Here’s a question: How soon can you turn a gravel, dirt lot into a trauma-informed homeless shelter built to last with wrap-around services?
That’s what ... Read More
The Salvation Army serves 23 million Americans a year in six key pillars of service in every zip code across the U.S. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, The ... Read More
You’ve heard us talk about The Salvation Army’s commitment to double its impact on homelessness in the West over the next 5 years. (And if you missed it, h... Read More
By Justin Doering–
An estimated 3.5 million people experience homelessness in the U.S. annually.
Who are these people?
Statistics don't answer that qu... Read More
While nearly 600,000 Americans experience homelessness, many others are one expense away from it. But what if this pipeline to homelessness was preventable?
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The Salvation Army has a street outreach centered around coffee: the “Brew Crew.”
These teams of those in addictions recovery programs through the Adult Re... Read More
In January 2019, more than 8,000 people were experiencing homelessness in San Francisco, 17 percent more than two years prior, according to the 2019 San Francis... Read More
The number of people living on our streets continues to rise to emergency levels along the coast.
As economies rebound and housing markets soar, so does the ... Read More
‘Unprecedented’ effect of temporary shelter keeps doors open
When you arrive at The Salvation Army-run homeless shelter in Antelope Valley, California, the p... Read More
California fire survivors begin to rebuild.
Amber McErquiaga woke up in her home in Paradise, California, on Nov. 8, 2018, to get ready to take her children ... Read More
‘God’s plan are always better than our dreams.’
Joey Zumaya had it all—a family, house and career. He and his wife, Jessica, had married young and quickly. B... Read More
Bus tickets back home to loved ones are part of a growing strategy to address homelessness.
In sunny El Cajon, California, just east of San Diego, Marissa wa... Read More
