Salvation Army Today

The Salvation Army in Bangladesh recently celebrated 50 years of ministry! More than 100 officers and cadets met in person to celebrate but, because of COVID-19 restrictions, larger numbers were not allowed to gather. This meant that the sharing of the meetings online was particularly important to reach as many people as possible.   The Salvation Army’s work in Bangladesh began after emergency res...

Families come from all over the world to the US in search of a better life. Refugees settling in America tend to need more assistance because, often, they’ve had little access to education and other supports. The Salvation Army’s Pathway of Hope program is helping one of those families obtain the dream. Mariam and her children are refugees from Sierra Leone. After almost two decades in a refugee c...

Deforestation contributes to more and more carbon dioxide emissions building up in the atmosphere around the globe which we know is harmful to the environment. To help combat these effects, The Salvation Army in Pakistan has a new initiative, called “Green Pakistan”. The development team created this initiative to plant trees at a number of Salvation Army churches, communities, Territorial Headqua...

The Salvation Army established a mission in Zambia in 1945 at the invitation of the local headman, Charlie Chikankata. He had heard of the Salvation Army's work in Zimbabwe and offered a portion of his land if education and health services could be established for his people. In 1946, The Salvation Army settled among the Tonga people and opened a school, hospital, and a church to serve the whole n...

In Buffalo New York, the 2021 Buffalo’s Most Amazing Race raised close to $50,000 for The Salvation Army. In this year’s race- the teams completed a mix of physical challenges that included dance routines and rock wall climbing, while other activities shared the history and work of The Salvation Army. The local Buffalo Salvation Army Corps did their version of “The Amazing Race” to engage a younge...

Sir Samuel Kelly Residential Home is near Belfast in the UK. A local family gifted the home to The Salvation Army in the 1960's and is located on 3 acres of woodland and landscaped gardens. Since then, it has been used for the care of older people in the community. The home functions with a compassionate staff, personalized care plans, and an imaginative approach to maximizing quality-of-life. Rec...

Recently at the Salvation Army’s Brownsville Corps Community Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., community leaders, family members, and other supporters gathered virtually via Zoom to award the inaugural Helping Hand Grants (HHG) to three deserving students as they transition from high school to college.   Major Steven Lopes, with his wife, Major Valerie Lopes, have been the corps officers in Brownsville fo...

SALVATIONISTS and friends around the world are being called by General Brian Peddle to take part in an international prayer initiative on Sunday October 24th.   The Second Global Wave of Prayer for COVID-19 will work its way around the world from sunrise to sunset in every country it passes through. The simple message to people linked to The Salvation Army is this: wherever you are, pray!   The in...

After months of buildup, The Salvation Army’s Down for the Challenge rappelling event took place Sept. 18 at Mall of America, where about 200 people descended the JW Marriott hotel to fight homelessness. Women and men of all ages and backgrounds took the plunge. Most were nervous as they stood on the edge of the hotel roof, staring wide-eyed at the pavement 14 stories below. Down for the Challenge...

The Salvation Army has received a $10 million grant from Lilly Endowment Incorporated to support ongoing emergency response and long-term recovery for those affected by Hurricane Ida from Louisiana to New England and by wildfires across 10 western states. The additional support will be pivotal for the nation's largest private provider of social services as it meets the needs of communities affecte...

Recycling is a key concept at The Salvation Army’s  ‘Vintage and Redesign’ shop in the coastal town of Helsingør, Denmark. The Redesign Store is where skilled and passionate craftspeople reinvent items of clothing and accessories when the, quote, ‘pre-loved’ donations cannot be resold in their current condition. The initiative aims to be environmentally responsible in the reuse of materials, as we...

With the resurgence of the pandemic and just 11 weeks until Christmas, The Salvation Army is digging in for another challenging season of need. As millions of people continue to struggle with the impacts of pandemic poverty, The Salvation Army is calling on everyone to help individuals and families overcome the threat of eviction amid the holiday season.   Roughly 1.2 million Americans say they ar...

The Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program is already up and running for Christmas and now accepting applications. Every child deserves to experience the joy of Christmas morning. The Salvation Army Angel Tree program helps provide Christmas gifts for hundreds of thousands of children around the country each year. Once a child or senior adult has been registered and accepted as an Angel; their Christ...

The first students have graduated from The Salvation Army’s inaugural Mental Health and Addictions training program in Samoa. The graduation ceremony was the culmination of three years of work that began in 2018 after the Samoan Government invited The Salvation Army to provide church, community and social services in the country. At the time, about 80 per cent of criminal cases, domestic violence,...

EVERY year, the fourth Sunday in September is set aside as The Salvation Army’s International Day of Prayer for Victims of Human Trafficking.   This day provides an important focal point for prayer to support people caught up in trafficking and those working with survivors. It’s a day for The Salvation Army and friends around the world to lift their voices and corporately cry out for justice and f...

Last week, Hurricane Nicholas slowly moved through Southeast Texas, bringing with it heavy rainfall and isolated wind damage. The Salvation Army continues to assess and monitor the impact of the storm throughout the area, with two units actively serving.  The Salvation Army received a request on Monday evening from the City of Freeport to establish a shelter at the local Recreation Center. The loc...

The Salvation Army’s Reading Central church provided summer lunch club to local children. Summer can bring financial strains for families struggling to feed and care for children who would normally be in school. Through a partnership with local primary schools The Salvation Army provided healthy meals, crafts, and activities for families until the school term started again. Throughout the summer h...

Salvation Army personnel in Haiti continue to work with community leaders in nine of the worst-hit areas to ensure that the most vulnerable people are supported in the aftermath of this traumatic earthquake. As well as addressing practical needs – such as food, clean drinking water, shelter, diapers, and bedding – trained and experienced team members offer emotional and spiritual care.   Global sh...

Mission Pro Wrestling is an all-woman pro wrestling company based out of Central Texas.   Mission Pro recently hosted a benefit show at The Salvation Army Peacock Boys & Girls Club in San Antonio, Texas.   The wrestling company donated $3 from each ticket and all proceeds from concessions to the Boys & Girls Club. The event included live auction items and audience members donated to a kettle in re...

As the nearly 1,000 Afghan evacuees arrived in the Washington, DC region on August 20th and 21st, they were greeted by dozens of welcoming faces and support groups, including The Salvation Army.   Major Donald Wilson, local pastor at The Salvation Army of Fairfax, received a call from Virginia Emergency Management officials requesting support for the Afghan men, women, and children who fled their...

The Salvation Army Turning Point Center in Washington, DC, offers transformational services to single mothers facing the uphill battles of poverty and homelessness. The Turning Point Center provides a two-year transitional housing program that gives single mothers and their children a safe place to stay while they learn how to live independently and prepare for the road ahead. The center provides...

As the initial effects of Hurricane Ida are being felt, The Salvation Army is activating a massive operation to meet immediate need through feeding, sheltering, emotional and spiritual care, and other services for survivors and first responders. The Salvation Army of Georgia team has now arrived after obtaining disaster relief supplies, including much-needed bottled water and personal protective e...

The Salvation Army in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi recently hosted their first annual Ambassadors for Good Day on August 10th.   Ambassadors for Good Day is a one-day event designed to educate and engage the public regarding the work of The Salvation Army locally throughout the Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi Division. Participating Salvation Army locations throughout the tri-state area tea...

SALVATION ARMY Emergency Disaster Services personnel in the US are dealing with the immediate needs of first responders and survivors affected by Tropical Storm Henri, which made landfall on August 22nd along the south coast of Rhode Island. The storm, which was downgraded from a hurricane, brought high winds, flooding and power outages across the north-east of the country. At one point, around 10...

The Salvation Army in Haiti is responding after a 7.2-magnitude earthquake brought devastation across the south of the country. Almost 1,300 people are known to have been killed in the disaster, with that number certain to rise as collapsed buildings are cleared ​and thousands of missing people are accounted for. A Rapid Response project has been put together at The Salvation Army’s International...