Modern miracles
In Zimbabwe, Howard Hospital offers health and care. [huge_it_slider id="8"] The Salvation Army has served the people of the Chiweshe community since 1923 when Howard Institute, a school, was founded some 50 miles north of the Zimbabwean capital, Harare. The hospital
Living in community
As a historian, I appreciate reading books about the past. Yet as a person of faith, I seek out books that strengthen my faith in this present age. I am always amazed by the tales of The Salvation Army’s early
Adding research to our expression of care
Finding stories in the problems, programs, people and situations surrounding us each day Editor’s note: Following this fall’s Western Territory Social Services Councils, Caring partnered with the social services department to share new initiatives, research and efforts that exemplify The Salvation
Alaska fights human trafficking
Salvation Army works to help vulnerable Alaska Native population. Now we “speak for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute” (Proverbs 31:8). When Evangeline Booth heard of the vices and troubles of the northern mining
A simple acronym for healthy living
Follow these four steps to de-stress Most people live with a haunting feeling that something is fundamentally wrong with the way he or she lives, knowing deeply that we live in a fragile world riddled with tremendous stress. I believe that stress—physical,
The future of Salvation Army social work
I tend to live in the present—the here and now—not the there and then of the past nor the “sometime-maybe” of the future. But life demands that we look ahead, see what’s coming, understand trends, even make a few predictions. Some
Four steps to downsizing debt
A path to responsible corps spending In 2009—just before we were knee deep in the worst financial crisis this country had seen in 80 years—my wife and I took leadership of the Ventura Corps and inherited a deficit of $100,000. I