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If you care about making an impact for good then the Do Gooders Podcast from The Salvation Army’s Caring Magazine is the show for you. Hosted by Editor-in-Chief Christin Thieme, listen in for real-life inspiration, expert insight, evidence of transformation happening in communities across the U.S. through The Salvation Army, and ideas from change-makers so you can join in right where you are and be the reason somebody believes in goodness.

The Do Gooders Podcast Christin Thieme

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If you care about making an impact for good then the Do Gooders Podcast from The Salvation Army’s Caring Magazine is the show for you. Hosted by Editor-in-Chief Christin Thieme, listen in for real-life inspiration, expert insight, evidence of transformation happening in communities across the U.S. through The Salvation Army, and ideas from change-makers so you can join in right where you are and be the reason somebody believes in goodness.

    182 State of Recovery: What transformation takes with Shauna Zeuske

    182 State of Recovery: What transformation takes with Shauna Zeuske

    Did you know every 39 minutes, someone dies in a drunk-driving accident in the United States? That's about 37 people a day.
    We know drinking and driving is deadly, yet it continues to happen across the country.
    According to one estimate, on average, those who drive drunk will be intoxicated 80 times before being caught. In addition, studies show the odds of being involved in a fatal auto accident increase with each additional DUI arrest. 
    It’s a fate Shauna Zeuske tempted again and again.
    In 2015, she was arrested for driving under the influence. That DUI was her third. Within a month, she’d received two more and ended up with a three-year jail sentence. She was able to get some time shaved off her sentence, but within six months of returning home, she got her sixth DUI.
    When she went back to jail, she told her public defender she wanted to go to The Salvation Army. They allowed it, so she entered the Adult Rehabilitation Center program. These residential programs provide spiritual, emotional and social assistance to individuals who are experiencing a variety of social, emotional and spiritual challenges, including issues relating to substance abuse. Shauna feared she wouldn’t be able to get sober, but she stuck with it, because as she said, “she desperately wanted to stop drinking.”
    And in 2021, she graduated from The Salvation Army San Diego Adult Rehabilitation Center. 
    She went on to manage the Transitional Living Center at The Salvation Army Door of Hope Rady Campus in San Diego, helping other women looking for transformation too.
    And today, she works as a financial controller for a construction company. She recently married and continues to sponsor and mentor others through their own challenges.
    Shauna is on the show to share more about her own experience on the road to recovery.
    EPISODE SHOWNOTES: Read more.
    BE AFFIRMED. Get the Good Words email series.
    WHAT’S YOUR CAUSE? Take our quiz.
    STUDY SCRIPTURE. Get inside the collection.
    BE INSPIRED. Follow us on Instagram.
    FIGHT FOR GOOD. Give to The Salvation Army.

    • 20 min
    181 State of Recovery: What is The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center program? with Major Mark Nelson

    181 State of Recovery: What is The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center program? with Major Mark Nelson

    It's said when an individual is rehabilitated from their addiction, some 50 people around them are positively affected. 
    For The Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center program across the western U.S., that equates to some 50,000 people a year. 
    And more than only addressing issues of substance abuse, these centers offer life rehabilitation for those who need it, according to Major Mark Nelson, ARC Commander in the West. 
    It's a story that goes back to William Booth telling his son in Victorian England to "do something" to help the men living under the bridge. 
    Now, for more than 100 years, The Salvation Army has operated rehabilitation facilities across the U.S. that provide help and hope to those with a variety of problems, including issues relating to substance abuse. These residential programs offer spiritual, emotional and social assistance in an environment designed to help participants live healthy, fulfilling lives.
    But it doesn't stop with them. That ripple effect is helping restore families.
    EPISODE SHOWNOTES: Read more.
    BE AFFIRMED. Get the Good Words email series.
    WHAT’S YOUR CAUSE? Take our quiz.
    STUDY SCRIPTURE. Get inside the collection.
    BE INSPIRED. Follow us on Instagram.
    FIGHT FOR GOOD. Give to The Salvation Army.

    • 18 min
    180 State of Recovery: On The Way Out in San Francisco with Steve Adami

    180 State of Recovery: On The Way Out in San Francisco with Steve Adami

    One in 7 Americans reports experiencing a substance use disorder, according to the CDC. 
    Some people may use drugs to help cope with stress or trauma. Others may use them to deal with mental health issues. Others still may even develop opioid use disorder after misusing opioids they are prescribed by their doctors for ailments like back pain. 
    In any case, using drugs over time makes it easier to become addicted.
    Yet for those that become addicted, just one in 10 people will receive treatment. The reasons for this low rate range from stigma to difficulty actually accessing treatment services. 
    It’s something Steve Adami is keeping a close watch on. 
    Steve spent two decades in and out of jails and prison. Today, he is Executive Director of The Way Out, a recovery-focused homeless initiative of The Salvation Army.
    Ultimately, Steve wants to make sure it’s easy for anyone who wants to get treatment to get treatment. And he's on the show to share more about the effort to do just that.
    EPISODE SHOWNOTES: Read more.
    BE AFFIRMED. Get the Good Words email series.
    WHAT’S YOUR CAUSE? Take our quiz.
    STUDY SCRIPTURE. Get inside the collection.
    BE INSPIRED. Follow us on Instagram.
    FIGHT FOR GOOD. Give to The Salvation Army.
     

    • 19 min
    179: Growing in numbers (and how they're doing it) with Captains Dustin and Caroline Rowe

    179: Growing in numbers (and how they're doing it) with Captains Dustin and Caroline Rowe

    We’ve heard church attendance is down globally in the wake of the pandemic.
    Per Gallup, in the United States, just 22% of people say they attend church every week.
    That’s down from 32% in 2000.
    We talked last week to General Lyndon Buckingham, the international leader of The Salvation Army, about this trend and what he makes of it.
    And while The Salvation Army hasn’t been wholly immune to this—there are locations where we're seeing the opposite.
    And we want to take you to one of them today.
    The Ray and Joan Kroc Corps and Community Center in Phoenix saw a 112% increase in Sunday morning meeting attendance from 2019 to 2023.
    So what’s going on at the Kroc?
    Captains Dustin and Caroline Rowe are the corps officers, or pastors, of the Phoenix Kroc Center. They’re on the show today to share more about their community, their congregation and their perspective on growing a church.
    EPISODE SHOWNOTES: Read more.
    BE AFFIRMED. Get the Good Words email series.
    WHAT’S YOUR CAUSE? Take our quiz.
    STUDY SCRIPTURE. Get inside the collection.
    BE INSPIRED. Follow us on Instagram.
    FIGHT FOR GOOD. Give to The Salvation Army.

    • 30 min
    178: Your testimony matters (and how to use it for good) with General Lyndon Buckingham

    178: Your testimony matters (and how to use it for good) with General Lyndon Buckingham

    Are you prepared to give an answer, a reason for the hope that you have?
    We’re told in 1 Peter 3:15 to always be ready—and maybe, especially now.
    Maybe the world needs that hope more than ever.
    It’s part of what makes The Salvation Army what it is. As General Lyndon Buckingham will tell you, we are visible which signals that we are available.
    And why? Well, Salvation is in the name.
    General Buckingham is the international leader of The Salvation Army, having assumed the office in August 2023. He has served alongside his wife Commissioner Bronwyn Buckingham in appointments from New Zealand to Canada to Singapore.
    He is focused on finding ways for The Salvation Army to be more effective in fulfilling its mission, starting with our own personal testimony.
    And he’s on the show to share more about how we can be ready and be looking. 
    EPISODE SHOWNOTES: Read more.
    BE AFFIRMED. Get the Good Words email series.
    WHAT’S YOUR CAUSE? Take our quiz.
    STUDY SCRIPTURE. Get inside the collection.
    BE INSPIRED. Follow us on Instagram.
    FIGHT FOR GOOD. Give to The Salvation Army.

    • 34 min
    177 State of Homelessness: Why have so many efforts fallen short? with Andrew Hening

    177 State of Homelessness: Why have so many efforts fallen short? with Andrew Hening

    Despite California’s economic might and world-class growth engine, one of the biggest problems plaguing the state is growing right alongside its GDP. 
    California has dominated the national conversation on homelessness. As of 2022, 30 percent of all people in the U.S. experiencing homelessness resided in California, including half of all unsheltered people.
    In a recent poll, 84 percent of Californians said they think homelessness has become a “very serious problem.”
    And despite spending billions to address it, the issue has only grown.  
    To help us understand why so many efforts to curb homelessness have fallen short and which strategies deserve more of our attention, we’re talking today with Andrew Hening.
    Andrew is a UC Berkeley MBA with nearly 20 years of social sector leadership experience. He is currently consulting with public agencies to measurably reduce homelessness, spark civic innovation, and redesign systems of care for homeless and at-risk populations.
    In 2018, Andrew was named the top national influencer in local government by Engaging Local Government Leaders for his work with the City of San Rafael. There, Andrew helped break down the complex issue of homelessness and mobilize the community around lasting solutions.
    He's also the author of “So You Want to Solve Homelessness? Start Here,” helping us understand the issue, what efforts are effective and what communities can learn.
    EPISODE SHOWNOTES: Read more.
    BE AFFIRMED. Get the Good Words email series.
    WHAT’S YOUR CAUSE? Take our quiz.
    STUDY SCRIPTURE. Get inside the collection.
    BE INSPIRED. Follow us on Instagram.
    FIGHT FOR GOOD. Give to The Salvation Army.
     

    • 30 min

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