Gifts to inspire and give hope in 2022
Earlier this year, The Salvation Army launched an initiative to help people find meaning through loving others. With the goal of providing a light during dark times and giving support to those experiencing hunger, homelessness, addiction, and more, LOVE BEYOND
How one couple finds hope (and housing) after living in their car
The Salvation Army Street Level outreach program continues to help people experiencing homelessness find housing in Washington. When Leticia Duman and Win Howell purchased their first house together in 2014, they said they never imagined losing it all in a fire,
A Bay Area tech bootcamp is helping youth design a ‘brighter future’
A new Bay Area tech bootcamp is providing opportunities for youth to learn and embrace creativity at the Modesto (California) Red Shield Community Center through a partnership with Bay Valley Tech, a free coding academy founded by tech entrepreneur Phil
The Salvation Army helps kids retain what they’ve learned over the summer
Anchorage Korean Corps Officers Captains Minhee and Richard Lee know education is important. In their last three corps appointments as Salvation Army officers, the pair has held educational summer camps for youth in Las Vegas, Phoenix and now Anchorage. Their
How one man is helping residents build community? Arts, crafts and coffee
Salvation Army Bell Oasis apartment residents join together for weekly arts and hobbies class. Not long after The Salvation Army Donald and Priscilla Hunt Bell Oasis Apartments opened in 2018, resident Patrick Doran began teaching an arts and hobbies class as
‘Ride for Recovery’: Salvation Army kicks off month-long fundraiser in Santa Monica
Each day more than 150 people die from overdoses related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl, according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). To help bring attention to this issue and raise the “desperately needed” funds to fight
San Francisco Kroc Center gives each child a safe place to learn
The Education Department at The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center San Francisco has the same state-of-the-art community center feel Kroc Centers are known for, providing children and families with opportunity to discover their passions within their
Salvation Army teaches kids how to make meals instead of turning to snacks
As the summer began, Salvation Army Chico (California) Corps Officers Lieutenants Jeffrey and Kristin Boyd realized many local youth would be home alone while their parents were at work. And this meant that when they got hungry, the kids would
The Salvation Army fills gaps in Anchorage in wake of community shelter closure
As the date approached for the closure of the mass shelter at Anchorage’s Sullivan Arena for those experiencing homelessness during the pandemic, the question became: Where are people going to go? The Municipality of Anchorage worked with local nonprofits to identify
In Seattle, a family finds home twice with the help of The Salvation Army
Dina and Kori Flores live in an apartment on a quiet street in north-central Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood along with their dog, Odie. It’s all a stone’s throw away from restaurants, cafes and shops—qualities many would consider when choosing a location.
Origami opens conversation for The Salvation Army in Tokyo
A new ministry in the park is introducing the community to The Salvation Army. The Salvation Army has a long history of reaching people in creative ways, which Captains Phillip and Sejal McCutcheon leaned into when they moved to Tokyo as
How The Salvation Army transforms bingo from a game into a ministry
The Santa Clarita Valley (California) Corps offers a weekly respite for community members experiencing homelessness. Suspense mounted at The Salvation Army Santa Clarita Valley (California) Corps as numbers were announced: O-61, B-10, G-53. Someone was close to yelling “Bingo!” Each Wednesday afternoon,