The changing face of American religion
Even in the midst of unprecedented secularization, several factors keep young adults tied to church. By Mindy Farabee - American church denominations have heard a familiar story in recent years: the ranks are eroding. Across denominations, 40 to 50 percent of youth
Bremerton Corps registers homeless to vote
Lack of a permanent mailing address means there’s no place to receive ballots, except the corps. By Brianne Schaer - In Washington, where elections are conducted exclusively by mail, potential voters without a permanent address have a problem: The lack of a
Seven decades of service
For 66 years, The Salvation Army’s Los Angeles Red Shield has sat in the heart of the city’s Pico-Union neighborhood, a crowded community just west of downtown long plagued by poverty and gang violence. “There’s just a lot of history here,”
Entrepreneur starts out at The Salvation Army
April Hickman runs her handmade clothing business from a transitional living center in Louisville, Ky. By Erica Rucker - [gss gallery ids="19054,19055,19056"] During her stay at The Salvation Army transitional housing center in Louisville, Ky., April Hickman launched her own business: Wonderfulee Marlee,
Fighting modern slavery on all fronts
In Australia, The Salvation Army’s Freedom Partnership uses a holistic approach to combat modern slavery. By Heather McIlvaine - [gss gallery ids="19049,19048,19047,19051,19050"] The Freedom Partnership, established by The Salvation Army in Australia in July 2014, is a national movement to combat modern slavery
Goods for good
Freeset presents opportunity to fight trafficking through The Salvation Army. By Chadwick Phillips - The Salvation Army has always aligned itself with transparency. So, it is no wonder fair trade programs have grabbed the interest of many throughout the organization. Assembly line
Service Corps 2016 teams
Western Territory youth prepare for summer mission assignments Each summer in the Western Territory, select youth 18 to 25 years old to experience first-hand the sharing of love, compassion and service to people around the world through the Service Corps eight-week
New social justice research center partners with university
Modeled after a similar project in New Zealand, the center will address human trafficking and other social issues. By Linda Bryant - The Salvation Army Social Justice Research Center quietly opened its doors in February on the campus of Trevecca Nazarene University,
William Booth Legal Aid Clinic serves low-income Detroiters
The only Salvation Army legal aid clinic in the U.S. works in the country’s most impoverished major city. By Aaron Mondry - Detroit’s William Booth Legal Aid Clinic (WBLAC) can be found tucked into one corner of the city’s large Harbor Light
A total learning experience
A Hong Kong school finds innovative ways to address the personal and social needs of students with intellectual disabilities. Administrators of The Salvation Army Shek Wu School in southeastern China—one of the Army’s 33 schools around the world for children who
Major Calvin Prouty
October 7, 1943 - March 29, 2016 Major Calvin Prouty was promoted to Glory March 29 from his home in Chehalis, Wash. Cal Prouty was born Oct. 7, 1943, in Scottsbluff, Neb., to Morris and Beulah Prouty. After graduating from Alliance
Territory shares RightNow Media
The Western Territory is now providing access to Right Now Media, an online video library, as a resource for every corps, program, and employee in the territory. Considered the "Netflix of Video Bible Studies," RightNow Media’s library of faith-based videos