ARC grad gives back after program ‘found her’
By Patty Zamora - Last November, Shannon Brown-Cervantes was addicted to alcohol and was housing many of her family members. When her niece told her she and her boyfriend were moving in as well, it pushed her over the edge. That
Meet Joice Truban Curry
Public relations powerhouse boosts The Salvation Army's efforts in San Diego. By Abagail McKiernan - For Joice Truban Curry, doing the most good has always meant using what you've been given to help where you can in both big and seemingly small
New book features 100 faces of The Salvation Army
As The Salvation Army Western Territory is set to celebrate the centennial of its official formation in 2020, find in this latest Frontier Press title—“We Are The Salvation Army”—a time capsule to highlight the essence of who makes up The
A filmmaking force for good
Meet the territory’s Director of Multimedia Ministries. By Kristin Marguerite Doidge - For Josh Cowing, film is a way to embrace the message. Cowing, who serves as the Director of Multimedia Ministries for the Western Territory, first fell in love with filmmaking
Salvation Army appoints new leaders of West’s rehabilitation programs
Majors Dina and Henry Graciani to lead as of Oct. 31 By Hillary Jackson - When Majors Dina and Henry Graciani were approached by then-Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) Commander Major Ron Strickland about becoming ARC officers, they declined. After spending 14 years
Being (not just doing) like Christ
Major Tom Ford looks ahead to retirement. By Jared McKiernan - As Major Tom Ford looks back on nearly four decades of service with The Salvation Army, he reflects on all of the ways he’s matured and all of the ways God
Alvin Keller—forgiveness personified
By Karen Gleason - Today, Alvin Keller radiates God’s love. His infectious joy is a miracle. Keller, an African-American, spent his first years in the deep South—Winnisboro, Louisiana—in the 1950s–60s, when the Ku Klux Klan exercised significant power. If you were “colored,”
Meet David Adams
The Chairman of The Salvation Army Advisory Board in Petaluma, California, is also a local business owner. David Adams is something of a fixture in Petaluma, California. A fourth-generation resident of the Sonoma County riverside town, Adams launched a business called
Bell Shelter employee teaches clients the psychology behind addiction
Edwyn Hector has worked for The Salvation Army for six years. By Abagail Courtney - In the U.S. Marine Corps, semper fidelis, or “always faithful,” signifies the dedication and loyalty that individual Marines have for each other and their country, even after
Gaining family at the San Francisco ARC
Grad keeps ties to ‘people who truly care.’ By Hillary Jackson - Rachel Rodriguez could barely look you in the eye when she first checked herself into the San Francisco Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) in 2017. "I lost my life. I lost who
Canoga Park ARC graduate sets new goals as driver
By Alma Bahman - With more roller coasters than any theme park in the world, Six Flags Magic Mountain in Santa Clarita, California, is billed as the “thrill capital of the world.” But even among the playground of mammoth rides, “Goliath” stands
ARC grad turns to film to tell stories
From addiction and crime to the creative arts. By Hillary Jackson - The first time Roland Dario completed a Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) program, he followed it with college for graphic design. But by his senior year, he found himself