Disaster

Learn more about how The Salvation Army supports disaster survivors with a variety of stories and articles.

Impact Stories

June 30, 2026

Meet the joy spreaders

The joy doesn’t stop with them

byHillary Jackson

Salvation Army ice cream truck sparks joyful engagement

Impact Stories

June 23, 2026

Salvation Army ice cream truck sparks joyful engagement

Innovative canteens spark joyful engagement

byHillary Jackson

Long-term disaster support continues months after major Washington flooding

Impact Stories

May 28, 2026

Long-term disaster support continues months after major Washington flooding

Months after flooding devastated Skagit County, Washington, Salvation Army

byHaley Osness

Disaster case manager helps restore hope after 2025 California wildfires

Impact Stories

May 19, 2026

Disaster case manager helps restore hope after 2025 California wildfires

After building a new life in Southern California, Steven Seruyange now helps

byHaley Osness

Salvation Army officers-in-training practice how to help amid disaster

Impact Stories

May 8, 2026

Salvation Army officers-in-training practice how to help amid disaster

Cadets prepared 180 meals during Emergency/Disaster Services training

byKaren Gleason

Responders join The Salvation Army's hurricane relief efforts in Jamaica

Impact Stories

February 4, 2026

Responders join The Salvation Army’s hurricane relief efforts in Jamaica

A team from the USA Western Territory supports the ongoing response following

How The Salvation Army helped one young man from heat relief to housing

Impact Stories

January 22, 2026

How The Salvation Army helped one young man from heat relief to housing

A Salvation Army outreach team connected with Salem Grimm in a park and helped

byHaley Osness

Salvation Army continues supporting LA families after January 2025 wildfires

Impact Stories

January 6, 2026

Salvation Army continues supporting LA families after January 2025 wildfires

One year later, support for wildfire survivors remains Raging flames and smoke

Impact Stories

December 10, 2025

Salvation Army and Genesis Motor partner to giveaway 28 vehicles to wildfire survivors

When the Eaton Fire tore through Altadena, California, Jan

byHaley Osness

Totem pole carver finds strength from God, honors missing and murdered Indigenous women

Impact Stories

November 20, 2025

Totem pole carver finds strength from God, honors missing and murdered Indigenous women

Last year, some 2,000 people gathered in Klawock—a 700-person village in

byEmily Truax

Central California volunteer boosts efficiency in Salvation Army disaster response

Impact Stories

September 25, 2025

Central California volunteer boosts efficiency in Salvation Army disaster response

When Bob Bradley retired at 51 following years of running a successful business,

byHillary Jackson

Salvation Army EDS volunteers in action: What it takes and how to help

Impact Stories

September 19, 2025

Salvation Army EDS volunteers in action: What it takes and how to help

When a disaster strikes, The Salvation Army Emergency/Disaster Services (EDS)

byVivian Gatica Lopez

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Meet the joy spreaders

Salvation Army ice cream truck sparks joyful engagement

Long-term disaster support continues months after major Washington flooding

Disaster case manager helps restore hope after 2025 California wildfires

Salvation Army officers-in-training practice how to help amid disaster

Responders join The Salvation Army’s hurricane relief efforts in Jamaica

How The Salvation Army helped one young man from heat relief to housing

Salvation Army continues supporting LA families after January 2025 wildfires

Salvation Army and Genesis Motor partner to giveaway 28 vehicles to wildfire survivors

Totem pole carver finds strength from God, honors missing and murdered Indigenous women

Central California volunteer boosts efficiency in Salvation Army disaster response

Salvation Army EDS volunteers in action: What it takes and how to help

The ripple effect of joy

Meet the joy spreaders

The Salvation Army and retail partners team up to make fashion more sustainable

Salvation Army ice cream truck sparks joyful engagement