Painting a better picture
Art helped a former Los Angeles gang member find God It wasn’t until the beating stopped that 12-year-old Fabian Debora realized he was officially a gang member. “Covered in blood I walked over to my cousin and told him that they
Breaking poverty’s grip on neighborhoods
Recent research suggests that growing up in concentrated poverty makes the American Dream much less likely, according to data highlighted in Bridgespan’s May report on “Billion Dollar Bets to Create Opportunity for Every American.” While policies enforcing economic and racial
A place to call home
Does Scripture address the concept? Even those of us who grew up in transition or without a traditional home still understand the idealized concept of a home. Home is a place to belong, a place to live, and a place to
Digital learning takes off
The Salvation Army, EverFi and Target partner to boost after-school learning. [huge_it_slider id="9"] It’s after school on Friday and the homework is light, so Grace, 7, takes a seat at one of 16 laptops in the room and signs in. The second
The art of social transformation
“There is a growing awareness of the impact of inequality…Young artists are connected to social movements or to their ideologies through social media, and this will inevitably affect their interests and their work.” - Suzanne Lacy A new wave of artists
Homeless to home
Illness and relocation left a family of seven out in the cold until they met The Salvation Army. Fifteen-year-old Kayden Kuewa quietly tucked his younger brothers into bed at a shelter. When they asked when they were going home, all he
Restorative Court steers homeless from prison
Diversionary program helps low-level offenders work toward self-sufficiency Stephen Killebrew trolled the streets of Santa Barbara, Calif., drunk and high on synthetic marijuana. He’d been homeless three years, and throttled by schizophrenia and bipolar disorder for even longer. On this
Reconnecting family
“Family is what drives these searches. People might have everything else in place—their finances, shelter, food—but without that relative, they just don’t feel complete.” Since the 1880s, The Salvation Army has worked to find missing loved ones and complete families. In one
Surviving servitude
When Lydia pressed for her money, her employers simply got more creative with their accounting. At one point, the family gave her a cell phone, but charged her $180 a week to cover calls to Mexico she says she never
Meth, money and madness
Life was everything I wanted. Houses with ocean views. More licensed cars than licensed drivers. I was making a lot of money. It was just going great. We were putting in 10, 12, 17 hour days and these guys were always energetic
Ouch!
Body Builder by Terry Camsey, Major - It happened again the other day. God zapped me with a 2’x4’! I was doing some research on the Internet in connection with a funeral service I was to conduct for Phil, our next-door neighbor,
A fragrant resolution
by Amanda Reardon, Captain - We boarded the plane for Canada, all five Reardons. We were separated, three and two. I was with David who, being the youngest, was most likely to have more demands—trips to the lavatory, etc. It was