Senior grocery delivery counters hunger, isolation in Victorville
The number of “food insecure” seniors could jump 50 percent by 2025. No one should be forced to choose between going hungry, keeping the lights on or purchasing medication for cancer. But an estimated 7.1 million seniors in America are living
New California South Division coming
Division will be one of the largest in the nation A new California South Division will merge the Western Territory’s Southern California and Sierra del Mar divisions July 1 as part of the territory-wide “Project 180” effort, designed to reduce costs,
Riverside’s Kids’ Cafe links families to corps
Since 2013, The Salvation Army Kids’ Cafe in Riverside, California, has provided children in kindergarten through sixth grade a safe after-school environment to do homework, learn new skills and make friends. Lately, it’s also become a bridge to other corps
Temp jobs put Moreno Valley’s homeless to work
The Inland Empire city is turning to its homeless population to help clean up the community. By Mark Butkus - The City of Moreno Valley, California, is partnering with The Salvation Army on an innovative program to help the city’s homeless community
El Cajon Corps to expand
The Salvation Army is tearing down the walls of its old facility in El Cajon to make way for a new $5.2 million community center. The project will more than double the facility’s square footage to nearly 30,000, adding a social
Battling a public health crisis, at home
Officials coordinate an effort to stop a hepatitis A outbreak. By Alma Bahman - Since last spring, San Diego County, California, has played reluctant host to the nation’s second-largest outbreak of hepatitis A in decades. And through it, the county’s called on
Rossi honored with Lifetime Achievement Award
Debbie Rossi, Director of Development for The Salvation Army Sierra del Mar Division and Senior Gift Planning Mentor, received a Lifetime Achievement Award for raising $100,000,000 in gifts to support the Army’s work. Territorial Commander Commissioner Kenneth G. Hodder presented the
Less energy, more ministry
New solar power project launches this month at The Salvation Army’s oldest Kroc Center. By Alma Bahman - The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Kroc Center in San Diego, California, is nearing completion of a massive solar power renovation
Tijuana shelter welcomes deportees, newcomers stalled at border
A Baja California shelter opened to serve Mexican nationals at risk of trafficking, but it’s become a safe haven for women and children from around the world. Gabrielle finally packed up and moved from her rural Mexican village to Tijuana to
Volunteer gets through to Russian seniors with English lessons
San Diego Silvercrest residents receive customized lessons and assignments to make learning easier. Ever since grade school, Anna Shipulina had dreamed of coming to the United States to teach Russian. “I have always wanted to be a language instructor,” said Shipulina, an
Addressing a silent epidemic
A recent tragedy in San Bernardino, California, underscores the importance of domestic violence work in the region. San Bernardino has had a tough go-around the last few years. The Southern California city’s homicide rate has soared even higher than Chicago’s, and it’s
Moreno Valley Corps helps links vets to services
Twenty-six veterans placed in permanent housing at a recent event The Salvation Army Moreno Valley Corps partnered with Riverside County Department of Veterans Services to host the Riverside Area Veterans’ Expo (RAVE) and Veteran’s Stand Down at the United States Army