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Recovery services
For over 100 years The Salvation Army has been fighting alcoholism in its 119 United States based Adult Rehabilitation Programs (ARP).
This ministry began in 1881 when William Booth, founder of The Salvation Army, opened shelters for homeless people on the streets of England. During this time many homeless people were also alcoholics, and it was in these shelters that the ARP ministry began.
By the 1940s American ARPs were developing a more professional counseling program, and in the 1950s ARPs hired professional social workers and psychologists as permanent staff. Today, ARP ministries extend to those suffering from alcoholism as well as multiple drug addictions.
2007 Recovery Month Celebrated by local Salvation Army
 
Click here to check with your local Salvation Army Corps for more information on services outside the Anchorage area. |