Salvation Army ensign Helen Purviance was only 28 years old when she braved the war front in order to bring our soldiers a little comfort from home in the shape of a donut. Hailing from Huntington, Indiana, the Hoosier was filled with gumption for her assignment. “I was literally on…

“I’ve had issues, but my drinking has been the main one.” — “I’ve had issues, but my drinking has been the main one,” says Terry. Terry R. is 57 years old and is also raising his 5 year old son Ike. The drinking problem caused him to look for help. He tried two different organizations and treatment programs. Terry and Ike moved…

*Originally published by The Salvation Army’s International Headquarters, Communications Department

Find Your True Love (your results may vary) — “At eleven months old Aaron only had me; we were alone in the world — together,” says Keith. The circumstances that surrounded their “new normal” were certainly not what Keith had expected or wanted. Nonetheless, he was determined to be the best dad he could be to Aaron, instilling in…

Over 16 million children were affected by poverty in 2010.

Winner of “Best Short Documentary” at the AOF Film Festival. Typhoon Haiyan arrived with a vengeance on November 8th, 2013. Also known as Typhoon Yolanda, she was one of the strongest tropical cyclones ever recorded; ravaging portions of Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines. Relentless rain, violent wind and flooding resulted…

Hope cannot be buried — It was the worst disaster caused by an earthquake Nepal had seen in nearly a century. The dead were numbered at 7,040 with countless missing and tens of thousands homeless.

“Hanna was just a happy go lucky kid…she loved life, had lots of friends, was always playing, always having a good time,” her dad said. Hanna is one of 293,000 people sexually assaulted in the United States each year, and like many others, she holds the anguish of her experience…

The Sudanese Civil War from 1983–2005 was the result of religious, fiscal and civilian differences between the Northern and Southern regions. This war took the lives of 2.5 million and orphaned or uprooted over 75,000 boys and girls. …