San Francisco Chinatown Draws Youth After School
by Judy Vaughn - Every afternoon there is a line of children at the San Francisco Chinatown Community Center's front door. "That line is better than any sign," says Corps Officer Major Robin Hu. "It tells the neighborhood that something
Alaska Firefighter Gives Thanks
(Ed note: the following is reprinted from the Anchorage Daily News.) A few years ago around Thanksgiving, I responded to a second-alarm fire at the Salvation Army warehouse. I was a new senior captain, and I was given the assignment to
Volunteers Make a Difference
San Francisco A total of 321 San Francisco Harbor Light volunteers prepared and personally delivered more than 2,300 Thanksgiving meals for seniors and disabled in the city. Major Vickie Shiroma noted the unusual number of children helping along with their parents. Thirteen-year-old
So. Calif. Programs Offer Thanks, Praise
In a festive and spiritually uplifting holiday program, residents from divisional Social Service programs joined with Commissioner David and Doreen Edwards, corps officers, soldiers and Salvation Army staff to give thanks, praise and to acknowledge God's presence in their lives.
Thanksgiving in a Hungry World
Southern California L.A. Convention Center Site for Army Feast for Downtown Homeless by Beverly Ventriss - At the Southern California Division's inaugural event at the Los Angeles Convention Center, thousands were served a Thanksgiving meal by the mayor, celebrities--including some of the
Russia/CIS Cadets Wear Uniforms Proudly
Russia/CIS cadets, once a "mismatched" group, now are truly "uniform" because of a donation from the Western Territory. Major Harry Brocksieck, principal of the Russia/CIS Institute for Officers Training, writes, "We thought you might enjoy a picture of the cadets in
Welfare Reform Challenges Women’s Shelter
Patricia Mohr, program coordinator of the West Women's and Children's Shelter in Portland, Ore., recently spoke at the Farm Foundation National Public Policy Education Conference on "Consequences of Welfare Reform." The following is a summary of her presentation. The Salvation Army
Women Learn to Live Beyond Circumstances
by Captain Catherine Boyd - "Lord, Lift Me Up!" was the theme and corporate prayer of more than 200 women gathered in Spokane, Wash., recently, for the Northwest Division Women's Ministries Conference. From the Friday night opening session, when the
Phoenix South Mountain Center Turns 30
Big Time Celebration by Jennifer Shimkus - The South Mountain Youth and Family Center, under the leadership of Phoenix South Mountain Corps Officers Lieutenants Robert and Amy Reardon, celebrated its 30th anniversary recently with an open house and barbecue. The center
Helmses Participate at Reconciliation Conference
Majors Gordon and Peggy Helms, territorial pastoral care officers, joined more than 400 delegates at the second international conference of Reconciliation Networks of Our World, held in Louisville, Kentucky. Also in attendance were Colonel Earl Robinson, international external relations, International
“Here I am — at Christmas”
General Paul A. Rader Joseph was bewildered. He was, after all, only an ordinary tradesman from the small village of Nazareth in Galilee. A good man--and a skilled carpenter, too. But these things were a mystery to him. First, there
Today Has Been Born to You
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. Of the