Seattle Social Services gives survivors a safe place to sleep
Housing is biggest practical need for survivors of commercial sexual exploitation and labor trafficking. By Karen Gleason - A subset among people struggling with homelessness exists—a group with special needs: the survivors of commercial sexual exploitation (CSE) and labor trafficking. It’s a
Chico ARP moves forward after Camp Fire
The blaze destroyed the program’s Paradise store and left more than a dozen employees displaced. By Vivian Lopez - Shirley McDowall commutes nearly two hours every day—one way—to get to The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Program (ARP) in Chico, California. But that
Salvation Army Kroc Center partners with LGBTQ sports league
Since early January, The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Norfolk, Virginia, has welcomed a dodgeball league of over 250 LGBTQ athletes, run by Stonewall Sports. Kroc Senior Officer Lt. Nathan Bridges and several Kroc Center staff
The Salvation Army responds as Mozambique recovers from Cyclone Desmond
The Salvation Army is at work in Mozambique in the aftermath of Cyclone Desmond, which struck the central part of the country in late January, causing severe damage and displacing 120,000 people from their homes. The emergency response is focusing
Record rainfall engulfs northern Queensland, Australia
Australian Prime Minister thanks The Salvation Army for its relief efforts. The Salvation Army in Australia responded after severe rain caused major flooding in northern Queensland. In the coastal city of Townsville, the monsoon downpour amounted to in excess of one
Salvation Army in Spokane provides shelter from the cold
Salvation Army warming center is largest in city. This winter, The Salvation Army in Spokane, Washington, opened the city’s largest warming center inside a former furniture store. Partnering with the City of Spokane, the Army is providing sanctuary from the cold
‘Marie Kondo Effect’ finds its way into thrift stores
Netflix craze sees more Americans bulldozing their closets and calling The Salvation Army. By Vivian Lopez - Japanese tidying expert Marie Kondo kicked off 2019 by taking households across the country by storm with her popular Netflix show, “Tidying Up with Marie
Reinventing recycling in Danish Salvation Army Redesign store
The Salvation Army in Denmark opened a Vintage and Redesign shop in the coastal town of Helsingør. It’s a thrift store with a difference, where skilled and passionate craftspeople reinvent items of clothing and accessories when the “pre-loved” donations cannot
Spokane Salvation Army hosts Homeless Connect
The Salvation Army in Spokane, Washington, knows the statistics: Spokane, the state’s second largest city, has the fifth largest population of individuals experiencing homelessness in urban areas in the U.S., according to HUD (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development),
Salvation Army serves Milwaukee PD grieving fallen officer
Chaplains with The Salvation Army of Milwaukee County are providing emotional and spiritual care to the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) after an officer was fatally shot earlier this week. Officer Matthew Rittner, 35, an officer with 17 years of service in
Fie Family honored for 63 years of support
Commissioner Kenneth G. Hodder installs Merrill and Dorie Fie as “honorary colonels.” By Rachael Fowler - The Fie legacy is well known within The Salvation Army in Denver. And after decades of dedicated service to The Salvation Army, lifetime advisory board member
Hygiene, education and health form basis of The Salvation Army’s ongoing earthquake response in Indonesia
By Victor Mondal and Major Bill Barthau - Four months after the 7.5-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami caused massive damage to Central Sulawesi in Indonesia, The Salvation Army Indonesia Territory and International Emergency Services team continue in humanitarian support to many