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

February 3, 2016

Making dollars make sense

‘Money Matters: Make It Count’ teaches financial literacy to teens

byLaura Poff

Impact Stories

January 29, 2016

Sustainable surfing

Waves for Water partners with surfers, teachers and government agencies to bring

byErica Andrews

Impact Stories

January 20, 2016

The Harvest Initiative moves forward

Moy Hernandez, Jr

Impact Stories

January 12, 2016

Human need indexed across U.S.

In partnership with the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, the Human Needs

byJennifer Byrd

Impact Stories

December 27, 2015

Lytton ARC beneficiaries speak at local high school

Sharing their lives, four men stress that choices have consequences

December 21, 2015

Salvation Army in Germany better equipped to help refugees

New storage facility helps The Salvation Army “become family” with refugees in

Impact Stories

December 9, 2015

Volunteer spreads biblical finance

Ray Louth regularly visits eight ARC locations, teaching wise money management

Impact Stories

December 1, 2015

Giving back on #GivingTuesday

Holiday shoppers exhausted their wallets on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but

byLizeth Beltran

October 22, 2015

Salvation Army in Germany continues ‘special’ refugee response

Over 400,000 people arrive in Germany between September and October

Impact Stories

October 17, 2015

Kroc Center to the Rxcue

Medical director makes patient appointments in the gym Jeff Menter was sick

byMike Patrick

Impact Stories

October 15, 2015

Let’s make the cure contagious

Cure Violence applies epidemic health model to communities People have known for

byGary Slutkin

Impact Stories

October 5, 2015

Housing first, care second

Pathway to Housing’s simple yet revolutionary way to help the chronically

byLaura Poff

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Sustainable surfing

The Harvest Initiative moves forward

Human need indexed across U.S.

Lytton ARC beneficiaries speak at local high school

Salvation Army in Germany better equipped to help refugees

Volunteer spreads biblical finance

Giving back on #GivingTuesday

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Housing first, care second

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

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