Do Good Family Roadmap: Be a welcoming neighbor
As kids, our two favorite shows were “Sesame Street” and “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.” Both shows invited us into different worlds and introduced us to people we had never seen before. Mister Rogers, especially, was intentional about inviting lots of different
Do Good Family Roadmap: Be a helpful neighbor
As kids, our two favorite shows were “Sesame Street” and “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.” Both shows invited us into different worlds and introduced us to people we had never seen before. Mister Rogers, especially, was intentional about inviting lots of different
A peer tutoring program launched at the height of the pandemic—now, it’s expanding
When three ambitious, creative teenagers at Los Angeles Korean Corps noticed the challenges the COVID-19 pandemic had created for their peers—and some of their younger (and older) friends at The Salvation Army—they not only took action, but found a way
Do Good Family Roadmap: Be a caring neighbor
As kids, our two favorite shows were “Sesame Street” and “Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.” Both shows invited us into different worlds and introduced us to people we had never seen before. Mister Rogers, especially, was intentional about inviting lots of different
San Diego Kroc Center celebrates 20 years
The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center in San Diego, California was the first of its kind when it opened its doors to the public in June 2002. Now, 20 years later and 26 Kroc Centers have been
Longview Salvation Army is providing meals to college students in need
In 2021, Longview Temple Corps provided over 20,000 hot meals to those in its Washington community, according to the corps' annual stats. In 2022, the corps extended its meal outreach services to provide free meals for local community college students
100 Years of Camp Gifford (1922-2022): Celebrating with the community
The Salvation Army looks back on what it means to be the oldest camp operating at the same location in the Western Territory. One hundred years ago, The Salvation Army of Spokane welcomed its first session of campers on its property
Salvation Army to host adaptive camp this summer in Colorado
Cameron Helms, 29, has grown up in The Salvation Army but never attended summer camp—until now. Helms—who is deaf, has cognitive delays and cerebral palsy on one side of his body—will be one of the campers this summer at High Peak
20 years later: How Kroc Centers shape the way The Salvation Army meets community needs
Twenty years ago, the first Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Center opened in San Diego, California, realizing Joan Kroc’s dream for all people to have recreational, educational and cultural arts opportunities. During her final visit before her death,
How The Salvation Army Kroc Center Ice arena is impacting the San Diego community
From public skating hours to ice hockey teams and figure skating lessons, there’s something for everyone at Kroc Center Ice. Nearly 20 years ago, the late Joan Kroc witnessed The Salvation Army Ray and Joan Kroc Community Center transform her vision
In Honolulu, The Salvation Army keeps kids full for the weekend
Fighting youth food insecurity in Hawaii Every Friday that school is in session in Honolulu, Hawaii, The Salvation Army Kauluwela Mission Corps brings bags of food to 200 children attending three neighboring schools. The food will feed the kids over the
National Advisory Board Member awarded in Phoenix for ‘loving others’
Tears of joy were in abundance on April 9, as nearly 100 friends, family, colleagues and Salvation Army officers and staff gathered at the home of Metro Phoenix Advisory Board member Dawn Riddle and her husband Jerome to honor Marlene