Atlanta Peachcrest Corps celebrates and rededicates
Peachcrest celebrated its 40th anniversary of service on a weekend of worship, fellowship and
reunion...
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A passion for service
One child at a time
Wanda Newton is a big believer in in the work
done in The Salvation Army character-building
programs ...
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DOING
THE MOST
GOOD
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The Cleburne, Texas, Service Center is driven by its desire to serve its neighors in
the surrounding community ...
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thesouthernspirit
Volume 32, No. 16
A publication of The Salvation Army Southern Territory
Pathway of Hope
moves forward
with the vision
of the Founder
By Brooke Turbyfill
Southern Spirit staff
athway of Hope – the national social
services initiative that helps families
overcome intergenerational poverty –
launched in the USA Southern Territory
last spring, and its impact has multiplied
quickly.
The initiative was originally slated for 11 corps
in the USA South, and to date 16 have been trained.
Already, 67 families throughout the 16-entity
(15 states and the District of Columbia) territory
are enrolled in POH. The initiative uses case
management software Starting Point, screening
tools, community collaboration, strength-based
assessments, spiritual assessments, an action plan
and client surveys – all administered by a specialized
case manager. Eleven units are actively participating:
New Orleans, Louisiana, Area Command; Tulsa,
Oklahoma, Area Command; Sarasota, Florida,
Center of Hope; Dalton, Georgia, Corps; St. Mary’s,
Georgia, Service Center; Louisville, Kentucky, Area
Command; Frederick, Maryland, Corps; Waynesboro,
Virginia, Corps; Durham, North Carolina, Corps;
Amarillo, Texas, Corps and Lufkin, Texas, Corps. The
remaining five southern units will begin enrolling
families once they have trained case management
staff and tracking management systems necessary to
implement POH.
At a recent Pathway of Hope steering committe
meeting, Lt. Colonel William Mockabee, program
secretary, said, “This is not new. We have not
invented anything. I don’t see it as a program; I see
it as a vision that every aspect of The Salvation Army
can be involved in because it’s what we do – it’s what
William Booth envisioned.”
Crucial to the success of Pathway of Hope are
partnerships – between the private sector (business),
public sector (government) and faith-based
organizations (The Salvation Army). POH takes a
best practices approach that focuses on possibilities
instead of problems. The POH model of case
management shows that The Salvation Army is
committed to successful outcomes fueled by family
transformation. Families who hold substantial
responsibility for at least one child under 18, who
desire to take action and have a goal of breaking the
cycle may apply for the initiative.
Breaking the cycle from generation to generation
is huge; statistics tell a grim reality that youth who
live in poverty for more than half of their childhood
are 32 times more likely to live in poverty as adults.
But through POH, families are given the tools they
need – which inspires hope – to create not just a
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125 years:
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Atlanta Temple: celebrating a footprint that reaches around the world.
By Laura Poff
Southern Spirit staff
he Atlanta Temple corps
celebrated 125 years of
doing the most good
with a weekend long
anniversary celebration
October 16-18.
The special guest speakers,
Commissioners Kenneth and Jolene
Hodder, flew in from the Kenya
West Territory and all former
corps officers who were able came
to participate and share in the
festivities.
The meetings focused on the
musical heritage of the corps and
the legacy of former officers and
soldiers.
The Salvation Army officially
opened its work in Atlanta on
October 19, 1890, in the original
building which stood near the site
of the CNN Center in downtown
Atlanta.
“A seed was planted on Spring
Street 125 years ago,” said Captain
Ken Argot, the current corps
officer. “From the Atlanta Temple
October 30, 2015
Dave Haas
Atlanta Temple Corps
celebrates heritage
of powerful ministry
Corps came six corps
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