Transformed Treasures raises money for the ARC’s Pinehurst Program for Women. By Cindy Engler This year in San Fransisco, The Salvation Army’s annual Transformed Treasures—a silent and live auction of work by Bay Area artists using family store items—raised $10,000 for the Adult Rehabilitation Center’s (ARC) Pinehurst Program for Women. “There aren’t many opportunities where [...]
Red kettles are painted green to raise donations on St. Patrick’s Day. To celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, The Salvation Army in Santa Rosa, Calif., is “going green.” Red kettles—now painted green—are ready for corps members and community volunteers to stand and ring the bells at 17 sites throughout the city. When Corps Officer Captain [...]
The Salvation Army and partners are recognized for commitment to feeding the hungry By Michelle Josephson, LT A total of 134 tons of food, or 268,000 pounds, collected through the efforts of the “Feed the Need” community food drive in Fresno, Calif., during the last three Big Fresno Fair food drives have helped feed [...]
A beacon of hope in the city The Salvation Army’s San Fransisco Harbor Light Center provides comprehensive alcohol and chemical dependency treatment for men, women, families and veterans through progressive care, education, workforce development and personal growth. “Serving persons with a variety of social and spiritual afflictions for over 100 years, the Harbor Light [...]
San Francisco’s Harbor Light Center provides comprehensive approach to services By Laine J. Hendricks All Chuck Hughes wanted was a retreat from the pain of his situation. And though he had once served as a source of support to returning Vietnam solders, assisting with their humbling debriefs—recalling vivid, eyewitness accounts of warfare and murder—he [...]
Kettle Kickoff in Modesto exceeds last year’s total. Seven minutes produced $192,487 for The Salvation Army in Modesto, Calif., thanks to community support at the 19th annual Kettle Kickoff on Nov. 17. Over 1,200 people attended the kickoff luncheon at the Modesto Centre Plaza, where 29 teams of local celebrity bell ringers—business leaders and service [...]
San Francisco’s transitional housing program reflects and looks forward. The Salvation Army’s Railton Place in San Francisco—nestled in a high-crime neighborhood in a city with one of the country’s highest homelessness rates—celebrated its third anniversary in 2011. With 110 transitional and permanent housing units, the facility supports some of the city’s most vulnerable people: the [...]
VA announces new homeless veterans initiative. By Laine Hendricks In October, Veterans Affairs (VA) launched a nationwide awareness initiative aimed at eliminating homelessness among veterans and selected The Salvation Army San Francisco Harbor Light Center as one of only 27 locations across the country to host an awareness event for the campaign Oct. 19. The [...]
Hong Kong Island East Musical Force is a featured guest. By Laine Hendricks The San Francisco Chinatown Corps—the first Chinese Salvation Army Corps in the world—celebrated its 125th anniversary in August. “God, Our Help through the Ages,” from Psalm 90:1, was the celebration theme: Lord, thou has been our dwelling place in all generations [...]
Annual Western Youth Institute takes a new, “undignified” approach. By Chris Toy Arriving from across the Western Territory, 220 delegates aged 16-25 gathered at the Golden State Division’s Camp Redwood Glen on Aug. 6-12 for the 2011 Western Youth Institute (WYI). Captains Roy and Paula Wild, territorial youth secretaries’ and Jim Sparks, territorial youth [...]
