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National Stories

August 25, 2016

Recovery efforts ramp up after historic Louisiana floods

By Jeff Daniel, Major – As the waters from last week’s historic floods

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August 4, 2016

Creating neutral ground

Midland Division brings youth and law enforcement together to foster

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August 3, 2016

Pair pushes urban ministry

As first African American divisional commanders in the Central Territory, the

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August 2, 2016

Grand Rapids Kroc Center fights childhood obesity

Families set a goal each week toward healthy living and find support from

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July 9, 2016

Amazon partners to give

Wish lists test online shoppers’ giving to charity

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July 6, 2016

‘The Glory Shop’ reopens

Once a Times Square corps, now a discipleship and arts school in Manhattan’s

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June 28, 2016

Echelon builds pipeline for future Salvation Army supporters

New chapters of the young pros auxiliary emerge across the country to bolster

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June 27, 2016

Salvation Army steps up response to ‘unprecedented’ West Virginia flooding

Historic disaster comes in a year already marked by an abnormally high number of

Perceptions of poverty shows discrepancies between public opinion and need

National Stories

June 25, 2016

Perceptions of poverty shows discrepancies between public opinion and need

Recent online poll shows discrepancies between public opinion and actual need

National Stories

June 24, 2016

Devastating flash floods hit West Virginia overnight

At least 44 out of the state’s 55 counties have declared a state of emergency

June 14, 2016

The Salvation Army completes national search and rescue fleet

Partnership with Polaris creates 53-vehicle fleet valued at $1

As Florida reeled from a mass shooting June 12, The Salvation Army supported first responders.

National Stories

June 13, 2016

Reflecting on service in Orlando

Area commander shares his perspective By Ted Morris, Major – Our emergency

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Recovery efforts ramp up after historic Louisiana floods

Creating neutral ground

Pair pushes urban ministry

Grand Rapids Kroc Center fights childhood obesity

Amazon partners to give

‘The Glory Shop’ reopens

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Salvation Army steps up response to ‘unprecedented’ West Virginia flooding

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Salvation Army officers-in-training practice how to help amid disaster

Helena volunteer spreads the joy of music throughout community

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