• Gifts Under the Tree

    by Robert Mitchell

    Amanda Strandburg knows what it’s like to see Christmas approaching, but have nothing under the tree. You might say “The Ghost of Christmas Past” visited her every holiday season.

    Today, as the 4th runner–up in the Mrs. Pennsylvania International Pageant earlier this year, Strandburg is determined to redefine her present and future.

  • Thanksgiving recipes from The Salvation Army

    by Hugo Bravo

    The Salvation Army Eastern Territory is home to talented chefs, cooks, and food preparers. Whether it’s for a culinary class at a Kroc Center or a dinner at a corps hosted for a community, some delicious meals have been created in Salvation Army kitchens. This Thanksgiving season, we are happy to share some of these recipes with you.

  • Faith Through Covid

    by Robert Mitchell

    If you ask Jean Renel Murat about his COVID–19 experience, he will tell you it was both bad and good.

  • The HOPEline

    by Warren L. Maye

    Silence can be deafening.

    Just ask an Emotional and Spiritual Care (ESC) specialist who is trying to connect with a stranger on the other end of a HOPEline call.

  • Shine the Light

    by Warren L. Maye

    Gratitude looked like a bright smile on Sarah Medina's face as she thought about the wonderful support that she and her colleagues have  received in their fight against human trafficking. The latest source is coming from a new government grant. Medina, who serves as the anti–human trafficking divisional director for the Salvation Army's Western Pennsylvania Division, has been waging a war against the scourge which, according to national statistics, has actually intensified during the COVID–19 pandemic.

  • Lyell’s House

    by Hugo Bravo

    The bright, well–maintained, two–story brick home near the corner of […]

  • A pathway of hope

    by Guest

    Two women tell their stories. Audree Weirick had always worked […]