Google gives $1M to Seattle’s ‘Way Out’ efforts
Donation the third gift from tech giant to The Salvation Army The Salvation Army in Seattle was awarded a $1 million grant from Google, which will be used for the organization’s William Booth Center (WBC), a shelter for men experiencing homelessness
Bellflower Corps teen kettle volunteers turn partners
High school students make a difference while earning community service hours. By Hillary Jackson - As the 2018 kettle season approached, Bellflower Corps (California) Volunteer Coordinator and Young People Sergeant Major Carlos Figueroa was on the hunt for volunteer bellringers. He reached
Salvation Army Kroc Center partners with LGBTQ sports league
Since early January, The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Norfolk, Virginia, has welcomed a dodgeball league of over 250 LGBTQ athletes, run by Stonewall Sports. Kroc Senior Officer Lt. Nathan Bridges and several Kroc Center staff
Petaluma Corps partners with local agencies to serve transitional age youth
Unused areas of corps building were transformed to create a new nonprofit center with various services By Vivian Lopez - The Salvation Army Petaluma Corps recently partnered with local agencies Mentor Me and Petaluma People Services Center to broaden their scope of
Salvation Army launches seasonal partnership with Club Pilates
This holiday season, The Salvation Army has a new way for you to “stretch” your donations. From now until Dec. 31, select Club Pilates studios nationwide will be serving as Salvation Army collection centers. Club Pilates members can bring in
UCSF Medical Center partners with Harbor Light
San Francisco collaboration opens doors to continued care for discharged patients. By Vivian Lopez - The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center didn’t have an easy way to link patients to substance abuse treatment once they were discharged from the
Fry’s partnership brings people together in Arizona
By Kristin Marguerite Doidge - When there’s a need in Arizona, Fry’s Food Stores provide a way. When Arizona teachers went on a historic walkout for a week last spring, many children were left without the lunch and snacks they depend on
Salvation Army partners with Texas A&M University
The Salvation Army is teaming up with the biggest public university campus in the country. A new faith-based student organization has assembled on the campus of Texas A&M University to serve alongside The Salvation Army in the three-county metropolitan area of
TV station focuses on air efforts for fire victims
Sinclair’s KRCR-TV launches partnership with The Salvation Army to support victims of the Carr Fire. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. today announced that its television station, KRCR-TV in Redding, California, partnered with The Salvation Army to aid short- and long-term disaster
Arizona program gives youth confidence, motivation
Partnership emphasizes educational support for local students As Arizona works to repair its struggling education system, the presence of The Salvation Army Phoenix Citadel Corps’ Active Learning Program is crucial to provide local students with additional educational support and mentoring
Strategic planning template developed for corps
Tool created in partnership with UCLA Anderson School of Management By Dave Werstine - With 260 corps community centers and numerous other units and adult rehabilitation centers over 13 states in the Western Territory alone, The Salvation Army's operations are complex. And
Salvation Army helps NFL divert waste from Super Bowl LII
The Salvation Army is playing a key role in helping the National Football League divert waste generated by Super Bowl LII. The waste includes five miles of mesh fencing, 100,000 square feet of carpeting, office furniture, clothing, hand warmers and many