Salt Lake City Corps hosts ‘Back-to-School Bash’
The Salvation Army Salt Lake City Corps hosted its annual "Back-To-School Bash” on August 19. The event—a community block party for families on the west side of Salt Lake City—provided 300 elementary school children with a backpack full of donated school
Casper women find ‘Solid Ground’
New Bible study attracts women in Wyoming community. Women at the Casper (Wyoming) Corps seized an opportunity when they transformed an empty room at the corps into a café-like meeting space. They call it “Solid Ground.” It’s become a place of
Fox News in Salt Lake attends summer day camp
Big Budah entertains and educates TV viewers about Salvation Army programs and social services. By Mike Dale - Morning TV personality Big Budah from FOX affiliate KSTU-TV in Salt Lake City, Utah, spent the morning of July 12 at summer day camp
Montana EDS summit explores resiliency in frontier communities
The Northwest and Intermountain Divisions, in partnership with Territorial Emergency Services and Montana VOAD, conducted a three-day training in June for Salvation Army officers and key disaster personnel throughout the State of Montana. The first day emphasized building internal capacity
Deloitte helps out in Denver
Volunteers assist with renovation of Emergency Services Center. Fifteen Deloitte employees volunteered at The Salvation Army Intermountain Division Emergency Services Center (ESC) in Aurora, Colorado, where they spent the day painting lines on the warehouse floor of the newly renovated and
Evolution of a corps
The Salvation Army in Fountain Valley, Colorado, finds a new home. God’s Word can spread in the most unlikely places. In Fountain Valley, Colorado, it took root in a former liquor store. Corps Officers Lts. Jeff and Regeina Williams have witnessed changes
LaMar’s drops donuts from a drone for Denver mayor
By Tahreem Pasha-Glenn - National Donut Day celebrations started early in Denver with a special donut delivery as LaMar’s Donuts used drones May 31 to serve donuts to Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock, first responders and community. National Donut Day is celebrated
Denver boxing program expands
Red Shield offers boxing for kids, adults, veterans and people with Parkinson’s. The Denver Red Shield Corps Community Center boxing program—the Cox/Lyle Boxing Center—is known for its success in building strength in body, mind and character. “Our overall goal is to create
Taking the plunge in Bozeman
The Salvation Army serves participants at the event, which raised over $48,000 for the Special Olympics. On Feb. 20, in Bozeman, Mont., 380 individuals took the Presidents Day Plunge to benefit the Special Olympics of Montana, raising $48,627. The Bozeman Salvation
Bridge to employment in Aurora
Corps’ construction school helps people in recovery gain job skills. By Caramie Petrowsky - A former meth addict and thief turned her life around following rehab at The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) in Denver and graduated from the construction school
Sports bring community to Denver Red Shield
Amid “chaos in the community,” The Salvation Army welcomes all. By Caramie Petrowsky - More than just a community center, The Salvation Army Denver Red Shield has long been the center of its community. “We’re trying to uphold that standard of being a
Paying hope forward
Pictures of Hope comes to Lambuth Family Center in Denver. By Caramie Petrowsky - Nearly a decade ago, Lt. Tanya Pemberton and her daughter, Brittnie, participated in a program that changed their lives. At the time, the Pembertons resided at Door of Hope,