How one Northwest volunteer is Doing The Most Good beyond kettle season
Since 2013, Maureen Westfall has been an active Salvation Army donor and volunteer in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. When Maureen Westfall and her husband, Larry, moved to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, from San Diego, California, she said she wanted to find ways to
Salvation Army reaches Micronesians coming to Hawaii through MAHI ministry
When Micronesians migrate to Hawaii through the Compact of Free Association, which allows admissible citizens of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) or Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) to live, study and work in the U.S., the transition can
Van donation helps Salvation Army feed seniors through Older Alaskans Program
Every day The Salvation Army’s Older Alaskans Program (OAP) delivers 500 hot meals to seniors. And for a while, the effort faced challenges from having to “make it work” with its fleet of older vehicles that were sometimes unpredictable. That was
Long Beach Red Shield Center partners to help adults gain skills for the workforce
The Salvation Army Red Shield in Long Beach, California, is back to providing adult education opportunities for the community in partnership with Long Beach City College (LBCC). The two teamed up in 2019 to offer English as a Second Language
How you can help The Salvation Army LOVE BEYOND
What if you could find meaning by loving others? With The Salvation Army’s invitation to LOVE BEYOND, you can. The Salvation Army has been listening these past two years as the world expressed anxiety, restlessness and burnout. After a year researching how
Salinas Corps scores a victory with outdoor senior dance fitness class
Volunteer Naomi Gonzalez guides about 40 dancers twice a week in the corps’ parking lot. Lately, on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, The Salvation Army Salinas (California) Corps parking lot is full—not so much with cars but with women, mostly seniors, enjoying
Exploring More Meaningful Ministry for Seniors in Church Communities
Fourteen percent of older Americans report spending all their time alone, with 37 percent of people living fully alone, according to Pew Research and Fact Tank. Sometimes Christians can forget that seniors seen in church on a Sunday may have
Long-term Salvation Army volunteers teach English for years in Escondido, California
Volunteers are vital to the work of The Salvation Army, helping maintain its programs, outreach and ministries. In San Diego County, volunteers Peggy Umphres and Anne Weston have been team-teaching an English language learning class for over three years at
Tech program is helping seniors participate in life online
Like other older adults, Jeanie Lemaire, 70, didn’t grow up using computers and mobile phones. She recognizes the value of technology and has made some attempts to learn, but beyond making a phone call or sending a text on her
Salvation Army officers patrol Oakland Chinatown to bring seniors peace of mind
By Esther Hsu, Captain– Ever since the COVID-19 Shelter in Place lockdown in the San Francisco Bay Area, Chinatown has been struggling with keeping businesses open and trying to stay afloat. Now with the increase in anti-Asian hate speech and attacks
Salvation Army helps seniors get COVID-19 vaccines at home
Effort across the West’s Silvercrest aims to bring health, hope Filling out paperwork might seem like a mundane task, but for seniors at the Eureka, California, Silvercrest Residence, waiting in line to fill out the forms for a COVID-19 vaccination brought
Immunization partnership brings free flu shots to seniors, homeless
It’s flu season, and once again, seniors and those experiencing homelessness remain the most susceptible to catching and having the hardest time recovering from the disease. Only this year, the threat of contracting coronavirus looms large, too. To help mitigate the