless

Salvation Army reinforcements boost Ecuador earthquake response

Salvation Army provides assistance after earthquakes strike Japan

General André Cox calls for prayer after Ecuador earthquake

Salvation Army Bible correspondence course helps grow faith behind bars

Service Extension Unit volunteers extend The Salvation Army’s reach

Foster Grandparents make a difference at Salvation Army programs

The Salvation Army helps SoCal veterans find their footing after military service