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Get Involved: 5 Organizations Fighting Hunger And Poverty In The U.S.

Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: UNICEF USA, Hunger, US Hunger, Feeding America, Unicef, Child Hunger, Heartland Alliance, Save the Children, Salvation Army, Children's Defense Fund, Video, Impact News

The United States ranks second in the world for highest relative child poverty rates at 23.1 percent, according to a recent study by UNICEF. Find ...

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REPORT: Americans Clueless As To How Many People Living In Poverty

Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Video, Poverty, Perceptions of Poverty, Homelessness, Homeless Shelter, Charity, Financial Assistance, Donating to Charity, Survey, Salvation Army, Impact News

By Mark Hrywna, The NonProfit Times Americans don’t quite have an accurate picture of what poverty in the United States looks like, at least acco...

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When Government Competes With Aid Organizations In Relief Efforts

Paul Clolery | Posted 04.27.2012

Read More: The NonProfit Times, American Red Cross, Fema, Hurricane Katrina, U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations, Paul Clolery, Daniel Inouye, Salvation Army, Impact News
Paul Clolery

Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) has introduced S. 2202, the Preparedness and Resilience Foundation Act. The bottom line is that tax dollars apparently are not enough and the federal government wants to be able to fundraise outside the scope of its actual authority.

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Photographer Lisl Steiner On Letting Go Of The Past

Bonni Brodnick | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Material Possessions, Mindfulness, Spring Cleaning Tips, Storage Wars, Simplicity, Stuff, Lifestyle Changes, Salvation Army, Fifty News
Bonni Brodnick

A wise octogenarian once said, "Don't be possessed by your possessions." Actually she said it last weekend, when she invited me to her new "stuff shop," a spot she had rented for a month to try to make a dent in the dispersal of her long-collected ephemera.

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Midwest Tornadoes: How You Can Help

Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Iowa, Team Rubicon, Kansas, Red Cross, Midwest Tornadoes, United Way, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Salvation Army, Impact News

More than 120 tornadoes swept across Oklahoma, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska this weekend, killing at least five people, the Associated Press reports. ...

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Texas Tornadoes: How You Can Help

Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: United Way Texas, Disaster Relief, Texas Tornadoes, Volunteering, How You Can Help, United Way, American Red Cross, Tornadoes, Slidepollajax, Matthew 25 Ministries, Salvation Army, Video, Impact News

The National Weather Service said as many as a dozen tornadoes touched down Tuesday in Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, the Associated Press reports. ...

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At 73, This 'Santa Claus' Refuses To Slow Down -- All Year Long

stclairshores.patch.com | Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Santa Claus, Roy O'brien Ford, Bryan Mazey, Team Selfridge Military Family Assistance, Selfridge Family Readiness Center, St. Clair Shores Senior Center, Salvation Army, Impact News

When Bryan Mazey arrived at Roy O'Brien Ford last December to pick up hundreds of toys purchased by employees, the leadership team at the dealership c...

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Keeping the Focus on Children in a Tough Economy

William Roberts | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Salvation Army Cutbacks, Salvation Army Youth Programs, Child Poverty, Salvation Army Officer, Third World America, Salvation Army, Poverty, Service, Volunteer, Child Poverty America, Ending Child Poverty, Impact News
William Roberts

Parents are facing daily questions about how to provide for their families, spend their money and share their time. Should they spend their latest pay check on food or rent? How can they spend time with their children while working two jobs?

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Holy Rollers

Mark Joseph | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Salvation Army, Gambling, Holy Rollers, Card-Counting, Entertainment News
Mark Joseph

The Salvation Army is reported to have had a saying in its early days: "Take the Devil's money to do God's work." Now a group of 20- and 30-somethings...

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Youth Programs In Higher Demand Amid Unemployment, Funding Cuts

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Charity Youth Programs, Donations to Charity, Youth Programs, Salvation Army Donations, Salvation Army Youth Programs, Growing Up in a Downtown, Great Recession, Salvation Army, Charity Donations, Education News

WASHINGTON — A survey of Salvation Army youth programs in more than 80 cities shows more than eight in 10 programs saw increased demand from chi...

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Tweet #BedandBread To Fight Hunger In Detroit

Posted 02.27.2012

Read More: Detroit Hunger, Hunger, Video, Detroit, Salvation Army Detroit, Bedandbread, Bed & Bread Club, Tweet-a-Thon, Michigan, Salvation Army, Impact News

Update Feb. 27: Enough people put out the #Bedandbread hashtag Friday for the Salvation Army Bed & Bread Club to hit its Twitter fundraising goal. "@H...

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Child Malnutrition Affects 1 In 4 Children: Report (What You Can Do)

Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Child Malnutrition, Video, Red Cross, World Hunger, Global Motherhood, Unicef, World Food Programme, Child Hunger, Save the Children, Feed the Children, Salvation Army, Impact News

It's a dire situation for children worldwide. As food prices rise, nearly half a billion kids face a devastating health toll due to malnutrition, a...

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96-Year-Old Millionaire Lived Poor, Quietly Donated $1.7 Million

Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Michael Paugh, Video, California, Charity, Elinor Sauerwein, Frugal, Donating to Charity, Donations, Modesto, Salvation Army, Impact News

After one vacation in 96 years and finally trying cable television at age 95, Elinor Sauerwein died with a reputation of steadfast frugality. So wh...

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Salvation Army Reveals Record Donations From 2011 Red Kettle Campaign

Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: Red Kettle Bell Ringers, Salvation Army Red Kettle, Video, Salvation Army Donation, Salvation Army Record, Salvation Army, Impact News

The jingle of coins hitting those Salvation Army red kettles set a record to the tune of $147.6 million this year. The charity's Red Kettle Campaig...

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Former Prostitute Fights Human Trafficking With Hot Cocoa

Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Prostitution, Debi Mangrum, Video, Theresa Briscoe, Lori Basey, Oklahoma, Sex Trafficking, Maj. Leisa Hall, Salvation Army, Human Trafficking, Impact News

At 12 she was a prostitute. By her teenage years she was homeless. Now, at 49, Theresa Briscoe is helping other women escape the suffering she once en...

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Mystery Salvation Army Coin Donors Give $10,000 Over 15 Years, Finally Reveal Identities

Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Salvation Army Red Kettle, Video, Donations, Gettysburg, Salvation-Army-Rare-Coin, Dick Unger, Ruth Jean Unger, Gold Coins, Salvation Army, Impact News

In Gettysburg, Penn., part of the magic of Christmas has included a mysterious gold coin anonymously dropped into a Salvation Army red kettle every ye...

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Large Charities See Increase In Holiday Donations

www.usatoday.com | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Holidays, Holiday Giving, Charity, Charitable Donations 2011, Holiday Donations, Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, American Red Cross, Commissioner William Roberts, Salvation Army, Charitable Donations, Impact News

Many large charities are seeing an increase in donations this holiday season as some Americans, beginning to enjoy economic improvement, remain consci...

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Teen Celeb Holiday Charities Of Choice (And How To Donate!)

Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Justin Bieber Charity, Dosomething, Demi Lovato, Holiday Charities, Cody Simpson Charity, Holiday Volunteering, Victoria Justice, Selena Gomez Unicef, Girl UP, Salvation Army, High School News

It's finally winter break, you have some extra cash, time, and just can't shake that warm-and-fuzzy holiday feeling telling you it's time to do someth...

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Anonymous Donor Drops Rare Gold Coin In Salvation Army Red Kettle

AP | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Holidays, Salvation Army Wisconsin, Salvation Army Red Kettle, Wisconsin, Video, Salvation Army Donation, Capt. Ken Shiels, Salvation Army, Impact News

GREEN BAY, WIS. — A Salvation Army branch in Wisconsin may not have received frankincense or myrrh, but its bell ringers found a gift of gold. Th...

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Local Salvation Army Meets Toy Donation Goal Just In Time

Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Salvation Army Red Kettle, Video, Salvation Army Toy Donations, Salvation Army Chicago Donations, Salvation Army Englewood Toy Donations, Salvation Army Donations, Salvation Army Chicago, Chicago Impact, Salvation Army, Chicago News

After reports emerged earlier this month that the Salvation Army was coming up short when it came to toy donations for its Adopt-A-Family program in C...

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2011: Economic Collapse Increases Poverty; 2012: Taking Our Country Back

Richard Walden | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: 2012 Elections, Charity, Disaster reliefIRS, Economy, Nonprofits, Credit Crunch, Operationusa, Salvation Army, Elections 2012, Impact News
Richard Walden

Gather your brood, your workmates, the family in the next pew -- and talk about what your own role might be in improving our lot.

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Stranger With Big Heart Puts Diamond Ring in Salvation Army Kettle

Reuters | Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Diamonds, Video, Gold Coins, Kettle, Reuters, Wedding Rings, Florida, Facebook, Miami, Kansas City, Salvation Army, Weird News News

Dec 18 (Reuters) - Talk about ringing in the holidays. An anonymous donor dropped a diamond and sapphire ring worth $2,000 into a Salv...

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50 HOURS AND STILL STANDING: Local Salvation Army Bell Ringer Breaks World Record

Robin Wilkey | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Bell Ringing Competition, Video, Butch Soriano, Salvation Army Bell Ringing Record, Salvation Army Bell Ringing Competition, Marcelino "Butch" Soriano, Christmas, Salvation Army Bell Ringers, Marcelino Soriano, Salvation Army, San Francisco News

On Friday night, a San Francisco man broke the world record for bell ringing when he spent more than 36 hours ringing a Salvation Army bell in Union S...

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Toys, Food, Money - Donations Down All Around

Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Video, Food Donation, Chris Carter, San Diego Food Bank, Online Red Kettle, US-Marine-Corps-Toys-for-Tots, Toys for Tots, Judy Salerno, Philabundance, Chad Burnett, Salvation Army, Impact News

Though a recent American Red Cross survey found that donors plan to cut back on gifts, not charity this holiday season, several major nonprofits have ...

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Diamond Ring Found In Salvation Army Kettle

Posted 02.16.2012

Read More: Donation, Diamond Ring Donated to Salvation Army Kettle, Miami News, Pinecrest, Christmas, Red Kettle, Jewelry, Salvation Army, Miami News

Despite the alleged hijacking of a Christmas turkey truck, some South Floridians are doing good this holiday season. Yesterday, the South Miami Salvat...

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