For this Salvation Army donor, the giving is generational
As a child living in Holland throughout World War II, Cynthia’s* mother lived on tulip bulbs during the Hongerwinter (hunger winter) famine. She worked for the underground in the Netherlands and moved to Manhattan after the war. Shortly thereafter, Cynthia’s grandmother
Bozeman Salvation Army partners with Indigenous nonprofit to expand outreach
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, getting people the supplies they need has not been an easy feat. In south-central Montana, the Crow reservation is isolated from larger cities making it more difficult to acquire basic necessities. Appointed to The Salvation Army
Salvation Army’s Portland Female Emergency Shelter expands meal service to community in pandemic
Empowered by community donations, the Salvation Army SAFES program serves their houseless neighbors through the pandemic and beyond Before terms like “lockdown” and “social distancing” and “flatten the curve” entered our vocabularies, The Salvation Army Female Emergency Shelter (SAFES) program in
Giving groceries and hope to veterans in Northern California
The Salvation Army in Redding, California, already had a well-established food distribution program for the general population in need in the community. But when it came to veterans, the corps wanted to do more. So, they did—by recently developing a
Outreach team works with BART to engage those who seek shelter at transit stations
The Salvation Army’s Harbor Light Center has long been helping people experiencing homelessness in San Francisco, but they have now added a new program to their arsenal: the Street Homeless Outreach and Wellness team (SHOW). The SHOW team was developed in
In Oregon, Salvation Army provides quarantine housing and more
How one Pacific Northwest corps turned grant writing into dollars for COVID-19 relief. In all her eight years at the Salvation Army Roseburg (Oregon) Corps, Katrina Basso had not seen more incoming calls for assistance from her community than in 2020. “When
Aurora Corps named ‘Everyday Hero’ for pandemic outreach
The City of Aurora (Colorado) recently awarded The Salvation Army Aurora Corps, led by Corps Officers Captains Sam and Felicia LeMar, with a 2021 Everyday Hero Award during a virtual celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. event hosted
Unexpected food donation feeds hundreds in New Mexico
Food destined for prison feeds local groups, including members of the Navajo Nation On November 5, Farmington (New Mexico) Corps Officer Major Tammy Ray received a phone call she didn’t expect. It was a representative from Aramark, a global food distributor
Colorado family pays it forward one pizza at a time
Pizza is more popular than ever in 2020, according to a recent survey of Americans of all ages, and that’s good news for Dennis and Barbara Sorrow of Cortez, Colorado. Several years after The Salvation Army helped the Sorrow family get
Thrift store finds new mission in food desert
New facility aims to combat food insecurity A 15,000 square-foot facility where The Salvation Army formerly maintained a thrift store in Bellingham, Washington, has been converted into a food bank, providing pre-packed food boxes to those in need this Thanksgiving season
Salvation Army expands meal delivery service to San Francisco’s homeless encampments
Since mid-April, The Salvation Army has been delivering two meals daily to people experiencing homelessness and living in encampments in San Francisco in partnership with the San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) through MealsinPlaceSF. Now, with the
51: Meet The Helpers | How The Salvation Army is getting food to patients in need with Lt. Sarah Aguirre
Hunger is a new reality for many as the coronavirus has taken hold of communities across the country, and as a result The Salvation Army has stepped up its services to meet the need. In Denver, Lt. Sarah Aguirre said the