Army expands rehabilitation services in St. Louis
15.4-percent of St. Louis Metropolitan area residents report having used an illicit drug in the past year. The Salvation Army Midland Division broke ground on a new 22,500-square-foot substance abuse treatment center in St. Louis—the third phase of the organization’s $60
Taking root
How gardens are helping some of Chicago’s hardest hit areas move toward self-sufficiency By Jared McKiernan - Beatrice Jasper is something of a fixture in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. She’s lived there over 50 years, through its boon, its plight and its move toward
Eviction Diversion program continues after successful first year
The Salvation Army in Wisconsin works to keep families in their homes. By Julie Chung - After preventing evictions for 95 percent of its clients in its first year, The Salvation Army's Eviction Diversion program in La Crosse, Wis., has been extended
Army responds to storms, tornadoes on Arkansas, Oklahoma
The Salvation Army is providing food, hydration as well as emotional and spiritual care to areas in Moore and Sand Springs Oklahoma to first responders, volunteers and survivors of a series of tornadoes. On Thursday, Governor Mary Fallin toured areas
Army serves first responders to Minnesota fire
The Salvation Army deployed a disaster team to downtown Brainerd, Minn., at 5 a.m. this morning to serve firefighters and other first responders battling a fire less than a block from the Brainerd Salvation Army. Disaster volunteers Tom Isle, Bill Lakin
Late night basketball gives young men a shot
The Salvation Army gives Chicagoans an alternative to gangs. It’s 11:30 p.m. on a cold, winter Saturday night. The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Chicago seems quiet, but then a swish, a whistle and a cheer
Bed & Bread program preps for annual radiothon
In Detroit, where nearly one in three live in poverty, The Salvation Army’s Bed & Bread Program feeds nearly 1.8 million and shelters over 212,000 annually and helps local partner World’s Best Boxing Gym. This Friday, News/Talk 760 WJR will host the 28th
Salvation Army shifts response in Ferguson
Following immediate relief to families affected by violence, long-term case management and Christmas assistance are next steps As violence wanes in Ferguson, Miss., The Salvation Army continues to serve those impacted by the intense protests. Riots broke out in Ferguson after the
Grand Rapids Advisory Board matches Giving Tuesday donations
The Salvation Army of Kent County, Mich., is capitalizing on Giving Tuesday buzz to spark its annual Red Kettle campaign. All 45 members of the Salvation Army's Grand Rapids Advisory Board are matching donations of up to $30,000 given on Tuesday,
Respite in Omaha
The Salvation Army in Nebraska helps people experiencing homelessness to stabilize following psychiatric crises. By Jared McKiernan - Lonnie Hennings didn't realize it, but he was suffering from severe mental illness. Then, four months ago he hit a threshold. “I had some thoughts of
The General and Commissioner Silvia Cox visit USA Central Territory
On a whirlwind four-city tour of America’s Midwest, General André Cox and Commissioner Silvia Cox, world president of women’s ministries, inspired over 5,800 Salvationists to live out their faith with a sense of urgency, knowing God’s Word and confidently sharing
Army offers support in Ferguson
Salvation Army personnel from St. Louis, Miss., are providing practical assistance and spiritual support in nearby Ferguson, the source of public unrest following the shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old, Michael Brown, by a local police officer. “The tragic events unfolding in