Salvation Army Center of Hope turns to research to end chronic homelessness
A bold vision calls for fresh approaches. Divisional Secretary for Orange County (California) Major Nesan Kistan has a bold plan: to end chronic homelessness in Orange County in three years. This is a daunting task. It is estimated that more than 7,000
How The Way Out Bridge Housing Center is helping fight barriers in Spokane
The service-intensive program can help up to 60 adults make the transition from the shelter system to permanent housing in Washington. Modeled after The Salvation Army’s Bell Shelter (California), The Way Out Bridge Housing Center is providing people with all the
Salvation Army Medford’s HOPE House helps one mom set a new path
For Jessica Edwards, the road to a new life started with faith—in God and within herself. In 2017, the mother of five was living in Vallejo, California, and going through a divorce that would leave her homeless. “My three youngest kids
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
How you can help The Salvation Army LOVE BEYOND
What if you could find meaning by loving others? With The Salvation Army’s invitation to LOVE BEYOND, you can. The Salvation Army has been listening these past two years as the world expressed anxiety, restlessness and burnout. After a year researching how
The Santa Clarita Valley Corps stands firm on a foundation of love
The Salvation Army finds its place in California's Santa Clarita Valley. “It’s holy ground,” Envoy Laura Ann-Bloom Moore said about her ministry in The Salvation Army in California’s Santa Clarita Valley. She shared that belief with her late husband, Envoy Jerry
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
Condensed Construction Program helps get skilled workers on the job faster
The Salvation Army in Sacramento (California) shortens its construction program from six to four weeks. Due to labor shortages caused by the pandemic, construction jobs are in high demand across the country. Also in high demand? Skilled workers. By providing necessary training
Ministry helps charge electronic devices of those experiencing homelessness in Santa Monica
March 18, 2020 marked the beginning of a new season within The Salvation Army in Santa Monica, California. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, it was clear that we would have to think quickly toward creative solutions for a ministerial and
When record low temperatures hit Seattle, Tina Lewis ventured out to save lives
Christmas should be a time of miracles, great and small, and a time for celebrating the spirit of the season in the warmth and comfort of those we cherish. This Christmas in Seattle, however, found hundreds—likely thousands—trying to survive record-breaking
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
Single mother and sons find home with The Salvation Army just in time for Christmas
Following years of abuse, a life-saving miracle occurred just days before Christmas for Patty and her two young sons, Troy, 10, and Tim, 8. Recently, Patty found the courage to escape an abusive relationship and fled with her two sons and