Arizona’s Glendale Corps plans building upgrade
The Salvation Army in Glendale, Arizona, has occupied its current home, a former hospital building, since the mid-1980s. “It has good bones, but inside, the infrastructure is falling apart,” said Colonel Joe Posillico, as reported by The Glendale Star. Posillico, retired
Tempe coffeehouse blends java with campus ministry
Salvation Army offers weekly Bible study and free hot meal to reach college crowd By K. Richmond Temple - Few places set a better example of building a positive community connection than Tempe’s award-winning 1865 Coffee, attached to The Salvation Army Corps
Goodwin fire activates Emergency Disaster Services team
Firefighters are attempting to contain the fire that started on June 24. The Salvation Army responded to the City of Prescott, Arizona’s, request for assistance in supporting those affected by the Goodwin Fire by mobilizing The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services
Bashas’ Family of Stores supports Salvation Army fire relief
Arizona wildfires strike every summer, and when they do, The Salvation Army springs into action, bringing care and comfort to neighbors and supporting the brave men and women battling on the front lines. The Salvation Army provided nearly 1,000 meals for
The ‘Freedom Express’
Transportation program assists older adults. In Wickenburg, Ariz., you drive or you walk. The 6,000-person town offers no public transportation. Worse yet, residents 60 years or older comprise 40 percent of its population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In response, The Salvation
A coalition for correction
Faith-based groups partner for comprehensive prison outreach in Arizona. Despite national incarceration rates trending downward in the U.S., Arizona’s prison population recently hit a record high. Since fiscal year 2013 it has grown by 1,893 prisoners and the Arizona Department of Corrections
Finding jobs for Phoenix
The Salvation Army joins forces with Goodwill to aid job seekers By Melany Stroupe - With an unemployment rate of 6.9 percent, Arizona ranks higher than most states, leaving many families and individuals facing dire straits with the loss of a job;
Major Vera Elliott
Major Vera Elliott was promoted to Glory Jan. 10 from hospice care in Sun City, Ariz. Born Aug. 16, 1920, in Ontario, Canada, to Salvationist parents Herbert and Gertrude Faulkner, Vera grew up in the London Citadel Corps. She and sister
Building futures for Tucson’s homeless
Construction begins on new Salvation Army Hospitality House By Shawna Kroh - Southwest divisional leaders Lt. Colonels Joe and Shawn Posillico and city officials from Tucson, Ariz., joined together in January for the groundbreaking of a new Salvation Army Hospitality House for
The Salvation Army Continues to Support Yarnell Hill Fire Relief Efforts
The Salvation Army provided emotional and physical support in Yarnell, Ariz., after a fire destroyed more than 50 homes, and killed 19 firefighters on June 30. “What a lot of [people] don’t realize is that 51 children were left without fathers,
Korean Senior College
Seniors enjoy a variety of classes at the Valley of the Sun Corps in Glendale, Ariz. While May is National Older Americans Month, The Salvation Army reaches out year-round to the elderly through programs offering community fellowship and opportunities for active