Alaska works to grow, improve disaster response
Division’s inaugural EDS training camp gauges community interest. By Karen Gleason - Jenni Ragland was just weeks into her new position as The Salvation Army Alaska Division Emergency Disaster Services (EDS) director when the Galena flood occurred last year. “Instead of trial by
Harvest Initiative continues in its fourth year
The Western Territory annually admits more than 7,500 men and women into its 24 Adult Rehabilitation Centers (ARCs), a cost-free and biblically-based six-month program to overcome addiction. Roughly 2,500 (33 percent) of these beneficiaries graduate, yet the majority are not found
Removing barriers
Salvation Army Olympics help Iraqi refugees and residents build community. By Erica Andrews - He stepped up to the line on the crisp grass, swung his arm back with high velocity and shot it forward. Salem Hanna, 66, was determined that
Compassion in action
Looking back on Loma Prieta By Robert Birks, Major - On a Tuesday afternoon in October 1989, my wife, Stacy, and I were in Pittsburg, Calif., in a 15 passenger van. We were picking up young people for programs at The Salvation
THQ Mission Councils 2014
Western Territory staff meet to explore Army’s international mission Western Territory staff gathered at the Long Beach (Calif.) Convention Center on Oct. 27 for Territorial Headquarters (THQ) Mission Councils Day to go over The Salvation Army’s international mission. Territorial Commander Commissioner James
Cuddle for a cause
The Salvation Army in Anchorage hosts 15th annual Teddy Bear Tea to benefit area social service programs and corps. The Salvation Army in Anchorage, Alaska, held its 15th annual Teddy Bear Tea Oct. 18 at the Anchorage Corps, where close to
European representatives consider anti-human trafficking priorities
Representatives from Salvation Army territories, commands and regions across Europe recently met for a conference attended by members of the European Anti-Human Trafficking Network in Chișinău, the capital of Moldova. Commissioner Nancy Roberts, world secretary for women’s ministries, gave a keynote
Rethinking rapid re-housing
The value in varying homelessness intervention strategies Rapid re-housing has emerged in recent years to address family homelessness in the U.S., sometimes at the expense of proven transitional housing interventions. Yet, shifting funding from transitional housing to rapid re-housing dismantles the
Portland Metro community raises kids up
Annual event brings in $434,000 and counting for Salvation Army youth programs. Portland Metro community members assembled at Oregon Zoo’s Cascade Crest Ballroom Sept. 23 for the 20th Annual All About Kids Dinner to support the area’s Salvation Army youth programs.
Salvation Army continues response to Ebola epidemic
The Salvation Army continues “responsive and appropriate” reaction to Ebola epidemic (Oct. 17 update). As with many emergency situations around the world, The Salvation Army has the advantage of already having personnel on the ground, meaning that it can react quickly
“Stand Down” resource fair for veterans in Portland Metro area
The Portland Metro Salvation Army will join other local service organizations Oct. 18 for a Veterans’ Stand Down event from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at The Chapel in Troutdale, Ore. Veterans counselors and resource providers will talk with homeless veterans about
Cadets give back through planting
By Clarissa Ochoa - To help remove some of the invasive species that are overtaking the area in order to return it to a more natural environment, 30 Cadets from the College for Officers Training at Crestmont recently collaborated with the