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Camp Climbers

Camp Climbers

By Hugo Bravo|2024-12-04T13:55:28-05:00May 15th, 2024|

In 1924, The Salvation Army received 116 acres of campground property in Sharon, Mass. The site, originally called a Fresh Air Camp, is now preparing to celebrate its 100th year as Camp Wonderland. Each year, “The Happy Summer Place” welcomes school children, many from underprivileged and inner-city areas, to experience a summer of music, activities—like climbing, swimming, hiking, arts and crafts, and archery—and a newunderstanding of Christ’s love, all amid His beautiful creation.

A Great Pursuit

A Great Pursuit

By Hugo Bravo|2024-07-02T14:46:49-04:00May 15th, 2024|

Lieutenant Shirley Figueroa, assistant corps officer at The Salvation Army’s San Juan Corps Community Center in Puerto Rico, talks about the way she honors both her father and God, lessons from King David’s loyalty, and her reason why accepting the call to officership can feel like a game of hide-and-seek.

Remembering Papi

Remembering Papi

By Hugo Bravo|2025-12-12T12:30:46-05:00May 15th, 2024|

Three soldiers, sisters Lydmarie, Alondra, and Lyanet Rivera, from The Salvation Army in Puerto Rico reflect on the tragedy that changed their lives. Their father—their papi—Miguel A. Rivera Rodriguez did not return from work one day.

Power Panels

Power Panels

By Hugo Bravo|2024-12-04T13:55:52-05:00April 4th, 2024|

The solar panels over the parking lot and on the roof at The Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center in Camden, N.J., have modernized the Kroc, says Benjamin Ovadia, the center’s community relations and development director.

Clifford Omoruyi

Clifford Omoruyi

By Hugo Bravo|2024-07-02T15:38:40-04:00March 20th, 2024|

Nigeria-born Clifford Omoruyi first learned to play basketball at The Salvation Army Newark Westside Corps in Newark, N.J. Muhammad Oliver, Cliff’s legal guardian and basketball coordinator at the corps, wanted Cliff not just to get the benefits of learning to play, but also to understand how many people were committed to seeing him succeed.

Paul Witkowski

Paul Witkowski

By Hugo Bravo|2024-03-18T09:17:51-04:00March 15th, 2024|

Paul Witkowski arrived at The Salvation Army Emergency Shelter in Elizabeth, N.J., after a two-week stay at a hospital for a heart condition. His marriage of 26 years had recently ended in divorce, leaving him depressed, without a home, and unsure of his future as he tried to recover.

Spring is in the air at The Salvation Army Thrift Stores

Spring is in the air at The Salvation Army Thrift Stores

By Hugo Bravo|2025-12-12T12:31:05-05:00March 13th, 2024|

Every purchase you make at a Salvation Army thrift store helps fund local Adult Rehabilitation Centers, where people who are struggling from a variety of social and spiritual problems can find help and hope.

Creating Ripples

Creating Ripples

By Hugo Bravo|2024-07-02T14:48:04-04:00March 13th, 2024|

Sebastian Galvez, president of The Salvation Army’s Echelon Chapter in Morristown, N.J., talks about his gap year after high school, a pet contest on social media that introduced people to the Army’s work, and the power of an act of kindness.

A Day of Empowerment

A Day of Empowerment

By Hugo Bravo|2024-03-13T08:29:55-04:00March 13th, 2024|

Before Captain Wanessa Moore planned the first Women’s Empowerment Day at The Salvation Army’s Northern Kentucky Corps, the center was already a welcoming space for survivors of trauma.

Muhammad Oliver

Muhammad Oliver

By Hugo Bravo|2024-03-18T09:17:58-04:00January 12th, 2024|

Forks in the road of life can come in different ways. They can be choices, opportunities, or decisions. For Muhammad Oliver, basketball coordinator for The Salvation Army Newark Services in New Jersey, those forks appeared as people who were crucial in making him the person he is today. “Being able to provide help to those who need it is like having a superpower.”

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