10 sources of inspiration for starting 2020 with focus
How many times have you set New Year’s resolutions for yourself, only to struggle to find the motivation to start pursuing those goals? Resolutions are easy to make, but not always so easy to complete. Instead, let’s start this 2020 with
Ready to move
After a tumor left her quadriplegic, determination and a Kroc Center trainer helped this faithful single mother find strength. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me” (Phil. 4:13). Julie Alejado David focuses on this verse to get through each
Promoting faith and justice
The Salvation Army in Phoenix partners with law enforcement to make their community safer through understanding and prayer. The Salvation Army and law enforcement are working diligently to help make their community in Phoenix, Arizona, safer, not by the use
I was a refugee
I was born in Cuba, on the cusp of communism. Both of my parents were Cuban, and except for my paternal grandmother who was a Spaniard, my grandparents and great-grandparents were Cuban as well. Prior to the Castro revolution, Cuba enjoyed
‘Healthy Army’ ignites strength
Initiative teaches the foundation of health, wellness and self-confidence On a Monday night at The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center Phoenix South Mountain, over 50 kids lined up on one end of the soccer field. “What’s a purple
Soup and hope: every day at 4 am, this truck serves the homeless
Nightly soup run offers a meal, plants a seed. “We’re getting a chance to serve people, you know, like Jesus did.” –Pete Broz “Well, we usually show up down here about 4:15. They’ve got cooks that cook the food all day.
Recycling project drives textiles to family stores
Program boosts family store income and builds awareness of other Salvation Army programs. Responding to increased competition on the national textiles donation landscape, Allen Chan, Salvation Army National Advisory Board member, championed a new pilot program in Wake County, N.C. “The thrift
Beyond the call
Frank Massolini advocates for trafficking victims as a warrior against exploitation through The Salvation Army. Most newlyweds spend their honeymoon celebrating a new chapter in life, but Frank Massolini found his to be a chance to help someone else start anew.
Reclaiming billboards
A campaign to point people in need to The Salvation Army There it was. Every time one of the men walked out the door or looked out the front window of The Salvation Army’s Harbor Light Center in Denver, they could
10 years post-Katrina
The Salvation Army continues to serve the Gulf Coast. “I just had a feeling. I had a full tank, so I packed up some food and some stuff. I told the kids, ‘Get inside,’ and just started driving north [toward
Let’s make the cure contagious
Cure Violence applies epidemic health model to communities People have known for a long time that violence begets violence, but I don’t think people truly understood that violence is scientifically a contagious problem. When we apply epidemic control methods to prevent
Imagine for good
Connecting kids on a global scale Kidnected World is creating tools to help kids create a sense of global belonging. Since 2012, the nonprofit has developed an initial tool for kids ages 5-12, the Wonderment, to connect online and discover, share and