Salvation Army Today

Hundreds of local residents visited The Salvation Army La Villita Corps this July for its annual back-to-school health and resource fair. The Salvation Army and Aetna Better Health of Illinois started the back-to-school event last summer to help students and their families prepare for the start of the school year.   As students in Chicago prepare to return to the classroom, The Salvation Army want...

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Humanitarian Division has donated a new 35-Kilowatt generator and a forklift to The Salvation Army Guams Corps. The generator replaces an old generator that failed following Typhoon Mawar. The forklift will support their ongoing food pantry and immediate recovery efforts across Guam in response to the increased needs of the community affected by the...

A heartwarming dedication ceremony marked the expansion and renovation of The Salvation Army Service Center in Bainbridge, Georgia. The building renovation and expansion included remodeling and expansion of office space, 1,700 square feet of vitally needed warehouse space, and increased storage for the Family Store. The desire for the expansion and renovation was prompted by the increased needs of...

The nurses of the Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine have taken on a new monthly assignment: feeding the community with the help of The Salvation Army. Kristie Clark, a case worker for The Salvation Army stated “These ICU nurses had been part of our Angel Tree Christmas program in the past,” “Six months after the Christmas season ended, the nurses all came back and asked,...

Café Connection happens every Wednesday. It’s a place where friends of The Salvation Army in Whitby, Ontario, have a chance to get together to enjoy meaningful conversation, connection, and a delicious cup of coffee. The vision was to create a safe space where Majors Ken and Donette Percy, pastors, along with the church leadership team, could bring friends into the church, allowing them to tempora...

In Grady and Caddo Counties, in conjunction with Home Energy Aid Month – efforts are being made to raise additional utility assistance funds to help Oklahomans in need. Salvation Army partners OG&E, ONG and PSO are also joining the effort by matching some funds. Throughout Oklahoma, The Salvation Army is working to help individuals and families every day. Residents can help The Salvation Army...

The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services personnel from Keokuk, Iowa are working to support area residents affected by recent severe storms. A straight-line wind storm swept across southern Iowa, northern Missouri, and western Illinois around midday on June 29th—knocking out power, downing trees, and damaging buildings in its path. Two Lee County, Iowa, communities, Keokuk and Montrose, were...

Each year, The Salvation Army enables thousands of kids from low-income families to enjoy fresh air, exercise, and new friendships through its annual summer camp programs. The goal of The Salvation Army Summer Camp program is to provide every child the opportunity to have an exceptional and affordable summer learning experience. The camp staff and mentors have experience working with kids whose fa...

To help battle the heat this summer, staff and volunteers of The Salvation Army in Brandon, Manitoba walk around downtown distributing cold water to the displaced or people experiencing homelessness. Even though they already provide mobile feeding every Saturday, this is the first time the Brandon Corps is offering mobile water deliveries. The water deliveries have come at the right time for those...

The Salvation Army disaster response teams have been working in Perryton, Texas, after a tornado caused significant damage and destruction on Thursday, June 15th. As service transitions from response to recovery, local Salvation Army volunteers are continuing service to storm survivors. Working closely with partner relief agencies, The Salvation Army has been providing meals, drinks, and emotional...

When it opened in 1986, the Carr P. Collins Center in Dallas, Texas became The Salvation Army’s largest social service center anywhere in the world. Each night it houses 475 people, but in emergency situations that number increases to 600. Besides its size, the center revolutionized how The Salvation Army delivered social services by providing a comprehensive, one stop center that met human needs...

Recognizing the increasing importance of emergency response efforts after disasters strike, The Salvation Army and the Southern Baptist Disaster Relief of Texas and Florida recently conducted joint training exercises in Dallas and Tampa. These comprehensive, simulation-based training exercises took place to educate Salvation Army disaster professionals on how to set up, maintain, and demobilize sp...

The Salvation Army opened its work officially in Mexico in 1937. In response to the desperate need of orphans and displaced children, as well as those whose families could not afford to raise them, The Salvation Army responded to help. In 1954, the first children’s home was dedicated in Mexico City. A total of 16 were eventually established that through the years have been a safe haven and loving...

The unprecedented drought in Kenya, caused by five consecutive below average rainy seasons since the end of 2020, has caused untold human suffering. Nearly five million people have lacked access to enough water for drinking, cooking and cleaning. These communities have been hard hit by this drought, with the inevitable consequence of livestock deaths, food shortages and malnutrition affecting almo...

The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services staff and volunteers have provided practical and emotional and spiritual support to first responders and those impacted by the mass shooting in Allen, Texas. Two Salvation Army units and trained staff deployed to the Family Assistance Center that opened on Monday, May 8th. The tragic shooting occurred at Allen Premium Outlets in Allen, Texas, on Satur...

The Salvation Army stepped in to help the community of Shawnee Oklahoma after a tornado hit the area, causing significant damage to homes and businesses. The officers, employees, and volunteers of The Salvation Army have worked tirelessly to provide meals, hydration, emotional and spiritual care to those affected by the disaster.   Captain Stacey Connelly, Corps Officer for The Salvation Army, sha...

As we head into summer, most of us look forward to vacations, sunshine, seeing family and the kids being out of school. However, with the summer months also comes the threat of severe weather. The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Services has been responding to disasters of all kinds since the early 1900’s. To highlight the work of The Salvation Army’s Disaster Response, the 15-minute, weekly s...

The Salvation Army’s National Recycling Operations or (NRO) in Canada is more than just a national thrift store chain. NRO is motivated by providing funds for the work of The Salvation Army—work that helps transform communities and people, and shares the love of Jesus. The need for a mission-minded thrift store isn’t new. William Booth saw this need in his society and created the Household Salvage...

To teach participants how to grow their own vegetables, The Salvation Army’s Community Church in Belleville, Ontario, in cooperation with the Community Development Council, organizes the community garden initiative each spring. Since the incorporation of The Salvation Army’s garden in 2017, members of the program have raised 24 vegetable-rich garden beds, a skill that can prevent food insecurity....

The Salvation Army NW Community Center in Palm Beach County has established a new AT&T Connected Learning Center to assist in narrowing the digital divide. This initiative provides free access to a variety of resources, such as high-speed Fiber internet, Wi-Fi, Dell Technologies computers, and educational resources for youth, families, and seniors. AT&T employees will also provide tutoring and men...

The Salvation Army Honolulu Adult Rehabilitation Center or ARC, is nestled into a compact and busy stretch of town. With community and life around every block, there comes a need for cleanliness and upkeep of the outside areas. During plans for the March 25 health and safety clean-up, the Honolulu Police Department reached out to the public for any volunteers willing to assist in an organized comm...

Salvation Army volunteers from the Greater New York Division joined a coalition of groups that brought hope to 254 people experiencing homelessness at this year’s “Don’t Walk By” outreach event on Feb.18th in lower Manhattan.   “Don’t Walk By,” an annual winter outreach to the homeless, happens every February and this year’s focus was between 46th Street and Battery Park City.   This event brings...

On Wednesday, May 10th, The Salvation Army of Greater Philadelphia will be honoring individuals at the Celebrate Hope Annual Luncheon for their work in improving the lives of others through health care, the arts, and more.   The ‘Others’ Award will be presented to Stephen Fera, Executive Vice President and Head of Public Affairs for Independence Blue Cross. Through federal and state government rel...

Others Trade for Hope – a social enterprise of The Salvation Army – is celebrating its 25th anniversary of promoting hope, independence, and dignity for more than 800 Kenyan and Bangladeshi women and men, many of whom have experienced vulnerability and exploitation.  Since 1997, Others has been combating social injustice by using fair-trade principles to fight poverty for people in vulnerable comm...

The Salvation Army has been actively responding to the devastating tornadoes that struck Cole and Shawnee, Oklahoma on April 19th.  In the wake of this disaster, Senator James Lankford, his wife Cindy, and Congresswoman Stephanie Bice, as well as several staff members, came out to serve meals to storm survivors in damaged neighborhoods on Friday, April 21st. Senator Lankford and Congresswoman Bice...