Youth

Learn more about how The Salvation Army supports children and teens with a variety of stories and articles about youth.

Meet The Salvation Army's Director of Volunteer Engagement in the West

Impact Stories

September 11, 2025

Q&A: Meet The Salvation Army’s Director of Volunteer Engagement in the West

Tiffany Wortley aims to intentionally leverage individuality among volunteers

Echelon Hawaii's Red Pencil Project supports third graders in Oahu

Impact Stories

August 28, 2025

Echelon Hawaii’s Red Pencil Project supports third graders

The year-long lesson on community teaches third graders skills they can practice

byKelly Dawson

237: Building a legacy of care with Maria Rodriguez

Podcast

August 25, 2025

237: Building a legacy of care with Maria Rodriguez

I don’t think it’s going out on a limb to say every working parent’s

5 ways The Salvation Army supports kids after school

Impact Stories

August 22, 2025

5 ways The Salvation Army supports kids after school

Growing up has never been easy, but today’s young people face unique challenges

byEmily Anderson

Teen brothers donate $800 to feed the unsheltered in Tucson

Impact Stories

August 20, 2025

Teen brothers donate $800 to feed the unsheltered in Tucson

Kindness can be contagious

byCaramie Petrowsky

First 'Brave' camp aims to empower young women in Alaska

Impact Stories

August 14, 2025

First ‘Brave’ camp aims to empower young women in Alaska

This summer, 18 young women came to The Salvation Army Alaska Division’s King’s

Walmart helps hardworking families prepare for back to school in Denver

Impact Stories

August 13, 2025

Walmart helps hardworking families prepare for back to school in Denver

Inside The Salvation Army Distribution Center in Aurora, Colorado, two teams of

byHillary Jackson

3 key ways The Salvation Army gives kids 'a place to be themselves'

Impact Stories

August 11, 2025

3 key ways The Salvation Army gives kids ‘a place to be themselves’

Amid the relentless buzz of smartphones, social media and daily distractions,

byHaley Osness

Salvation Army Teen vs. Wild camp embraces Alaska's natural beauty for adventure

Impact Stories

August 7, 2025

Salvation Army Teen vs. Wild camp embraces Alaska’s natural beauty for adventure

If you drive through certain stretches of Alaska during the summer, you might

byHillary Jackson

Day care center lifts burden from working parents in Los Angeles

Impact Stories

August 5, 2025

Day care center lifts burden from working parents in Los Angeles

The Salvation Army’s Los Angeles facility provides crucial support for

byHillary Jackson

Impact Stories

August 1, 2025

AT&T laptop giveaway boosts learning and connection for Long Beach students

Excitement buzzed through The Salvation Army Long Beach (California) Red Shield

byHaley Osness

233: Summer at the Long Beach Red Shield with Captain Jared Arnold

Podcast

July 28, 2025

233: Summer at the Long Beach Red Shield with Captain Jared Arnold

Today, we’re heading to Long Beach, California, to talk to someone with a

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Youth

Q&A: Meet The Salvation Army’s Director of Volunteer Engagement in the West

Echelon Hawaii’s Red Pencil Project supports third graders

237: Building a legacy of care with Maria Rodriguez

5 ways The Salvation Army supports kids after school

Teen brothers donate $800 to feed the unsheltered in Tucson

First ‘Brave’ camp aims to empower young women in Alaska

Walmart helps hardworking families prepare for back to school in Denver

3 key ways The Salvation Army gives kids ‘a place to be themselves’

Salvation Army Teen vs. Wild camp embraces Alaska’s natural beauty for adventure

Day care center lifts burden from working parents in Los Angeles

AT&T laptop giveaway boosts learning and connection for Long Beach students

233: Summer at the Long Beach Red Shield with Captain Jared Arnold

From grief to giving, one man finds purpose by doing ‘one more thing’

Q&A: Meet The Salvation Army’s Director of Volunteer Engagement in the West

How to start a productive conversation with your kids about drug use

At Bridgeway of Hope, one man’s recovery becomes a calling