ARC grad helps others get jobs in the culinary industry
Steps from the Space Needle, you can find Mike Carter in the kitchen, serving up seafood dishes at Matt’s Fish Basket, where he is the general manager and chef. The restaurant, a purveyor of dishes like chowder, fried mussels and
Spring Cleaning: 5 ways to do good and give back by donating to The Salvation Army
Proceeds from Salvation Army Thrift Stores and Donation Centers fund six-month, no-fee alcohol and drug rehabilitation programs. Spring is here! We’ve made it through the shortened days of winter and we’re finally barreling ahead toward warmer temperatures and longer days. Around
How The Salvation Army is helping those in recovery find God
To find long-term success in addiction recovery, The Salvation Army offers spiritual support as a pillar of its programs. Before receiving help through The Salvation Army, Intake Coordinator Robert Wollitz said he was “anti-higher power” even though he grew up with
For one former inmate, a Salvation Army correspondence course changed his life
The Salvation Army helps many men after their release from jail or prison through mentorship, counseling, job training and housing vouchers. But in Gerardo's case, it wasn't about how The Salvation Army helped him after his release. It was what
Salvation Army Bridgeway apartment program serves as a ‘next step’ for ARC graduates
In San Jose (California), Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) graduates can apply to live at the Bridgeway for up to two years. After graduating from the San Jose Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) program in February 2020, Terrell Pina said applying to live
Seattle Adult Rehabilitation Program graduate now helps other men find a new focus
Love Beyond recovery: Erik Oglesby stands on the front line for those in need. Erik Oglesby found an unlikely kindred spirit at The Salvation Army Seattle Adult Rehabilitation Program (ARP) during his time there in 2020—a squirrel who demonstrated the importance
How one woman is using her testimony to help reach others in recovery
At The Salvation Army’s Adult Rehabilitation Center in Las Vegas, Intake Coordinator Sharira Thomas shows there’s life after addiction. “Addiction doesn't have to be the end,” Intake Coordinator Sharira Thomas said. “You can have a good life afterward.” At The Salvation Army’s
Condensed Construction Program helps get skilled workers on the job faster
The Salvation Army in Sacramento (California) shortens its construction program from six to four weeks. Due to labor shortages caused by the pandemic, construction jobs are in high demand across the country. Also in high demand? Skilled workers. By providing necessary training
How one man’s journey through recovery led to finding freedom in sobriety
Gilbert Espinosa said he never thought he would one day be working for The Salvation Army when he entered its Adult Rehabilitation Center program in 2015. Before coming to The Salvation Army’s Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) in Santa Monica, California,
Bringing ‘Concerts for Hope’ to Salvation Army Rehabilitation Centers
World-renowned composer and pianist Eric Genuis took the chapel stage at The Salvation Army’s Adult Rehabilitation Center (ARC) for an evening of music aimed to inspire hope and uplift those struggling with addiction in Anaheim, California. “You couldn’t get to Carnegie
Long Beach ARC renovations hope to make a ‘house of refuge’ for men in recovery
For the past four years, The Salvation Army’s adult rehabilitation center in Long Beach, California has been under construction. This month, its community and supporters celebrated the completed renovations while looking toward the future of the facility. After years of renovations,
How one man’s life transformed when he viewed God through ‘a different lens’
Chris Audette found hope and a new understanding of God at the Stockton Adult Rehabilitation Center. Chris Audette never expected to be where he is today. “If you had told me 25 years ago that I’d be employed by The Salvation