Salvation Army Bridgeway apartment program serves as a ‘next step’ for ARC graduates
In San Jose (California), Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) graduates can apply to live at the Bridgeway for up to two years. After graduating from the San Jose Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) program in February 2020, Terrell Pina said applying to live
Coeur d’Alene’s Mobile Kroc is supporting local schools at recess
Through additional staffing and programming at recess, The Salvation Army is meeting a direct need of the local school district—impacting some 3,000 students. “To really impact the community around us, we needed to get outside of our four walls,” said Kroc
Seattle Adult Rehabilitation Program graduate now helps other men find a new focus
Love Beyond recovery: Erik Oglesby stands on the front line for those in need. Erik Oglesby found an unlikely kindred spirit at The Salvation Army Seattle Adult Rehabilitation Program (ARP) during his time there in 2020—a squirrel who demonstrated the importance
Salvation Army expands Northwest Street Level program to reach more people living in cars
“This is severe,” says Street Level Program Manager Tina Lewis as we drive the dirt road alongside the Washington 167 embankment in Auburn, Washington. “These are new people.” An encampment comes into focus—mountains of belongings spill out of a pair of
The Salvation Army helps children rise up from the margins in Guam
In Guam, The Salvation Army expands kids' worldview by improving reading skills. Soon after Captains Eric and Kari Rudd arrived at their appointment in Guam in 2020, they recognized a profound need among many of the children coming to The Salvation
In Portland, youth grow while having fun in The Salvation Army’s troops program
When Captains Jillian and Mike O’Brien arrived at their appointment at the Portland (Oregon) Tabernacle Corps in August 2019, there were approximately 15 registered youth participants in troops, The Salvation Army’s informal, character-building Christian education program. Little did they know
What it takes to help on the worst of days
Volunteers strengthen The Salvation Army’s Emergency/Disaster Services Fires start, storms surge and earthquakes rumble—all without warning and all impacting millions of lives each year. And while every disaster is unique and creates its own special needs, the heart of The Salvation Army’s
Long Beach ARC renovations hope to make a ‘house of refuge’ for men in recovery
For the past four years, The Salvation Army’s adult rehabilitation center in Long Beach, California has been under construction. This month, its community and supporters celebrated the completed renovations while looking toward the future of the facility. After years of renovations,
The Salvation Army’s LGBTQ Safety Dorm fills shelter gap in Las Vegas
Every morning Reina Ayanami wakes up at 5:30 a.m. in the LGBTQ Safety Dorm at The Salvation Army’s Owens Campus in Las Vegas. As people leave the dorm in the morning, she begins cleaning as a volunteer. That way, when
21 good things that happened in 2021
In 2020, the world faced unprecedented challenges, all with the hope that when 2021 finally arrived, it would bring with it a fresh start and a chance to finally find some normalcy and stability. And while the new year did
One step at a time on the Pathway of Hope
With individual aspirations in mind, The Salvation Army is helping families create a plan of action to stop the chronic cycle of poverty. It’s been an especially hard time to be poor in America. Last fall, a Columbia University study found the
How one man’s life transformed when he viewed God through ‘a different lens’
Chris Audette found hope and a new understanding of God at the Stockton Adult Rehabilitation Center. Chris Audette never expected to be where he is today. “If you had told me 25 years ago that I’d be employed by The Salvation