Red Kettle Reason back for second year
In 2014, campaign drew participation from 66,000 people. By Laura Poff - The National Headquarters Community Relations Department launched the Red Kettle Reason campaign last fall in the lead up to the holiday season as a way to engage a younger audience
BASSIC reaches Pakistani communities
Mother and Child Health Clubs strengthen Pakistan's health system. By Alana Goodwin - The Salvation Army is working to improve maternal health and family planning in Pakistan through BASSIC (Building Advanced Strong Sustainable Independent Communities). The four-year plan launched in 2013 to lower
An upheld tradition
The Salvation Army will march in the Tournament of Roses Parade for the 96th year while celebrating its own 150th anniversary. By Chadwick Phillips - On Jan. 1, 1920, a brass band of The Salvation Army, led by Bandmaster Harold Gooding, took
A coalition for correction
Faith-based groups partner for comprehensive prison outreach in Arizona. Despite national incarceration rates trending downward in the U.S., Arizona’s prison population recently hit a record high. Since fiscal year 2013 it has grown by 1,893 prisoners and the Arizona Department of Corrections
Education for life
The Salvation Army around the world works to remove societal barriers for children with disabilities. By Howard Dalziel - The music in Mizoram, in The Salvation Army India East Territory, has a recognizable harmonic quality with tones of the Welsh collieries that
A warrior revived
The Door of Hope helped professional mixed martial arts fighter Ian Butler dream big starting one Christmas morning. By Erica Andrews - It’s Christmas morning and Ian Butler isn’t happy. He sees the lights and tree, but knows there won’t be any
Have we seen the light?
By André Cox, General - In the world today we often see people choosing to ignore the true meaning of the Christmas message. For many it is a very busy time of the year, with so many activities to rush between.
Behind ‘Muted Hosannas’
Its author reveals his creative process By Jeff Carter, Major - If I mentally review my life, poke through the assorted memories, go over my accomplishments, I should say that I have always been a writer. I wrote my first poems in
The iconic Red Kettle
How a Christmas tradition came to be In December 1891, Salvation Army Captain Joseph McFee decided to provide a free Christmas dinner to San Francisco’s impoverished population, but needed money to pay for the food. Once a sailor in Liverpool, England,
Light
By Bob Docter, Editor-in-Chief - The lights go “on” as darkness invades the day. They share space as they overlap each other and confront the dark. They warm human hearts. They shift valences from negative to positive as moods turn. The darkness
Opportunity rings
Santa Barbara Corps implements new program to prepare Hospitality House residents for the workforce By Chadwick Phillips - The Salvation Army’s Red Kettles are an iconic symbol during the holidays as seasonal workers and volunteers ask generous donors to spare change and
Kenya East Territory commissions 36 new officers
Chief of the Staff and Commissioner Nancy Roberts lead commissioning celebrations in Kenya East Territory. [gss gallery ids="18470,18471,18472,18473,18474"] The Salvation Army’s Chief of the Staff, Commissioner William Roberts, and Commissioner Nancy Roberts, World Secretary for Women’s Ministries, were guest leaders for Kenya East