How to love your community in each love language this Valentine’s Day
Do you know your love language? Family counselor and best-selling author Dr. Gary Chapman believes by understanding the five love languages—words of affirmation, quality time, gifts, acts of service and physical touch—we can better communicate admiration, affection and care, improving our
International collaboration of Salvation Army brings Swiss officer to the Western U.S.
Swiss Salvation Army captain goes on sabbatical in North America and beyond. After 10 years serving The Salvation Army as an officer in the Switzerland, Austria and Hungary Territory, Captain Christoph Lässig embarked on a yearlong traveling sabbatical in July 2022—a
How The Salvation Army helped one man fulfill his quest to do good
Scott Blair found an unconventional way to do good at Christmastime. It began in July 2022, when Blair started a job at Geppetto’s Italian Restaurant in Salem, Oregon, one of his favorite hangouts. There, he works as a bartender, server and
The Salvation Army’s Napa Culinary Training Academy cooks up fresh futures for graduates
Ricardo couldn't recognize himself anymore. He felt sick and knew he needed to change. After completing his stay at The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center he joined the Napa Culinary Training Academy to hone his cooking skills as a professional
Pathway of Hope helps one family move from a car to a shelter to an apartment
The Salvation Army in Boise, Idaho, recently launched the Pathway of Hope program. Katie Johnson* had been unhoused in Boise, Idaho, for two years, with her longtime boyfriend—then he was arrested. “I became a single mother experiencing homelessness in the blink of
Common sense from Proverbs: Impetus
A Scripture study from Caring, part four of four. Read part three here. “Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you.”—Thomas Jefferson People may be pure in their own eyes, but the Lord examines
How The Salvation Army in San Luis Obispo is reaching unhoused people
The Salvation Army San Luis Obispo (California) Corps’ Street Level Outreach team is bringing resources and hope to those experiencing homelessness. “We offer anything that we have to help get them out of that situation,” said Salvation Army San Luis Obispo
Salvation Army donor remembered for legacy of giving to do the most good
Even though Colonel Kyle Smith is now the Chief Secretary for The Salvation Army in Singapore, he still remembers meeting Karin Larson when he first visited her office in West LA years ago, back when he was the General Secretary
Employee pays it forward after The Salvation Army helped him as a child
Jose Ramirez was 6 years old when his mother took him and his three sisters and fled domestic violence in their home in Juarez, Mexico. He said his father, a Vietnam veteran, returned from war carrying burdens that spilled over
Common sense from Proverbs: Tunnel vision
A Scripture study from Caring, part three of four. Read part two here. Plans go wrong for the lack of advice; many advisers bring success. –Proverbs 15:22 NLT Tunnel vision is a condition when the focus of your eyes narrows its field of
In Denver, The Salvation Army gets $5 million to help families exit homelessness
When Salvation Army Denver Metro Social Services Director Kristen Baluyot received the email invitation to apply for a grant from The Day 1 Families Fund, she said she initially thought it was spam. Unfamiliar with the fund, Baluyot said she forwarded
Laundry vouchers bring confidence while filling gaps for neighbors in Aurora, Colorado
Yemane Habtezgi—the owner of Laundry on the Fax in Aurora, Colorado—has made it his mission to help people in need along the Colfax Corridor access laundry services. Recently he teamed up with The Salvation Army in Aurora to do so. “Laundry